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Las Vegas, Nevada July, 10, 1956 A regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada held this 10th day of July, 1956 was called to order at the hour of 7:30 P.M. by His Honor Mayor Baker with the following members present: Mayor C. D. Baker Commissioner Wendell Bunker Commissioner E. W. Fountain Commissioner Reed Whipple City Manager A. H. Kennedy Adm. Assistant R. F. Boos Asst. City Atty Ralston O. Hawkins Director of Planning Franklin J. Bills City Engineer George E. Wade City Clerk Shirley Ballinger Absent: Commissioner Harris P. Sharp City Attorney Howard W. Cannon PUBLIC HEARING This being the time heretofore set for representatives of the American Linen Supply American Linen Company, 1001 South 1st Street to be present to show cause why the conveyor across the alley Nuisance Abatement behind this business should not be abated as a public nuisance, His Honor asked if there was anyone present representing this concern. Attorney Herbert M. Jones was present, and stated that he was representing the American Linen Supply Company, but that Mr. F. Oliver Gardner, general manager had not yet arrived. Mayor Baker asked for a report from the City Attorney's office on the matter. Thereafter Assistant City Attorney Ralston Hawkins stated that the American Linen Company had applied for and received a variance to build a to-story building in an R-4 zone, which variance had been extended on two occasions for six-months periods. He further reported that the Company had been granted permission to construct a conveyor across the alley to transport laundry back and forth said alley, in accordance with plans submitted to the City. Since that time, Mr. Hawkins advised, the City has received numerous complaints from surrounding property owners indicating that the noise involved in transporting the laundry across the alley is loud, said conveyor is operated late at night and disturbs the peace and quiet of the residential area. He stated that if this is considered to be a public nuisance, such determination must be made by the Commission; if not, it is a private nuisance and the people in the neighborhood have their own remedy through the Court. Mr. George Franklin, Jr., representing the adjacent property owners protested this variance on the basis that the only notice the people had received was for the variance to construct a two-story building, and they believed the conveyor across the alley was not only a public nuisance, but a violation of the variance granted the American Linen. Thereafter the following property owners spoke in protest to the operation of this conveyor, pointing out that it was operated during nighttime hours and, at times, into the morning early hours. They also complained about the smell from the laundry bags stored on the premises. They stated that in many cases they had lost tenants because the tenants could not stand the noise. Some complaints were also voiced about the parking situation in that employees of the laundry took up parking spaces so that the tenants were unable to park near their residence. Mr. John Kofahl 112½ Coolidge Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Terry 1014 South 2nd Mr. Childers Mr. Herb Jones, representing the American Linen Supply Company appeared before the Commission and stated that they did not feel this could be considered a public nuisance due to the fact that only the adjacent property owners were objecting. He further stated that the surrounding property, as well as this Company, was of commercial or industrial type of operations, and had been for a number of years. Thereafter Commissioner Bunker moved this hearing be continued until July 18, 1956 to allow departments of the City to make an investigation and report back on this matter. Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Whipple and Mayor Baker voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Sharp. BID NO. 36.25 This being the time heretofore set for the opening of Bid No. 56.23 for the construction Sewage Treatment of a Sewage Treatment Plant for the City of Las Vegas, bids were received from the following Plant firms: Bid Opening JAMES T. STEWART COMPANY $1,210,178.00 LEMBKE-CLOUGH & KING 1,109,969.36 EMIL H. KRALL 1,186,996.70 FRED J. EARLY, JR. CO. IN. 1,145,701.00 DAVIS & BUTLER CONST. CO. 1,152,582.25 Commissioner Fountain moved the foregoing bids be referred to the City Manager and Public Works Department for tabulation and recommendation. Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Sharp.