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Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, February 17, 1937 to August 4, 1942, lvc000004-133

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    CALL OF SPECIAL MEETING. TO; - Le Roy Whipple - Deputy City Clerk Las Vegas, Nevada. A special meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas is hereby call to be held in the Board of Commissioners Room in the City Clerk's office in the City of Las Vegas, Nevada Tuesday June 21, 1938 at the hour of ten o'clock A.M. on said day to consider and act upon the following business; To meet with Mr. C.J. Mackey local W.P.A. Administrator to consider sidewalk, curb, gutter and sewer Improvements. to the City of Las Vegas, also to consider resolutions for PWA Street and Sewer Improvements. Dated this 21st, day of June 1938. H. P. Marble_______________ Mayor of the City of Las Vegas. Nev TO: H.P. Marble, Mayor and to Herb Krause. Joe S. Ronnow, and Harbey E. Luce -Commissioners YOU AND EACH OF YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: That pursuant to a call this day issued by the Mayor of the City of Las Vegas, a special meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, will be held in the Board Room of the Board of Commissioners, in the City Clerk's office on Tuesday June 21, 1938 at the hour of ten o'clock A.M. on said day to consider and act upon the following: To meet with Mr. C.J. Mackey local W.P.A. Administrator to consider sidewalks, Curb, Gutter and Sewer Improvements to the City of las Vegas, also to consider resolutions for PWA Street and Sewer improvements Dated this 21st, day of June 1938 you will govern yourselves accordingly. _Le Roy Whipple Deputy City Clerk ACCEPTANCE OF SERVICE WE: the undersigned mayor and commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, hereby admit due service of the foregoing notice of special meeting. H.P. Marble__________ Harvey E. Luce Mayor Commissioner Herb Krause________ Joe S. Ronnow Commissioner Commissioner OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, CITY OF LAS VEGAS, CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA JUNE 21, 1938 Minutes of a special meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada held on the 21st, day of June 1938 at the hour of Ten o'clock A.M. of said day. Present: Commissioners Krause, Luce, and Ronnow. Mayor H.P. Marble and Deputy City Clerk Le Roy Whipple. Absent Commissioner H.L. Perry: At this time Mr. C.J. Mackey Local W,PA, Administrator appeared before the board and read a letter from Mr. Gilbert Ross relative to securing the services of a competent architect to lay out the new golf course. Mr. Ross recommended the services of one. Mr. W.T. Bell who he claimed had much experience in such endeavour. Mr. E.W. Clark also suggested that it would be money well spent to have some one of this caliber to lay out and over see the installation of such a golf course, that in the end it would be money saved, and that a much better course could be obtained. Thereupon Commissioner Herb Krause moved that the Board secure the services of Mr. Bell and Pay him $250.00 being half the fee charged, the other/being payed by the government and that his services be obtained as soon as possible. Such motion was seconded by Commissioner Harvey Luce and vote was as follows: Commissioners, Krause, Luce and Ronnow, and His Honor The Mayor Voting Aye, Noes None. A telegram from Mr. Godwin STATE PWA Administrator was then read, wherein he asked that the city to submit applications on the Curb, Gutter and Sewer Improvements contemplated being undertaken by the City. Thereupon the following resolutions were introduced and voted upon as follows. APPLICATION RESOLUTION # 3. A resolution authorizing the City of Las Vegas, Nevada to file an application to the United States of America through the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works for a grant to aid in fin­ancing the construction of Las Vegas Street Improvements and designating the City Engineer to furnish such information as the Government may request. Be it resolved by the Board of City Commissioners: SECTION 1. That H.P. Marble, Mayor, be and he is authorized to execute and file an application on behalf of the City of Las Vegas to the United States of America for a grant to aid in financing the construction of Las Vegas Street Improvements. SECTION 2. That C.D. Baker City Engineer, be and he is hereby authorized and directed to furnish such information as the United States of America through the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works may reasonably request in connection with the application which is herein authorized to be filed. The above resolution was introduced by Commissioner H. Krause, seconded by Commissioner Joe S. Ronnow. Vote was Commissioners Krause, Luce, and Ronnow, and His Honor, the Mayor H.P. Marble voting aye, Noes none. - Absent Commissioner H.L. Perry.