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Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, February 17, 1954 to September 21, 1955, lvc000009-52

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    Section 11. That the City Clerk and Clerk of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, shall cause this ordinance to he published once a week for two successive weeks immediately following its final reading and adoption in the Las Vegas Morning Sun, a daily newspaper published in said City, and this ordinance shall become effective immediately follow­ing the second publication hereof. Commissioner Bunker then duly seconded the motion to adopt the foregoing ordinance. The question being upon the adoption of said ordinance, the roll was called with the following result: Those voting aye; Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Whipple and Mayor Baker. Absent: Commissioner Sharp. Those voting nay; none. Thereupon the presiding officer declared said motion carried and the ordi­nance duly passed and adopted. It was then moved by Commissioner Whipple and seconded by Commissioner Bunker that all rules of this Board which might prevent, unless suspended the final passage and adoption of this ordinance at this meeting be and the same are hereby suspended for the purpose of permitting the final passage and adoption of said emergency ordinance at this meeting. The question being upon the adoption of said motion and the suspension of the rules, the roll was called with the following result: Those voting aye; Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Whipple and Mayor Baker. Absent: Commissioner Sharp. Those voting nay; none. The presiding officer declared said motion carried and the rules suspended. Commissioner Whipple then moved that said ordinance heretofore introduced and read in full at this meeting be now placed upon its passage. Commissioner Bunker seconded the motion, and the question being upon its passage, the roll was called with the following result: Those voting aye; Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Whipple and Mayor Baker. Absent: Commissioner Sharp. Those voting nay; none. The presiding officer declared the motion carried and the ordinance placed upon its final passage. Commissioner Whipple then moved that said ordinance be passed and adopted as read and as an emergency ordinance. Commissioner Bunker seconded the motion. The question being upon the passage and adoption of said ordinance, the roll was called with the following result: Those voting aye; Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Whipple and Mayor Baker. Absent: Commissioner Sharp. Those voting nay; none. The presiding officer thereupon declared that all Commissioners having voted in favor thereof, said motion was carried and said ordinance was duly passed and adopted as an emergency ordinance. Commissioner Whipple moved this ordinance be numbered 597. Motion seconded by Commissioner Bunker and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Sharp. Commissioner Whipple moved the following resolution directing that a public hearing on the creation of Assessment District No. 199-25 be held April 12, 1954, be adopted: WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas have taken steps to create certain public improvements all as provided in Emergency Ordinance No. 597, passed, adopted and approved this 31st day of March, 1954; and WHEREAS, said Emergency Ordinance No. 597 discloses the intention and determination of said Board of Commissioners to create said district and construct said improvements by special assessment made according to frontage; and WHEREAS, said Emergency Ordinance No. 597 provides a time certain for hearing protests against said proposed improvements and directing that notice thereof be given, such time of the protest hearing being 8:00 o'clock P.M. on the 12th day of April, 1054. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED By the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas at a special meeting thereof held on the 31st day of March, 1954, that the City Clerk and Clerk of the Board of Commissioners be and she is hereby directed to publish notice of said hearing once a week for two successive weeks in the Las Vegas Sun, a daily newspaper published in the City of Las Vegas; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk and Clerk of the Board of Commissioners be and she hereby is directed to post notice of said hearing in at least three public places near the site of the proposed work; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said notice shall be in substantially the form attached to this Resolution and made a part hereof. Motion seconded by Commissioner Bunker and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Sharp. 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: ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 100-26 Determination to Create