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Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, August 11, 1942 to December 30, 1946, lvc000005-488

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    INDUSTRIAL TRACT-- O. J. Scherer MAIN STREET WIDENING LEGAL DEPT.—Traveling Expenses SUB-DIVISION—Zaugg Violation SUB-DIVISION—Kelso- Turner Housing Project Thereafter, Mr. Rupert and Mr. Chambers spoke on behalf of of the Plumbers Examining Board. Mr. Bob Goldstein, on behalf of Mr. Cohen, stated that if he might see a copy of the examination, for the purpose of determining whether it was the same examination he took, it might settle the argument. Thereafter, Mr. Treem, Sanitation officer for the City, came in and they retired to his office to make an study of the examination papers involved. Shortly thereafter they returned to the council Chamber and Mr. Cohen stated that he wished the matter dropped at the present time. Commissioner Bates moved that the recommendation of the planning Commission be approved relative to furnishing sanitary sewers in the industrial tract of O. J. Scherer to that portion zoned for industry; and that the lots in the residential section thereof be allowed to use septic tanks. Motion seconded by Commissioner Clark and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bates, Clark and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioners Baskin and Corradetti. Commissioner Clark moved that the State Highway Department be permitted to file a revised set of drawings for the widening of certain portions of Main Street, as mentioned in the resolution adopted by the Board of City Commissioners at their last meeting held August 22, 1946. Motion seconded by Commissioner Bates and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bates, Clark and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioners Baskin and Corradetti. Commissioner Bates moved that the City Attorney be allowed expenses while appearing before the Supreme Court at Carson City, Nevada, on behalf of the City of Las Vegas on the fingerprinting ordinance. Motion seconded by Commissioner Clark, and carried by the following vote; Commissioners Bates, Clark and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioners Baskin and Corradetti. Commissioner Bates moved that the recommendation of the planning Commission of September 6, 1946, relative to violation of the sub-division laws by Arnold Zaugg be approved and the City Attorney be directed to take necessary action to restrain or enjoin these activities. Motion seconded by Commissioner Clark, and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bates, Clark and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioners Baskin and Corradetti. The following recommendations from the Planning Commission were presented to the Board in regard to the Kelso-Turner Housing Project. OFFICE OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION Honorable Mayor and Board of City Commissioners, City Hall Las Vegas, Nevada Re: Subdivisions Kelso-Turner Housing Project Gentlemen: In accordance with your request for recommendations relative to the dedication of streets in the Kelso-Turner Project, the Joint Planning Commission is happy to advise as follows: Since the development of this project has been made over existing record subdivisions or portions of record subdivisions it would not be advisable nor legally feasible to establish new streets until . . 1. The Federal Government or other responsible Authority has secured complete title to the lands concerned and then, 2. Such agency must take the proper steps necessary to vacate the record tracts or portions thereof over which the present project has been developed, whereupon 3. A new street scheme (the existing development) should be platted and processed as a new subdivision complying with standards of the Planning Commission and City of Las Vegas. Any and all expense incurred in connection with the above procedure should be borne by the Federal Government, Authority, or other Agency