Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, June 22, 1911 to February 7, 1922, lvc000001-150

June 8th, A.D. 1914. At a regular adjourned meeting of the Board of City commissioners in a and for the City of Las Vegas, Nevada head pursuant to adjournment present Hon. W.E. Hawkins, Mayor, with Commissioners Sullivan, Curtiss, and Griffith, Commissioner E.E. Smith being absent on leave of absence. This being the time as set by the Board for the payment of the last and final 50% as due J.A. Delameter on his contract with the City of Las Vegas for the competition of sidewalks on the East side of First street, Second street, South side of Fremont street, and the North side of Fremont street. it was upon motion being duly made and carried by motion of Commissioner Griffith and seconded by Commissioner Sullivan resolved that the following resolution be adopted as follows: towit:- " Whereas , J.A. Delameter has filed with this Board a claims in the sum of $719.68 for final 50% on the East side of First street, $715.28 for final 50% on the East side of second street $337.81 for final payment on the South side of Fremont street, and for $433.28 as final 50% on the North side of Fremont street as compensation in full for the construction of the sidewalk on the above mentioned streets as per contract with the City of Las Vegas bearing date the 17th, day of February, 1914. and Whereas, the said work has been accepted as completed by the Commissioner of Streets and Public property as shown by the report of said Commissioner on file with this Board and Whereas , it appears to this Board that there is now due under the terms of said contract to the said J.A. Delameter fifty per cent. as final payment of the contract price, the sums Of $433.28 on district NO. 4, $337.81 on district No, 3. $715.28 on District. No. 2, $719.68 on District No.l,. payable out of the special assessment funds of Districts No. 1, 2, 3, 4,. Now Therefore, Be it resolved that the said claim be and the same is hereby allowed to the extent of fifty per cent which is the final and last paymenet per contract thereof, in the sums of $71968 $715.28, $337.81, $433.28. and the same is hereby ordered to be paid out of special assessments funds of Districts No, 1, 2, 3, 4,. That such payment be made to J.A. Delameter and his assigns as their interests appear viz: $1300.00 to the First State Bank of Las Vegas, Nevada, Incorporated as assignee of that amount from said J.A. Delameter and the balance of the said sums to be paid to the said J.A. Delameter out of the sums allowed by this Board. the vote upon said resolution be as follows towit:- Commissioners Curtiss, aye, Griffith, aye, Sullivan, aye, and his honor the Mayor W.E. Hawkins voting aye. The question of transferring a sufficient sum of money from the general fund of the City to make upon the deficit in district No, 1, of said special sidewalk assessment it was upon motion of Commissioner Griffith and seconded by Commissioner Curtiss and duly carried ordered that the sum of $120.96 be and the same is hereby transferred from the general fund of the City to the special assessment district No. 1, of said City. the vote being as follows towit:- Commissioners Curtiss, aye, Griffith, aye, Sullivan aye, and his honor the Mayor. voting aye. At this time the Clerk read before the Board the resignation of F.A. Stevens as City Attorney in and for the City of Las Vegas, Nevada to take effect immediately whereupon after due consideration upon the part of the Board it was upon motion of Commissioner Sullivan and seconded by commissioner Curtiss and duly carried ordered that said resignation be accepted, the vote being as follows towit: Commissioners Curtiss, aye, Curtiss, aye, Sullivan aye, and his honor the Mayor W.E. Hawkins voting NO. Upon motion being duly made and carried the Board adjourned.