Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, February 17, 1954 to September 21, 1955, lvc000009-403

CLAIM FOR REFUND O. W. Clark BONDS ASSESSMENT DIST. NO. 100-25 Destroyed ASSESSMENT DIST. NO. 100-25 Bond Bid Rejected EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 629 Assessment District No. 100-25 Mr. Ralston Hawkins, Assistant City Attorney, stated that a claim for refund for $100.00 has been received from Mr. O. W. Clark. The money was deposited as bail for a case in municipal court concerning false advertising. This case was later appealed to district court, and it was ruled that Mr. Clark was not guilty. Commissioner Whipple moved that the refund of $100.00 be made to Mr. Clark. Motion seconded by Commissioner Sharp and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Jarrett, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Bunker. Commissioner Whipple moved that the City Treasurer and the City Clerk be authorized to destroy the bonds printed for Assessment District No. 100-25 by burning them. Motion seconded by Commissioner Sharp and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Jarrett, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Bunker. Commissioner Sharp moved that the bid of the First National Bank of Nevada for the bonds on Assessment District No. 100-25 be rejected and the good faith deposit of $8200.00 be refunded to the bank. Motion seconded by Commissioner Jarrett and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Jarrett, Sharp and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Commissioner Whipple passed his vote: Absent: Commissioner Bunker. Commissioner Whipple introduced and moved the adoption of the following emergency ordinance, which was thereupon read in full and at length and is as follows: EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 629 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTIONS 3, 5, 8, AND 14 OF EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 601 ENTITLED: "AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE CREATING STREET IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 100-25; PROVIDING FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF A CERTAIN STREET THEREIN; PROVIDING FOR SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS ACCORDING TO FRONTAGE TO DEFRAY THE STATED ENTIRE COST THEREOF; DIRECTING THE PREPARATION OF AN ASSESSMENT ROLL AND THE REPORT­ING OF THE SAME TO TEE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; PROVIDING FOR FILING OF SAID ROLL WITH CITY CLERK; PROVIDING A TIME AND PLACE TO REVIEW SAID ASSESSMENTS AND NOTIFICATION THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR THE CORRECTION AND/OR CONFIRMATION AND APPROVAL OF SAID ROLL THEREAT OR THEREAFTER; PROVIDING FOR THE INDORSEMENT ON SAID ROLL OF SAID CONFIRMATION AND APPROVAL; PROVIDING FOR THE DELIVERY OF SAID APPROVED ROLL TO THE EX-OFFICIO CITY ASSESSOR; PROVIDING THAT SAID ASSESSMENTS SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN; PRESCRIBING THE METHOD OF PAYING SAID ASSESSMENTS AND THE INTEREST THEREON; PROVIDING FOR THE DISPOSITION OF SAID ASSESSMENTS; DIRECTING THE NOTIFICATION BY MAIL WHEN AND WHERE SAID ASSESSMENT IS DUE AND PAYABLE; RATIFYING, APPROVING AND CONFIRMING ALL ACTION HERETOFORE TAKEN TOWARD IMPROVING THAT CERTAIN STREET IN SAID DISTRICT, TOWARDS ITS CREATION AND TOWARD LEVYING AND EFFECTING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS; PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY". WHEREAS, Street Improvement Assessment District No. 100-25 was created by Emergency Ordinance No. 601, and WHEREAS, the cost and expense of making said improvements have been radically reduced due to a saving obtained by the construction of said improvements jointly with a highway widening program of the State Highway Department of the State of Nevada, and WHEREAS, the entire cost and expense of making said improvements have now been finally set as a result of the award of contracts for said improvements, and WHEREAS, this determination having resulted in adequately lower assessments for the property owners of the land benefited by said improvement, and WHEREAS, a new public hearing must be held upon the amended assessment roll for Street Improvement District No. 100-25. NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas does ordain as follows: SECTION 1. Section 3 of Ordinance No. 601 is hereby amended to read as follows: 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 frontage against the owners and the assessable lots, premises and property specially benefited by such improvements and included within said District. The entire cost and expense of making said improvements are deemed to be $104,161.07 and the total of the special assessments so levied shall be in that amount. 2-2-55