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Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, May 26, 1952 to February 17, 1954, lvc000008-306

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EMERGENCY ORDINANCE DECLARING THE DETERMINATION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, TO MAKE CERTAIN PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS IN SAID CITY BY CONSTRUCTING AND RECONSTRUCTING DRAINAGE WHERE NECESSARY, MAKING MINOR REPAIRS, INSTALLING SEAL COAT AND CHIPS ON CERTAIN STREETS AND PARTS OF STREETS THEREIN, TO CREATE STREET IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 100-19 FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING SAID IMPROVEMENTS; AND TO DEFRAY THE ENTIRE COST AND EXPENSE THEREOF BY SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS MADE ACCORDING TO BENEFITS; FIXING A TIME IN WHICH PROTESTS AGAINST THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS OR THE CREATION OF SUCH DISTRICT MAY BE HEARD AND CONSIDERED BY SAID BOARD; DIRECTING NOTICE THEREOF TO BE GIVEN; AND PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO. WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas in the County of Clark and State of Nevada deems it expedient and for the best interests of said City to improve certain streets and parts of streets hereinafter particularly described by constructing and reconstructing drainage, making minor repairs, installing seal coat and chips wherever necessary; and WHEREAS, said Board deems it expedient and desirable to create Street Improvement Assessment District No. 100-19 for the purpose of making said improvements, and to defray the entire cost and expense thereof by special assessments made according to benefits against the owners and the assessable lots, premises, and property specially benefited by such improvements and included within said district; and WHEREAS, there is not included within said district any public or other property against which a valid special assessment cannot be levied by said City; and WHEREAS, in no case does the estimated amount of any special assessment upon any lot or premises for said improvements exceed fifty per cent of the value of such lot or premises as shown upon the latest tax list or assessment roll for state and county taxation; and WHEREAS, in the judgment of the Board of Commissioners of said City of Das Vegas, it is fair and equitable that no portion of said cost and expense be borne by the City from its general funds; and WHEREAS, said Board considers it necessary, desirable, and for the best interests of the City, to take the steps provided by law for the organization of an assessment district and the construction therein of said improvements; and WHEREAS, said Board by a resolution duly adopted and approved on the 18th day of March, 1953, ordered the City Engineer to make estimates of the expense thereof, and plats, diagrams and plans of the work and of the locality to be improved, and to file such estimates, plats, diagrams and plans with the City Clerk for public examination; and W HEREAS, said estimates, plats, diagrams and plans were so filed on the 25th day of March, 1953: NOW, THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, County of Clark and State of Nevada, does hereby declare its determination to make certain public improvements by constructing and reconstructing drainage, making minor repairs, installing seal coat and chips on certain streets and parts of streets therein, to create a special assessment district therefor, and to defray the entire cost and expense thereof by special assessments made according to benefits against the owners and the assessable lots, premises and property specially benefited by such improvements and inc luded within said district, proportionately to the benefits received. Section 2. That the Board proposes to improve said streets and parts of streets by constructing and reconstructing drainage, making minor repairs, installing seal coat and chips 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 the Board proposes so to have improved are the followings FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH STREETS, from the South right of way line of Garces Avenue to the South right of line of Bridger Avenue; SIXTH STREET from the North right of way line of Fremont Street to the North, right of way line of Linden Avenue; SEVENTH STREET from the South right of way line of Garces Avenue to the South right of way line of Clark Avenue, from the North right of way line of Carson Avenue to the South right of way line of Fremont Street, from the North right of way line of Fremont Street to the North right of way line of Ogden Avenue, and from the South right of way line of Stewart Avenue to the South property line of Helldorado Village; EIGHTH STREET From the North right of way line of Bridger Avenue to the South right of way line of Carson Avenue, from the North right of way line of Carson Avenue to the South right of way line of Fremont Street, and from a point 100 feet North of North right of way line of Fremont Street to the South right of way line of Mesquite Avenue; NINTH STREET from the North right of way line of Gass Avenue to the South right of way line of Bonneville Avenue; from the North right of way line of Fremont Street to the North right of way line of Ogden Avenue; GARCES AVENUE from the East right of way line of M ain Street to the West right of way line of Fifth Street and from the East right of way line of Fifth Street to the East right of way line of Seventh Street; CLARK AVENUE FROM THE East right of way 3-25-53