Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, May 14, 1929 to February 11, 1937, lvc000003-478

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Federal Emergency Administrator of Public Works By (sgd) E.W. Clark_________ For the Assistant Administrator be and the same is hereby in all respects accepted. Section 2. That this acceptance of the said offer by the United States of America to the City of Las Vegas shall be effective when a copy of this resolution, duly certified by the City Clerk, shall have been received by the Federal Emergency Administrator of Public Works. Section 3. That this Board of City Commissioners agrees to abide by all the Terms and con­ditions ( PWA From No. 210, July, 1936) relating to such grant, a copy of which terms and conditions was annexed to the Government's offer to the City of Las Vegas and made a part thereof. Section 4. That it is hereby covenanted that the work on the project described in the offer will be commenced as early as possible but in no event later than January 11, 1937; that the work will be planned so that it will reach a substantial peak before April, 11, 1937; and that the project will be completed by January 11, 1938. Section 5. That the City Clerk be and she is hereby authorized and directed forthwith to send to the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works three certified copies of this Res­olution and three certified copies of the proceedings of this Board of City Commissioners in connection with the adoption of this resolution, and such and further documents or proofs in connection with the acceptance of said offer as may be requested by the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works. The above resolution was seconded by Commissioner Down and adopted, with the following named Commissioners voting "Aye"; L.L. Arnett, James. H. Down, David Farnsworth, H.P. Marble and Ward; and the following named Commissioners voting "Nay": none. The Mayor thereupon declared said resolution carried and the Mayor and the City Clerk there­upon signed said resolution an approval thereof. Mr. Peters and Mr. Mackey appeared before the Board in regard to the installation of the heating system in the War Memorial Building. They were informed that they would receive the cooperat­ion of the Board in this matter. The Board having had under consideration the advisability of causing to be made certain street improvements within the City of Las Vegas comprising oil bound gravel and concrete curbs and gutters, and having decided that it is necessary to defray a major portion of the expense by special assessment against the property in said district, it is therefore ORDERED that C.D. Baker, the City Engineer, prepare and file with the City Clerk estimates of the expense thereof to be made and also plats and diagrams of such proposed improvements and of the work and of the locality to be improved. The property to be effected by the said improvements and the location thereof is as follows: All of Sixth Street from Linden Avenue to and including its southern most end; all of Seventh Street from its north end where it intersects with the Union Pacific Railroad grounds, south to and including Garces Street; all of Eighth Street from Mesquite Avenue to and including Clark Street; all of Ninth Street from Stewart Street to Fremont Street; all of Tenth Street from Ogen to Fremont Street; all of Eleventh Street from Ogden to Fremont Street; all of Linden Avenue from Sixth Street to Seventh Street; all of Mesquite Avenue from Fifth Street to Eighth Street; all of Stewart Avenue from Fifth Street to Ninth Street; all of Ogden Street from the alley between Fifth and Sixth Streets to Ninth Street; all of Carson Street from Fifth Street to Eighth Street; All of Bridger Street from Fifth Street to Eighth Street; all of Lewis Street from Fifth Street to Seventh Street; All of Clark Street from Fifth Street to Eighth Street; all of Bonneville Street from Fifth Street to Seventh Street; all of Garces Street from Fifth Street to Seventh Street: all of Charleston Boulevard from Fifth Street to Seventh Street; all of Division Street from Fifth Street to Sixth Street; all of Fifth Place. On motion of Commissioner Marble seconded by Commissioner Down it was moved and carried that the City Clerk cause a notice of the special assessment to be published and posted as is required by law in the following form. NOTICE OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT___ NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That the Board of City Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas purposes to cause to be made certain street improvements comprising oil bound gravel street surface and concrete curbs and gutters; that the expense of such improvements will be defrayed as follows: 45% will be grant by the Federal Government and the remaining 55% will be defrayed by special assessment upon the said property according to benefits and improvements made thereon. That it is proposed to make said improvements upon the following described property, to-wit: All of Sixth Street from Linden Avenue to and including its southern most end; all of Seventh Street from its north end where it intersects with the Union Pacific Railroad grounds, south to and including Garces Street; all of Eighth Street from Mesquite Avenue to and including Clark Street; all of Ninth Street from Stewart Street to Fremont Street; all of Tenth Street from Ogden to Fremont Street; all of Eleventh Street from Ogden to Fremont Street; all of Linden Avenue from Sixth Street to Seventh Street; all of Mesquite Avenue from Fifth Street to Eighth Street; all of Stewart Avenue from Fifth Street to Ninth Street; all of Ogden Street from the alley between Fifth and Sixth Street to Ninth Street; all of Carson Street from Fifth Street to Eighth Street; all of Bridger Street from Fifth Street to Eighth Street; All of Lewis Street from Fifth Street to Seventh Street; all of Clark Street from Fifth Street to Eighth Street; all of Bonneville Street from Fifth Street to Seventh Street; All of Garces Street from Fifth Street to Seventh Street; All of Charleston Boulevard from Fifth Street to Seventh Street; all of Division Street from Fifth Street to Sixth Street; all of Fifth Place.