Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, June 22, 1911 to February 7, 1922, lvc000001-74

July 6th, A.D. 1912. At a regular adjourned meeting of the Board of City Commissioners in and for the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, held pursuant to adjournment July 6th, 1912. at eight o'clock P.M. Present all members of the Board and the honorable Mayor Peter Buol. with the City Clerk and City Attorney. At this time the question of placing bids for sewer pipe for the construction of a sewer system in the City of Las Vegas, per contract between the City of Las Vegas and the American Light and Water Company of Chicago, Ill. coming on before the Board and after due consideration of the bids submitted by the Pacific Sewer Pipe Company, of Los Angeles, Calif. and the Utah Fire Clay Company of Salt Lake City, Utah, and prices quoted by the American Light and Water Company of Chicago, it was found by the Board of said Commissioners that the Bid as offered by the Pacific Sewer Pipe Company of Los Angeles California was the lowest and most satisfactory it was upon motion of Stewart and seconded by Von Tobel and duly carried, ordered that the Clerk of this Board and the Mayor of said City be and there are hereby instructed to enter into a contract with the said, Pacific Sewer Pipe Company for the delivery of said sewer pipe in accordance with there bid submitted, subject to the approval of the City Attorney, the vote being cast as follows towit:— Stewart, aye, Coughlin, aye, McGovern aye, Von Tobel. aye, and his honor the Mayor Peter Buol. voting aye. A claim of Louis Kelsey consulting engineer for said City in the construction of the Las Vegas sewer system for first payment of salary as per contract entered into by said with the aforesaid Louis C. Kelsey coming on before the Board in the amount of Eight hundred and seventy six dollars and fifteen cents was upon motion of Stewart and seconded by Von Tobel and duly carried ordered that the same be paid out of the fund designated and set aside and know as the Las Vegas Sewerage Fund, the vote Being cast as follows towit:- Stewart aye, Coughlin, aye, Mc Govern, aye, Von Tobel, aye, and his honor the Mayor Peter Buol. voting aye. The question of appointing a committee for the purpose of looking after the purchasing of supplies for the Sewer system to be installed for said City coming on before the Board and to look after the interest of said City in matters relating there to it was upon motion of Von Tobel and seconded by Coughlin and duly carried ordered that the Mayor be and is hereby instructed to appoint a Committee of three with him self as Chairman to have full power and act in all, matters relating to purchase of any and all supplies necessary for said sewer system of Las Vegas Nevada to be constructed in said City, the vote being cast as follows towit:— Stewart aye, Coughlin, aye, Mc Govern, aye, Von Tobel, aye, and his honor the Mayor Peter Buol. aye. thereupon the Mayor proceeded to appoint the followsing committee, namely, J.J. Coughlin, Commissioner of sewerage, and Harley A. Harmon City Clerk, and Clerk of the Board of City Commissioners, of said City. An request from the Las Vegas Land and Water Company, a corporation coming bn before the Board for a franchise, right and privilege to construct, install, lay, operate, maintain, repair and manage transmission lines for the purpose of conducting electric energy for light and power purposes, and for telephone and telegraph purposes, together with connection, in the City of Las Vegas, was presented to the Board, after due consideration upon the part of the Board it was ordered that his matter go over until the next regular meeting of the Board for there consideration. There being no further business before the Board it was then upon motion of Stewart and seconded by Von Tobel and duly carried that this Board adjourn until Wednesday July 19th, 1912. at eight o'clock P.M. for any and all business that may come before it. the vote being cast as follows towit:- Stewart aye. Coughlin, aye, Mc Govern, aye, Von Tobel, aye, and honor the Mayor Peter Buol. aye. Office of the City Clerk of the City of Las Vegas.