Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, February 17, 1937 to August 4, 1942, lvc000004-411

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA OCTOBER 24, 1941 At a recessed regular meeting of the Board of City Commissioners held this 24th day of October, 1941. Meeting called to order by Mayor Howell C. Garrison at 7:45 P.M., with the following members present: Commissioners Smith, Tinch, Clark, Rubidoux. City Attorney, Paul Ralli. City Clerk, Helen Scott. Deputy Clerk, LeRoy Whipple. Reading of the Minutes of the meeting of October 16th were waived until the next regular meeting. At this time the following Resolution was presented to the Board for their consideration. RESOLUTION 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.) 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: Increases Administrative expenses ........ . .......... $ 3952.00 Police salaries 8060.00 Police department expenses.............. . . . . 2558.50 Fire department expenses ...................... 263.00 Street department salaries ...................... 7200.00 Street department expenses ...................... 10,300.00 Electric lights and power .................... . 5292.00 Sewage disposal 1900.00 Health and sanitation . . . ................. 7000.00 Memorial building 12,500.00 Cemetery 1,000.00 Total $60,025.50 Decreases Fire Department salaries ...................... $ 985.00 City parks 4000.00 Airports 5040.50 $10,025.50 Emergency loan required ................. $50,000.00 Commissioner Tinch made a motion that the foregoing Resolution be adopted. Motion seconded by Commissioner Rubidoux and carried by the following vote. Commissioners Smith, Tinch, Clark, Rubidoux and His Honor voting aye. Noes, none. Bids for pipe for street markers from the following firms, Standard Wholesale Co and McQuay Supply Co, were opened at this time. Commissioner Clark made a motion that the bid of the McQuay Supply Company in the sum of $940.20 be accepted. Motion seconded By Commissioner Smith and carried by the following vote. Commissioners Smith, Tinch, Clark, Rubidoux and His Honor voting aye. Noes, none. Bids for ten tires and ten tubes for the street department were opened from the following firms: Tower Service; Silver State Service and James Cashman. Commissioner Smith made a motion that the bid of James Cashman for ten tires for $340.50 be accepted. Said bid being the lowest bid submitted. Motion seconded by Commissioner Clark and carried by the following vote. Commissioners Smith, Tinch, Clark