Skip to main content

Search the Special Collections and Archives Portal

Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, January 7, 1947 to October 26, 1949, lvc000006-137

Image

File
Download lvc000006-137.tif (image/tiff; 57.17 MB)

Information

Digital ID

lvc000006-137
    Details

    Rights

    This material is made available to facilitate private study, scholarship, or research. It may be protected by copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity rights, or other interests not owned by UNLV. Users are responsible for determining whether permissions are necessary from rights owners for any intended use and for obtaining all required permissions. Acknowledgement of the UNLV University Libraries is requested. For more information, please see the UNLV Special Collections policies on reproduction and use (https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/research_and_services/reproductions) or contact us at special.collections@unlv.edu.

    Digital Provenance

    Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room

    Publisher

    University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

    119 AGREEMENT Commissioner Whipple moved that that certain concession agreement John N. Schoonover between the City of Las Vegas and Mr. John N. Schoonover, of 1018 Mesquite Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada, covering conduct of concessions at the swimming pool and Wildcat Lair, be approved and the Mayor and City Clerk authorized to sign same. Motion seconded by Commissioner Baskin and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Baskin, Clark, Moore, Whipple and His Honor voting aye. Noes, none. DEED to Commissioner Baskin moved that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized K. J. Krauss to sign that certain proposed deed dated the 12th day of August, 1947, between the City of Las Vegas and K. J. Krauss residing at 2020 West Charleston Blvd., City of Las Vegas covering the purchase of certain city owned land by Dr. Krauss. Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Baskin, Clark, Moore, Whipple and His Honor voting aye. Noes, none. RESOLUTION ACCEPTING On motion of Commissioner Whipple, duly seconded by Commissioner Clark DEED and carried unanimously, the following Resolution is adopted and order made: BE IT RESOLVED, this 22nd day of August, 1947, by the Board of Com­missioners of the City of Las Vegas, County of Clark, State of Nevada, that the deed, dated the 2nd day of July, 1947, executed by Nevada Biltmore Hotel Corporation, Jules LeBaron, President, Ethel LeBaron, Secretary to the City of Las Vegas, County of Clark, State of Nevada, and that the real property described therein be, and is hereby accepted, for the purposes and intentions as therein set forth; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this Resolution be attached to said deed, and that the same be recorded in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Clark, State of Nevada, and filed in the records of this Board. NEVADA BILTMORE Commissioner Whipple moved that a warrant in the sum of $841.53 be HOTEL CORPORATION drawn in favor of the Nevada Biltmore Hotel Corporation in accordance with requirements of Deed heretofore entered into between the City of Las Vegas and the Nevada Biltmore Hotel Corporation. The Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized to sign said warrant. Further, that the warrant be delivered to the Pioneer Title Insurance Company to be placed in escrow until such time as it is released by either the city manager or city engineer to the aforementioned corporation. Motion seconded by Commissioner Clark and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Baskin, Clark, Moore, Whipple and His Honor voting aye. Noes, none. NATIONAL GUARD At this time some discussion was had relative to a site for the National Guard in the City of Las Vegas and Mayor Cragin was instructed to write a letter to them offering them certain city owned land. ORDINANCE NO. 336 An Ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING CURB LINES AND FIXING Adopted THE LOCATION OF CURBS OVER AND ALONG NORTH MAIN STREET FROM CARSON AVENUE TO A POINT DISTANT APPROXIMATELY 237 FEET NORTH TO THE CENTER LINE OF BONANZA ROAD, IN THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS; ESTABLISHING THE OFFICIAL GRADES OF THE STREET AND CURBS IN NORTH MAIN STREET AND BONANZA ROAD, ACCORDING TO THE PLANS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS OF THE STATE OF NEVADA; AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH," was read to the Board for a second time. Thereafter, Commissioner Baskin moved that the foregoing Ordinance be adopted on its second reading. Motion seconded by Commissioner Clark and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Baskin, Clark, Moore, Whipple and His Honor voting aye. Noes, none. PROPOSED ORDINANCE An ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE DETERMINATION OF THE No. 337 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS TO MAKE CERTAIN IMPROVE- MENTS IN THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS BY INSTALLING COMPLETE STREET LIGHTING UNITS WITH PARKWAY CABLE AND STEEL STANDARDS ALONG CERTAIN STREETS AND PORTIONS OF STREETS IN SAID CITY; PROVIDING THAT THE COST AND EXPENSES THEREOF SHALL BE PAID ENTIRELY BY SPECIAL ASSESSMENT UPON ALL THE LOTS INCLUDED WITHIN THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT HEREBY ESTABLISHED ACCORDING TO BENEFITS, EXCEPT WHERE, BY THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS, CERTAIN PORTIONS THEREOF ARE REQUIRED TO BE PAID FROM THE GENERAL FUND OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS; AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO," was read to the Board by title and referred to Commissioners Baskin and Clark for recommendation at the next regular meeting of the Board. DUMP GROUND Commissioner Clark moved that the Board approve the recommendation of the city manager relative to use of Number Two Disposal Plant site when acquired from the Federal Government for an open dump ground until per­manent location for a land fill can be acquired. Motion seconded by Commissioner Baskin and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Baskin, Clark, Moore, Whipple and His Honor voting aye. Noes, none.