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Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, November 20, 1957 to December 2, 1959, lvc000011-34

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    30 WHEREAS, the Board has determined that all proceedings up to said hearing have been properly taken; and WHEREAS, the owners of more than one-half the frontage to he 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, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas at a regular meeting thereof held on the 8th day of January, 1958, that the City Attorney prepare an ordinance creating said district, excluding therefrom the frontage of Lots 11,12,13,14,15,16 and 17; Block 8, Crestwood Tract No. 5; on the basis of written protests filed, and upon the further basis that the existing improvements are adequate. Motion seconded by Commissioner Sharp and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT Works Engineer Uehling reported that Mr. Cox has been contacted concerning the Hastings Avenue securing of right-of-way for Hastings Avenue at the intersection with Shadow Lane and that Mr. Cox will dedicate the required right-of-way. He also stated that Mr. Cox was in favor of the improvement. Commissioner Bunker moved the following resolution directing the City Engineer to prepare the plans, diagrams and estimates of cost to be adopted: RESOLUTION WHEREAS, that portion of the City of Las Vegas hereinafter described has been and still is without adequate curbs, gutters, street paving, and sanitary sewers; and WHEREAS, numerous requests have been made that the following portion of Hastings Avenue be improved by curbing, guttering, paving the same, and the installation of sanitary sewers. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 8th day of January, 1958, that the City Engineer be and he is hereby directed to prepare and file with the City Clerk, plats, diagrams, plans of the work, the locality to be improved, together with the estimates of cost for the installation of curbs, gutters, paving, and the installation of sanitary sewers on the following portions of Hastings Avenue: Hastings Avenue between Desert Lane and Shadow Lane. Adopted and approved this 8th day of January, 1958. Motion seconded by Commissioner Sharp and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. HANDBALL COURTS City Manager Kennedy reported that Shelton Construction, Lembke Construction and Bid Awarded P & C Construction had submitted informal bids for the remodeling of the Handball Courts at Dula Recreation Center, and the low bid was that of P and C Construction in the total amount of $3,609.28. Mr. Kennedy recommended that this bid be accepted. Commissioner Bunker moved the City Manager's recommendation be accepted and P & C Construction Company awarded the bid for the remodeling of the Handball Courts at Dula Recreation Center in the total amount of $3,609.28. Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. RESOLUTIONS ACCEPTING Consideration was given to the quitclaim deed from Judy Rich Enterprises for the R/W DEEDS dedication of a 25 foot alley along Block 2 of Judy Rich Tract #2. Alley - Judy Rich Tract No. 2 On motion of Commissioner Fountain, duly seconded by Commissioner Sharp and carried unamiously, the following resolution is adopted and order made: RESOLUTION OF ACCEPTANCE OF QUITCLAIM DEED On motion of Commissioner E.W. Fountain, duly seconded by Commissioner Harris P. Sharp, and carried unanimously, the following Resolution is adopted and order made: BE IT RESOLVED, this 8 day of January, 1958, by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, County of Clark, State of Nevada, that the deed, dated the 17 day of December, 1957, executed by Judy Rich Enterprises, a California Corporation to the City of Las Vegas, County of Clark, State of Nevada, and that the real property described therein be, and is hereby accepted, for the purposes of alley; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this Resolution be attached to said deed, and that the same be recorded in the Office of the County Recorder of the County of Clark, State of Nevada, and this resolution be filed in the records of this Board. Decatur & Vegas Drive The Commission considered the easement from the United States of America for a portion of Decatur Boulevard, making a total, of a 75 foot right-of-way, and a portion of Vegas Drive, making a total of a 40 foot right-of-way along the USA property at the Golf Course. On motion of Commissioner Fountain, duly seconded by Commissioner Sharp and carried unanimously, the following resolution is adopted and order made: 1-8-58