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CALL OF SPECIAL MEETING October 11, 1956 TO: SHIRLEY BALLINGER , CITY CLERK Las Vegas, Nevada A special meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, is hereby called to be held in the Mayor's Office of the City Hall, on the 11th day of October, 1956, at the hour of 4:30 P.M. to consider the following matters: 1. Penalty on Licenses 2. Bid No. 56.51 - West Charleston Paving from Campbell Drive to Rancho Road 3. Manpower situation 4. Parking Lots 5. Street proposal in downtown area 6. Hospital letter 7. Police cars 8. Palm Funeral Home bill 9. Meritorious increases 10. Slot machine application - Winzy's, 506 Fremont /s/ C. D. BAKER____________ Mayor NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING TO: C. D. BAKER, Mayor and to WENDELL BUNKER, E. W. FOUNTAIN, HARRIS P. SHARP, REED WHIPPLE, Commissioners and A. H. KENNEDY, City Manager, R. F. BOOS, Administrative Assistant, and HOWARD W. CANNON, City Attorney of the City of Las Vegas. You and each of you will please take notice that pursuant to a call this day issued by Mayor Baker, a special meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, will be held in the Mayor's Office of the City Hall, 5th and Stewart, on the 11th day of October, 1956 at the hour of 4:30 P.M. to consider the following matters: 1. Penalty on Licenses 2. Bid No. 56.51 - West Charleston paving from Campbell Drive to Rancho Road. 3. Manpower situation 4. Parking Lots 5. Street proposal in downtown area 6. Hospital letter 7. Police cars 8. Palm Funeral Home bill 9. Meritorious increases 10. Slot machine application - Winzy's, 506 Fremont /s/ SHIRLEY BALLINGER, City Clerk ACCEPTANCE OF NOTICE We, the undersigned Mayor, Commissioners, City Manager, Administrative Assistant and City Attorney of the City of Las Vegas do hereby admit due service of the foregoing notice of special meeting. /s/ C. D. BAKER REED WHIPPLE E. W. FOUNTAIN RALSTON O. HAWKINS WENDELL BUNKER R. F. BOOS Las Vegas, Nevada October 11, 1956 (CALL OF SPECIAL MEETING) A special meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada held this 11th day of October, 1956 was called to order at the hour of 5:00 P. M. by His Honor Mayor Baker with the following members present: Mayor C. D. Baker Commissioner Wendell Bunker Commissioner E. W. Fountain Commissioner Reed Whipple Asst. City Atty. Ralston O. Hawkins City Manager A. H. Kennedy Adm. Asst. Robert F. Boos City Engineer George E. Wade City Clerk Shirley Ballinger Absent: Commissioner Harris P. Sharp City Attorney Howard W. Cannon The Commission considered the matter of penalties on business licenses in those instances where the licensee through misunderstanding or misinterpretation of the new semi-annual license and cycle-billing schedule, is late in the payments of his fees. After discussion, the matter was referred to the City Manager for handling. City Manager Kennedy presented the request of the NAACP for permission to use the Jefferson Recreation Center on October 20, 19%. The Commission authorized the City Manager to notify this organization that permission would be granted this time, but could not recur due to the fact that this facility is provided for recreation for the children in this area. At this time City Manager Kennedy recommended that the bid of Wells-Stewart Construction Company for the paving of West Charleston Boulevard from Campbell Drive to the intersection of Rancho Road and suggested that authorization be granted to extend this contract to include the improvement of the proposed access street to the proposed new fire station in the park property which lies east of Hyde Park. Mr. Kennedy stated that the estimated cost of this street was $4,000, which price includes the installation of a culvert and storm drain as well as the paving of the street approximately 300 feet long. LICENSE PENALTIES JEFFERSON RECREATION CENTER Use by NAACP BID NO. 56.51 W. Charleston Paving Award