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Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, September 21, 1955 to November 20, 1957, lvc000010-256

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CHARLIE'S LIQUOR STORE Elias Atol 1511 South Main 5 slots DIXIE WAFFLE SHOP P.J. & John Buckley 24 Fremont 1 slot ELITE MARKET Earle W.Vause 831 South Main 3 slots FRIENDLY LIQUOR STORE H. Levy 6l6 W.Bonanza 6 slots FOOD CENTER H. Levy 770 Fremont 3 slots GLENN VEGAS MOTEL Herbert A.Hitchens & WM. Stewart 2233 South 5th 3 slots L & W CAFE Robert & Linn Wilson 18 Garces 3 slots Motion seconded by Commissioner Sharp and carried by the following vote: Commis­sioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Commissioner Whipple moved the following applications for license for the retail sale of cigarettes and tobacco products be approved: AUSTIN DRUG #2 K.a. Austin 1030 Tonopah Highway PARK MARKET Morris Diamond 424 North 5th Motion seconded by Commissioner Fountain and carried by the following vote: Com­missioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Commissioner Sharp moved the following applications for Solicitation Permits for charitable purposes, as approved by the Solicitations Review Board be approved: QUARTER MIDGET RACING ASSOCIATION LAS VEGAS LIONS CLUB LAS VEGAS POLICE PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION Motion seconded by Commissioner Bunker and carried by the following vote: Commis­sioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Commissioner Sharp moved the application of A.H. Whittaker of Arts Loan & Jewelry to move from 11 Fremont to 117 North 1st Street be approved. Motion seconded by Commissioner Fountain and carried by the following vote: Commis­sioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye;noes, none. At the hour of 8.35 P.M. the meeting recessed. The meeting reconvened at the hour of 9.00 P.M. with all members present as of the opening session. Commissioners Fountain and Whipple, committee for recommendation on the proposed rezoning ordinance requested additional time before reporting. An ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE NO. 559, ALSO KNOWN AS CHAPTER 36, SECTION 4l, CODE OF LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, 1949, AS AMENDED, BY PROVIDING FOR SPEED LIMITS ON THE PUBLIC STREETS AND ALLEYS WITHIN THE CITY; TO AMEND CHAPTER 36, SECTION 39 DEALING WITH THE RIGHT OF WAY ON PUBLIC STREETS; PRO­VIDING FOR PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR OTHER MAT­TERS PROPERLY RELATED THERETO; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH, having been reported on favorably by Commissioners Fountain and Sharp, was read in full to the Board. Commissioner Sharp moved the above entitled Ordinance No. 706 be adopted. Motion seconded by Commissioner Fountain and carried by the following vote: Com­missioners Bunker,Fountain, Sharp,Whipple, and His Honor voting aye; noes,none. Commissioners Bunker and Fountain, committee for recommendation on the proposed ordinance on Public Utilities Licenses, requested additional time before reporting. An ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 17 OF THE CODE OF LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, 1949, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE LICENSING OF BUSINESSES WITHIN THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS, BY ADDING A NEW SECTION THERETO TO BE KNOWN AS SECTION 23; LIMITING THE LO­CATION OF COIN OPERATED AMUSEMENT MACHINE; PROHIBITING PERSONS UNDER 18 FROM PLAY­ING CERTAIN MACHINES; PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS PROPERLY RELATED THERETO; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION HEREOF, having been reported on favorably by Commis­sioners Fountain and Whipple, was read in full to the Board. Commissioner Fountain moved the above entitled Ordinance No. 707 be adopted. Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote: Com­missioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. An ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE REGULATING DISTRESS MERCHANDISE SALES; DEFIN­ING DISTRESS MERCHANDISE SALES; REQUIRING PERSONS CONDUCTING SUCH SALES TO OBTAIN A LICENSE; PRESCRIBING PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS THEREFOR; PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF; AND PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS PROPERLY RELATED THERETO, having been reported on favorably by Commissioners Bunker and Whipple, was read in full to the Board. Commissioner Bunker moved the above entitled Ordinance No. 708 be adopted. Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote: Commis­sioners. Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. An ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL ORDINANCE NOS. 514, 594 AND SECTION 204 OF ORDINANCE NO. 676, BY ABOLISHING THE BOARD OF APPEALS AS PROVIDED IN EACH OF SAID ORDINANCES; PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS PROPERLY RELATED THERETO AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH, having been reported on favorably by Commissioners Bunker and Sharp, was read in full to the Board. Commissioner Whipple moved the following applications for renewal of gaming li­censes for the second quarter of 1956 be approved: Renewals CIGARETTE LICENSES SOLICITATION PERMITS PAWNBROKERS LICENSE New location PROPOSED ORDINANCE Rezoning ORDINANCE NO. 706 Traffic PROPOSED ORDINANCE Public Utilities ORDINANCE NO. 707 Pinball Machines ORDINANCE NO. 708 Going Out of Business Sales ORDINANCE NO. 709 Board of Appeals