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    OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK CITY OF LAS VEGAS CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA, MAY 17th, 1941 Minutes of a recessed regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas Clark County Nevada held on the 17th day of May, 1941 at the hour of ten o'clock A.M. Present Mayor Krause, Commissioners Gilbert and Corradetti, City attorney and Clerk. Absent Commissioner Ronnow. An amendment to the lease had between the City of Las Vegas and the United States of America for use of ground owned by the City of L s Vegas was considered at this time and the following Resolution was introduced and adopted: RESOLUTION WHEREAS the City of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, did enter into a certain lease with the United States of America which lease bears date the 25th day of January, A.D., 1941, and covers all of the southeast one-quarter (SE¼) of the Northwest one-quarter (NW¼) of Section Three (3); all of the southwest one-quarter (SW¼) of the northwest one-quarter (NW¼) of Section three (3); all of the southeast one-quarter (SE¼) of the northeast one-quarter (NE¼) of Section four (4); all of the northwest one-quarter (NW¼) of the southwest one quarter (SW¼) of Section three (3); all of the northwest one-half (NW½) of the southwest one-quarter (SW¼) of the southwest one-quarter (SW¼) of Section three (3): all contained in Township twenty (20) south Range sixty-two (62) east M.D.B. & M. containing two hundred (200) acres ore or less which said lands were leased to the United States of America for the purpose of the improvement and use of the same as and for an airport, and WHEREAS the United States of America now desires to extend east and west runway number three (3) of said airport over and upon the northeast one-quarter (NE¼) of the northwest one-quarter (NW¼) of Section three (3) Township twenty (20) south, Range sixty-two (62) east M.D.B. & M. which lands are now owned by the said City of Las Vegas, and WHEREAS the United States of America desires that the said northeast one-quarter (NE¼) of the northwest one-quarter (NW¼) of said Section three (3) may be incorporated in and form a part of the lands so leased to the United States of America by the said City of Las Vegas, and WHEREAS the said City of Las Vegas is willing to include the said northeast one-quarter (NE¼) of the northwest one-quarter (NE¼) of said Section three (3) in said lease, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, that that certain lease above referred to between the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, as lessor and the United States of America therein called the Government, bearing date the 25th day of January, A.D., 1941 and leasing to the United States of America the lands first herein above mentioned shall and does hereby include, in addition to the lands first above described and for the uses and purposes in said lease more particularly set forth, and subject to all of the terms and con­ditions of said lease, all of the northeast one-quarter (NE¼) of the northwest one-quarter (NW¼) of Section three (3), Township twenty (20) south, Range sixty-two (62) east M.D.B. & M. save and excepting there from one square acre in the southwest portion of the said forty (40) acre tract which was reserved by Bud S. Barrett and Sue Barrett, his wife, in their conveyance of said land to the said City of Las Vegas and which said acre is described in the deed from the said Bud S. Barrett and Sue Barrett his wife, to the City of Las Vegas as follows: SAVING AND EXCEPTING therefrom the southwest square acre thereof; providing, however, that this conveyance is made upon the assumption that said excepted acre will border on the new highway which the Grantors and Grantee contemplate will be constructed within one year from the date hereof, and which will run from U.S. Highway #91 to the airport which borders the east side line is the Northeast one-quarter (NE¼) of the Northwest one-quarter (NW¼) of said Section three (3), along and bordering but said highway being entirely south of the line separating the North one-half half (N½) of the Northwest one quarter (NW¼) of said Section (3), from the South one-half (S½) of the Northwest one-quarter (NW¼) of said Section three (3), and in the event said highway does not to run, but runs entirely or partially north of said line and across said Northeast one-quarter (NE¼) of the Northwest one-quarter (NW¼) of said Section three (3), the Grantee agrees to ex­change to the Grantors for the acre so excepted, enough of the land herein conveyed to the end that Grantors have a square acre which borders on said proposed highway said acre to be chosen by the Grantors; it being the intent of the parties hereto that the Grantors shall retain a full square acre north of said highway and ex­clusive of what may be taken from highway purposes, and the entire south boundary of which borders or fronts on said proposed highway." BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED That a certified copy of this Resolution be furnished to the United States of America in order that the United States of America may have written evidence of the fact that the said northeast (NE¼) of the northwest one-quarter (NW¼) of said Section three (3) is intended by the said City of Las Vegas to be and is and does hereby become a part, parcel and portion of the lands originally covered by the aforementioned lease and subject to all of the terms and conditions thereof. Commissioner Corradetti proposed the adoption of the above and foregoing Resolution and the same was seconded by Commissioner Gilbert and upon being put to vote was passed and adopted by the following vote: Voting aye; Commissioners Gilbert Corradetti and His Honor the Mayor H H Krause. Voting no, None. Absent and not voting Commissioner Ronnow. The matter of securing ground upon which the United States might erect a radio station was considered at this time and on motion of Commissioner Gilbert seconded by Commissioner Corradetti it was moved and carried that Commissioner Corradetti purchase the tax title land Southeast Quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 12 Township 20 South Range 61 East and transfer same to the City of Las Vegas so that the same might be transferee to the United States Government, by lease. Vote Commissioners Gilbert Corradetti and His honor the Mayor voting aye. Noes, none. City Attorney Austin on behalf of the City presented to Mr. Earl N Tandberg a badge earring the inscription Honorary Mayor, City of Las Vegas in appreciation of the very fine work and co­operation Mr. Tandberg had rendered the City in all lines in connection with the Las Vegas Airport and the C.A.A. of the United States of America. Mr Austin also present Mr. Ochner with a badge bearing inscription "Caption of Police City of Las Vegas" and advised him that all his orders were to be taken from the Chief of Police. Mr. Ochner being the Engineer from the U S Engineering Office in Los Angeles placed in charge of the construction work at the Las Vegas Airport.