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Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, August 11, 1942 to December 30, 1946, lvc000005-487

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GOLDEN NUGGET 2nd & Fremont Guy McAfee 2 Crap Games 5 "21" Games 3 Roulette 2 Poker 2 Pan 1 Hazard 1 Tango—136 Chairs 1 RH Keno 1 RH Book 48 Slots THE ROUND UP INC. So. 5th & Main A. G. Dattge 2 slots DIXIE WAFFLE SHOP 24 Fremont Dave Sirotta 2 slots MODERN FOOD MARKET 315 Fremont Don Atkin 3 slots SAVE RITE DRUG STORE 14 Fremont A. Kroloff 6 slots RONDEVOUS BARBECUE 400 Jackson J. D. Shepherd2 Slots EL DORADO CLUB 128 Fremont Moe Sedway 1 Faro Bank 1 RH Keno 1 Tango-124 Chairs ELECTRICAL EXHIBIT-- Glendale, Calif. POLICE DEPT. — Report Re Arrest Ryland Taylor ORDINANCE #321—Referred to Committee BIDS— Repairs to Airport—Administration Building BID--Grader VEGAS HEIGHTS IMPROVE­MENT DISTRICT--Grader Donated REUBEN COHEN 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 Frank Partie, City Electrician, be allowed #30.00 to cover expenses to attend an electrical exhibit at Glendale, Calif. 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 report of the Chief of Police re: Arrest of Ryland G. Taylor and Robert Kaltenborn, dated August 29, 1946, was read to the Board. Thereafter Commissioner Bates moved that the report be filed* 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. An Ordinance entitled, "AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE DETERMINATION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS TO MAKE CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS BY IMPROVING WITH A ASPHALT SURFACE CERTAIN GRAVEL STREETS AND PORTIONS OF STREETS OF SAID CITY PROVIDING THAT THE THE COSTS AND EXPENSE THEREOF SHALL BE PAID ENTIRELY BY SPECIAL ASSESSMENT UPON ALL LOTS INCLUDED WITHIN THE SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT HEREBY ESTABLISHED ACCORDING TO BENEFITS EXCEPT WHERE, BY THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS CERTAIN PORTIONS THEREOF ARE REQUIRED TO BE PAID FROM THE GENERAL FUND OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS; AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO, was read to the Board by title and referred to Commissioners Clark and Bates for recommendation and report at the next regular meeting of the Board of City Commissioners. The bid of H. C. Hauck being the only one received for repairs on the Airport Administration Building was opened at this time. Their bid being in the sum of $7,260.00, Commissioner Bates moved that the bid be rejected as there was not sufficient money to handle it. 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. At this time the Bid of Clark Cole for purchase of an Austin- Western Grader from the City of Las Vegas, was opened, said bid being $20.00. Thereafter, Commissioner Clark moved that the foregoing bid be rejected. 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 Clark moved that the Austin Western grader mentioned in the foregoing bid be donated to the Vegas Heights Improvement district. 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. At this time Mr. Reuben Cohen appeared before the Board protesting the action of the Plumbing Board in turning down his application for a Master Plumber's license on the grounds that he had not passed the examination required. Mr. Cohen stated that he felt that he was being legislated against and that he had not had time to pass the examination and would offer $100 to anyone who could complete it in the time allotted.