Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, August 11, 1942 to December 30, 1946, lvc000005-482

ORDINANCE NO. 320 Adopted PURCHASING PROCEDURE— Waived--Compressor Purchased RESIGNATION - Rev. Melton — Cemetery Board OLD FIRE STATION SITE Sale thereof Motion seconded by Commissioner Baskin and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Baskin, Bates, Corradetti and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Clark. An ordinance entitled, "AN ORDINANCE CREATING THE OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF CEMETERIES; DEFINING HIS POWERS AND DUTIES, PROVIDING FOR THE SALE OF LOTS, THE SUPERVISION, MANNER AND CONDITIONS OF BURIALS AND DISINTERMENTS AND THE PLACING OF HEADSTONES, TOMBSTONES, MONUMENTS AND MARKERS, THE CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF LOTS OR GRAVES AND THE CEMETERY GROUND, THE MAINTENANCE OF GOOD ORDER AND THE PRESERVATION OF CEMETERY PROPERTY, AND THE SUPERVISION, MANAGEMENT, AND CONTROL OF MUNICIPAL CEMETERIES AND THEIR AFFAIR; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 56, AND OTHER MATTERS PROPERLY RELATING THERETO," was read to the Board for the second time. Thereafter Commissioner Bates moved that the foregoing ordinance be adopted. Motion seconded by Commissioner Baskin and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Baskin, Bates, Corradetti and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Clark. Commissioner Bates moved that the purchasing procedure be waived relative to the purchase of a compressor from Jack Reid and the City Manager be directed to have a warrant drawn in the sum of $1,800.00 to cover said purchase, and the Mayor and City Clerk authorized to sign same. Motion seconded by Commissioner Baskin and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Baskin, Bates, Corradetti and His Honor voting aye;, noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Clark. Commissioner Baskin moved that the resignation of Rev. Melton as a member of the cemetery board be accepted and the City Manager directed to so notify him. Also of the fact that Ordinance No. 320 adopted this day, abolishes the services of a cemetery board. Motion seconded by Commissioner Corradetti and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Baskin, Bates, Corradetti and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Clark. Commissioner Corradetti moved that the City Manager be directed to conduct an auction for the sale of the following described land: Lot 23, Block 15 of Clark's Las Vegas Townsite as per map thereof on file in the records in the office of County Recorder of Clark County, Nevada; said auction to be held Friday, September 6, 1946 at the hour of 10 A.M. Motion seconded by Commissioner Bates and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Baskin, Bates, Corradetti and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Clark. There being no further business to come before the meeting at this time, Commissioner Bates moved that it adjourn until August 22, 1946 at the hour of 2 P.M. Motion seconded by Commissioner Corradetti and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Baskin, Bates, Corradetti and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Clark. Las Vegas, Nevada August 22, 1946 At a regular meeting of the Board of City Commissioners held this 22nd day of August, 1946. Meeting called to order by His Honor Mayor E. W. Cragin at the hour of 2 P.M. with the following members present: Commissioners Baskin, Clark, Corradetti, City Manager T. E. Fennessy, and City Clerk Helen Scott Reed. Absent: Commissioner Bates and City Attorney C. Norman Cornwall. At this time Mr. Ryland G. Taylor appeared before the Board relative to the complaint filed against him for violation of a City ordinance. After Mr. Taylor completed his statement, Mayor Cragin stated that because of lack of time, the Board at this time would not be able to hear statements of certain City department employees criticized by Mr. Taylor, but would grant them hearing at a later date.