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Whipple and His Honor voting aye. Noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Baskin. ATTEST: APPROVED: City Clerk Mayor LAS VEGAS, NEVADA February 6, 1948 At a regular meeting of the Board of City Commissioners held this 6th day of February, 1948. Meeting hailed to order by His Honor Mayor E. W. Cragin at the hour of 2:00 P.M. with the following members present: Commissioners Baskin, Whipple, C. Norman Cornwall, City Attorney, C. G. Petrie, City Engineer, and City Clerk Helen Scott Reed. Absent: Commissioner Moore and J. M. Murphy, City Manager. Also present: Commissioner Clark. BOY SCOUTS At this time Dan Lee Davis and Craig Solomon representing the Boy Scouts of the City of Las Vegas appeared before the Board and as a part of the 38th Anniversary Week Celebration of the Boy Scouts of America, the theme of which is, "The Scout Citizens at Work", they presented a report to the members of the Board outlining services the Scouts had done in and for the City of Las Vegas in the year 1947. The report was well received and the boys were congratulated by Mayor E. W. Cragin and requested to convey the appreciation of the Board of City Commissioners to the Boy Scouts in the City of Las Vegas for the splendid work they had accomplished in 1947. PAYROLL CLAIMS Commissioner Clark moved that payroll claims #1372 and 1374-1379, both inclusive, in the net sum of $24,285.36, be approved and the Mayor and City Clerk authorized to sign same. Motion seconded by Commissioner Baskin and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Baskin, Clark, Whipple and His honor voting aye. Noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Moore. SERVICE & MATERIAL Commissioner Clark moved that service and material warrants #1373, WARRANTS 1380-1382, both inclusive, and 1348 in the sum of $42,839.37 be approved and the Mayor and City Clerk authorized to sign same. Motion seconded by Commissioner Baskin, and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Baskin, Clark, Whipple and His Honor voting aye. Noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Moore. HYNDS PLUMBING AND Commissioner Clark moved that the Hynds Plumbing & Heating Company HEATING COMPANY be notified that the City is not interested in leasing the seventy- Request for lease five foot square of land located at the northwest corner of Park and Twenty-Sixth Streets just south of the old C.C.C. Camp in Sunrise Acres as requested in their letter of January 22nd, 1948. Motion seconded by Commissioner Baskin and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Baskin, Clark, Whipple and His Honor voting aye. Noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Moore. E. W. ALLEN offer to Commissioner Clark moved that Mr. E. W. Allen be notified that the purchase city owned land City does not wish to sell Lots No. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 in Blk. No. 2, Lots No. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 in Blk, No. 33, all in the original Las Vegas Townsite. Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Baskin, Clark, Whipple and His Honor voting aye. Noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Moore. MOTOR GRADER Commissioner Baskin moved that the City Comptroller be directed to let invitations to bid for the purchase of a motor grader for the street department. Specifications to be obtained from Mr. Murphy. Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Baskin, Clark, Whipple and His Honor voting aye. Noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Moore. U. S. GRAZING SERVICE Commissioner Whipple moved that the City Manager be directed to Termination of Lease contact the U. S. Grazing Service relative to termination of their lease at the CCC Camp. Motion seconded by Commissioner Clark and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Baskin, Clark, Whipple and His Honor voting aye. Noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Moore. WILDCAT LAIR At this time a letter dated January the 20th, 1948 addressed to the CONCESSIONAIRE Board of Commissioners relative to the sale of Coco-Cola by the Concessionaire at Wildcat Lair from the Recreation Department was read to the Board after which a letter dated January 29th, 1948, also addressed to City Manager, J. M. Murphy and signed by the Concessionaire, Mr. Herbert F. Pracejus answering the statements made by the Recreation Department was read to the Board. Thereafter Commissioner Whipple moved that the letter of the Concessionarie be referred to the Recreation Committee for their information.