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    TAXI APPLICATION CIGARETTE LICENSE ORDINANCE NO. 393 Gasoline Dispensing ORDINANCE NO. 394 Prison Labor PROPOSED ORDINANCE Slot Machines PROPOSED ORDINANCE Amendment to Parking Meter - GAMING APPLICATIONS Additionals LIQUOR APPLICATION Pioneer Club BIDS - City Iron Works Equipment TAXICAB STANDS Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Moore, Peccole, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Commissioner Moore moved that the application of William B. Lyons, Checker Cab Corp. for a replacement taxicab license be granted. Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Moore, Peccole, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Commissioner Bunker moved that the application of Sutton Vending Service for a license for the retail sale of Cigarettes and Tobacco products at the El Patio Hotel, 115 North 2nd Street for the 4th quarter of 1949 be granted. Motion seconded by Commissioner Peccole and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Moore, Peccole, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. An ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE DISPENSING OF GASOLINE; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND ALL OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO, was reported on favorably by Commis­sioners Bunker and Whipple and thereafter read in full to the Board for the first time. Commissioner Whipple moved that the above entitled Ordinance No. 393 be adopted. Motion seconded by Commissioner Bunker and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Moore, Peccole, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. An ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS REQUIRING COMMITTED PRI­SONERS TO WORK UPON THE STREETS, PUBLIC WORKS, BUILDING AND GROUNDS OF THE CITY; PRO­VIDING CREDIT GIVEN FOR WORK; PUNISHMENT FOR REFUSAL TO WORK, AND OTHER MATTERS RELA­TING THERETO, was reported on favorably by Commissioners Bunker and Whipple and there­after read in full to the Board for the first time. Commissioner Whipple moved the above entitled Ordinance No. 394 be adopted. Motion seconded by Commissioner Bunker and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Moore, Peccole, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. An ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 9 OF ORDINANCE NO. 350 OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS, ENTITLED: "AN ORDINANCE TO PROHIBIT GAMING AND OPERATION OF SLOT MACHINES IN THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS WITHOUT FIRST OBTAINING A LICENSE THEREFORE REGULATING THE SAME; FIXING THE AMOUNT OF LICENSE FEES; PROVIDING THE PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF; REPEALING ORDINANCES NOS. 77, 82, 88, 103, 115, 165, 245, 271, 287 and 319, AND ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH; AND ALL OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO." ALSO REFERRED TO AS CHAPTER 13, SECTION 11 OF THE LAS VEGAS CITY CODE, was read by title and referred to Commissioners Bunker and Peccole for recommendation. An ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 2 OF ORDINANCE NO. 354 OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS, ENTITLED, "AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO TRAFFIC AND REGULATING THE USE OF THE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS; CREATING AND DEFINING PARKING METER ZONES; PROVIDING FOR THE DESIGNATION OF INDIVIDUAL PARKING SPACES; DEFINING AND PROVIDING FOR THE INSTALLATION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PARKING METERS; PRESCRIBING PARKING TIME LIMITS; REQUIRING DEPOSIT OF COINS FOR THE USE OF PARKING METERS AND PARKING METER ZONES AND PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION AND DISPOSITION OF SUCH COINS; PROVIDING FOR THE EN­FORCEMENT THEREOF; DEFINING OFFENSES AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES; AND PROVIDING THAT IN­VALIDITY OF PART SHALL NOT AFFECT THE VALIDITY OF THE REMAINDER; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH." ALSO REFERRED TO AS CHAPTER 36, SECTION 116 OF THE LAS VEGAS CITY CODE, was read by title to the Board and referred to Commissioners Moore and Whipple for recommendation. At this time the following applications for additional gaming license for the fourth quarter of 1949 were presented to the Board for their consideration: LAS VEGAS CLUB 18 Fremont Las Vegas Club Partnership 6 slots MONTE CARLO, INC. 15 Fremont By: Fred Soly 3 slots Commissioner Moore moved the foregoing gaming applications be granted. Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Moore, Peccole, Whipple and His Honor "Voting aye; noes, none. Commissioner Moore moved that the application of the Pioneer Club for a Retail Tavern Liquor license be denied on the grounds of the existing resolution limiting liquor licenses. Motion seconded by Commissioner Peccole and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Moore, Peccole, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. This being the time set for the opening of bids for the purchase of equipment and mat­erial purchased by the City from the City Iron Works, bids were received from the fol­lowing firms: Acme Machinery Company Los Angeles, California Nevada Iron & Metals, Ltd. Las Vegas, Nevada Commissioner Moore moved the foregoing bids be referred to the City Manager. Motion seconded by Commissioner Peccole and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Moore, Peccole, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. At this time Mr. Vic Whittlesea of Whittlesea Blue Cab Company appeared before the Board requesting that his cab stand at 1st & Fremont Streets recently given to the Union Cab Company, be returned. After discussion was held, Mr. Whittlesea was informed that he would be given a hearing to show cause why this cab stand should not be revoked when the rest of the items on the agenda for this meeting have been taken care of.