Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, August 11, 1942 to December 30, 1946, lvc000005-279

PLANNING COMMISSION Commissioner Bates moved that the City Manager be AUTOMOBILE - authorized to purchase a car for the use of the Planning Commission not to exceed $809.92. Motion seconded by Commissioner Smith and carried by the following vote: Commissioner Bates, Clark, Corradetti, Smith and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. LINE MARKER - Commissioner Bates moved that the City Manager be authorized to purchase a street line marker from Brown-Bevis Equipment Company for $485.00 F.O.B. Las Vegas. Motion seconded by Commissioner Smith and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bates, Clark, Corradetti, Smith and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. OPENING ON MESQUITE Commissioner Bates moved that the Planning Commission STREET - make a study concerning an opening on Mesquite Street from second to main streets. Motion seconded by Commissioner Clark and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bates, Clark, Corradetti, Smith and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. REPORT ON LAS VEGAS Commissioner Clark moved that the Planning Commission CREEK - make a report on the future desposition of Las Vegas Creek. Motion seconded by Commissioner Bates and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bates, Clark, Corradetti Smith and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. LEGISLATURE BILL ON Commissioner Bates moved that the following resolution GAMING TAX - be accepted by the Board of City Commissioners : RESOLUTION WHEREAS, there is now pending in the Legislature of the State of Nevada a bill providing for taxation on the gross revenue of gaming clubs, and WHEREAS, the Board of City Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas feels that such tax is at the present time unnecessary, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of City Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas that the Clark County delegation to the State Legislature is hereby notified to fight against the bill now pending in the State Legislature providing for the taxation of the gross revenue of gaming clubs, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that if it shall appear that the passage of such a bill is eminent that the Clark County delegation attempt to administrate said bill to provide that fifty per cent (50%) of the tax so collected shall go to the City, twenty-five per cent (25%) to the County and twenty-five per cent (25%) to the State as is the case in the present tax collected by the County. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Clark and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bates, Clark, Corradetti, Smith and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. ORDINANCE #294 An Ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE SECOND READING DETERMINATION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY APPROVED - OF LAS VEGAS TO MAKE CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS BY GRADING FOR AND SURFACING WITH ASPHALTIC CONCRETE SURFACE CERTAIN STREETS AND PORTIONS OF STREETS IN SAID CITY; DESCRIBING DEFINITELY THE LOCATION OF SAID IMPROVEMENTS PROVIDING THAT THE COST AND EXPENSE THEREOF SHALL BE PAID ENTIRELY BY SPECIAL ASSESSMENT UPON ALL THE LOTS INCLUDING THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT HEREBY ESTABLISHED ACCORDING TO FRONTAGE, EXCEPT WHERE, BY THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS, CERTAIN PORTIONS THEREOF ARE REQUIRED TO BE PAID FROM THE GENERAL FUND OF SAID CITY OF LAS VEGAS, AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO", was read for the second time. Thereafter Commissioner Smith moved that this ordinance be accepted. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Clark and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bates, Clark, Corradetti, Smith and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. WASTE COLLECTOR BIDS - Since there was only one bid received on the invitation to bid on waste collectors, Commissioner Clark moved that any sort of action be delayed until the meeting of March 22, 1945 to permit further investigation into the matter. Motion seconded by Commissioner Bates and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bates, Clark, Corradetti, Smith and His Honor voting aye; noes, none.