Arizona republican., 1912-10-05

highest monthly rent, after publica-
 ton of notice thereof for at least ten days, stating explicitly the time and
 conditions of the proposed lease; pro- Vlded. that the commission may in
 It's discretion reject any and all bids | (4O) To provide for the purchase
 of property levied upon or under exc
 cution in favor of the city, but the amount bid on such purchase shall
 not exceed the amount of Judgment and costs; to provide for the re-
 conveyance, if any, of such property so purchased, and to make such other
 rules and regulations in connection with such purchase and property as may De proper or eXpedient
 1 (4D To provide for the sale at
 public auction, after advertising for five days, of personal property unfit
 or unnecessary for the use of the city. | (42) To provide for the sale of
 such portions of the real property be- longing to the city as the city does
 not need or will not be likely to need at any reasonable future time; such sale not to be made until notice of such sale has first been published for at least twenty days and the same shall be made to the highest respon- sibe bidder, the commission to have the right to reject any and all bids (43) To provide for the execution
 of all trusts confided to the city.
 CAD To establish or change the grade of any street, avenue, lane, al ley or public place.
 (45) To order the whole or any part of any street, avenue, lane, al ley, court or place within the city, to be graded, regarded to the official grade, paved or repaved, capped or recapped, severed or reseWered, and to order sidewalks, manholes, cul-
 verts, cesspools, gutters, tunnels, curb
 ings and cross walks to be construct
 ed therein, to provide for the care of
 shade trees planted therein and tC
 cause shade trees to be planted, set
 out and cultivated therein also tC
 order drainage or sanitary sewers or storm sewers to be constructed on Ol
 through private property.
 Whenever, in the judgment of the , commission, or of the people, the cost and expense of any of the fore
 going improvements is to be pait
 by special assessments on private property, the general laws of tho
 State of Arizona in force at the time , of the improvement shall govern anC control, and all proceedings shall bt in conformity herewith and thereto
 (46) To order the opening, extend. ing, widening, strengthening or closing of any street, avenue, lane, alley court or public place within the city and to condemn any and all propert! l 6af pose. The proceedings for condem. nation shall be such as shall be pre-. , scribed by and shall be conducted r pursuant to the directions and au- thority, given and extended by tht commission; the proceedings for tht
 doing of anything authorized by this subdivision shall be such as shall b' prescribed by the commission, not in consistent with the Constitution anC ? general laws of the State of Arizona
 (4O To provide for the lighting f of the streets, highways, public place: 7 and public buildings, and for supply 7 ing the city with water for munici l pal purposes.
 9 (4S) To set apart as boulevard g or boulevards, any street or avenue : streets or avenues, over which ther
 is no existing franchise for any rail , road and to regulate or prevent an. l heavy traffic or teaming thereon; anC l when any such street or avenue shal . have been set aside as a boulevard l no franchise for a railroad, interur g ban railway or street railway of an. : kind shall be granted upon sucl
 boulevard and no railroad track O I any kind shall ever be laid thereon : unless an ordinance to that effec g shall have been duly passed by popu r lar vote as provided in Chapter l VIII. and TX.
 (49) Whenever any street or ale, l or portion of a street, avenue o 2 alley shall be abandoned or closed = by ordinance, to convey by deet l such street, avenue or alley or DOT f tiOn of street, avenue or alley s' , abandoned or closed to the owners O f the land abutting thereon, in sucl
 wise as the commission shall deen l that equity requires.
 9 (5O) To locate, open and lay ou l streets, avenues and alleys in thu l City of Phoenix, also public squares s parks and playgrounds, accept dedi cations of streets, avenues, alleys f public places, squares, parks ant g playgrounds, and also to Vacate an! l such dedication, and to vacate an( r abandon and close up any street, av 9 enue, alley, public square or place r park and playground, as in the judg 9 ment of the commission should b' l vacated and closed, and permit thu : closing of the same against pubic 7 use, and to make proper conveyance = of such streets, avenues, alleys
 grounds, parks and places, to such a. may be entitled thereto, or make sucf other disposition of the same as ma! f be proper and equitable, according t' l the nature of the original grant o dedication.
 : (5D To fix and determine by or l dinance in the month of November O ) each year, to take effect on the frs , day of January thereafter, the rates ol compensation to be collected by any l person, firm or corporation in the city
 for the use of water, heat, llght } power or telephone service supphet } to the city or to the inhabitants there . of and to prescribe the quality of th' } service.