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Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, August 11, 1942 to December 30, 1946, lvc000005-471

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    BIDS—CITY JAIL RESOLUTION GAMING APPLICATIONS There being no further business to come before the meeting at this at this time, Commissioner Bates moved that the meeting adjourn until 2 p.m. Monday July 8, 1946. Motion seconded by Commissioner Clark and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bates, Clark, Corradetti and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Baskin. Las Vegas, Nevada July 8, 1946 At a recessed regular meeting of the Board of City Commissioners held this 8th day of July, 1946. Meeting called to order by His Honor Mayor E. W. Cragin at the hour of 4 P.M. with the following members present: Commissioners Baskin, Bates, Corradetti; City Manager, T. E. Fennessy, and Chief Deputy City Clerk Shirley Ballinger. Absent: Commissioner Clark, City Clerk Helen Scott Reed, and City Attorney C. Norman Cornwall. Motion made by Commissioner Bates that inasmuch as no bids were received for the construction of the City Jail that readvertisement for bids on a cost plus fixed fee basis be made. Motion seconded by Commissioner Baskin and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Baskin, Bates, Corradetti and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Clark. Motion made by Commissioner Bates that the following resolution be adopted and order made: RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the City of Las Vegas is owner in fee of the land and premises on Second Street between Fremont and Ogden Avenues in the City of Las Vegas, which were formerly used as a fire station site and which land and premises are more particularly described as follows: Lot Twenty-three (23), Block Fifteen (15), of Clark’s Las Vegas Townsite as per map thereof on file and of record in the office of the County Recorder of Clark County, Nevada and WHEREAS, the said site has been abandoned for such purposes and is no longer used for a fire station, and WHEREAS, it is for the best interests of the City of Las Vegas to dispose of said land and premises and thereby save all expenses incidental to the maintenance thereof, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED this 8th day of July, 1946, by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, County of Clark, State of Nevada, that the land and premises above described which were formerly used as a fire station site be sold at private sale to the highest bidder and upon such terms and conditions as this Board shall prescribe, and that the City Manager be and he is hereby authorized and directed to advertise for bids. Motion seconded by Commissioner Corradetti and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Baskin, Bates, Corradetti and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Clark. Commissioner Bates moved that the following renewals of gaming applications be granted: Wilshire Service Station 1600 So. 5th Vegas Sweet Shop 1 slot Signal Service Sta. 801 E. Fremont Vegas Sweet Shop 1 slot Dew Drop Inn D & Jackson Louis S. Bunzel 1 slot Coronado Courts 1200 So. 5th A. Kroloff 2 slots Monte Carlo Club 15 Fremont A. Kroloff 1 slot Harold's Drive In 800 No. Main Gayer Company 1 slot Market Spot 117 Carson Harry Levy 5 slots Nevada Biltmore 600 No. Main T. A. Campbell 1 - craps 2 - "21" 1 - Roulette 17 Slots