Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, February 17, 1954 to September 21, 1955, lvc000009-272

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING TO: REED WHIPPLE, Mayor Pro Tem, and to WENDELL BUNKER, REX A. JARRETT, HARRIS P. SHARP, Commissioners, and GEORGE H. ROUNTHWAITE, City Manager, R. W. NOTTI, Assistant City Manager, and HOWARD W. CANNON, City Attorney of the City of Las Vegas. You and each of you will please take notice that pursuant to a call this day issued by Mayor Pro Tem Whipple, a special meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, will be held in the Mayor's Office of the City Hall, 5th and Stewart, on the 24th day of August, 1954, at the hour of 7:30 P.M. to consider the following matters: 1. Gas Company Franchise - transfer from Las Vegas Gas Company to Nevada Southern Gas Company. 2. Award of the following bids: a. Bid No. 54.23 - CONSTRUCTION OF TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND STREET LIGHTING INSTALLATION. b. Bid No. 54.24 - MUNICIPAL OFF-STREET PARKING AREAS. 3. Request of Department of Public Works to set date for opening of bids for a Blueprint machine and office equipment. 4. Request to issue purchase order for steel building. 5. Liquor, Gaming and Cigarette License applications for Desert Showboat, Inc., dba, Showboat. s/ Shirley Ballinger City Clerk ACCEPTANCE OF NOTICE We, the undersigned Mayor Pro Tem, Commissioners, City Manager and City Attorney of the City of Las Vegas, do admit due service of the foregoing notice of Special Meeting: Reed Whipple George Rounthwaite Harris P. Sharp Robert Notti Wendell Bunker Howard Cannon Las Vegas, Nevada August 24, 1954 (CALL OF SPECIAL MEETING) A special meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, held this 24th day of August, 1954, was called to order at the hour of 7:45 P.M. by His Honor Mayor Pro Tem Whipple with the following members present: Mayor Pro Tem Reed Whipple Commissioner Wendell Bunker Commissioner Harris P. Sharp City Manager George Rounthwaite Assistant City Manager R. W. Notti City Attorney Howard W. Cannon City Engineer George Wade City Clerk Shirley Ballinger Absent: Mayor C. D. Baker Commissioner Rex A. Jarrett At this time Mr. Laub and Mr. Wartman, representing the Nevada Southern Gas Company in their request for transfer of the gas franchise from Las Vegas Gas Company to their concern appeared before the Board. Discussion was held and Mr. Wartman indicated that the draft as prepared by the City was acceptable with one exception. He stated that they would like to add to paragraph 3 d) that this condition shall in no way be in conflict with the rules and regulations imposed by the Public Service Commission. Mr. Wartman stated that his clients would like items inserted in the blanks in the proposed franchise: Paragraph 7 - The Company be allowed twelve months to file plat of gas mains, distribution lines, supply, etc, and at least every 90 days amend such plats to show the location of such installations. This was agreeable to the Board. Paragraph 9 - The duration of the agreement be for fifty years and thereafter from year to year until terminated by either party giving to the other one years' notice. The Board was agreeable to a 30 year agreement and a one years' notice. City Attorney Howard W. Cannon stated that the City would like to insert the following: 8-24-54 GAS FRANCHISE Transfer