Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, June 22, 1911 to February 7, 1922, lvc000001-251

in and for the City of Las egas, Nevada at a salary of Twenty five dollars per month and he the said C.D. Breexe to furnish office room for the said sum of twenty five dollars per month, and it is further ordered that said appointment is to take effect upon his filing a good and sufficient Bond in the sum of One thousand dollars and taking his Oath of office, and the approval of said Bond by the Mayor of said City of Las egas, Nevada. The question of retaining J.W. Squires as special police officer for the month of February coming on before the Board it was upon motion of Commissioner Ball and seconded by Commissioner Elwell and duly carried ordered that the said J.W. Squires be and is hereby retained for the month of February and per arrangements heretofore made by this Board with the said J.W. Squires towit the sum of $40.00 per month. At this time it was called to the attention of the Board that the Agreement between the City of Las Vegas, Nevada the Consolidate power and Telephone Com of said City to furnish lights in said City had expired, it was ordered and upon motion being duly made it was ordered that this matter be referred to the Commissioner of Water works Sewerage and Light in said City and that he report back to this Board ah an adjourned meeting to be held on the 18th of this month, the proposition of the Conso­lidate Power and Telephone Co with his recommendations attached thereto as said Light Commissioner of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada. At this time it was called to the attention of the Board by the Mayor of said City that it was necessary to file a budget for the year 1918, on or before the 19th of February 1918., and that said making of said budget will require some time it was suggested that when this Board adjourn that they adjourn to meet on the 18th of February 1918. for the purpose of making up said Budget and taking up any other matters coming on before the Board effecting the City of Las Vegas, Nevada. Whereupon motion being duly made and carried it was ordered that this Board stand adjourned until Monday February 18th, 1918. at the hour of seven O'clock P.M. of said day for the purpose of consider­ing any and all matters that may come before it as such Board of City Commissioners. Office of the City Clerk Las Vegas, Nevada. Las Vegas, Nevada, February 18th, 1918. At a regular adjourned meeting of the Board of City Commissioners in and for the City of Las Vegas Nevada, held on the 18th day of February A.D. 1918. Present Hon. W.E. Hawkins Mayor with Commissioners Ball, Ullom, and Elwell with the City Clerk and City Attorney being present. The question of filing the vacancy on the Board of City Commissioner created through the resignation of F.E. Matzdorf coming on before the Board and the Clerk having presented the names of John F. Miller and C.K. Ingram as applicants for the position it was afire due consideration upon the part of the Board and upon motion of Commissioner Ball and seconded by Commissioner Ullom and duly carried ordered that John F. Miller be appointed to fill the un-expired term as City Commissioner in and for the City of Las Vegas, Nevada upon his taking the Oath of office and filing his Bond in the sum of One thousand dollars with two sureties on the same, and it was further ordered by the Board that the Mayor W.E. Hawkins be and is hereby empowered to approve said Bond. the vote being as follows towit; Commissioners Ball, aye, Elwell, aye, Ullom aye, and his honor the Mayor W.E. Hawkins voting aye. The question of erecting lights in and upon the School and High school grounds having come on before the Board on the 5th of December 1917, and the Board at time having ordered and directed the Commissioner of Streets and lights to install said lights, and it appearing to the Board at this time that the cost of the same is greater than the Board thinks should be expended it was