Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, May 26, 1952 to February 17, 1954, lvc000008-521

ORDINANCE NO. 576 Moving PROPOSED ORDINANCE Engineering Fees ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 100-16 Acceptance & Final Payment H STREET PAVING PROJECT Acceptance & Final Payment HYDE PARK TELEPHONE SERVICE ANNEXATION CITY CLERK BOND BID NO. 53.30 Fire Truck STREET REPAIRS ENGINEER DEPARTMENT Reorganization 491 An ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 439 entitled: "AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE MOVING OF BUILDINGS, HOUSES AND STRUCTURES ALONG HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND ALLEYS IN THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS; AUTHORIZING THE CITY BUILDING INSPECTOR TO ISSUE PERMITS; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF; AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO," AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, having been reported on favorably by Commissioner Whipple was read in full to the Board. Commissioner Whipple moved the above entitled Ordinance No. 576 be adopted. Motion seconded by Commissioner Bunker and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Sharp. An ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT INSPECTION AND SERVICE FEES; PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS PROPERLY RELATED THERETO; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, was read by title and referred to Commissioners Bunker and Jarrett for recommendation. Commissioner Whipple moved the recommendation of the City Engineer that Assessment District No. 100-16 be accepted, be approved and the final payment in the total amount of $31,696.04 to Young & Smith Construction Company be approved and the Mayor and City Clerk authorized to sign the warrant when prepared. Motion seconded by Commissioner Bunker and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Sharp. Commissioner Bunker moved the recommendation of the City Engineer that the H Street Paving Project be accepted, be approved, and the final payment to Ideal Asphalt Paving Co. in the total amount of $668.80 allowed and the Mayor and City Clerk authorized to sign the warrant when prepared. Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Sharp. At this time Mr. Leon 0. Kinder and several other property owners in Hyde Park appeared before the Board regarding the fact that this tract has not received telephone service. Commissioner Bunker moved that the City Attorney be requested to write a letter to the Public Service Commission informing them of this situation in the Hyde Park Subdivision stating that if the Southern Nevada Telephone Company cannot install phones that the Public Service Commission demand that public pay phones be installed within the tract in case of emergencies. Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Sharp. Discussion was held on the petitions filed for annexation. T h e r e a f t e r C om m ission er B u nk er moved th e NE 1/4 o f S e c t i o n 35 and th e a r e a on t h e B o u ld e r Highway a d j a c e n t t h e r e t o b e a n n exed . Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Sharp. Commissioner Whipple moved the $25,000 bond of the City Clerk be accepted and the bond f ormerly furnished be r eleased. Motion seconded by Commissioner Jarrett and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Sharp. Discussion was held on the bids for the furnishing of a Fire Truck which were opened September 2, 1953. Commissioner Jarrett moved that the bid of Seagrave-Hirsch in the total amount of $25,281.00 be accepted. This motion died for lack of a second. Commissioner Jarrett moved that any bonds submitted to the City in the future, including bonds on fire trucks, be countersigned by resident agents of the State of Nevada and that the City not accept any bonds or insurance policies until they have been signed by resident agents. Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Sharp. Commissioner Whipple moved that City Engineer George Wade be allowed a $75.00 for expenses for a trip to Reno to investigate their methods of street repair. Motion seconded by Commissioner Jarrett and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Sharp . At this time the reorganization of the Engineering Department was presented and discussion was held. Thereafter Commissioner Bunker moved the recommendation of the City Manager regarding the revision of personnel in the Engineering Department be approved as follows: 9-16-53