Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, November 20, 1957 to December 2, 1959, lvc000011-36

Commissioner Fountain moved that a slot machine operators license he granted to David Hawthorne, dba Automatic Amusements of Las Vegas, Motion seconded by Commissioner Sharp and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Commissioner Fountain moved the following applications for new gaming license be approved, and the Supervisor of License and Revenue authorized to issue the licenses: MAIN LIQUOR STORE Automatic Amusements 418 N. Main 1 Pinball of Las Vegas CORK 'N BOTTLE Automatic Amusements 508 Fremont 1 Pinball of Las Vegas Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. PAYROLL WARRANTS Commissioner Whipple moved that Payroll Warrants Nos. 17120 through 17664 in the net amount of $76,793.45 be approved. Motion seconded by Commissioner Sharp and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Commissioner Sharp moved the estimated Payroll for the period ending January 15, 1958 in the amount of $78,000.00 be approved. Motion seconded by Commissioner Bunker and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple, and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. SERVICE & MATERIAL Commissioner Fountain Moved that Service and Material Warrants Nos. 2 through 126 WARRANTS in the total amount of $49,200.00 be approved. Motion seconded by Commissioner Sharp and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. MINUTES Commissioner Whipple moved the Minutes of December 18, 1957 be approved by reference and the Mayor and Clerk authorized to sign same. Motion seconded by Commissioner Fountain and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. COUNTY BOARD OF Mayor Baker stated that under the new State Law, incorporated cities are entitled EQUALIZATION to membership on the County Board of Equalization, and submitted the name of Mayor Earl Hartke of North Las Vegas as representative of the incorporated cities. Commissioner Sharp moved that Mayor Earl Hartke of North Las Vegas be appointed as representative of the incorporated cities on the County Board of Equalization, and the following resolution adopted: RESOLUTION WHEREAS, Chapter 61, Laws of Nevada, 1957, provides that one member of the County Board of Equalization shall be a member of a city council from one of the incorporated cities within Clark County; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas at a regular meeting thereof held on the 8th day of January, 1958, that Mayor Earl Hartke of the City of North Las Vegas be and he hereby is appointed by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas to serve on the County Board of Equalization for the year 1958. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners, and a certified copy be furnished to Mayor Hartke. Motion seconded by Commissioner Bunker and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. ORDINANCE NO. 755 Commissioners Bunker and Sharp, committee for recommendation on the proposed Barbershops amendment to the Barbershop ordinance reported unfavorably on the ordinance as proposed and recommended that it be amended to repeal Chapter 21 which is the Barbershop Ordinance. Thereafter an ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL CHAPTER 21, SECTION 7, CODE OF LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, 1949, REGULATING THE HOURS AND DATES WHEN BARBERSHOPS SHALL BE OPEN; PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS PERTAINING THERETO; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH, having been reported on favorably by Commissioners Bunker and Sharp, as amended, was read in full to the Board. Commissioner Sharp moved the above entitled Ordinance No. 755 be adopted. Motion seconded by Commissioners Bunker and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. ORDINANCE NO. 756 An ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 36, CODE OF LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, Traffic 1959, ALSO KNOWN AS THE TRAFFIC CODE OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS, BY AMENDING SECTION I OF ORDINANCE No. 750 DEALING WITH THE REGULATION AND CONTROL OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC; BY PROVIDING FOR A BASIC SPEED LAW AND PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMIT; ESTABLISHING A PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMIT OF 35 MILES PER HOUR FOR SAN FRANCISCO AVENUE; BY AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 653 MAKING IT UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO DRIVE A MOTOR VEHICLE UPON A PUBLIC STREET WITHIN THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS WHILE INTOXICATED OR UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS OR STIMULATING OR STUPEFYING DRUGS; ESTABLISHING CERTAIN PRESUMPTIONS IN PROSECUTIONS FOR DRIVING A MOTOR VEHICLE WHILE INTOXICATED OR UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS; 1-8-58