Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, June 22, 1911 to February 7, 1922, lvc000001-167

February 3rd, A.D. 1915. At a regular meeting of the Board of City Commissioners in and for the City of Las Vegas Nevada held on the 3rd, day of February A.D. 1915, present Hon. W.E. Hawkins, Mayor. With Commissioners E.W. Griffith, E.E. Smith, and P.J. Sullivan. present. with the Clerk and City Attorney. Minutes of the last regular meeting read and approved as read. All claims against the City of Las Vegas Nevada allowed as appears more fully in Claim book on file with the City Clark of said City. Reports of officers read and approved as read. At this time Mrs Frank A. Clark and Mrs C.M. McGovern a Committee representing the Mesquite Club of said City appeared before the Board relative to making arrangements with said Board of City Commissioners for the taking over of the old Court House quarters for Library purposes where­upon after due consideration upon the part of the Board it was ordered that this Matter be taken under advisement and further that the Board will let said Committee known there opinion in the matter before Friday February 5th 1915. At this time the Clerk presented to the Board the application of Geo. Carlin for a transfer of retail liquor licenses from Geo. Douglas in said City and situated in the Colorado Hotel Building on first street in said City, whereupon it appearing to the satisfaction of the Board that Geo. Carlin is a fit and proper person to have an retail liquor license issued to him and it farther appearing to the Board that their has been a bonified sale and transfer made of said business it was upon motion of Commissioner Smith and seconded by Commissioner Sullivan and duly carried ordered that said transfer be and the same is hereby granted. the vote on said resolution being as follows towit:— Commissioner Griffith, No. Smith, aye, Sullivan aye. and his honor the Mayor W.E Hawkins voting aye. This being the time set by the Board for the opening of bids on gravel for the streets in said City as per Notice heretofore issued and published in the local papers and it appearing to the Board that the Clerk has six bids on file it is therefore order d by the Board that the Clerk of said Board proceed to open said bids, whereupon the Clerk the following bids towit:— D.A. Potter $1.90 per cubic yard R.A. Ferguson $1:85 per cubic yard Wm Lauberheimer $1.95 cubic yard. A.L.J. Clark $2.00 per cubic yard A.F. Ferlin $1.90 per cubic yard. J.M.Heaton and C.A. French $1.65 per cubic yard. Whereupon it appearing to the Board that the Bid of J.M. Heaton and C.A. French is lowest and best bid it was upon motion of Commissioner Griffith and seconded by Commissioner Smith and duly carried ordered that the Bid of J,M, Heaton and C.A. French be and the same is hereby accepted, and the City Attorney is hereby instructed to draw up a contract with said parties on behalf of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada. Thereafter upon motion of Commissioner Griffith and seconded by Commissioner Smith and duly carried it was ordered by the Board that this Board stand adjourned until Thursday evening at 7:00 o'clock P.M. to take up the question of the old Court house building being turned over to the ladies of the Mesquite of said City, the vote on said resolution being as follows towit:- Commissioners Griffith, aye, Smith, aye, Sullivan, aye, and his honor the Mayor W.E. Hawkins voting aye.