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Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, May 26, 1952 to February 17, 1954, lvc000008-311

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    Thereupon, the presiding officer declared said motion carried and the ordinance duly passed and adopted. It was then moved by Commissioner Peccole 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, Peccole Whipple and Mayor Baker. Those voting Nay; None. Absent: None. The presiding officer declared the motion carried and the ordinance placed upon its final passage. Commissioner Peccole then moved that said ordinance be passed and adopted as read and as and 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, Peccole, Whipple and Mayor Baker. Absent: None. 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 Peccole moved this ordinance be numbered 536. Motion seconded by Commissioner Bunker and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Peccole, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. 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: AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE DECLARING THE DETERMINATION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, TO MAKE CERTAIN PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS BY INSTALLING A SANITARY SEWER ALONG CERTAIN STREETS AND PORTIONS OF STREETS AND EASEMENTS THEREIN; TO CREATE SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 200-12 FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING S SAID IMPROVEMENTS, AND TO DEFRAY THE ENTIRE COSTS AND EXPENSES THEREOF BY SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS MADE ACCORDING TO THE FRONTAGE, FIXING A TIME IN WHICH PROTESTS AGAINST THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT 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, certain areas in the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, are without adequate sewer improvements, and WHEREAS, the said Board of Commissioners deems it expedient and desirable to create Sanitary Sewer Assessment District No. 200-12 for the purpose of installing along certain streets and portions of streets and easements hereinafter particularly described, a sanitary sewer composed of vitrified clay pipe, and to defray the entire cost and expense thereof by special assessments made according to frontage against the owners and 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 of such lot or premise as shown upon the latest tax list or assessment roll for State and County tax, and WHEREAS, at a regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, held on the 17th day of December, 1953, upon motion of Commissioner Whipple and duly seconded by Commissioner Peccole and unanimously carried, a resolution was adopted and approved directing the City Engineer to make estimates of the expense thereof and plats, diagrams and plans of work and 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: S ecti on 1. That the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada does hereby declare its determination to make certain public improvements by installing a sanitary sewer along certain streets and parts of streets and easements therein, to create a special assessment district therefor, and to defray the entire cost and expense by special assessments made according to frontage against the owners and upon the assessable lots and premises specially benefited by such improvements and included within said district. Section 2. That the Board proposes to make said improvements by installing a sanitary sewer in and along certain streets and portions of streets and easements therein, said sewer to be composed of eight inch vitrified clay pipe, together with such appurtenances as may be required, as it 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. ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 200-12 Determination to Create Sewer District Emergency Ordinance No. 537