Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, June 22, 1911 to February 7, 1922, lvc000001-210

Office of the City Clerk, Las Vegas Nevada. Las Vegas, Nevada, May 3rd, 1916. At a regular meeting of the Board of City Commissioners in and for the City of Las Vegas Nevada, held on the 3rd day of May A.D. 1916. Present Hon. W.E. Hawkins Mayor , With Commissioners Elwell, Matzdorf, Ball and Hicks, with the City Clerk and City Attorney. Minutes of the last regular meeting read and approved as read. All claims against the City of Las Vegas Nevada allowed as per claim book on file with the Clerk of this Board. Reports of officers read and approved as read., At this time a petition was presented to the Board from the residences of what is known as McWilliams town or (old town) requesting the Board to take some action regarding water for said townsite, where upon after due consideration upon the part of the Board and upon motion of Commissioner Matzdorf and seconded by Commissioner Elwell and duly carried it was ordered that the City Attorney be and is hereby instructed to look up the charter of said Las Vegas Land and water Company and take the same up with the Board of Public Utilities of the State and ascertain if it is possible and can be legally done for the said Las Vegas Ladd and water Company to furnish water to residence of old town. the vote on said resolution being as follows towit:- Commissioner Matzdorf, aye, Elwell, aye, Ball aye, Hicks, aye, and his honor the Mayor voting aye. At this time a Committee from the Chamber of Commerce appeared before the Board requesting financial assistance informing the Board of the fact that said money was for the purpose of public use and benefit whereupon after due consideration upon the part of the Board and upon motion of Commissioner Hicks and seconded by Commissioner Matzdorf and duly carried ordered that it appearing to this Board that the money asked for by said Chamber of Commerce is for the public use and benefit of said City it is ordered that the City will allow any sum equal to any amount that the County of Clark will grant to mid Chamber of Commerce not to exceed the sum of Three hundred dollars ($300.00), the vote upon said resolution being as follows towit:- Commissioners Matzdorf, aye, Elwell aye, Ball aye, Hicks aye, and his honor the Mayor W.E. Hawkins voting aye. The Board having heretofore received and opened bids for the drilling of an Artesian Well in the Cemetery ground owned by said City, and having laid the awarding of said contract over until this meeting than proceeded to award the contract to successful bidder whereupon it appearing to the Board after due consideration upon the part of the Board that the Bid of Lauberheimer and Beckley is the best and most satisfactorily bid it was upon motion of Commissioner Hicks and seconded by Commissioner Elwell and duly carried ordered that said contract be and the same is hereby awarded to said Lauberheimer and Beckley and the City Attorney be and is hereby instructed to draw upon a contract for the drilling of said well same to be presented to the Board at there adjourned meeting to be held on the 10th day of May A.D. 1916. at ten o'clock A.M. of said day. the vote upon said resolution being as follows towit:- Commissioners Matzdorf, aye, Elwell aye, Ball aye, Hicks, aye, and his honor the Mayor W.E. Hawkins voting aye. This being the time set by the Board for the opening of Bids for the construction of a cement concrete sidewalk on main street and two bids having been filed the Board than proceeded to open said bids as follows towit:- A.L. J. Clark for the construction of said sidewalk in the sum of 15 cents (fifteen cents) per square foot. J.A. Delameter for the construction of said sidewalk the sum of 14 cents per square foot, said work to be constructed as per ordinance of said City and per notice heretofore published, whereupon after due consideration upon the part of the Board it was upon motion of Commissioner Matzdorf and seconded by Commissioner Elwell and duly carried ordered that said contract be and the same is hereby awarded to J.A. Delamater upon his filing a good and sufficient bond in fifty per cent of the amount of said contract and the City Attorney be and is hereby instructed to draw upon said contract and present the same for the approval of this Board at its adjourned meeting to be held on the 10th day of May A.D. 1916, at ten o'clock A.M. of said day.