Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, May 26, 1952 to February 17, 1954, lvc000008-401

Las Vegas Precinct No, Walter J, Richards (Cont'd) 11A 44 11B 26 12A 26 12B 19 13A 41 13B 25 14 53 15 59 16 49 17 80 18 71 19 44 20 36 21 31 22 49 23 115 24 46 25 34 26 70 27 62 28 50 29 70 30 94 31 62 32 88 33 71 34 64 35 88 36 33 37A 43 37B 28 38 60 39 32 40A 39 40B 54 41 38 42 49 43 57 TOTAL 2496 Thereupon it appearing to the Board that the plurality of all votes cast for their res­pective offices, Commissioner Whipple moved that: Wendell Bunker be and is hereby declared to be the duly elected Commissioner second class of the City of Las Vegas for the ensuing four years, and it is further resolved that the City Clerk be and she is hereby directed to issue a certificate of election to said Wendell Bunker. Harris P. Sharp be and is hereby declared to be the duly elected Commissioner fourth class of the City of Las Vegas for the ensuing four years, and it is further resolved that the City Clerk be and she is hereby directed to issue a certificate of election to said Harris P. Sharp, Howard W. Cannon be and is hereby declared to be the duly elected City Attorney of the City of Las Vegas for the ensuing four years, and it is further resolved that the City Clerk be and she is hereby directed to issue a certificate of election to said Howard W. Cannon. Walter J. Richards be and is hereby declared to be the duly elected Municipal Judge of the City of Las Vegas for the ensuing four years, and it is further resolved that the City Clerk be and she is hereby directed to issue a certificate of election to said Walter J. Richards. Motion seconded by Commissioner Jarrett and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Peccole. At this time the Board proceeded to canvass the votes on the Bond Election, the question being as follows: "Shall the City of Las Vegas issue its negotiable coupon General Obligation Sewer Bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $900,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the purpose of defraying in part the cost of acquiring, constructing, and establish­ing additional sanitary sewer trunk lines and interceptors to the existing municipal sewerage system, said bonds to bear interest at a rate of not more than seven (7) per cent per annum, and to mature serially in regular numerical order at annual intervals in substantially equal amounts of principal or substantially equal amounts of principal and interest, commencing not later than the year 1956 and ending not later than the year 1978, both inclusive, said bonds maturing after the year 1963, to be subject to prior redemption at the option of the City on such terms as the Board of Commissioners may determine on any interest payment date on and after 10 years from the date of the bonds, said bonds to be payable from an annual general tax levy and from such other sources available therefor as the Board of Commissioners may at its option determine?" The Board found that the votes cast on the Bond question were as follows: 5-13-53