Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, May 26, 1952 to February 17, 1954, lvc000008-330

EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 541 office prior to said meeting and she filed a certificate with the Board of Commis­sioners to that effect. The Mayor then publicly asked if anyone desired to make any objection, suggestion or comment, or raise any question, concerning said District. There were no objections voiced. 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. 541 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE CREATING STREET IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 100-11; 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 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 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, the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, in the County of Clark, State of Nevada, deems it expedient and for the best interests of said City to improve a 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 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 public or other proper­ty against which a valid special assessment cannot be levied by said City; and WHEREAS, in ho 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 by Emergency Ordinance No. 534, passed, adopted and approv­ed the 25th day of March, 1953, declared its determination to make certain public improvements as herein provided, to create Street Improvement Assessment District No. 100-11 for the purpose of making said improvements, to defray the entire cost and expense thereof by special assessments made according to frontage, and fixed a time in which protests against the proposed improvements or the creation of such District might be heard and considered by said Board, and directed notice thereof to be given; and WHEREAS, said Board determined that said notice was given in the manner pre­scribed by Section 7 of said Emergency Ordinance No. 534 and by Section 57, Chapter 2, Charter of the City of Las Vegas; and WHEREAS, the owners of more than one-half of the frontage to be assessed have not filed written objections concerning the making of said improvements, the crea­tion of said District, or the defraying of the entire cost and expense by special assessments; and WHEREAS, no objections, suggestions, comments nor questions were made or raised at said protest hearing; and WHEREAS, said Board has done all things necessary and preliminary to the crea­tion of said Street Improvement Assessment District No. 100- 11, and now desires to create said District; NOW, THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. There shall be and there hereby is created a special assessment district in the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, to be called and designated Street Improve­ment Assessment District No. 100-11, which shall include all the lots, premises and property to their full depth, fronting, adjoining and abutting upon the following street within the City of Las Vegas: 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 2. That the street, hereinabove described, shall be improved 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