Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, February 17, 1954 to September 21, 1955, lvc000009-284

PURCHASE OF STEEL BUILDING Approved ASSISTANT ENGINEER Hiring Approved IMPROVEMENT OF STREETS St. Louis & Eastern BEVERLY GREEN TRACT NO. 3 Improvements Accepted ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 100-25 Opening of Bids Set Changes Allowed WESTSIDE STREET LIGHTING Extra Work Approved CHARLESTON BOULEVARD Increase of Width PURCHASE OF CONCRETE BUMPERS RESOLUTIONS ACCEPTING R/W DEEDS 25th Street Sec. 26, T20S, R61E Streets Commissioner Whipple moved the request of Director of Public Works for permission to purchase a Butler Steel building for warehouse purposes for the City Barns be approved. Motion seconded by Commissioner Sharp and carried by the following vote: Commissioner Bunker, Jarrett, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor Mayor Baker voting aye; noes, none. Commissioner Bunker moved the request of City Engineer, George Wade to hire Francis G. Yates as Assistant Engineer at a starting salary of $600 per month be approved. Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor Mayor Baker voting aye; noes, none. The request of the Director of Public Works for permission to proceed with grading and improving of St. Louis and Eastern Avenues, was considered at this time. Thereafter Commissioner Whipple moved that bids for this work be opened on September 15, 1954, at 7:30 P.M. Motion seconded by Commissioner Sharp and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor Mayor Baker voting aye; noes, none. Commissioner Sharp moved the improvements in Beverly Green, Tract No. 3 be accepted and the performance bond on file released. Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor Mayor Baker voting aye; noes, none. Commissioner Sharp moved the driveways on 5th street be increased to 35 feet as requested by the State Highway Department, that the change in aluminum to steel poles in Assessment District No. 100-25 be allowed, and that bids for the installation of improvements in this street lighting district be opened on September 22, 1954, at 8:00 P.M. Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Commissioner Sharp moved the recommendation of the City Engineer for extra work on the Westside Street Lighting project by Harry Brewer, Contractor in the amount of $209.00 be approved. Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor Mayor Baker voting aye; noes, none' City Engineer George Wade requested approval to increase the width of Charleston Boulevard between 2nd and 10th Street from sixty-four to sixty-eight feet. The Commissioners advised the City Engineer to make this increase in width wherever there is not an existing curb and gutter. At this time City Engineer George Wade presented the proposal of the Superior Concrete Specialties to furnish three hundred sections of Concrete Bumper Rails according to specifications at a total cost of $2,535.00. Commissioner Whipple moved this proposal be approved. Motion seconded by Commissioner Jarrett and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor Mayor Baker voting aye; noes, none. At this time the Board considered the acceptance of a right-of-way deed for the widening of 25th Street, executed by George H. and Kathleen M. Cobb, dated August 24, 1954. On motion of Commissioner Jarrett, duly seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried unanimously, the following resolution is adopted and order made. BE IT RESOLVED the 1st day of September, 1954 by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, County of Clark, State of Nevada, that the deed, dated the 24th day of August, 1954, executed by George H. and Kathleen M. Cobb to the City of Las Vegas, County of Clark, State of Nevada, and that the real property described therein be, and is hereby accepted, for the purposes and intentions as therein set forth; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this Resolution be attached to said deed, and that the same be recorded in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Clark, State of Nevada, and filed in the records of this Board. Consideration was given to the acceptance of a right-of-way deed for street purposes in Section 26, T20S, R61E, executed by George H. and Kathleen M. Cobb, dated August 24, 1954. On motion of Commissioner Jarrett, duly seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried unanimously, the following resolution is adopted and order made. BE IT RESOLVED this 1st day of September, 1954, by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, County of Clark, State of Nevada, that the deed dated the 24th day of August, 1954, executed by George H. and Kathleen M. Cobb to the City of Las Vegas, County of Clark, State of Nevada, and that the real property described therein be, and is hereby accepted for the purposes and intentions as therein set forth; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this Resolution be attached to said deed, and that the same be recorded in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Clark, State of Nevada, and filed in the records of this Board. 9-1-54