Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, August 11, 1942 to December 30, 1946, lvc000005-177

SERVICE AND MATERIAL Commissioner Smith moved that Service and Material Warrants No. 109 in the WARRANTS sum of $1,140.00 be approved. Motion seconded by Commissioner Bates and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bates, Clark, Corradetti, Smith and His Honor voting aye; noes none. ALTURAS AVENUE Commissioner Clark moved that Alturas Avenue be vacated as per plat on file. VACATION THEREOF Further that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to sign said plat. Motion seconded by Commissioner Bates and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bates, Clark, Corradetti, Smith and His Honor voting aye; noes none. HUMANE SOCIETY LEASE Commissioner Clark moved that the City Manager be authorized to negotiate a lease and agreement with the Humane Society. Motion seconded by Commissioner Bates and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bates, Clark, Corradetti, Smith and His Honor voting aye; noes none. ISOLATION WARD Commissioner Bates moved to approve the action of the City Manager and Mayor Cragin taken on May 6th on the agreement they entered into with the County Commissioners on moving one of the NERA Buildings on Westside to a location adjoining the County Hospital, the City to pay the cost of moving said building; and expenses thereafter to be borne fifty-fifty with the County. The City Manager to be authorized to expend up to $2,000 to put the building into shape as the City’s share. Said money to be taken from the Contingency Fund. Motion seconded by Commissioner Clark and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bates, Clark, Corradetti, Smith and His Honor voting aye; noes none. SEWER SYSTEM Commissioner Clark moved that it being the understanding of the Board of Commissioners and Mayor that the original understanding with the FWA was to the effect that the City of Las Vegas need not at any time purchase said system nor pay a rental on s aid system, the City Manager is authorized to inform the FWA that the City of Las Vegas will enter into a lease agreement with the said FWA whereby the City of Las Vegas will bear all maintenance and operation costs. Motion seconded by Commissioner Bates and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bates, Clark, Corradetti, Smith and His Honor voting aye; noes none. VETERANS FOREIGN Commissioner Corradetti moved that the application of the Veterans of WARS APPLICATION Foreign Wars for use of City property for carnival purposes be denied. Motion seconded by Commissioner Smith and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bates, Clark, Corradetti, Smith and His Honor voting aye; noes none. FEDERAL GRAZING SERVICE Commissioner Bates moved that the City of Las Vegas will enter into a lease LEASE agreement with the Grazing Service for use of land now occupied by C.C.C. Buildings for a term of one year with the privilege of renewing said lease for a longer period if the ground is not needed for City purposes after the yearly period. Motion seconded by Commissioner Clark and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bates, Clark, Corradetti, Smith and His Honor voting aye; noes none. RECREATION DEPARTMENT Commissioner Clark moved that the City Manager be authorized to submit the RESOLUTION following resolution to the Federal Works Agency for financial assistance in the construction of a Recreation Project. RESOLUTION WHEREAS the population of the City of Las Vegas has increased from 8,400 to approximately 19,500 in the last three years, and WHEREAS the City of Las Vegas has public recreational facilities which are barely adequate to provide normal recreation for a peace-time population of 8,400, and WHEREAS approximately 70% of the present population of the City of Las Vegas are directly connected with defense projects in this area, to wit: Las Vegas Army Air Base; Basic Magnesium, Inc; Manganese Ores; and the Union Pacific Railroad, a vital war arterial, and WHEREAS the effectiveness of these war projects has been impaired as a result of labor turnover, partially due to inadequate public recreational facilities, now therefore BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of City Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, County of Clark, State of Nevada, that application be made to the Federal Government through the Federal Works Agency for financial assistance to construct adequate facilities to provide recreation for the personnel of the above-mentioned defense projects, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all necessary information, reports, maps and preliminary drafts necessary for said application be prepared in order that a fully adequate and complete report may be submitted to the Federal Government by and through the Federal Works Agency, and