Arizona republican., 1912-09-26

shall be made at public auction to the highest responsible bidder at the 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
 its 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 be proper or expedient
 CAD 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-
 sible 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 2 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 to | cause shade trees to be planted, set out and cultivated therein; also to l order drainage or sanitary sewers or storm sewers to be constructed on or 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 paid by special assessments on private ? property, the general laws of the
 State of Arizona in force at the time ? of the improvement shall govern and r control, and all proceedings shall be , in conformity herewith and thereto.
 (46) To order the opening, extend |, ing, widening, strengthening or closing l of any street, avenue, lane, alley, 3 court or public place within the city, { and to condemn any and all property
 necessary or convenient for that pur-
 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 the ] commission; the proceedings for the
 doing of anything authorized by this l subdivision shall be such as shall be . prescribed by the commission, not in = consistent with the Constitution and g general laws of the State of Arizona.
 (4O To provide for the lighting f of the streets. highways, public places 7 and public buildings, and for supply ' ing the city with water for munich ! pal purposes.
 9 (4S) To set apart as a boulevard 6 or boulevards, any street or avenue, streets or avenues, over which there
 is no existing franchise for any rail , road and to regulate or prevent any I heavy traffic or teaming thereon; and l when any such street or avenue shall j.; have been set aside as a boulevard l no franchise for a railroad, interur- Q ban railway or street railway of any = kind shall be granted upon such
 boulevard and no railroad track of n any kind shall ever be laid thereon = unless an ordinance to that effect e shall have been duly passed by popu- r lar vote as provided in Chapters ] VIII, and TX.
 (49) Whenever any street or alley n or portion of a street, avenue or c alley shall be abandoned or closed - by ordinance, to convey by deed d such street, avenue or alley or DOT f ton of street, avenue or alley SC ,, abandoned or closed to the owners of f the land abutting thereon, in such
 wise as the commission shall deem I that equity requires.
 e (5O) To locate; open and lay out q streets, avenues and alleys in the d City of Phoenix, also public squares S parks and playgrounds, accept dedi n cations of streets, avenues, alleys f public places, squares, parks and e playgrounds, and also to Vacate any h such dedication, and to vacate ano r abandon and close up any street, av- e enue, alley, public square or place r park and playground, as in the Judg- e ment of the commission should be n vacated and closed, and permit the = closing of the same against publlc y use, and to make proper conveyance = of such streets, avenues, alleys
 grounds, parks and places, to such aS = may be entitled thereto, or make Sucf = other disposition of the same as may f be proper and equitable, according tc q the nature of the original grant On = dedication.
 - (5D To fix and determine by or n dinance in the month of November o1 O each year, to take effect on the flrs' l, day of January thereafter, the rates oi = compensation to be collected by any n person, firm or corporation in the city
 for the use of water, heat, hgnt c power or telephone service Suppleo c to the city or to the inhabitants there U of and to prescribe the quality of the e service.
 (52) To regulate street railroads
 their tracks and cars, to compel the