Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, May 14, 1929 to February 11, 1937, lvc000003-39

OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS, CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA. SEPT. 5th, 1929. At a regular meeting of the Board of City Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada told Sept. 3rd 1929 at the hour of 3 o'clock P.M. Present O. J. Smith, Mayor Pro Tem. Commissioners Thomas, German, and Hansell to­gether with the City Attorney, and Clerk. Absent Mayor J. F. Hesse. Minutes of regular meeting held Aug. 1st, 1929, and Special meetings held August 5th 20th and 28th read, and approved as read. At this time all claims were allowed for the moth of August as shown in the Claims and Warrant Register in the Clerk's Office. Monies collected for the month of August by the various City Departments follows: Municipal Court §1779.00 City Licenses 1005.00 Plumbing Inspector 140.25 Electrical " 132.50. 3056.75 Total collections for the month. The monies collected were proportioned as follows: $2,000.00 Police & Fire Fund. $439.87 was taken from the Emergency Fund, and 916.50 General. 99.91 '' " " (putin General Fund 140.25 W. S. & L. General and put to Highway Bond. 55.40 N. Main St. wid. fund to General Fund. 1603.96 to General from 1928 Paving fund. An Ordinance to Amend, Revise, and Re-enact, Section 2 of Ordinance No. 36 of the City of Las Vegas, entitled, "An Ordinance Providing for the issuance of plumbing and sewer connection Permits, for the inspection of plumbing and sewer connections and for the regulation and con­struction of plumbing work in the City of Las Vegas" and to repeal all Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in conflict therewith: was read to the Board for a first time. An Ordinance Vacating the alley running northerly and southerly through Blocks numbers Eight and Nine in Wardie Addition to the City of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada for High school purposes, was read to the Board for a first time. The next matter taken up for consideration of the Board was the final payment upon the contract of the Roche-Axman Company on Street improvements under contract of March 13th, 1929, which payment is represented by the verified statement of said Roche-Axman Company of date the 1st day of August 1929, in the sum of $3378.05. A discussion of the matter was had. Thereupon, on motion of Commissioner German, seconded by Commissioner Hansell, the follow­ing Preambles, and Resolution was duly adopted: Whereas it appears from the verified statement of the Roche-Axman Company, approved by A. P. Slocum, Engineer for the City, that a final payment under contract between said Roche- Axman Company and said City of Las Vegas for street improvements, bearing date the 13th day of March 1929, is due in the amount of $3378.05 which statement bear date the 1st day of August 1929 and that thirty-five day have elapsed since the presentation of said statement and its ap­proval by said Engineer for the City of Las Vegas, and that said bill is correct and should be paid, and Whereas it further appears that on the first day of August 1929 the said Roche-Axman Company duly assigned said amount to California Group Corporation, which assignment was here­tofore approved by this Board, and said assignment being set forth on said statement in writing and, Whereas, it further appears that by instrument in writing bearing date of the 16th day duly 1929 said California Group Corporation assigned all sums thereafter due under said contract over to General Construction Corporation, a Nevada corporation, which said assignment is on file with the City Clerk and attached to sail statement, Now therefore, Be It Resolved, that said assignment from California Group Corporation to said General Construction Corporation be approved, and that the Mayor Pro-Tem. be, and he is hereby authorized to assent to suck assignment by placing such assent in writing on said last mentioned assignment. Be It Further Resolved, that said statement in the sum of $3378.05, as final and full payment to said Roche-Axman under said contract of date of March 13th, 1929 be approved, and that the amount thereof be paid by warrant drawn in favor of General Construction Corporation, a signee aforesaid in said sum of $3378.05. The vote on the Resolution was as follows: Commissioners German, and Hansell, and His honor Mayor Pro Tem. O.J. Smith voting Aye. Noes None. There being no further business to come before the Board at this time the meeting recessed untill Friday Sept. 6th at the hour of eight o'clock P.M.