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WORK ORDER City Manager Kennedy presented a Work Order in the amount of $18,000.00 for Street Street Improvement on Improvement on Mojave from Charleston to Owens including excavation, 2" Type I Aggregate, 2" Type II Mojave; Charleston to Aggregate, Chip and Seal, 30' Roadway 2 miles in length. Mr. Kennedy advised that $15,000.00 Owens of this work would be on next year's budget. Approved Commissioner Fountain moved that Work Order in the amount of $18,000.00 for Street Improvement on Mojave from Charleston to Owens be approved. Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. WORK ORDER City Manager Kennedy presented a Work Order in the amount of $1,500.00 to construct by City Street Improvement on Forces 1" overlay on Owens Avenue from Main Street to the railroad. Owens, Main to the Railroad Commissioner Whipple moved that Work Order in the amount of $1,500.00 to construct by City Forces, 1" overlay on Owens Avenue from Main Street to the railroad be approved. Approved Motion seconded by Commissioner Sharp and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. -oOo- -oOo- There being no further business to come before the Board, at the hour of 9:35 p.m. Commissioner Whipple moved that this meeting be recessed until 8:00 a.m., Friday, May 8, 1959, for the canvass of election returns at the Better Living Warehouse, 110 W. Charleston Boulevard. Motion seconded by Commissioner Fountain and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. ATTEST: APPROVED: ROBERT F. BOOS, Acting City Clerk C. D. BAKER, Mayor MINUTES Las Vegas, Nevada May 8, 1959 A recessed regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, held this 8th day of May, 1959? was called to order at the hour of 8:00 a.m. at the Better Living Warehouse, 110 West Charleston Blvd., by His Honor Mayor Baker with the following members present: Mayor C. D. Baker Commissioner Harris P. Sharp Commissioner Reed Whipple City Manager A. H. Kennedy Acting City Clerk Robert F. Boos Absent: Commissioner E. W. Fountain City Attorney Calvin Cory Mayor Baker announced that this was the time set for the Board of Commissioners to canvass the ballots case at the Primary Municipal Election held May 5, 1959, for the nomination of candidates for the following positions: Mayor (4-year term) Commissioner 1st Class (4-year term) Commissioner 2nd Class (Unexpired term) Commissioner 3rd Class (4-year term) The result of the official canvass was as follows: MAYOR VOTES CAST Bunker, Wendell 4,133 Dotson, Norman 267 Gragson, Oran 3,653 Jarrett, Rex 2,277 McLaughlin, Michael T. 420 COMMISSIONER 1ST CLASS Whipple, Reed 4,920 COMMISSIONER 2ND CLASS Brewer, Jay C. 304 Buck, Harold J. 334 Campbell, Melvin G. "Mel" 360 Elwell, William H. "Bill" 2,395 5-6-59 and 5-8-59