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Las Vegas City Ordinances, November 13, 1950 to August 6, 1958, lvc000015-187

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    AM 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 INSTALLING A COMPLETE STREET LIGHTING SYSTEM, TO CREATE STREET IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 100-11 FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING SAID IMPROVEMENTS; AND TO DEFRAY THE ENTIRE COST AND EXPENSE THEREOF BY SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS MADE ACCORDING TO FRONTAGE 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, A certain street in the City of Las Vegas, Nevada is without adequate street lighting, and WHEREAS, the said Board of Commissioners deems it expedient and for the best interests of said City to improve that certain street hereinafter particularly described by installing thereon a complete street lighting system, and WHEREAS, said Board deems it expedient and desirable to create Street Improvement Assessment District No. 100-11 for the purpose of making said improvements, and to defray the entire cost and expense thereof by special assessments made according to the frontage 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 lands belonging to the City or public grounds not taxable, and in no case does the estimated amount of any special assessment upon any lot or premise for said improvements exceed 50% of the value as such lot or premise as shown upon the latest tax list or assessment roll for State and County Tax, and WHEREAS, in the judgment of the Board of Commissioners of said City of Las 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, at a regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, held on the 20th day of February, 1952, upon motion of Commissioner Whipple and duly seconded by Commissioner Peccole and un­animously carried, a resolution was adopted and approved, directing to the City Engineer to make estimates of the expense thereof and plats, diagrams and plans of work of the locality to be improved, and to file such estimates, plats, diagrams and plans with the City Clerk for public examination, and WHEREAS, on the 25th day of March, 1953 said estimates, plats, diagrams and plans were so filed. 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 installing along that certain street hereinafter described a complete street lighting system, to create a special assessment district therefor, and to defray the entire cost and expense thereof by special assessments made according to frontage against the owners and the assessable lots, premises and property specially benefited by such improvements and included within said district. SECTION 2. That the Board proposes to improve said street by constructing thereon street lighting facilities which include concrete bases, aluminum standards, mercury vapor luminaires and single overhead wire and series lighting system, 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 certain street which the Board so to have improved, is the following: South Fifth Street from the South City limits to a point approximately 730 feet north of the inter­section of South Fifth Street and South Main Street. SECTION 4. That the special assessment district which it is proposed to create shall be designated Street Improvement Assessment District No. 100-11, and it shall include all the lots, premises and property, to the full depth of such fronting, adjoining and abutting upon said street. SECTION 5. That the City Clerk shall keep the plats, diagrams and plans of the work and locality to be improved, together with the estimates of the expense thereof, on file in her office for public inspec­tion and examination. SECTION 6. That the Board of Commissioners of said City will meet at the City Hall in said City on Monday the 6th day of April, 1953, at the hour of 8:00 o'clock P.M., to hear and consider any suggestions and objections that may be made by parties in interest to the proposed improvements or any matters relating there­to. Objections to said proposed improvements, or any matters relating thereto, may be filed in writing in the office of the City Clerk at any time prior to said meeting. SECTION 7. That the City Clerk shall give notice of the filing of said estimates, plats, diagrams, and plans with the City Clerk for examination, of the proposed improvement or work, of the location of the improvement, and of the district to be assessed, and of the time when the Board will meet and consider any suggestions and objections that may be made by parties in interest to the proposed improvements. Said notice shall be given by publication for at least once a week for two successive weeks in the Las Vegas Sun, a daily newspaper published in said City of Las Vegas, and by posting notices in three public places near the site of said proposed work. SECTION 8. That all by-laws, orders, resolutions and ordinances or parts of by-laws, orders, reso­lutions and ordinances in conflict with this ordinance, are hereby repealed. SECTION 9. That if any one or more sections, sentences, clauses or parts of this ordinance shall, for any reason, be questioned, or be held invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remaining provisions of this ordinance, but shall be confined in its operation to the specific sections, sentences, clauses or parts of this ordinance so held unconstitutional and invalid, and the inapplicability and invalidity of any section, sentence, clause or part of this ordinance, in any one or more instances shall not affect or prejudice in any way the applicability and validity of this ordinance in any other instances. SECTION 10. That by reason of the fact that the streets of the City of Las Vegas are inadequate to meet the present and future needs of the City and its inhabitants and that it is necessary immediately to raise funds to improve said streets, therefore, it is hereby declared that an emergency exists, and that this ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety. EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 534