Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, November 20, 1957 to December 2, 1959, lvc000011-493

noes, none. Absent: Mayor C. D. Baker. AL'S NEW AND USED Commissioner Fountain moved the application of Alfred E. Waters to change the FURNITURE AND APPLIANCES location of his new and used furniture and appliances license and firearms permit for Al's New and Used Furniture and Appliances to 225 North 1st Street (former location Change of Location 219-221 North 1st Street) be approved and the Supervisor of License and Revenue authorized to amend the license. Approved Motion seconded by Commissioner Sharp and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Elwell, Fountain, Sharp and His Honor Mayor Pro Tem Whipple voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Mayor C. D. Baker. CIGARETTE VENDING City Manager Kennedy advised the Board the Nevada Vending Machine Company applied OPERATORS APPLICATION for a cigarette vending operators license and an error had been made and the license was issued before it was approved by the City Commission. Mr. Kennedy added that Nevada Vending the Police Department had a favorable police report on two of the three owners; Machine Company namely, Ralph T. Warne and Raymond Finn, but that all information had not been secured for H. O. Hart. He suggested amending the license to be issued to those who had been cleared and that Mr. Hart could come into the corporation when favorable report had been received from the Police Department. Mr. H. O. Hart was present and spoke to the Board in regard to this license. After some discussion Mr. Kennedy informed him that a license to operate this type of business must be approved by the City Commissioners and could not be effective until approved by them. He stated further that the recommendation must be completed try the Police Department or the license application would not be put on the agenda and it would be up to the Commissioners if they wished to act on an incomplete police report in this case. Mr. Kennedy withdrew his recommendation in regard to amending this application which he had made earlier. Commissioner Whipple asked if this could be approved provisionally and City Attorney Calvin Cory advised him this could not be done according to ordinance. Commissioner Whipple added that these circumstances were injurious because this corporation had obligated itself and he was of the opinion that everything would be all right. Mr. Hart stated that he understood the Commission would not meet again for two weeks. Commissioner Sharp said they could get together when the report was in from the Police Department and act upon this application at that time. GENERAL FUND BALANCE City Manager Kennedy advised the Board the General Fund Balance as of June 30, 1959, after payment of the Payroll Warrants and Service and Material Warrants, was an estimated $712,782.20. U. S. CONFERENCE City Manager Kennedy requested authorization for expenses for the Mayor and City OF MAYORS Manager to attend the U. S. Conference of Mayors in Los Angeles, California, from July 12th through July 13, 1959, in the amount of $200.00 for the Mayor and $150.00 Approved City Manager for the City Manager. Mr. Kennedy added that he would return the night of July 14. and Mayor to Attend and Mayor Gragson would return on July 15. Commissioner Fountain moved payment in the amount of $350.00 for the Mayor and City Manager to attend the U. S. Conference of Mayors be approved and the Director of Finance and City Treasurer authorized to issue the warrant. Motion seconded by Commissioner Sharp and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Elwell, Fountain, Sharp and His Honor Mayor Pro Tem Whipple voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Mayor C. D. Baker. CURB MACHINE Commissioner Sharp moved purchase requisition to Clark County Wholesale Mercantile Purchase Requisition Company, 512 South Main, Las Vegas, in the amount of $1,401.25, for an asphalt curb machine be approved. Approved Motion seconded by Commissioner Fountain and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Elwell, Fountain, Sharp and His Honor Mayor Pro Tem Whipple voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Mayor C. D. Baker. PIPE Commissioner Sharp moved purchase requisition to the Aluminum Company of America, 1145 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles 17, California, in the amount of $1,131.00, Purchase Requisition for 2,000 lineal feet of 20' lengths of 2" pipe to be used for street signs be Approved approved; part of this expenditure to be recovered from the subdividers who pay for street signs within their own subdivisions. Motion seconded by Commissioner Fountain and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Elwell, Fountain, Sharp and His Honor Mayor Pro Tem Whipple voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Mayor C. D. Baker. AMBULANCE SERVICE City Manager Kennedy advised the Commission there was another ambulance operator CONTRACT who wished to obtain one-half of the Ambulance Service Contract presently handled by another company. It was decided to hold this matter in abeyance. Abeyance LEGAL HOLIDAY Commissioner Fountain moved the following resolution declaring Friday, July 3, 1959, JULY 3, 1959 & legal holiday, be adopted and order made: Resolution Adopted RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the 14th day of July, 1959, is on Saturday which is a regular day off for City Employees; and WHEREAS, the Governor of the great State of Nevada, on or about the 30th day of June, 1959, declared Friday, the 3rd day of July, to be a legal holiday for all state and county offices; and WHEREAS, it is deemed advisable to declare Friday, the 3rd day of July, 1959, a legal holiday for all City Employees; and 7-1-59