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ACQUISMON OF PROPERTY FOR STREETS 7602 440.13 C UNCIL MAY VACATE STREETS IN CITIES OF THE FOURTH CLAS In any city of the fourth class organized under a home rule charter, the council thereof shall have power by a majority vote of the council to vacate any street or highway, or any part of any street or highway therein, upon the petition of all the owners of lands abutting both sides of the street or highway, or part thereof, proposed to be vacated wherein one end of the street or highway. or part thereof proposed to be vacated does not connect with any other street or highway. Except as herein provided all other provisions of the home rule charter shall apply to and govern the proceeding. History: 193 7 c 95 s 1 (1828-9 1 /2) 440.135 VACATING STREETS. HOME RULE CHARTER CITY OF THE THIRD CLASS. Subdivision 1. Application. This section applies to every home rule charter cite of the third cla Subd. 2. C=\1 may vacate, conditions. In addition to any other method provided by law. the council of such city, upon the prespirtation and filing of a verified petition signed by or on behalf of any owner ural or corporate. of any real estate abutting thereon. may vacate an.;- % or segment of street or any, portion of the width thereof within its geogr� teal limits. provided only that the street. segment. or portion thereof so vacate pursuant to such petition shall not be longer than the distance intervening between any two adjacent intersecting streets. Subd. 3. Certified copy of resolution to be filed. Such action of such council may be taken at any regular or special meeting duly called for such purpose and shall be by resolution. and a copy of the resolution duly certified by the city clerk shall he recorded in the office of the county recorder in the county where such city is located before the action shall be effective. Subd. 4. Not to interfere with specini improvements. The vacation of any street or segment thereof under this section shall not destroy or interfere with the right of any person. corporation, or municipality owning or'having control of any electric,liglit or telephone pole or lines existing upon such street at the time.of the vacation thereof or with am• sewer or water pipes, mains or hydrants thereon or thereunder to enter upon such street or portion thereof vacated for the purpose of repairing the same or otherwise attending thereto. History: 1945 c 224: 1965 c 45 s 59: 1976 c 44 s 42, 1976 c 181 s 440.14 CONTRACTS FOR LIGHTING STREETS. In all cities of the first class. the council : nav award. enter into, and let contracts for lighting the city streets, parks. and oiLPr public places, or either or am of the same, for any term not exceeding two years under am one contract. It shall not be necessan, before awarding or entering into such contracts. that provision by budget appropriations or otherwise shall first have been made to meet the indebtedness incurred by these contracts. but provision for meeting the obligation or indebtedness ma% he made after the lettine of the contracts. I Iistory: 1911 c 179 s 1 (1479) 440.15 [Repealed. 1976 c 44 s 701 440.16 (Repealed. 1976 c 44 s 701 440.17 [Repealed. 1976 c 44 s 701 440.18 1 Repealed. 1976 c 44 s 701 440.19 (Repealed. 1976 c 44 % 701