Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, March 1, 1922 to May 10, 1929, lvc000002-91

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 31st day of August 1923. Florence S. Doherty. City Clerk. Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada. AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION. First Publication July 27, 1923 Last Publication August 24, 1923. Chas. C. Corkhill, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: That he is a citizen of the United States, over the age of eighteen years; that he is the publisher of the Clark County Review, a weekly newspaper of general circulation printed and published at Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, and that the Notice of Sale of Las Vegas Highway Bonds (1923 Series), of which the attached is a true and correct copy, was published in said paper five consecutive issues, on the following dates, to wit: July 27; August 3, 10, 17, 24, 1923. Signed Chas. C. Corkhill Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 27th day of August A. D. 1923. Florence S. Doherty. City Clerk. Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada. It therefore appearing to the Board that due notice of sale has been given, the Clerk was thereupon ordered , on motion of Commissioner Anderson, seconded by Com­missioner Shield, to open all bids then in her hands relating to the sale of Thirty Thousand ($30,000) Dollars Las Vegas Highway Bonds (1923 Series), whereupon the Clerk presented the following bids: August 27,1923. Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners, City of Las Vegas, Nevada. Gentlemen: For $30,000 Direct Obligation 6% Las Vegas Highway Bonds, with full number of coupons attached, of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, dated September 1st, 1923, maturing $2,000 on July 1st in each of the years 1925 to 1939, inclusive, interest payable semi-annually oh January 2nd and July 1st in each year both interest and principal payable at the office of the City Treasurer in the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, in denominations of $1,000 each, we will pay you upon delivery of said bonds to us at such banking point as we may designate, free of exchange and collection charges, the par value of said bonds, $30,000.00, ac­crued interest from date of bonds to date of delivery to us, and a pre­mium of $666.00. Bonds are to be legally issued and in form satisfactory to our attor­neys and prior to delivery of said bonds you are to furnish us with a complete certified transcript of all proceedings had incident to the issuance of said bonds, evidencing their legality to the sat­isfaction of our attorneys, and you agree promptly to adopt such pro­ceedings and to take such steps as may be necessary to make said bonds legal in their opinion. We agree to take delivery of said bonds as soon as they may be legally issued and delivered to the satisfaction of our attorneys. We hand you herewith our certified check number 4022 on Walker Brothers' Bankers of Salt Lake City for $325.00. This check is to beheld uncashed by you as evidence of our good faith in this transaction and applied as part payment on the purchase price when the bonds are delivered to us. In case this offer, which is for immediate acceptance only, is rejected, or if the legality of the bonds is not approved by our attorneys this check is to be returned to us immediately. Said check to be forfeited to the City as full liquidated damages in case we fail to comply with the terms of this bid. Respectfully submitted CENTRAL TRUST COMPANY L.P. Van Voorhees Manager Bond Department