Las Vegas City Ordinances, July 18, 1911 to March 31, 1933, lvc000013-145

AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF NEVADA.) )SS. COUNTY OF CLARK.) J. H. Lightfoot being first duly sworn, deposes and says: That he is a citizen of the United States, over the age of eighteen years: that he is the Publisher of the Las Vegas Review a weekly newspaper of general circulation printed and published at Las Vegas Clerk County Nevada, and that the Said Ordinance #96 of which the attached is a true and correct copy, was published in said paper One consecutive issue, on the following dates, to wit December 8th, 1922. Signed-- G. H. Lightfoot______________ Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2nd day of January, 1923 Florence S. Doherty _____________ City Clerk Las Vegas, Nevada. My commission expires January 1,1927. Seal. Filed January 2, 1923, Florence S. Doherty, Clerk. ORDINANCE NO 97 An Ordinance of the City of Las Vegas, providing for the Improvement of Fourth Street by constructing cement and concrete sidewalk in front of Block Nos. 35, 36, and 29 of Clark's Las Vegas Townsite, and providing for the payment therefor by special assessment. The Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, do Ordain as follows: Sec. 1. It is hereby ordered that a cement, concrete sidewalk shall be constructed along the following portions of Fourth Street in Clark's Las Vegas Townsite, commencing at the northwest corner of lot one (l) in Block No. 35 of said Townsite, and running thence southerly along the East side of Fourth Street to its intersection with Bridger Street. And commencing at the southeast corner of lot No. 17 in block No. 29, and running thence northerly along the West side of Fourth Street to it's intersection with Carson Street, excepting therefrom Lots Nos. 29, 30, 31, and 32 in said Block No. 29, said sidewalk shall be constructed in accordance with the provisions of Ordinance No. 47 of the City of Las Vegas and in accordance with the plats and diagram of said work on file in the office of the City Clerk. Sec. 2. Said work shall be done at the exclusive cost of the owners of ground fronting and abutting on said proposed improvement, and the cost thereof shall be collected by special assessment, and shall be assessed upon the taxable lots and premises abutting on such improvement in proportion to their number of feet frontage. The cost and expense of such improvement shall include the cost of surveys, plans, assessment, cost of construction, and all fees and compensation properly chargeable in the work of making such special assessment. In case the amount of any special assessment upon any lot or premises shall exceed twenty percent (20%) of the value of such lot or premises as shown upon the latest tax list or assessment roll for the State and County taxation, such cost exceeding said twenty percent, shall be paid from the General Fund of the City. The cost of the sidewalk at corners will also be paid from the General Fund of the City. Sec. 3. The assessment district for said improvement shall include the lots and premises as follows: Lot No. 1, and lost Nos. 13 to 22, both numbers inclusive, in Block 35; Lots Nos. 1 to 16. both numbers inclusive, in Block 36; Lots Nos. 17 tp 28, both numbers inclusive, in Block 29. Sec. 4. The work shall be done under contract to be let by this Board to the lowest responsible bidder and upon such conditions as the Board of City Commissioners may prescribe in the letting of such contract. Sec. 5. A special assessment is hereby required to be made pro rata upon the lots in the above described special assessment district, according to frontage; and the City Assessor is hereby directed immediately upon the passage of this Ordinance to make such special assessment according to frontage, and he is hereby directed to assess the sum of Twelve Hundred ($1200)_____ Dollars, the sum being the amount hereby determined necessary to cover the cost of such improvement. From the date of the approval of the assessment roll the special assessment shall constitute a lien upon the respective lots or premises or parcels of ground assessed. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication for one week (one issue) in the Las Vegas Age, a weekly newspaper published in the City of Las Vegas, Nevada. I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was read for the first time at an adjourned regular meeting of the Board of City Commissioners, held on the 2nd day of March, 1923, and read for the second time and passed at it's regular meeting held on the 7th day of March, 1923, by the following vote: Commissioners Hodgens, Arnold, Blanding & Mayor Pro Tem Dentner voting aye. Noes none Approved this 7th day of March,A.D. 1923 W. H. Dentner______________________ Mayor Pro Tem. Attest: Florence S. Doherty________ City Clerk