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    PAYROLL WARRANTS Commissioner Whipple moved that Payroll Warrants Nos. 1166 to 1168, inclusive in the net amount of $23,733.70 be approved and the Mayor and City Clerk authorized to sign same. Motion seconded by Commissioner Bunker and carried by the following vote; Commissioners Bunker, Moore, Peccole, Whipple §nd His Honor voting ayej noes, none. SERVICE & MATERIAL Commissioner Whipple moved that Service and Material Warrants Nos. 2026 to 2030, inclu- WARRANTS sive, in the total amount of $30,787.86 be approved and the Mayor and City Clerk auth- orized to sign same. Motion seconded by Commissioner Moore and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Moore, Peccole, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. RIDGEVIEW TRACT NO. 2 A performance bond in the amount of $12,350.00 ini favor of the City of Las Vegas from Bond Plumleigh-Gillett, Inc. to cover the construction and installation of public utilities in connection with Ridgeview Tract No. 2, was presented to the Board for approval. Commissioner Whipple moved this bond be referred to the City Attorney for recommendation. Motion seconded by Commissioner Peccole and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Moore, Peccole, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. LIQUOR APPLICATION Commissioner Moore moved the request for transfer of the Shamrock Hotel Retail Tavern Shamrock Hotel License from Clem Malone to Harold L. Wiley, be approved pending favorable investigation Change of Owner by the Police Department. Motion seconded by Commissioner Peccole and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Moore, Peccole, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. PROPOSED ORDINANCE Commissioner Peccole reported favorably on the proposed ordinance establishing a Regional Planning Commission Planning Commission and moved its adoption with the following recommendation: That Sec­tion 1 be amended to read: Section 1. Section 1 of Ordinance No. 360 and also referred to as Chapter 24, Section 1 of the Las Vegas City Code is hereby amended to read as follows: There is hereby created a Regional Planning Commission pursuant to Section 4 of Sec­tion 5063.03 NCL to consist of seven (7) members, four members of which shall be appointed by the Mayor and Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, three members of which shall be appointed by the Board of Commissioners of the County of Clark. After discussion, Commissioner Peccole withdrew his motion. PROPOSED ORDINANCE Commissioners Bunker and Peccole requested additional time before reporting on this pro- Wholesale Liquor posed liquor ordinance. PERSONNEL CLASSIFICATION Commissioner Peccole moved the Personnel Classification and Salary Analysis as presented AND PAY PLAN by Louis' J. Kroeger and Associates be adopted, effective as of January; 1, 1951. Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Moore, Peccole, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. RESOLUTION - O.J. Morling Commissioner Bunker moved that the City Attorney prepare a resolution commending O. J. Morling on his fine service to the City and expressing sympathy to his widow, and the resolution spread on the minutes of this Board. RESOLUTI ON WHEREAS, Hank Morling did faithfully and untiringly serve the City of Las Vegas for many years, and WHEREAS, his ultimate demise has deprived this City of a sincere friend and devoted public servant, and WHEREAS, his passing will be keenly felt by us in Municipal Government who were ben­efited by daily association with him, as well as the host of friends he left behind, and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas deeply regret the pass­ing of Hank Morling, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, at a meeting thereof, held on the 6th day of December, 1950, by this Resolution, extend its deepest sympathy to his family. He has established an enviable record in the building department and in the community for his loyalty and integrity. By his human qualities of kindness, tolerance and understanding he found everlasting endear­ment in the hearts of those who knew him and earned an exalted place in life. His family may, well take consolation in the knowledge that their husband and father was loved by all and that no other can fill the place he found in the hearts of his friends. Motion seconded by Commissioner Peccole and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Moore, Peccole, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. HUMANE SOCIETY Mrs. Sally Murphy and several members of the Clark County Humane Society appeared before the Board. They wished to have it made a matter of record that they protested the shooting of a dog by L. L. Oberman the Poundmaster. PROPOSED ORDINANCE An ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 16 OF ORDINANCE NO. 203 OF THE CITY Limiting Liquor OF US VEGAS AS AMENDED AND ENTITLED: "AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE DISTRIBUTION AND CQN- Licenses Issued TROL OF INTOXICATING AND ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS AND BEVERAGES; REGULATING PLACES WHERE AND UN- DER WHAT CONDITIONS SAID INTOXICATING AND ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS AND BEVERAGES MAY BE KEPT, SOLD, GIVEN AWAY OR OTHERWISE DISTRIBUTED; PROVIDING FOR PERMITS AND LICENSES; PROVID­ING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF. THIS ORDINANCE; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH." ALSO REFERRED TO AS CHAPTER 16, SECTION 16 OF THE LAS VEGAS CITY CODE, was read by title, and referred to Commissioners Bunker and Whipple for recommendation.