Called Meeting Council Chamber Austin Texas April 11, 1876 Council called to order at 4.35 P.M. Mayor Wheeler in the Chair Roll called and the following Members answered. Aldermen Chandler, Cook, Auffenbaugh Goodale, James, Garmour, Robinson and Taylor. Absent Aldermen Bremond and Shuts The Chair announced a quorum present and stated the object of calling them together was to take action on a petition presented by the Chief of Fire Department from the Board of Fire Commissioners and a number of Citizens requesting the City Council to appropriate the sum of Eight hundred (800) dollars to defray the expenses of the Fire Department on their San Jacinto day Parade Alderman James offered the following Resolution Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin that the Petition of the Board of Fire Commissioners be received and that the sum of Five hundred (500) dollars be appropriated to the Fire Department for the purpose set forth in the Petition The Yeas and Nays ordered on the resolution By request Alderman Chandler was excused from voting Yeas Alderman Cook, Auffenbaugh, Goodale, James, Garmour, Robinson, and Taylor. Nays None, Resolution Passed Dr R.M. Swearinger, Physician employed to attend to small pox patients submitted the following report with Bill for services attached To the Mayor of the City of Austin I have discharged my last small pox case and most respectfully resign the position of Hospital Physician I have treated eleven cases with three deaths. The disease was confined to the family where first it appeared. The expenses have been great, but the money was certainly well expended in checking such a fearful pestilence. The honor conferred on me by you, deprived me of all other practice, and for six weeks, my duties were not only dangerous and onerous, but exclusively yours. In consideration of which I trust you will approve the appended account Your obt Servant R.M. Swearinger, --- Page break --- 96 City of Austin To R.M. Swearinger, M.D. Dr For Services rendered at the Small Pox Hospital from February 21st 1876 to April 11th 1876. $550.00 Alderman Taylor offered the following Resolution Resolved that the communication of Dr R M Swearinger be received, and that the amount of Five hundred and fifty (550) dollars as charged be allowed, and that the Mayor be authorized to draw his warrant for the same The Yeas and Nays being called the resolution was carried by the following vote. Yeas. Aldermen. Chandler, Cook. Teffenbaugh. Gorsale. Junus. Larmour. Robinson. and Taylor. Nays None. The papers in a suit against the City of Austin instituted by J R Gorley was referred to a special committee consisting of Aldermen Cook, Chandler and Sheks. On Motion of Alderman Cook the Council adjourned [illegible] W.S. [illegible] John F. Herbert Deputy Marshal and City Recorder Called Meeting Council Chamber Austin Texas April 13th 1876 Council called to order at 4:45 P.M. Mayor Wheeler in the chair Roll called and the following members answered Aldermen. Chandler. Cook. Teffenbaugh. Gorsale. Junus, Larmour, and Taylor. Absent Aldermen Bremond Robinson and Sheks The chair announces a quorum present The Journal of the meeting of February 11th was read and approved. The Mayor informed the council that he had called them together for the purpose of submitting to them for their action a resolution presented by the Board of Fire Commissioners as passed by that Board declining to accept the appropriations made by the City.