Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, February 17, 1937 to August 4, 1942, lvc000004-419

Commissioner Clark moved that bids be let for a street marking machine. Motion seconded by Commissioner Smith and carried by the following vote. Commissioners Smith, Tinch, Clark, Rubidoux and His Honor voting aye. Noes, none. Commissioner Smith moved that the meeting recess untill November 12th, 1941 at the hour of 7:30 P.M., for the purpose of acting on the emergency loan only. Motion seconded by Commissioner Clark and carried by the following vote. Commissioners Smith, Tinch, lark, Rubidoux and His Honor voting aye. Noes, none. INCREASES Administrative expenses .......................... . $ 3,952.00 Police salaries ........ . ........................ 8,060.00 Police department expenses. . . .................. . 2,558.50 Fire department expenses............................ 263.00 Street Department salaries.......................... 7,200.00 Street department expenses.............. . . . . . . . 10,300.00 Electric lights and power................ . . . . . 5,292.00 Sewerage disposal .............................. . . 1,900.00 Health and sanitation .............................. 7,000.00 Memorial building .................................. 12,500.00 Cemetery ........................................... 1,000.00 Total $ 60,025.50 LAS VEGAS, NEVADA November 12, 1941 Recessed regular meeting of the Board of City Commissioners held November 12th, 1941 at the hour of 7:30 P.M. Meeting called to order by Mayor Howell C. Garrison. Present: Commissioners Smith, Tinch, Clark and Rubidoux. City Attorney, Paul Ralli and City Clerk, Helen Scott. Absent: None. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. At this time the following Resolution was presented to the Board for their consideration. R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, there exists a great necessity and emergency for an improvement and expansion of the public services which the City of Las Vegas is obligated to render to the citizens and tax-payers of said City, brought about by the establishment of a major national defense zone in and about said city; and WHEREAS, a proper budget to provide money wherewith to pay for these public services for the fiscal year 1941 could not be made and adopted on or before the first Monday in March as provided for in the Statutes of the State of Nevada now in effect; the Board of City Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas do hereby declare that there exists a great necessity and emergency to provide for an improvement and expansion of the public services said city is obligated to provide for the citizens of said city, more specifically set forth herein below, and; BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of City Commissioners that said city do borrow the sum of Fifty Thousand ($50,000.00) Dollars, (or whatever part thereof the Board of City Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas finds necessary or expedient to borrow) at an interest rate not to exceed eight per cent (8%) per annum; and do provide in the subsequent annual budgets for the repayment thereof both principal and interest within the period of two and one-half years from the date of borrowing said sum; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Clerk be and are hereby authorized and empowered to make execute and deliver such promissory note or notes as may be necessary from time to time to carry into effect this RESOLUTION; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk execute and deliver the necessary certified copy of this Resolution to be sent to the State Board of Finance. The specific items making up the aforesaid public service needful of improve­ment and expansion are: