Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, May 26, 1952 to February 17, 1954, lvc000008-304

GRAND JURY INVESTIGATION 49ER CLUB ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO.l00-11 Determination to Create Emergency Ordinance No. 534 Commissioner Peccole moved that the Mayor and this Board through the Mayor, request a Grand Jury Investigation of the 49er Club so the Commissions’ names can be cleared as fas as the charges made by Newspaper publisher, Hank Greenspun. This motion died for lack of a second. At this time the meeting recessed, and reconvened shortly thereafter with all members presentas of the opening session. Commissioner Peccole 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. 534 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 INSTALLING A COMPLETE STREET LIGHTING SYSTEM, 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; 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, a certain street in the City of Las Vegas, Nevada is without adequate street lighting, and WHEREAS, the said Board of Commissioners deems it expedient and for the best interests of said City to improve that 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 the 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 lands belonging to the City or public grounds not taxable, and in no case does the estimated amount of any special assessment upon any lot or premise for said improvements exceed 50% of the value as such lot or premise as shown upon the latest tax list or assessment roll for State and County Tax, 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, at a regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, held on the 20th day of February, 1952, upon motion of Commissioner Whipple and duly seconded by Commissioner Peccole and unanimously carried, a resolution was adopted and approved, directly the City Engineer to make estimates of the expense thereof and plats, diagrams and plans of work of the locality to be improved, and to file such estimates, plats, diagrams and plans with the City Clerk for public exam­ination, and WHEREAS, on the 25th day of March, 1953, said estimates, plats, diagrams and plans were so filed. 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 installing along that certain street hereinafter described a complete street lighting system, 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 street 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 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 certain street which the Board proposes so to have im­proved, is the following: 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 4. That the special assessment district which it is proposed to create shall be designated Street Improvement Assessment District No. 100-11, and it shall include all the lots, premises and property, to the full depth of such fronting, adjoining and abutting upon said street. 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 6th day of April, 1953, 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