Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, March 1, 1922 to May 10, 1929, lvc000002-236

longation of Main Street commencing at 286 feet south of the south east corner of Main and Garces streets in the City of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, to the common corner of Sections 3 and 4, Township 21 S., R.61 E,M.D.B. and M is hereby vacated, same to take effect upon the con­struction of the street as outlined in the plat of South Addition to the City of Las Vegas, along Main Street as designated on said plat. At this time Ordinance No. 119 entitled :"An Ordinance authorizing C.O. Lauritzen and George P. Peabody, and their assigns, to install, lay down and maintain gas mains, distributing pipes and supply pipes, and all necessary and proper appliances used in connection therewith or appurtenances thereto, in, through, over ,across, under and along all or any of the streets, alleys or public grounds of the City of Las Vegas in carrying on the business of furnishing gas to the inhabitants of said City for heating, lighting and power and other uses and purposes, and establishing regulations and conditions in connection therewith", was introduced and read for the first time. A discussion of said Ordinance was had. Upon motion of Commissioner Mundy, seconded by Commissioner Elwell, the following Preambles and Resolution was duly adopted: Whereas, there is at the present time no gas works within the City of Las Vegas or vicinity, and there is immediate need of such gas works for said City and prompt action is necess­ary for the permission for the construction of such gas works in order that the same may be in operation for fall and winter use of gas during the current year, and Ordinance No. 119 has been introduced at this meeting providing for a franchise granting to C.O. Lauritzen and George P. Peabody permission to install, lay down and maintain pipes in the streets, alleys and public grounds of said City, and Whereas, in the opinion of this Board an Emergency exists for the immediate passage at this meeting of said Ordinance, Now NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that action be taken immediately upon said Ordinance at this meeting. The vote on said Resolution was as follows Commissioners Mundy, Elwell and His Honor the Mayor, J.F. Hesse, voting aye. Noes, none. Thereupon said Ordinance No. 119 was read for the second time and put to a vote upon the passage of the same. The vote on said Ordinance No. 119 was as follows: Commissioners Mundy, Elwell, and His Honor the Mayor, J.F. Hesse, Aye. Noes, none. The ordinance was declared duly and regularly passed by the vote of the whole board. It was ordered, upon motion of Commissioner Mundy, seconded by Commissioner Elwell, that the licenses and fines be divided as follows: General Fund $500 Police and Fire Fund 1459 and the Clerk was directed so to notify the Treasurer. Harold Case, Fire Chief appeared before the Board and requested the Board to adopt and Ordinance preventing citizens from getting in the way of and interfering with the fire engine and fire department at the time of fires in the City of Las Vegas. There being no further business to come before the Board at this time, it was ordered upon motion duly made and carried, that the Board adjourn until the next regular meeting to be held on the 2nd day of September, A.D. 1926, at the hour of three o'clock P.M.