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Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, August 11, 1942 to December 30, 1946, lvc000005-253

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NOW THEREFORE, by reason of the authority vested in the Board of City Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas by Subsection 5 of Section 31 of the Las Vegas City Charter, approved March 16, 1911, as amended, the Board of City Commissioners do proclaim as follows: 1. That the City of Las Vegas construct two (2) swimming pools in the City of Las Vegas; one of said pools to be located in that area now occupied by the City race track, and one swimming pool to be located on the West Side, Las Vegas, Nevada. That the construction of said swimming pools and facilities necessary to operate said pools shall not cost in excess of One Hundred and Sixty Thousand Dollars ($160,000.00) in total. That said One Hundred and Sixty Thousand Dollars is the estimated cost of said construction, as per report of the City Engineer and the City Manager of the City of Las Vegas. 2. That the City of Las Vegas shall issue bonds for the full sum of One Hundred and Sixty Thousand Dollars ($160,000.00) to cover the cost of said construction; said bonds to be payable within twenty (20) years from the date of issuing the same, and to carry interest not in excess of four percent (4%) per annum, and to be payable from that fund to be known as Swimming Pool Bond Fund. The Board of City Commissioners will pass an ordinance providing for the construction of said swimming pools and for the issuance of the bonds for said construction at a regular meeting of said City Commission to be held February 7, 1945 at 2:00 P.M. on said date in the City Hall, City of Las Vegas, County of Clark, State of Nevada, at which time any parties havint objection to said action of the Board of City Commissioners shall be present and make said reason known, if any, why said action should not be taken by the Board of City Commissioners. BOARD OF CITY COMMISSIONERS By /s/ E. W. Cragin________ E. W. Cragin, Mayor ATTEST: /s/ Helen Scott Reed ____ Helen Scott Reed, City Clerk Motion seconded by Commissioner Clark and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bates, Clark, Corradetti and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent Commissioner Smith. There being no further business to come before the Board at this time, Commissioner Bates moved this meeting adjourn until January the 22nd at the hour of 2:00 P.M. Motion seconded by Commissioner Corradetti and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bates, Clark, Corradetti and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent Commissioner Smith. Las Vegas, Nevada January 8, 1945 CALL OF SPECIAL MEETING TO: Helen Scott Reed, City Clerk Las Vegas, Nevada A Special Meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas is hereby called to be held in the Commissioners’ Council Chamber in the War Memorial Building on Monday, the 8th of January, 1945 at the hour of 10:00 A.M., to act upon the following matter: 1. To purchase lots for fire station site in Huntridge Tract. /s/ E. W. Cragin________ Mayor