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Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, September 21, 1955 to November 20, 1957, lvc000010-598

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a distance of 18.66 feet; thence South 2°09'42" East a distance of 50 feet; thence South 87°50'16" West a distance of 16 feet; thence South 2°09'42" East a distance of 368.96 feet; thence South 87050'18" West parallel with the said North line of the Southeast One-Quarter (SE¼) of the Southeast One-Quarter (SE¼) of Section 3, a distance of 523.05 feet to the South west comer of the above mentioned parcel of land conveyed by Jessie Hunt to the Clark County School District; thence North 0°55'59" East parallel with the West line of the Southeast One- Quarter (SE¼) of the Southeast One-Quarter (SE¼) of Section 3 a dis­tance of 600.50 feet to the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING, containing 6.995 acres more or less. The consideration which will be received by the City of Las Vegas shall be $22,505.20 in cash to be paid by the Clark County School District. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a public meeting of the Board of Commis­sioners shall be held on the 6th day of November, 1957, at which meeting objections to the entering into of the proposed exchange of properties may be made by the electors of the City of Las Vegas. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following notice, to-wit: NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public meeting will be held by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas on Wednesday, the 6th day of Nov­ember, 1957, at the Council Chambers, City Hall, 400 Stewart Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, at which time the Board will consider the adoption of a reso­lution authorizing the Board to exchange certain real properties with the Clark County School District, the descriptions of which are contained in a resolution adopted by the Board of Commissioners at a regular meeting held October 2, 1957. If said resolution is adopted, the City will exchange land owned by it, for land owned by the Clark County School District, and the City in addition will receive cash in the amount of $22,505.20, which represents the difference in the appraised value of the two properties to be exchanged. All persons interested are hereby notified to appear at the time and place above mentioned. DATED: October 2 1957. CITY CLERK be published in a newspaper of general circulation, published in the City of Las Vegas, and such notice shall be published not less than twice on successive days, the last publication to be not less than seven (7) days before the day of the said public meeting. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk and the Clerk of the Board of Commissioners is hereby authorized and directed to publish the said notice in the Las Vegas Sun, a newspaper of general circulation in Clark County, Nevada. ADOPTED and APPROVED this 2nd day of October, 1957. APPROVED: ATTEST: _____C. D. Baker_______________ MAYOR ____Shirley Lodwick___________ CITY CLERK Motion seconded by Commissioner Sharp and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. City Manager Kennedy presented the request of the Eagles Lodge for per­mission to purchase 214 lots in Woodlawn Cemetery. Mr. Kennedy advised the Commission that he had submitted a letter to the Eagles at their re­quest, outlining provisions of the agreement existing between the City of Las Vegas and the Las Vegas Jewish Community Center, and that the Eagles were interested in a similar arrangement. Commissioner Bunker moved the City Attorney be instructed to prepare an agreement between the City of Las Vegas and the Eagles Lodge for the pur­chase of 214 lots in Woodlawn Cemetery, the agreement to be similar to that presently existing between the City of Las Vegas and the Las Vegas Jewish Community Center. Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. EAGLES LODGE Purchase of Cemetery Lots