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Las Vegas City Ordinances, November 13, 1950 to August 6, 1958, lvc000015-203

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AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF NEVADA, ) COUNTY OF CLARK ) Richard Lochrie, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: That he is Foreman of the Las Vegas Morn­ing Sun, a daily newspaper of general circulation, printed and published at Las Vegas, in the County of Clark, State of Nevada, and that the attached was continuously published in said newspaper for a period of two weeks from April 7, 1953 to April 14, 1953 inclusive, being the issues of said newspaper for the following dates, to- wit: April 7, 14, 1953. That said newspaper was regularly issued and circulated on each of the dates above named. Signed Richard Lochrie______________ Subscribed and sworn to before me this 23rd day of April, 1953. s/________Barbara J. Greenspun_____________ My Commission Expires March, 17, 1956. Notary Public in and for Clark County, Nevada EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 542 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE CREATING STREET IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 100-19; PROVIDING FOR THE IMPROVE­MENT OF DESIGNATED STREETS AND PARTS OF STREETS THEREIN; PROVIDING FOR SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS ACCORDING TO BENE­FITS TO DEFRAY THE STATE 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, TOWARD 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 constructing and reconstructing drainage, making minor repairs, install­ing seal coat and chips wherever necessary; and WHEREAS, said Board deems it expedient and desirable to create Street Improvement Assessment District No. 100-19 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 or 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 or 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. 535, passed, adopted and approved the 25th day of March, 1953 declared its determination to make certain public improvements as herein provided, to create Street Improvement Assessment District No. 100-19 for the purpose of making said improvements, to defray the entire cost and expense thereof by special assessments made according to benefits, and fixed a time in which protests against the proposed improvements or 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. 535 and by Section 57 Chapter 11, Charter of the City of Las Vegas; 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. 100-19, 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. 100-19, which shall include all the lots, premises and property within said improvement district to their full depth; and the boundaries of said district, all within the City of Las Vegas, are described as follows, to-wit: Starting at the Southerly corner of Lot 8, Block 12, of the Wardie Addition to the City of of Las Vegas, thence Westerly parallel with Garces Avenue to the center line of Main Street South; thence Northerly along the center line of Main Street South to the North Line of Lot 9, Block 5 of the South Addition to the City of Las Vegas, thence easterly parallel to Bridger Avenue to the center of the alley between Main Street South and First Street South, thence Northerly along the center line of said alley to the center line of Bridger Avenue, thence Easterly along the said center line to the center line of Fifth Street South thence Southerly along said center line to the Southern line of Lot 8, Block 2 of Hawkins Addition to the City of Las Vegas, thence Easterly parallel to Lewis Ave. to the center line of the alley of Block 5, Hawkins Addition to the City of Las Vegas thence southerly to the center line of