Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, November 20, 1957 to December 2, 1959, lvc000011-192

Motion seconded by Commissioner Sharp and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. LIQUOR LICENSE Consideration was given to the application of Elijah Pullens and Theodore Lawson for a Package New Liquor license at the Westside Grocery, 322 Madison. The Commission were apprised of a Westside Grocery resolution adopted June 20, 1956 granting a variance to Mr. Pullens for the Westside Grocery, and specifying that no liquor be sold on the premises. Denied Commissioner Whipple moved the application of Elijah Pullens and Theodore Lawson for a Package Liquor License at the Westside Grocery, 322 Madison be denied. Motion seconded by Commissioner Sharp and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. LIQUOR LICENSE The Commission considered the application of Harry Levy to transfer the Package Liquor Transfer license formerly issued at the Food Center, 770 Fremont Street to Harry Levy Liquors, Harry Levy Liquors 2002 E. Charleston, and the addition of Alvin Levy and Arthur Turk to this license. Commissioner Whipple moved this transfer.be approved. Motion seconded by Commissioner Fountain, but no vote taken. Mr. Herb Jones, representing the owners of Sallie's Liquor Store appeared in protest to the granting of this transfer. Mr. Jones explained that there are four existing package licenses on East Charleston Boulevard, and if this transfer is approved some or all of the establishments will suffer. Mr. Jones also presented a letter from the secretary of the Clark County Beverage Association referring to a resolution adopted objecting to this package store being allowed to operate in this location. Mr. Robert O'Brien, owner of O'Brien's Liquor Store, 1311 E. Charleston spoke in protest and so did Mr. Sam Taylor, Secretary of the Clark County Beverage Association. Thereafter Commissioner Whipple withdrew his motion and Commissioner Fountain withdrew his second. Commissioner Whipple moved this application for transfer of liquor license be held in abeyance. Motion seconded by Commissioner Fountain and carried by the following vote: Commissioner Fountain and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. LIQUOR LICENSE The Commission next considered the request of Joe Gordon, President of the Modern Market, Inc. Request to Retain for detention of the package liquor license formerly issued to the Modem Market at 121 North 5th Street. City Manager Kennedy explained that this market has been sold, but the Modern Market, Inc. liquor department was not, and it is the request of the licensees to retain this license until they are located in a proposed new supermarket. Mr. Kennedy advised the Commission that according to the ordinance, the Commission has the right to allow this license to be held in abeyance without a location for a period of 60 days. Commissioner Bunker moved that action on this application for retention of the package liquor license be held in abeyance. Motion seconded by Commissioner Sharp and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. GAMING & LIQUOR LICENSES Commissioner Bunker moved the application of John Haines for 2% interest and Milam M. Haines for California Club 1% interest in the liquor and gaming licenses of the California Club, 101 Fremont, be approved. Motion seconded by Commissioner Fountain and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. CIGARETTE LICENSES Commissioner Fountain moved the following applications for cigarette licenses be approved and the Supervisor of License and Revenue authorized to issue the licenses: TAM DRIVE MANOR 312 Baltimore Sutton Vending FREMONT HOTEL 2nd & Fremont Sutton Vending DERBY TURF 113 South 1st Sutton Vending SARATOGA RACE BOOK 114 South 1st Sutton Vending COREY'S FINE FOODS 4th & Fremont Sutton Vending MOULIN ROUGE HOTEL 900 W. Bonanza Sutton Vending ROYAL MOTEL 615 South 5th Sutton Vending SINEAD MOTEL 2201 Fairfield Sutton Vending DEMOCRATIC HEADQUARTERS 129 North 4th Sutton Vending TRIPLE A ELECTRIC SERVICE 208 E. Chareston Sutton Vending ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 130 South 4th Sutton Vending Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. BID NO. 58.07 Discussion was held on the recommendation of the Engineering Department that the bid of Ferris Tire Supply Chassis & Motor Service for supplying of tires to the City for the fiscal year, be accepted on the basis that it was the low bid. The Commission asked the Director of Public Works if this matter had been checked thoroughly, and both he and the City Manager indicated that a great deal of time had been spent investigating this matter. Mr. Kennedy stated that reports had been received from the City of Long Beach who have just recently made an award to the distributor of Armstrong tires, which Ferris Chassis & Motor Service handles. The City Manager stated that other cities had been contacted, but that the Long Beach specifications more closely followed those of the City of Las Vegas. The Commission also asked of this concern was an authorized distributor for the Armstrong Tire Company, and were advised that assurance had been given by the manufacturer that this local concern would be made an authorized dealer. No further action was taken on this recommendation. 8-6-58