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Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, November 7, 1949 to May 21, 1952, lvc000007-436

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    EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 465 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE CREATING STREET IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 100-6; PROVIDING, FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF DESIGNATED STREETS AND PARTS OF STREETS THEREIN; PROVIDING FOR SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS ACCORDING TO BENEFITS TO DEFRAY THE STATED ENTIRE COST THEREOF: DIRECTING THE PREPARATION OF AN ASSESSMENT ROLL AND THE REPORTING OF THE SAME TO THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; PROVIDING FOR FILING OF SAID ROLL WITH CITY CLERK; PROVIDING A TIME AND PLACE TO REVIEW SAID ASSESSMENTS AND NOTIFICATION THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR THE CORRECTION, AND/OR CONFIRMATION AND APPROVAL OF SAID ROLL THEREAT OR THEREAFTER; PROVIDING FOR THE INDORSEMENT ON SAID ROLL OF SAID CONFIRMATION AND APPROVAL; PROVIDING FOR THE DELIVERY OF SAID APPROVED ROLL TO THE EX-OFFICIO CITY ASSESSOR; PROVIDING THAT SAID ASSESSMENTS SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN; PRESCRIBING THE METHOD OF PAYING SAID ASSESSMENTS AND THE INTEREST THEREON; PROVIDING FOR THE DISPOSITION OF SAID ASSESSMENTS; DIRECTING THE NOTIFICATION BY MAIL WHEN AND WHERE SAID ASSESSMENT IS DUE AND PAYABLE; RATIFYING, APPROVING AND CONFIRMING ALL ACTION HERETOFORE TAKEN TOWARD IMPROVING SAID STREETS AND PARTS OF STREETS IN SAID DISTRICT, TOWARDS ITS CREATION AND TOWARD LEVYING AND EFFECTING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS; PRO­VIDING OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, in the County of Clark and State of Nevada, deems it expedient and for the best interests of said City to improve certain streets and parts of streets, hereinafter particularly described, by the laying of an oil bound gravel pavement thereon and by constructing on both sides thereof concrete curbs and gutters and concrete valley gutters wherever necessary; and WHEREAS, said Board deems it expedient and desirable to create Street Improvement Assessment District No. 100-6 for the purpose of making said improvements, and to defray the entire cost and expense thereof by special assessments made according to benefits against the owners and the 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 public of other property against which a valid special assessment cannot be levied by said City ; and WHEREAS, in no case does the estimated amount of any special assessment upon any lot of premises for said improvements exceed fifty percent of the value of such lot or premises as shown upon the latest tax list or assessment roll for state and county taxation; and WHEREAS, in the judgment of the Board of Commissioners of said City of Las Vegas, it is fair and equitable that no portion of said cost and expense be borne by the City from its general funds; and WHEREAS, said Board by Emergency Ordinance No. 464, passed, adopted and approved the 18th day of July, 1951, declared its determination to make certain public improvements as herein provided, to create Street Improvement Assessment District No. 100-6 for the purpose of making said improvements, to defray the entire cost and expense thereof by special assessments made according to frontage, and fixed a time in which protests against the proposed improvements of the creation of such District might be heard and considered by said Board, and directed notice thereof to be given; and WHEREAS, said Board determined that said notice was given in the manner prescribed by. Section 7 of said Emergency Ordinance No. 464 and by Section 57, Chapter II, Charter of City of Las Vegas, as amended; and WHEREAS, the owners of more than one-half the frontage to be 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; and WHEREAS, no objections, suggestions, comments nor questions were made or raised at said protest hearing; and WHEREAS, said Board has done all things necessary and preliminary to the creation of said Street Improvement Assessment District No. 100-6, and now desires to create said District; NOW, THEREFORE,THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. There shall be and there hereby is created a special assessment district in the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, to be called and designated Street Improvement Assessment District No. 100-6, which shall include all the lots, premises and property within said improvement district to their full depth, fronting, adjoining, and abutting upon the following streets and parts of streets within the City of Las Vegas: First Street from 20.50 feet North of the South property line of Garces Avenue to 15.00 feet South of the North property line of Boulder Avenue; Second, Third and Fourth Streets from 20.50 feet North of the South property line of Garces Avenue to 15.00 feet South of the North property line of Charleston Boulevard; Gass and Hoover Avenues from 8.00 feet East of the West property line of Fifth Street to the East property line of Main Street; Coolidge Avenue from 15.00 feet East of the West property line of Fourth Street to the East property line of Main Street; Boulder Avenue from 15.00 feet East of the West property line of Second Street to the East property line of Main Street. Section 2. That the streets and parts of streets hereinabove described shall be paved by grading and constructing thereon an oil bound gravel pavement and shall be curbed and guttered by constructing on both sides of said streets and parts of streets, wherever said improvements are missing, including concrete valley gutters and including