Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, January 7, 1947 to October 26, 1949, lvc000006-412

382 Thereafter Commissioner Whipple moved that Ordinance No. 382 be approved on its first reading. Motion seconded by Commissioner Clark and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Clark, Moore, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Baskin. IAS VEGAS AIR FORCE BASE At this time His Honor read a letter prepared by the City Manager addressed to the Right of Entry Corps of Engineers in Los Angeles giving authority for the right of entry upon the premises of the Air Force Base. Thereafter Commissioner Moore moved that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to sign the aforementioned letter. Motion seconded by Commissioner Clark and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Clark, Moore, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Baskin. VIOLATION OF CITY His Honor read a letter from Mrs. J. R. Berenbert, 217 North 9th, no date, regarding ORDINANCE a neighbor keeping rabbits and chickens, which as she stated is not only a nuisance but a definite unsanitary condition. Thereafter Commissioner Whipple moved that the foregoing matter be referred to the City Manager to be investigated as a violation of city ordinances. Motion seconded by Commissioner Clark and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Clark, Moore, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Baskin. EMERGENCY LOAN WHEREAS, under date of February 18, 1949 the Board of City Commissioners passed a Call for Bids resolution declaring that an emergency and great necessity existed requiring a temporary RESOLUTION NO. 142 loan for the purpose of meeting such necessity and emergency, and WHEREAS, pursuant to such resolution notice of the intention of the Board to act thereon was duly published in the Las Vegas Evening Review Journal in its issue of February 20, 1949, reciting that at a meeting of the said Board of City Commissioners to be held on the 8th day of March, 1949 at the hour of 3:00 o'clock P.M. of said day in the Commissioners' Room in the City Hall in Las Vegas, Nevada, said Board would act upon a resolution reciting the character of the necessity and authorizing a temporary emergency loan in the sum of $163,828.61, and WHEREAS, said Board of Commissioners did meet at the time and place specified, to-wit: on the 8th day of March, 1949 at the hour of 3:00 O'clock P.M. on said day in the Commissioners' Room in the City Hall in Las Vegas, Nevada, and WHEREAS, at said meeting action on said loan was duly postponed by said Board until the 17th day of March, 1949, which postponement was publicly announced by His Honor, the Mayor of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, at that time, and WHEREAS, on the 17th day of March, 1949, at the time and place specified in said order of postponement said Commissioners met, and a full Board being present, said Board unanimously adopted a resolution reciting the existence of a great emergency and necessity for a temporary loan of $l63,828.61, and in which resolution a temporary loan in said amount was unanimously authorized for the purpose of meeting the necessity and emergency existing, and WHEREAS, pursuant to the resolution last above mentioned a certified copy thereof was forwarded to the State Board of Finance of the State of Nevada for its approval, and WHEREAS, at its meeting held April 22, 1949; said State Board of Finance approved the action and resolution of the Board of City Commissioners of Las Vegas, State of Nevada, authorizing a temporary loan in the amount of $103,000.00 as in said resolution set forth and authorized, a certified copy of the resolution of said Board of Finance authorizing said temporary loan being in the words and figures following : " STATE BOARD OF FINANCE Meeting held April 22, 1949 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING Board of City Commissioners of Las Vegas TO MAKE TEMPORARY EMERGENCY LOAN WHEREAS, It being made to appear to the satisfaction of the State Board of Finance, duly called and met in session under and pursuant to the provisions of that certain Act of the Legislature of Nevada entitled "An Act Regulating the Fiscal Management of Counties, Cities, Towns, School Districts and other Governmental Agencies," approved March 22, 1917, as amended, that a great necessity now exists for authorizing the obtaining of a temporary loan by and on the part of the Board of City Commissioners of Las Vegas for the purpose of meeting such emergency as expressed in and shown by the preamble and resolution unanimously adopted at a meeting of said Board of City Commissioners of Las Vegas duly called and held on the 8th day of March, 1949, authorizing a temporary loan for the purpose set forth in said resolution, a duly certified copy of which is now on file and of record in the office of the State Board of Finance; and WHEREAS, It further appearing that notice of intention to adopt said emergency resolution was duly published according to law; there­fore, be it RESOLVED, By the State Board of Finance, that said act and resolution of said Board of City Commissioners of Las Vegas, State of Nevada, authorizing a temporary loan of One Hundred, Three Thousand Dollars ($103,000.00) as in said resolution set forth and authorized, be and the same is hereby approved; and be it further