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Las Vegas, Nevada June 16, 1955 A recessed regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas held this 16th day of June, 1955 was called to order at the hour of 4:30 P.M. by His Honor Mayor Baker with the following members present: Mayor C. D. Baker Commissioner Wendell Bunker Commissioner E. W. Fountain Commissioner Harris P. Sharp City Manager A. H. Kennedy Assistant City Manager Robert W. Notti Assistant City Attorney Ralston 0. Hawkins City Engineer George E. Wade City Clerk Shirley Ballinger Absent: Commissioner Reed Whipple City Attorney Howard W. Cannon Commissioner Sharp moved that Commissioner E. W. Fountain be appointed as a member of the Clark County Health Board. Motion seconded by Commissioner Bunker and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Whipple. Mayor Baker appointed Commissioner Whipple as the second member of the Clark County Health Board to replace Commissioner Bunker who has served in this capacity for two years. At this time Commissioner Whipple arrived at the meeting. Commissioner Bunker moved that George Knipp, Charles Horsey, Jr., and Don Ashworth be reappointed as members of the Civil Service Board of Trustees for a term of four years. Motion seconded by Commissioner Sharp and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Commissioner Sharp moved that Mr. Harry Hayden Whitely be appointed as a member of the Board of Examiners and Appeals for a term of three years. Motion seconded by Commissioner Bunker and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Commissioner Sharp moved that Stanley Isom and Thomas McMann be appointed as members of the Board of Plumbing Examiners, for a period of one year. Motion seconded by Commissioner Bunker and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple, and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Commissioner Whipple moved the City Manager be authorized to set up a special account for emergency flood damage repair and cleanup and spend up to a maximum of $25,000.00 for this work. Motion seconded by Commissioner Fountain and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Commissioner Sharp moved that Kenneth Hadland, Superintendent of Parks, be granted permission to attend the National Shade Tree Convention in Santa Barbara, California, on August 1 to August 5, 1955, and that expenses of $136.50 be allowed. Motion seconded by Commissioner Bunker and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Commissioner Sharp moved the City Manager be authorized to advertise for bids for the Radio Maintenance Contract. Motion seconded by Commissioner Bunker and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Commissioner Bunker moved that Harry Hayden Whiteley be hired as the architect for the addition to the Police Station. Motion seconded by Commissioner Sharp and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Commissioner Whipple moved that Ray W. Baldwin be hired as the architect for the new fire station to be located at Industrial and Utah. Motion seconded by Commissioner Bunker and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Commissioner Sharp moved that the City Manager and City Engineer be authorized to commence the study on the preliminary plans for the new sewer plant. Motion seconded by Commissioner Bunker and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. There being no further business to come before the Board at this time, Commissioner Sharp moved this meeting recess until June 29, 1955, at 7:30 P.M. Motion seconded by Commissioner Bunker and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. CLARK COUNTY HEALTH BOARD Appointments CIVIL SERVICE BOARD Appointments BOARD OF EXAMINERS & APPEALS Appointment BOARD OF PLUMBING EXAMINERS Appointments FLOOD DAMAGE FUND CONVENTION ATTENDANCE RADIO MAINTENANCE CONTRACT POLICE STATION ARCHITECT FIRE STATION ARCHITECT SEWER PLANT STUDY 6-16-55