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faulty specifications, by traffic, climatic conditions or any other disintegrating factors against which a pavement is supposed to be immune. (Signed) Western Willite Co. By C.S. Reed, President. On motion of Commissioner Anderson, seconded by Commissioner Matzdorf, the following Resolution was adopted: WHEREAS, the State Highway Department has secured bids for the improvement of Fremont Street in the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, and WHEREAS, the said State Highway Department recommends the said improvement of Fremont Street be done by using the Willite process asphaltic concrete, and WHEREAS, the Western Willite Company through its president C.L. Reed agrees, to make all necessary repairs ar its own expense for a period of one year after completion, which may be requested by Board of City Commissioners of said City, caused by faulty specifications, traffic, climatic conditions, or other disintegrating factors against which a pavement uis supposed to be immune, and WHEREAS, from the foregoing it appears to the Board of City Commissioners to be to the best interests of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, to improve Fremont Street in accordance with the recommendations of the State Highway department and guarantee of the Western Willite Company, now therefore BE IT RESOLVED: That the State Highway Department be, and it is hereby requested and directed to proceed with the improvement of Fremont Street in the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, using Willite process asphaltic concrete surface in accordance with the plans and specifications on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada. At this time the question of issuing of an additional Four Thousand ($4000.00) Dollars worth of bonds to enable the City to meet its full share of the cost of the construction of a highway through the City of Las Vegas to connect with route 6 of the State Highway system of the State of Nevada, coming on before the Board, and it appearing to the Board of City Commissioners by an Act of the Legislature of the State of Nevada that the City Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas have the authority to issue bonds in an amount not to exceed $50,000 for the construction of a highway through the City of Las Vegas to connect with Route 6 of the State highway System under an act of the Legislature of the State of Nevada in convention assembled, entitled, "An Act authorizing the Board of City Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, County of Clark, to issue bonds to provide for the construction of a highway through said City of Las Vegas to connect with Route 6 of the State Highway System of the State of Nevada, and providing for the ratification thereof by special or general election before the issuance of any such bonds," approved March 5,1923, and It further appearing to this Board that Thirty Thousand ($30,000.00) Dollars worth of said authorized issue of bonds has been sold for the purpose above mentioned, and it also appearing that the total costs of the construction of a highway through said City of Las Vegas will exceed the sum of $32,000.00, and that the amount of money now in said bond fund is insufficient to pay the city's share of said cost, NOW THEREFORE, on motion of Commissioner Anderson, seconded by Commissioner Matzdorf, the question being put to the Board, the following Preambles and Resolution were regularly and duly adopted by the unanimous vote of the Board: WHEREAS, pursuant to and instrict compliance with the provisions and authority of the constitution and laws of the State of Nevada, including the provisions of Chapter 74 of the laws of the State of Nevada, 1923 being an Act of the Senate and Assembly of the State of Nevada entitled:" An Act authorizing the Board of City Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, County of Clark to issue bonds to provide for the construction of a highway through said City of Las Vegas to connect with Route 6 of the State Highway System of the State of Nevada, and providing for the ratification thereof by special or general election before the issuance of any such bonds," approved March 5,1923, the City of Las Vegas was authorized to issue its bonds in a sum not to exceed $50,000 for the purposes of constructing a highway through the City of Las Vegas to connect with Route 6 of the State Highway System of the State of Nevada; and WHEREAS, pursuant to each of the requirements of said Act, and particularly with the