Arizona republican., 1912-09-27


 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- vided, 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 cut1on 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
 (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- 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 To nf al ley, court or place within the city, to be graded, regarded to the official grade, paved or repaved, capped or rcapped, 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 1 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 control, and all proceedings shall be 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 property necessary or convenient for that pur- pose The proceedings for condem-
 nation shall be such as shall be pre- 1 scribed by and shall be conducted pursuant to the directions and au- thority given and extended by the commission; the proceedings for the
 doing of anything authorized by this subdivision shall be such as shall be prescribed by the commission, not in consistent with the Constitution and general laws of the State of Arizona. (4O To provide for the lighting of the streets, highways, public places and public buildings, and for supply i ing the city with water for munich
 pal purposes.
 (4S) To set apart as a boulevard
 or boulevards, any street or avenue, l
 is no existing franchise for any rail
 road and to regulate or prevent any heavy traffic or teaming thereon; and when any such street or avenue shall
 have been set aside as a boulevard 1 no franchise for a railroad, interur- ban railway or street railway of any kind shall be granted upon such boulevard and no railroad track of
 any kind shall ever be laid thereon, unless an ordinance to that effect
 shall have been duly passed by popu-
 lar vote as provided in Chapters 1 VIII, and TX.
 (49) Whenever any street or alley
 or portion of a street, avenue or alley shall be abandoned or closed by ordinance to convey by deed such street, avenue or alley or DOT
 tion of street, avenue or alley so abandoned or closed to the owners of
 the land abutting thereon, in such
 wise as the commission shall deem
 that equity requires.
 (5O To locate, open and lay out streets, avenues and alleys in the City of Phoenix, also public squares.
 parks and playgrounds, accept dedl-
 cations of streets, avenues, alleys,
 public places, squares, parks and
 playgrounds, and also to vacate any such dedication, and to vacate and
 abandon and close up any street, aV-
 enue, alley, public square or place,
 park and playground. as in the Judg- ment of the commission should be
 vacated and closed, and permit the closing of the same against public use, and to make proper conveyance l of such streets, avenues, alleys, grounds, parks and places, to such as may be entitled thereto, or make such other disposition of the same as may be proper and equitable, according 10
 the nature of the original grant or dedication.
 | (51O To fix and determine by or dinance in the month of November or each year, to take effect on the flrst day of January thereafter, the rates or compensation to be collected by any person, firm or corporation in the city | for the use of water, heat, light, power or telephone service suppheu to the city or to the inhabitants there 1 of and to prescribe the quality of the service
 (52) To regulate street railroads their tracks and cars, to compel the owners of two or more such street