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OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS, CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA. September 6th, 1928. At a regular meeting of the Board of City Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, held on the 6th day of September, 1928, at the hour of three o' clock, P. M. PRESENT: Hon. J. F. Hesse, Mayor, Commissioners, W. C. German and O. J. Smith, City Attorney and Clerk. ABSENT: Commissioners LeRoy Neagle and W. B. Mundy. Meeting called to order by the Mayor. His Honor, the Mayor, appointed Commissioner Smith to audit bills against the Police and Fire Departments on account of the absence of Commissioner Neagle. Minutes of previous session read and approved. All claims allowed as shown by the Claims and Warrants Register on file in the office of the Clerk. City officers reports read and approved and ordered filed in the office of the Clerk. A draft of an ordinance entitled: " Ordinance No. An Ordinance Empowering, Authorizing and Directing the Ex-Officio City Assessor of the City of Las Vegas, County of Clark, State of Nevada, To Levy A Special Assessment To Defray the Costs Of Making Certain Improvements In The City Of Las Vegas, By Grading For And Constructing Oil Bound Gravel Pavements And Hydraulic Cement Concrete Curbs On Certain Streets And Portions of Streets In Said City, According To The Plats, Diagrams And Estimates Of Cost Thereof On File In The Office Of The City Clerk Of The City Of Las Vegas; Describing Definitely The Location Of Said Improvements, Stating The Amounts of Said Assessment, And Designating The Lots, Lands And Premises To Be Assessed According to Benefits; Providing For the Issuance Of Special Assessment Bonds For The Payment Thereof, And Other Matters Relating Thereto:" was read to the Board for the first time. Upon motion duly made, seconded and carried, said Ordinance was laid over for a second reading. A proposed ordinance entitled: " Ordinance No. 132 An Ordinance authorizing the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, to borrow Twelve Thousand Dollars ($12,000.00), to provide funds for the purpose of defraying that portion of the expenses determined by said Board of Commissioners to be stood and borne by the City of Las Vegas for the grading for and construction of oil bound gravel payments and hydraulic cement concrete curbs upon interior squares or spaces formed by the intersection of streets and spaces opposite alleys and where lands belonging to said City, or public ground not taxable, abut on such improvements, in connection with those certain improvements authorized and determined to be made under the provisions of Ordinance No. 131 of the City of Las Vegas; to issue and sell the bonds of the City of Las Vegas therefor, said bonds to be known as "Las Vegas Special 1928 Pavement and Curb Street Improvement Bonds, Series A," and providing for the payment of the principal and interest of said bonds, and other matters relating thereto." was read for the second time, and upon motion duly made and seconded, was passed and adopted, and it was further ordered that said Ordinance be numbered 132, and the same published for three issues one week in the Las Vegas "AGE", the vote being as follows:- Commissioners Smith, German and His Honor the Mayor Hesse, aye; Noes, none. It appearing to the Board that an error had been made in the Minutes of the meeting of this Board held on August 2nd, 1928, and in the title of proposed Ordinance No. 132, which was at said meeting read for the first time, in that the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars was named in said Minutes and in said title of said proposed Ordinance, and that the sum should have been $12,000.00, IT WAS ORDERED upon motion duly made, seconded and carried that the Clerk be authorized, and he hereby is authorized to change the resolution passed and adopted at said meeting of August 2nd, 1928, and the title of said proposed ordinance No. 132, so that the words and figures $10,000.00 shall appear as $12,000.00. It appearing to the Board that the practise of assigning parts of claims against the City has become prevalent, and it appearing that the City or its officers are not required by law to honor such part assignments, it was ordered upon motion duly carried, that the Clerk notify all persons having claims against the City and making such part assignments, that such part assignments will not be honored by the City or its officers in the future.