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Beginning at a point which is the Southwesterly corner of Block 7 of the Amended Original Las Vegas Townsite, thence Westwardly across "H" Street and continuing Westwardly along the North right-of-way of Bonanza Road, a distance of two hundred eighty (280) feet to a point, thence Northwardly two hundred eighty (280) feet distance from and parallel to the Easterly line of "H” Street, a distance of two hundred (200) feet to a point, thence Northwardly and two hundred eighty (280) feet distance along a line and parallel to the Easterly line of "H" Street and including all property fronting on the Westerly side of "H" Street for a depth of two hundred (200) feet or to the rear boundaries of such property fronting on "H" Street, whichever distance may be the lesser, excepting therefrom all of Marble Manor, continuing Northwardly along the last described course to its intersection with the Westwardly prolongation of a line lying two hundred eighty (280) feet Northwardly and parallel to the Northern Boundary of H.F.M.&M. Addition, running thence from said intersection Eastwardly along the said prolongation and the line two hundred eighty (280) feet Northerly and parallel to H.F.M. & M. Addition, including all property fronting on the Northerly side of Owens Avenue for a depth of two hundred(200) feet or to the rear boundaries of such property fronting on Owens Avenue, whichever distance may be the lesser, to a point 466.7 feet West of City Limits which follows North-South Center line of Section 22, T20S, R6lE, thence Southerly and parallel to and 466.7 feet West of said North-South City Limits, a distance of two hundred eighty (280) feet to the South line of Section 22, thence Easterly along the South line of Section 22, a distance of 466.7 feet to the Southeast corner of the Southwest Quarter (SW¼) of Section 22, T20S, R6lE, MDB&M, said point being the Northeast corner of Valley View Addition; thence Eastwardly along the City Limits of the City of Las Vegas to a point which is the intersection of a line two hundred (200) feet Easterly of, and parallel to the East line of "A" Street; thence Southwardly along said line two hundred (200) feet Eastwardly and parallel to the Easterly line of "A” Street, including all property fronting on the Easterly side of "A" Street for a depth of two hundred (200) feet or to the rear boundaries of such property fronting on "A" Street, whichever distance may be the lesser; to an intersection with the Westerly right-of-way of the Union Pacific Railroad; thence Southwestwardly along the Westerly right-of-way line of the Union Pacific Railroad to its intersection with the South line of Lot 9, Block 33 as shown in the Book 1 of Plats, page 17B of the Amended Original Las Vegas Townsite, in the Office of the County Recorder, Clark County, Nevada, thence West along said South line with its intersection of "A" Street as shown thereon, thence continuing West to the Northeast corner of Lot 8, Block 2 of Amended Original Las Vegas Townsite, thence West along the North line thereof to the Northwest corner of Lot 8, thence continuing West to the Northeast corner of Lot 3 Block 2 of Amended Original Las Vegas Townsite, thence South along the East line of Lot 3 to its intersection with the North right-of-way line of Bonanza Road, thence West along the North right-of-way of Bonanza Road to the Southwesterly comer of Block 7 of Amended Original Las Vegas Townsite, the true point of beginning. SECTION 2. That the streets and parts of streets hereinafter described shall be improved by grading and constructing thereon an oil bound gravel pavement and by constructing on both sides of said streets and parts of streets concrete curbs, gutters, and concrete valley gutters on certain streets and parts of streets wherever said improvements are missing, together with such appurtenances as may be required, as more particularly shown by the plats, diagrams and plans of the work and locality to be improved now on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Las Vegas. SECTION 3. That the streets and parts of streets which are to be so improved, wherever said improvements are missing, are the following: OWENS AVENUE from the Westerly line of "H"Street to the center line of "B" Street; HARRISON AVENUE, VAN BUREN AVENUE, JACKSON AVENUE, MONROE AVENUE, MADISON AVENUE, WASHINGTON AVENUE, AND MORGAN AVENUE from the Westerly line of "H" Street to the Easterly line of "A" Street; ADAMS AVENUE from the Westerly line of "H" Street to the Easterly line of "D" Street and from the Westerly line of "C" Street to the Easterly line of "A" Street; MCWILLIAMS AVENUE from the Westerly line of "H" Street to the Westerly right-of-way line of the Union Pacific Railroad; WILSON AVENUE from the Westerly line of "H" Street to the Westerly line of the Union Pacific Railroad; "H” STREET, "G" STREET, "F" STREET, "E" STREET, "D" STREET, AND "C" STREET from the northerly line of Bonanza Road to the Northerly line of of Owens Avenue; "B" STREET from its intersection at "A” Street to the Northerly line of Owens Avenue; "A" STREET from the South line of the East-West alley in Block 2, Original Las Vegas Townside as recorded in Book 1, Page 46, of Plats, Clark County Records, to an intersection with the Eastwardly projection of the South line of Owens Avenue. SECTION 4. That the entire cost and expense of making said improvements, including all incidental expenses which may be legally included in the sums assessed, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the cost of surveys, plans, assessments, the costs of construction, and the fees and compensation properly charged in the work of making special assessments, shall be defrayed by special assessments made according to the benefits against the owners and the assessable lots, premises and property specially benefited by such improvements and included within said District proportionately to the benefits received. The entire cost and expense of making said improvements are deemed to be $710,104.75 and the total of the special assessments so levied shall be in that amount. SECTION 5. That in no case shall the amount of any special assessment upon any such lot or premises exceed 100% of the value of such lot or premises as shown upon the latest tax list or assessment roll for State and County taxation; but such cost in excess of 100% shall be borne by the City of Las Vegas and paid out of the General Fund. SECTION 6. That the County Assessor of the County of Clark and State of Nevada, the Acting Ex-Officio City Assessor of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, shall prepare, and is hereby empowered, authorized and directed to make forthwith, an assessment roll in the manner provided by the Charter of the City of Las Vegas Nevada, and shall assess each lot and parcel of land embraced within the aforementioned Special Assessment District, such relative portion of the whole sum to be levied in said District, as shall be pro- portionate to the estimated benefit resulting to such lot or parcel of land from the improvement. SECTION 7. That when said Ex-Officio City Assessor shall have completed the assessment, he shall report the same to the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas. Such report shall be signed by him and made in the form of a certificate endorsed on the assessment roll, which certificate shall be in the form prescribed by the Charter of the City of Las Vegas. SECTION 8. That after said special assessment roll shall have been prepared and reported to said Board, it shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk, and numbered. SECTION 9. That before said special assessment roll is adopted and confirmed by said Board, any person objecting to the assessment may file his objection thereto with the City Clerk on or before Wednesday, the 19th day of October, 1955 at 8.00 o'clock P.M., at the City Hall in said City, and said time and place are hereby fixed as the time and place when and where said Board and said County Assessor and Ex- Officio City Assessor will meet to hear and consider objections to said special assessment roll and to review said assessment.