Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, August 11, 1942 to December 30, 1946, lvc000005-345

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk execute and deliver the necessary certified copy of this Resolution to the State Board of Finance. * * * * Thereafter Commissioner Bates moved that the foregoing resolution be approved and 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 T.E. Fennessy be appointed a member of the 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. At this time the report of the Building Inspector for the month of August was presented to the Board and thereafter ordered filed by His Honor, Mayor E.W. Cragin. At this time the committee composed of Commissioners Bates, and Clark, heretofore appointed to make a recommendation on the proposed ordinance entitled, "AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF A BUREAU OF FIRE PREVENTION: PROVIDING OFFICERS THEREFOR AND DEFINING THEIR POWERS AND DUTIES AND PRESCRIBING REGULATION FOR FIRE PREVENTION AND LIFE SAFETY IN CONNECTION WITH HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND PROCESSES," reported favorably and recommended that the ordinance be enacted. Thereafter the following resolution was presented to the Board for their consideration. RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Clerk of the City of Las Vegas be directed to cause to have filed in the City Clerk's Office in the City of Las Vegas, three copies of said Fire Prevention Ordinance to-wit: Fire Prevention Ordinance, Edition of 1943; published by the Nation Board of Fire Underwriters. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk cause to be published in the Las Vegas Morning Tribune, a daily newspaper printed and published in the City of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, a notice of said filing of said Fire Prevention Ordinance for a period of one week. That is to say, each day for a period of one week, which notice shall be in the form to-wit: "Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, intend by ordinance duly passed to adopt said Fire Prevention Ordinance at its next regular meeting on the 22nd day of September, 1945." "Notice is hereby further given that It is the intention of the Board of City Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas to enact an ordinance adopting such Fire Prevention Ordinance by Reference." Commissioner Bates moved that the foregoing resolution be adopted and approved. Motion seconded by Commissioner Baskin and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Baskin, Bates, Corradetti, and His Honor, Mayor Cragin voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Clark. An Ordinance entitled, "AN ORDINANCE TO SAFEGUARD LIFE AND PROPERTY BY REGULATING AND PROVIDING FOR THE INSPECTION OF ELECTRIC WIRING, DEVICES, APPLIANCES AND EQUIPMENT; CREATING THE OFFICE OF CITY ELECTRICIAN AND PRESCRIBING HIS AUTHORITY AND DUTIES REQUIRING THAT NO ELECTRIC WIRING DEVICES, APPLIANCES OR EQUIPMENT SHALL BE INSTALLED WITHOUT FIRST SECURING A PERMIT THEREFOR; CREATING A BOARD OF ELECTRICAL EXAMINERS; PROVIDING FOR THE LICENSING OF PERSONS, FIRMS, AND CORPORATION ENGAGING IN THE BUSINESS OF ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING OR EMPLOYING ELECTRICIANS TO OBTAIN ELECTRICAL WORK; MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO ENGAGE IN THE BUSINESS OF ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING OR TO UNDERTAKE THE EXECUTION OF ELECTRICAL WORK WITHOUT A LICENSE EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED; MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO SELL A RETAIL CERTAIN ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS UNLESS SUCH PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE CITY ELECTRICIAN, AND NATIONAL BOARD OF UNDERWRITERS, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH," was read to the Board by title and referred to Commissioners Bates and Baskin for report at the next regular meeting. The following resolution was presented to the Board for their consideration: RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Clerk of the City of Las Vegas be directed ELECTRICAL CODE - CEMETERY BOARD - BUILDING INSPECTOR'S REPORT - FIRE PREVENTION ORDINANCE