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Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, May 26, 1952 to February 17, 1954, lvc000008-216

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Motion seconded by Commissioner Peccole and carried by the following vote; Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Peccole and His Honor Mayor Pro Tem Whipple voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Mayor Baker. ALLEY RIGHT OF WAY Discussion was held on the alley running behind the 1200 and 1300 block 3rd Street between South 3rd and South 5th Street. Mr. Wilbert Roesselet representing Mrs. Lily Roesselet, owner of the Alamo Auto Court appeared at this time, requesting that the alley be closed. Mrs. Lord presented a petition from surrounding property owners and residents requesting that the alley be left open. Thereafter Commissioner Bunker moved this matter be referred to the Planning Commissioners for recommendation. Motion seconded by Commissioner Peccole and carried by the following vote; Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Peccole and His Honor Mayor Pro tem Whipple voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Mayor Baker. CITY HALL IMPROVEMENT The matter of the architects agreement for the improvement of City Hall was held in abeyance until the next regular meeting on December 17, 1952. HOUSE TRAILER Commissioner Peccole moved the Building Department be instructed to abate the Parking of a Trailer at 510 McWilliams Street more particularly described as Lot 7, Block 21, Valley View Addition. Motion seconded by Commissioner Jarrett and carried by the following vote; Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Peccole and His Honor Mayor Pro Tem Whipple voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Mayor Baker. ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 200-5 Commissioner Bunker introduced and moved the adoption of the following Ordinance: Emergency Ordinance No. 511 O R D I N A N C E AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 1 OF EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 497 ENTITLED: "AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 15 OF EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 496 ENTITLED: AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE CREATING SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 20.0-5; PROVIDING PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS BY INSTALLING A SANITARY SEWER ALONG CERTAIN STREETS AND PORTIONS OF STREETS AND EASEMENTS; PROVIDING FOR SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS ACCORDING TO BENEFITS TO DEFRAY THE ENTIRE COST THEREOF; DIRECTING THE PREPARATION OF AN ASSESSMENT ROLL AND THE REPORTING OF THE SAME TO THE 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 ASSESSMENT 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 MAKING SAID IMPROVEMENT IN SAID DISTRICT, TOWARD ITS CREATION AND TOWARD LEVYING AND EFFECTING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS; PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY." The Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas do ordain as follows: SECTION 1. Section 1 of Emergency Ordinance No. 497 is hereby amended to read as follows: That said assessments shall be due and payable at the office of the County Treasurer of Clark County, Nevada, acting Ex-officio City Treasurer and Ex-officio Tax Collector of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, within one week after said special assessment roll is confirmed and approved, without interest and without demand; provided, that all such assessments, or any part thereof, may at the election of the owner, be paid in installments, with interest, as hereinafter provided. Failure to pay the whole assessment, or any part thereof, within said period of one week shall be conclusively considered and held an election on the part of all persons interest, whether under disability or other­wise, to pay in such installments. In case of such election to pay in install­ments, the unpaid assessments shall be payable at the office of the said Ex-officio City Treasurer in the substantially equal annual installments or prin­cipal, the first of which installments of principal shall be due and payable on or before the 1st day of August, 1953, and the remainder of said installments shall be due and payable successively on or before the same day in each year thereafter until paid in full, with interest in all cases on the unpaid and deferred installments of principal from the 1st day of August, 1952, at the same rate of interest ax that provided for in the special assessment bond to be hereafter authorized, sold, issued and delivered, but not to exceed seven per centum (7%) per Treasurer, the first annual payment of interest being due and payable on the said 1st day of August, 1953, and the remainder of said annual installments of interest being due and payable on the 1st day of August in each year thereafter. Failure to pay any installment, whether of principal or interest, when due, shall cause the whole of the unpaid principal to become due and payable immediately, and the whole amount of the unpaid principal and accrued interest shall thereafter bear penalty at the rate of ten per centum per annum, until the day of sale, but at any time prior to the day of the sale, the owner may pay the amount of all unpaid installments, with interest thereon and all penalties accrued, and shall thereupon be restored to the right there­after to pay in installments in the same manner as if default had not been suffered. The owner of any property not in default as to any installment or payment, may, at any time, pay the whole of the unpaid principal with interest accruing thereon to the next interest paying date.