Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, August 11, 1942 to December 30, 1946, lvc000005-454

PROPOSED VACATION— Boulder Street SWIMMING POOL BIDS — Bid Awarded Las Vegas, Nevada June 5, 1946 At a recessed regular meeting of the Board of City Commissioners held this 5th day of June, 1946. Meeting called to order at the hour of 10 A. M. by His Honor Mayor E. W. Cragin with the following members present: Commissioners Baskin, Bates, Clark, Corradetti; City Attorney, C. Norman Cornwall; City Manager T. E. Fennessy; and City Clerk Helen Scott Reed. This being the time heretofore set for Southern Nevada Industries Ltd. to appear before this Board at a hearing to show cause, if any, why the dust, noise, confusion and traffic congestion of heavy trucks existing at their place of business should not be declared a public nuisance and their license revoked. At this time Robert Jones, Esq. of the firm of Jones, Wiener and Jones, representing Southern Nevada Industries Ltd., submitted three petitions signed by businessmen in that area. Mr. Jones stated that all of the people objecting to Southern Nevada Industries Ltd. operating from their present location had entered into business long after Southern Nevada Industries Ltd. was established. Mr. Jones also stated that the Southern Nevada Industries Ltd. was situated on the only two truck routes in the City and how could anyone object on that basis when trucks were parked along this road at all hour of the day and night. Madison B. Graves, Esq. of the firm of Morse & Graves, representing the objectors, answered Mr. Jones' statement alone the lines that the Southern Nevada Industries Ltd. does create a noise and interferes with the Health and property of the surrounding inhabitants. Motion seconded by Commissioner Baskin and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Baskin, Bates, Corradetti and His Honor Mayor Pro Tem Clark voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Mayor Cragin. Commissioner Bates moved that the report of the Planning Commission relating to a petition to vacate Boulder Street between Main Street and 2nd Street be filed, and that the petitioner be advised that this vacation cannot be acted upon at this time because of conditions outlined in the said report. Motion seconded by Commissioner Baskin and carried by the following voter Commissioners Baskin, Bates, Corradetti, and His Honor Mayor Pro Tem Clark voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Mayor Cragin. Commissioner Bates made the following statement: "Your Honor, Mayor Pro Tem Clark, and City Council, Ladies and Gentlemen. It give me indeed a great deal of pleasure at this time to make the motion accepting the bid of the Fleetwater Pool Company In the sum of $89,800.00 for the construction of swimming pools for the City of Las Vegas, which we have needed for some time." Motion was seconded by Commissioner Baskin and carried by the following vote; Commissioners Baskin, Bates, Corradetti and His Honor Mayor Pro Tem Clark voting aye; noes, none. Absent; Mayor Cragin. There being no further business to come before the meeting at this time Commissioner Bates moved that this meeting recess until June 5 at the hour of 2 P.M. Motion seconded by Commissioner Baskin and carried by the following vote; Commissioners Baskin, Bates, Corradetti and His Honor Mayor Pro Tem Clark voting aye; noes, none. Absent; Mayor Cragin.