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OFFICE OF CITY CLERK, CITY OF LAS VEGAS, NEVADA MAY 16, 1923. At a regular adjourned meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada held on the 16th day of May, A. D. 1923, at the hour of two o'clock p.m. Present Hon. W. H. Dentner, Mayor Pro Tem, with commissioners Thos. R. Hoddens, W. E. Arnold, and Harry Blanding, together with the city attorney and City clerk. On motion of commissioner Blanding, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Dentner the following Resolution was adopted: Resolved, that the claim of the Consolidated Power and Telephone company in the sum of $525.60 be allowed, and that said sum be paid to said company to be used as a fund to be paid for the construction of the light line to Old Town, and that the said company account for the expenditure of said sum to the water sewer and light commissioner. Voting commissioner Arnold, Hodgens, and Blanding, and Mayor Pro Tem Dentner, Aye. Noes, None. On motion of commissioner Arnold, Seconded by commissioner Blanding, the following resolution was adopted: At this time the question of payment to H. M. Hansen on account of sidewalk construction on Fourth Street under contract heretofore made come before the board, and it appearing to the Board that the amount of work performed under such contract was as follows: 6,255 sq. ft. at the contract price of 18cts. per sq. ft., less the cost of sand and gravel making $1125.90 at said 18 cts. per sq. ft. and it appearing that 84 yds. of sand and gravel at $2.67 1/2 per yard had been furnished, making a deduction of $224.70 be had form said sum of $1125.90; and that on-half of such contract price is due and payable at this time, namely $450.60, being one half of said work at 18cts. per sq. ft. or $1156.95 less one half of the cost of said gravel and sand, or $112.35; it is therefore ordered and directed that said sum of $450.60 be paid to said H. M. Hansen, or his order, and that the balance in the sum of $450.60 be payable in accordance with the terms of the contract unless otherwise ordered by the Board, all to be payable out of special Assessment Funds for said improvement; and that any deficit, together with the cost of publication of Ordinances, Notices, and cost of Inspector be payable oat of the General fund of the City. At this time it was called to the attention of the Board by the Clerk that all the returns for the City Election held on the 8th day of May, A. D. 1923 were in and that the vote of said Election should be canvassed at this time. Thereupon the Board proceeded to canvass the vote as cast on the 8th day of May, 1923, for s mayor and four Commissioners of the city of Las Vegas, and found the following: FOR MAYOR. W. H. Dentner 10 W. C. German 370 Thos. R. Hodgens 27 E. H. Hunting 131 Roy Martin 191 FOR COMMISSIONER THE FIRST CLASS. W. E/ Arnold 254 F. A. Gibson 55 G. B. Hanford 25 Lou Martin 168 F. E. Matzdorf 125 E. S. Sheppard 76 FOR COMMISSIONER OF THE SECOND CLASS. H. D. Black 264 Van Santongue 165 C. R. Shield 265 FOR COMMISSIONER OF THE THIRD CLASS. A. R. Anderson 562 W. N. Schuyler 141 FOR COMMISSIONER OF THE FOURTH CLASS.