Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, August 11, 1942 to December 30, 1946, lvc000005-65

ACCEPTANCE OF SERVICE We, the undersigned Mayor and Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, hereby admit due service of the foregoing notice of Special Meeting. Howell C. Garrison A. P. Rubidoux_____ Mayor Commissioner Pat Clark__________ A. F. Smith, Sr . Commissioner Commissioner M. C. Tinch_________ Commissioner The Board of City Commissioners was called in session by Commissioners Clark and Tinch for the above mentioned purpose. Commissioner Clark stated that the Northern Club had been operating gaming in violation of the City Ordinance and that they had been cited into court and paid a fine of $100.00. Commissioner Tinch moved that the gaming application of the Northern Club for twelve(12) slot machines and one(l) Race Horse Book be approved. Motion seconded by Commissioner Clark and carried by the following vote. Commissioners Clark, Rubidoux and Tinch voting aye. Commissioner Smith and His Honor voting No. Thereafter the meeting adjourned. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA JANUARY 16, 1943 At a regular meeting of the Board of City Commissioners held the 16th day of January, 1943. Meeting called to order by His Honor, Howell C. Garrison, at the hour of 7:30 with the following members present: Commissioners Smith, Clark, Rubidoux and Tinch; City Attorney; Harry H. Austin; Auditor, M. Cazier and City Clerk, Helen Scott Reed. Minutes of the regular meeting of January 4th and the special meeting of January 12th were read. The minutes of January 4 were ordered corrected by striking the name of J. A. Williams in the motion relating to salary for helper at the disposal plant. Thereafter the minutes were approved as corrected. Commissioner Clark moved that vouchers 780 to 792-1 be approved. Motion seconded by Commissioner Rubidoux and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Clark, Rubidoux, Smith, Tinch and His Honor voting aye; Noes none. BARBER SHOP A petition for a barber shop at 321 Monroe St., West Side, Las Vegas, 321 Monroe St. Nevada, signed by an adequate number of property owners was presented to the Board for their consideration. Commissioner Clark moved that the petition be granted, provided the requirements of the City Ordinance be complied with. Motion seconded by Commissioner Tinch and carried by the following vote. Commissioners Clark, Rubidoux, Tinch and His Honor voting aye; Commissioner Smith passed; noes none. BARBER SHOP Commissioner Clark moved that the petition of Willie Harris at "D" and "D" & Madison Madison for a barber shop, which came before the Board at the meeting of January 4, be granted. Motion seconded by Commissioner Rubidoux and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Clark, Rubidoux, Tinch and His Honor voting aye; noes none; Commissioner Smith passed. PETITION A petition requesting zoning in the Gibson and Jones Addition, Noblitt ZONING Addition, Church Addition and Boulder Dam Homesite Addition was presented to the Board for their consideration and thereafter referred to the Planning Commission for a report. FERTILIZER Commissioner Tinch made a report on the use of the sludge from the disposal BIDS plant as fertilizer. Commissioner Clark made a motion that the motion made on January 4 regarding the letting of bids for fertilizer be recinded. Motion seconded by Commissioner Smith and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Clark, Rubidoux, Smith, Tinch and His Honor voting aye; noes none. Harlan Brown, City Engineer, recommended that the sludge from the disposal plant be used as fertilizer at the golf course and that a sample be taken and sent out for analysis and a report submitted at the next regular meeting of the Board. WESTERN AIR Commissioner Clark made a motion that the bids submitted by the Western Air EXPRESS - BIDS Express on the leasing of certain space in the McCarran Field Airport administration building be tabled and a committee appointed to outline the desires of the City. The motion died for want of a second. Thereafter Mayor Garrison appointed Commissioners Clark and Smith to work as a committee with himself to meet with the Western Air Express officials to see if satisfactory agreements can be worked out and that the matter also be brought to the attention of the Chamber of Commerce and a report made back at the next regular meeting.