Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, February 17, 1954 to September 21, 1955, lvc000009-53

AN 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 SIDEWALKS, CURBS AND GUTTERS ON CERTAIN STREETS AND PARTS OF STREETS THEREIN, TO CREATE STREET IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 100-26 FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING SAID IM­PROVEMENT 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, 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 the constructing and recon­structing of sidewalks, curbs and gutters wherever necessary; and WHEREAS, said Board deems it expedient and desirable to create Street Improvement Assessment District No. 100-26 for the purpose of making said improvements, 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; and WHEREAS, there is included with said district same public or other property against which a valid special assessment cannot be levied by said City, but which proportionate amounts of assessments will be paid in cash by said property owners or from the City's general funds; and WHEREAS, the remaining portion of the lands included within said district may be levied against by said City by a valid special assessment; and WHEREAS, in no case does the estimated amount of any special assessment upon any lot or premises for said improvements exceed fifty percent 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 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, said Board considers it necessary, desirable, and for the best interest 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 17th day of March, 1954, 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 WHEREAS, said estimates, plats, diagrams and plans were so filed on the 31st day of March, 1954; 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 sidewalks, curbs and gutters 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 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 streets and parts of streets by constructing sidewalks, curbs and gutter where none exists and by reconstructing sidewalks curbs and gutters wherever needed, 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 to have improved are the following: BRIDGER AVENUE from Main Street to 7th Street; CARSON AVENUE from Main Street to 7th Street; FREMONT STREET from Main Street to 7th Street; OGDEN AVENUE from Main Street to 7th Street; STEWART AVENUE from Main Street to 5th Street; MAIN STREET from Bridger Avenue to Stewart Avenue; FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH AND FIFTH AVENUES from Bridger Avenue to Stewart Avenue; SIXTH AVENUE from Bridger Avenue to Ogden Avenue. Section 4. That the special assessment district which it is proposed to create shall be designated Street Improvement Assessment District No. 100-26, and it shall include all the lots, premises and property, to the full depth of such fronting, adjoining, and abutting upon said streets and parts of streets. 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 12th day of April, 1954, 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, 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