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Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, November 20, 1957 to December 2, 1959, lvc000011-320

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    RESOLUTION OF ACCEPTANCE OF QUITCLAIM DEED On motion of Commissioner Reed Whipple, duly seconded by Commissioner E. W. Fountain, and carried unanimously, the following Resolution is adopted, and order made: BE IT RESOLVED, this 18th day of February, 1959, by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, County of Clark, State of Nevada, that the deed, dated the 22nd day of January, 1959, executed by Clark County School District 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 of street; 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 this resolution be filed in the records of this Board. STATE OF NEVADA ) ) ss. COUNTY OF CLARK ) I, R. F. Boos, Acting City Clerk, of the City of Las Vegas, County of Clark, State of Nevada, hereby certify the foregoing to be a full, true and correct copy of the Resolution accepting the deed attached hereto duly adopted at a regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners held on the 18th day of February, 1959. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal this 19th day of February, 1959. /s/ R. F. BOOS______________________ Acting Clerk of the City of Las Vegas Motion seconded by Commissioner Fountain and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. PROCLAMATION - 1959 The Commission considered the request for adoption of proclamation setting May 5, 1959, as MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS the date of the Primary Municipal Election and June 2, 1959, as the date of the General Municipal Election, as provided by City Charter. The City Clerk read the Proclamation. Adopted Commissioner Whipple moved that the following Proclamation be adopted: P R O C L O M A T I O N WHEREAS, it appears that the Charter of the City of Las Vegas, as amended, provides that a Primary Election be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May, 1959, and that a General Election be held on the first Tuesday after the First Monday in June, 1959; in the City of Las Vegas, for the nomination and election at large by the qualified voters of the City of a Mayor, a Commissioner of the first class and a Commissioner of the third class, NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, that a Primary Election be held in the City of Las Vegas on May 5, 1959 at which election there shall be nominated at large by the qualified voters of said City, a Mayor, a Commissioner of the first class and a commissioner of the third class; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that such General Election be held in the City of Las Vegas on June 2, 1959, at which election there shall be elected at large by the qualified voters of said City, a Mayor, who shall be elected and hold office for a period of four years and until his successor is Elected and qualified; and two Commissioners, one of the first class and one of the third class, who shall be elected and hold office for a period of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that the places in said City of holding said elections are hereby determined as follows: Precinct No. Location 1 Dula Recreation Center, East Bonanza Road 2 Elks Hall, 128 South 3rd Street 3 Fifth Street Grammar School Gym, 417 South 4th St. 4 Elks Hall, 128 South 3rd Street 5 Dula Recreation Center, East Bonanza Road 6 Y.M.C.A., 2nd & East Bonanza Road 7 Fifth Street Grammar School Gym, 417 South 4th St. 8 Plumber's Hall, 714 South 1st Street 9 Cashman's Equipment Co., 1132 West Bonanza Road 10 Robert's School of Dancing, 207 North 9th Street 11 Cashman's Equipment Co., 1132 West Bonanza Road 12 Culinary Workers Hall, 1630 South "A" Street 13 American Legion Hall, 733 North 2nd Street 14 Las Vegas High School Gym, 315 South 7th Street 15 Las Vegas High School Gym, 315 South 7th Street 16 Fire Station #4, Utah & Industrial 17 Community Chevrolet, 1107 East Charleston Blvd. 18 Fifth Street Grammar School Gym, 417 South 4th St. 19 Fifth Street Grammar School Gym, 417 South 4th St. 20 Fifth Street Grammar School Gym, 417 South 4th St. 21 Pat Clark Pontiac, 1620 Fremont Street 22 Dula Recreation Center, East Bonanza Road 23 Southern Nevada Disposal Service, 1300 North "A" St. 24 American Legion Hall, 733 North 2nd Street 25 Y.M.C.A., 2nd & East Bonanza Road 26 Christ Church Episcopal, 1100 St. Louis 27 Christ Church Episcopal, 1100 St. Louis 28 Carpenter's Hall, 2035 East Charleston Blvd. 29 Dave Barnanrd's Outdoor Equipment, 1625 Fremont St. 2-18-59