Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, March 1, 1922 to May 10, 1929, lvc000002-224

Respectfully yours, Las Vegas Land & Water Co. By. Walter R. Bracken Vice-President. Whereupon,: On motion duly made by Commissioner Hammond and seconded by Commissioner Mundy, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: Resolved: That all trails, roads and highways running over, across or through that portion of the southwest quarter of Section 34, Tp. 20 S., R. 61 E. M. D. B. & M. situate in the City of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, lying south of Garces Street and lying East of Main Street produced, and lying East of Fifth Street and south of Clark Street produced, and particularly those two certain roads or trails running from the intersection of Fifth Street with the southwesterly line of Garces Street as shown on the plat of Clark's Las Vegas Townsite, recorded in Book A. page 5 of Plats, Records of Lincoln County, Nevada, to what is known as the Dutton Ranch and to what is known as the John S. Park and Wm. S. Park property, situate in Section 3 Tp. 21 S. R. 61 E., be and the same are hereby abandoned, provided however, that said abandonment shall not become effective until Las Vegas Land and Water Company shall have conveyed to the State of Nevada an easement for public highway or road purposes over the following described strip or parcel of land situate in said County and State, to-wit: A strip of land 80 feet wide through that portion of the said southwest quarter of Section 34 lying southerly of Clark's Las Vegas Townsite as recorded in Book A, page 5 of Plats, records of Lincoln County, Nevada, and being 40 feat on each side of measured at right angles to, the following described center line and prolongation thereof: Beginning at the point of intersection of the center line of Fifth Street with the southwesterly line of Garces Street as shown on said plat of Clark's Las Vegas Townsite, said point being west 653.7 feet, more or less, from a point on the easterly line of said southwest quarter of said Section 34, said last named point being 1205.5 feet northerly from the southeast corner of said southwest quarter of Section 34, thence, S. 27'45' W. 1364.0 feet, more or less, to a point on the southerly line if said section 34, said point being 1288.0 feet westerly from the said southeast corner of southwest quarter of Section 34; Containing 2.50 acres, more or less. Said easement to continue as long as said strip above described shall be used for highway or road purposes and upon the execution and delivery of a deed for the above described strip of land the above described roads, trails, and highways and all rights of the City of Las Vegas therein or thereto shall immediately be abandoned and any rights of said City of Las Vegas or of the public therein or thereto shall immediately cease and terminate. The vote on said motion was as follows, Commissioners Mundy, Hammond, Smith, and Elwell, and his Honor the mayor J. F. Hesse, Aye, Noes, None. Thereupon the Clerk presented the following communication TO THE BOARD OF CITY COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS, NEVADA : The undersigned citizens and property holders in the City of Las Vegas hereby respectfully petition your Board to investigate and take such action as is possible to prevent the establishment and maintenance of the swimming pool at or near the corner of Fremont and Fifth Streets, on ground that same will constitute a nuisance; and we also request that said swimming pool be and not allowed to be connected with the public sewer, as we are advised that such connection is contrary to the plumbing and sewerage of the City of Las Vegas. name Mrs. T. R. Hodgens