Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, June 22, 1911 to February 7, 1922, lvc000001-330

November 15,1921. Florence S. Doherty, City Clerk, Las Vegas, Nevada. My dear Miss Doherty: In reply to your letter of November 8th regarding the disposition of needy transients cases, will say that the matter has always been handled by the County and not the City. A case came up a short time ago where there were several children and a mother who had nothing at all, and the County Commissioners provided food and a room for them, and later bought a ticket to some place in the East where the woman had a mother living. In several cases the indigents have been given tickets for transportation to different points, but always by the County. I am of the opinion however, that if the matter became pressing the County and City would, no doubt ,co-operate. Very truly yours, Mae McNamara. Thereupon the Clerk read the following communication: Winnemucca, Nevada. Nov. 15, 1921. Florence S. Doherty, City Clerk. City of Las Vegas, Dear Madam:" Replying to your letter of the 8th inst.relative to provisions made by our city government for the care of needy transients, will state that, because of the press of hard times, the city has made the following arrangement. The transient is provided with a bed at the jail and also with his breakfast the following morning ,the expense being paid by the city. There is no ordinance regarding the matter. the city simply having made the above arrangement to meet the situation. Very truly yours, Fannie Carp City Clerk. whereupon it was the order of the Board upon motion of Commissioner Brickie, seconded by Commissioner Hodgens that the Clerk be and she is hereby instructed to write the Rev. Leo C. Kline a letter, thanking him for his suggestion of a manner for handling the needy traveling through the city, and to inform him that, altho the City is unable at this time to work eat the plans suggested by him, arrangements are being considered by the Police and Street Departments whereby needy persons desirous of employment but unable to find the same may be famished with the means for working on the city streets, and to be furnished with their Board for said work. Voting Commissioners Brickie, Hodgens, and Anderson ,and His Honor the Mayor, Aye Noes, none. There being no farther business to come before the Board at this time it was moved by Commissioner Hodgens, and seconded by Commissioner Anderson that the Board adjourn until Wednesday, January 4th, at the hoar of eight o'clock p.m. Voting Commissioners Brickie, Hodgens, and Anderson, and His Honor the Mayor, Aye. Noes, none.