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Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, January 7, 1947 to October 26, 1949, lvc000006-234

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    212 Commissioners Baskin, Moore, Whipple, City Manager, J. M. Murphy and City Clerk, Helen Scott Reed. Absent: Commissioner Clark. ORDINANCE NO. 347 At this time an ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION Adopted 1602(f) CHAPTER 16, OF THE BUILDING CODE OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS AS ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE NO. 303 OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS ENTITLED: 'AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE ERECTION, CONSTRUCTION, ENLARGEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, MOVING, REMOVAL, CONVERSION, DEMOLITION, OCCUPANCY, EQUIPMENT, USE, HEIGHT, AREA AND MAINTENANCE OF buildings OR STRUCTURES IN THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS, NEVADA; PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND COLLECTION OF FEES THEREFOR; DECLARING AND ESTABLISHING FIRE DISTRICTS; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF, AND RE­PEALING ORDINANCES NUMBERS 130, 166, 284, 285 AND ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH." was read to the Board for a second time. Thereafter Commissioner Whipple moved that the foregoing ordinance be adopted on its second reading. Motion seconded by Commissioner Moore and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Baskin, Moore, Whipple and His Honor voting aye. Noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Clark. MOTOR PATROL AND At this time Mr. Murphy, City Manager, presented the following TRUCK CHASSIS quotations for the purchase of one (1) motor patrol and one (1) truck chassis and cab. Clark County Wholesale submitted a quotation on the motor patrol for $10,389.00 and A. C. Grant submitted a quotation of $3,066.65 on a three ton truck chassis and cab. Thereafter Commissioner Baskin moved that purchasing procedure be waived and the City Manager be authorized to purchase the motor patrol from Clark County Wholesale for the sum of $10,389.00 and to purchase a truck chassis and cab from A. C. Grant for the sum of $3,066.65. Motion seconded by Commissioner Moore and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Baskin, Moore, Whipple and His Honor voting aye. Noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Clark. ATTEST: APPROVED: City Clerk Mayor. Las Vegas, Nevada March 5, 1948 At a regular meeting of the Board of City Commissioners held this 5th day of March, 1948. Meeting called to order by His Honor, Mayor E. W. Cragin at the hour of 2:00 p.m. with the following members present: Commissioners Baskin, Clark, Moore, Whipple, City Manager J. M. Murphy and City Clerk Helen Scott Reed. Absent: C. Norman Cornwall, City Attorney. BIDS #48.6 This being the time set for the opening of bids on 60,000 gallons Gasoline of gasoline, Ethyl or equal, the following bids were opened: Signal Oil Company, tank truck price, effective time of delivery, present price 21¢ and 22 1/2¢; Standard Oil Company, regular 21¢, Ethyl or equal 22 1/2¢; Shell Oil Do., regular 21¢, Ethyl or equal 22 1/2¢, Richfield Oil Co., regular 20¢.ethyl or equal 2l 1/2¢: Joe Cardinal, tank truck price effective at the time of delivery less 1¢; Associated Oil Co., tank truck price effective at the time of delivery less 1¢ on regular and ethyl; Independent Oil & Gas Co., no bid on regular, Ethyl or equal tank truck price effective at the time of delivery less 2 1/2¢ Present price 2l 1/2¢. Said bids were referred to the Comptroller for recommendation. PETITION OPENING A number of interested property owners near St. Louis Street appeared OF ST. LOUIS STREET before the Board in support of their Petition requesting that St. Louis Street be opened for public use. After considerable dis- cussion, Mayor Cragin suggested that they appear before the Planning Commission at their regular meeting March 30th and discuss the matter with them. BID #48.7 This being the time set for the opening of bids for a jeep pick-up JEEP PICK-UP new or used, bids from the following firms were opened: Pizinger Motor Co., 1-1946 Willys Jeep, used $975.00; W. L. Patterson, 1-1942 used Jeep Pick-up $700.00; Herb Waldman Motor Co., 1 Jeep pick-up truck new and unused with 4 wheel drive equipped with 700x16 tires price F.O.B. Las Vegas, Nevada $2,019.70, 2. 1 Jeep Pick-up truck, new and unused, with 2 wheel drive, equipped with 650-16 tires, price F.O.B. Las Vegas, Nevada $1,693.16. 3. 1 Standard Jeep, new and unused with 4 wheel drive, equipped with 600-15 tires, price F.O.B. Las Vegas, Nevada, $1,460.14. Said bids were referred to the comptroller for recommendation. BID #48.8 This being the time set for the opening of bids for the opening of JEEP STATION WAGON bids for the purchase of 1 Jeep Station Wagon, new or used. Bids from the following firms were opened: Herb Waldman Motor Co., 1 Jeep Station wagon with oil bath air cleaner, bumper guards, chrome trim wheel rings, heavy duty oil filter, spare tire and tube, price F.O.B. Las Vegas, Nevada, $2,095.67; Hogan & Westlake 1-new Dodge general purpose power wagon, $2,800.00. Said bids were referred to the City Manager.