Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-10-01

railway companies whenever in its judgment the same is eXpedient, neces- sarv or advisable, and application for such privilege is accompanied by the assent in writing of the owners of the major part of the frontage of the lots or tracts of land of the blocks fronting on each side of any street, or parts of a street, over or on which 1t is desired to lay or construct such side tracks or switches.
 Section 13. The Council shall have the power by proper ordinance to pro- vide, or to incorporate in the franchise or privilege granted, or to be granted, suitable provisions for the common use of the tracks, poles, or other property of the corporation carrying on the same or similar kind of buSl- ness; providing, however, for suitable compensation to the owner of such property, or for the free use thereof as the Council shall deem proper.
 Section IA The mayor shall have general supervision over all corpora tions operating under franchises or privileges granted them by the city, and shall at least once in each year demand and receive reports from all such corporations, covering the con- dition of the business, the gross earn ings, the net earnings and the extent to which the franchise of such cor poration is being exercised, and shall have the right to appoint one CD or more persons to inspect the books and property of said corporation, for such purposes and to verify such re- ports; and any such failure to make such reports when demanded, or to permit such inspection, shall be ground at the option of the Council, for the forfeiture of such franchise or privilege.
 Section 15. The mayor shall pro- vide and cause to be kept in the office of the city recorder a franchise record, indeXed and of proper form in which shall be transcribed accu- rate and correct copies of all fran chises and grants by the city to any person, persons or corporation, own ing or operating any public utility. The index of said record shall give the name of the grantee and thereafter the name of any assignee thereof, Said record shall be a complete his tory of all franchises granted by the city and shall include comprehen- sive and convenient reference to ac- tionS, contests or proceedings at law. | if any. affecting the same, together with all reports and inspection reports as herein provided and such other matters of information and public in terest as the mayor or council may. | from time to time, acquire, and such other matters as the Council may be ordinance direct All annual and in spection reports may, by direction Ot the Council, be published once in the official newspaper of the city, or printed and distributed in pamphlet form, as the Council may deem best, and in case annual reports are not | filed and inspections are not made as provided, the mayor shall, in writing, report to the Council the reason there | for, which report shall be transcribed | in the record of the person, persons or corporation owning or controlling | said franchise or grant, and published in the official newspaper of the city, or printed and distributed in pamphlet form as the Council shall deem best The provisions of this section shall apply to all persons or corporations operating under any franchise now in force or hereafter granted by the city.
 Section 16. Suitable books shall also be provided by the Council fol keeping account of the various mon eys paid in by persons or corporations in connection with franchises or pri vileges granted by the city, and such books of account shall always be open for examination by proper city off cials or any citizen of the city.
 Section IT, No franchise shall be granted, extended or renewed by tha city for period longer than twenty five (25) years from the date of grant ing such franchise, and the Council shall provide in each and all such franchises and grants suitable com pensation to the city, to be figured and based on the gross earnings or the value of the property used by such grantee in connection with such fran chise, as to the Council may seem proper and for the best interest of the city
 Section 1S Every grant of fran chise or right shall provide that the city may, upon payment therefor of it's fair valuation, to be made as provided n the grant, purchase and take over the property and plant of the grantee in whole or in part.
 The procedure to effect such pur chase shall be as follows: When the Council shall, by resolution, direct the mayor to ascertain whether any sucl property, or part thereof, should be ac quired by the city, or in the absence of such action Of the Council, when 8 petition subscribed by ten (1O pe1 centum of the qualified taXpaying cleo tors requesting that the mayor shall ascertain whether any such property or part thereof, should be acquired by the city, shall be filed with the city recorder the mayor shall forthwith carefully investigate said property and report to the Council:
 CD At what probable cost said property may be acquired.
 CD What, if any, probable addi tional outlays would be necessary to