Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, February 17, 1954 to September 21, 1955, lvc000009-274

CIGARETTE LICENSE New Showboat ALTERATION TO CITY HALL Architect's Contract OLD CITY DUMP Removal of Debris Commissioner Sharp moved the application of the Desert Showboat, Inc., dba Showboat for a license for the retail sale of cigarettes and tobacco products for the third quarter of 1954 be granted. Motion seconded by Commissioner Bunker and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Sharp, and His Honor Mayor Pro Tem Whipple voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Mayor Baker and Commissioner Jarrett. At this time discussion was held on the contract the City has with Vernon Welborn for the alterations to the City Hall. The City Attorney was instructed to write a letter to Mr. Welborn requesting that he appear before the Board at a meeting to be held August 25, 1954, at 6:30 P.M. to discuss reported lack of supervision in this project. Discussion was held on the work in progress by V. D. Eachus Equipment Rental on an hourly basis for the leveling and removal of debris from the old city dump site. Commissioner Bunker moved that V. D. Eachus be told to stop work on the removal of the old city dump as of August 25, 1954. Motion seconded by Commissioner Sharp and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Sharp and His Honor Mayor Pro Tem Whipple voting aye; noes, none. Absent Mayor Baker and Commissioner Jarrett. It was the decision of the Board that a meeting should be held when Mayor Baker returns on the policy of the Commission on the spending of City funds. There being no further business to come before the Board at this time, Commissioner Sharp moved this meeting adjourn. Motion seconded by Commissioner Bunker and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Sharp and His Honor Mayor Pro Tem Whipple voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Mayor Baker and Commissioner Jarrett. CALL OF SPECIAL MEETING Date: August 25, 1954 TO: SHIRLEY BALLINGER, City Clerk Las Vegas, Nevada A special meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, is hereby called to be held in the Mayor's Office of the City Hall on the 25th day of August, 1954, at the hour of 6:30 P.M. to consider the following matters: 1. Architect's Contract - Alteration to City Hall s/ Reed Whipple Mayor Pro Tem NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING TO: REED WHIPPLE, Mayor Pro Tem and to WENDELL BUNKER, REX A JARRETT, HARRIS P SHARP Commissioners and GEORGE H ROUNTHWAITE, City Manager, and HOWARD W. CANNON, City Attorney of the City of Las Vegas. You and each of you will please take notice that pursuant to a call this day issued by Mayor Pro Tem Whipple, a special meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, will be held in the Mayor's Office of the City Hall, 5th and Stewart, on the 25th day of August, 1954, at the hour of 6:30 P.M. to consider the following matters: 1. Architect's Contract - Alteration to City Hall s/ Shirley Ballinger City Clerk ACCEPTANCE OF NOTICE We, the undersigned Mayor Pro Tem, Commissioners, City Manager, and City Attorney of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, do hereby admit due service of the foregoing notice of Special Meeting: Reed Whipple Rex Jarrett Harris P. Sharp Wendell Bunker Howard Cannon R. W. Notti 8-25-54