139 Petition of John Condon asking a continuance of his contract with the city for furnishing Oil lighting and keeping in repair the public St Oil Lamps. On motion of Alderman Cook the petition was referred to the Committee on Street Bill of J A Cunningham for services for 25 days at $5.00 per day as member of Board of Appraisers and equalizing the Assessment rolls also for service of Horse and Carriage used by Board of Appraisers 20 days at $4.00 per day Alderman Bremond moved that the sum of $5.00 per day be allowed for Mr Cunningham services and that $2.00 per day be allowed for services of Carriage Passed On motion of Alderman Cook the Council adjourned John T Herbert Approved City Clerk July 3, 76 Regular Meeting of City Council Council Chamber July 3rd 1876 Council called to order at 3.15 Oclock P.M. F. W. Chandler President of the Board of Aldermen in the Chair. Roll called and the following members answered Aldermen Deffenbaugh, James, Harmour, Shuts and Taylor. Absent Aldermen Bremond, Cook Gordale and Robinson. No quorum Alderman Shuts moved a call of the House. Call sustained On motion of Alderman James the City Marshal was directed to bring in the Absent Members Alderman Robinson came in and answered There being a quorum now found. On motion Alderman Harmour the call was suspended --- Page break --- 140 Reports of city Officers Report of City Physician for the month of June was presented On motion the report was received The City Sexton presented his report for the month of June On motion the report was received The City Marshal presented his report for the month of June On motion the report was received The City Engineer presented the following report Austin July 3rd 1892 To the Hon Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Austin Gentlemen I have the honor to report the following work done under my supervision during the month of June. Surveys Alleys of Blocks 146 + 147 ordered by the Council South side of Block 68 " " " " Addition to Cemetery Construction of Stone Culvert East of Block 52 for E. on Sanjacinto Street Construction of Retaining wall at West end of Stone Culvert on East Avenue opposite Block 12 Construction of wing to wall across gulley at foot of Congress Avenue Excavation complete and material delivered for constructing a Stone culvert on Sanjacinto Street between Blocks 95 + 96 Works done by prisoners & City Carts Grading Alleys of Blocks 57, 58, 59 + 68, Grading Trinity and Sanjacinto Streets between Pine and Pecan Cleaning gutters on Congress Avenue & Pecan Sts. Filling for protection of Wall at foot of Congress Avenue I would state that in the place of a cart and an Animal unfit for service, the City has had the use for a considerable length of time, of a good Cart and horse belonging to a Citizen and I would respectfully recommend that he be allowed compensation therefor, or better still, that the city purchase the said Cart horse and harness, as they can be got at a reasonable price $145.00 and are --- Page break --- 141 very much needed. I would also direct attention to the arrangements for feeding the City Animals Mr Townsend the lowest bidder has suitable accomodations for the Animals during the Summer, and with proper repairing be made so for the winter. The Stales are roomy, There is a large yard for the Animals to run in and the locality is a convenient one. The only thing wanting is good water which Mr Townsend promises to procure from the River by means of water pipes, at an early day The Contract has not yet been formally awarded to him Very Respectfully C S Anderson City Engin & Supmm On Motion of Alderman Bremond the report was received. Alderman Cook came in and answered. Alderman Taylor moved that the contract for feeding the City horses and Mules from July 1st to September 30th be awarded to Martin Townsend and that he be required to give a good and sufficient bond for the faithful performance of said contract Carried On Motion of Alderman Cook the City Engineer shall designate the Kind of forage to be furnished the City Horses & Mules Alderman Taylor moved that that part of the City Engineers report recommending the purchase of a Horse, Cart and Harness be referred to the Committee on Streets with power to act. Carried Report of City Clerk. Austin Texas July 3d 1876 To thy Hon the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Austin In compliance with a resolution passed at the last meeting of your Hon body, requesting the City Clerk to furnish a statement of the bonded debt of the City and the amount of outstanding warrants. Also to furnish an estimate of the amount required for current expenses for the ensuing year. I have the honor to submit the following statements showing the indebtedness of the City on the 1st day of July inst together with an estimate of the amount --- Page break --- 142 for Sinking fund and interest on bonded debt and the payment of outstanding warrants. Also an Estimate of the amount required for current expenses of the City for the ensuing year City Bonds 91 Bonds 10 yrs @ $100- $9100.00 1 " " " " 400 400.00 28 " " " " 500 14000.00 149 " 20 " " " 73500.00 97000.00 City Warrants Amount outstanding July 1 1876 $15937.09 Amount of uncollected tax receipts in hands of City Attorney $. 14384.11 1552.98 1852.98 Total Debt July 1 1876 $98852.98 Estimate of Expenses for the year commencing July 1st 1876 Interest on Bonds 97000.00 10% 9700.00 " " Warrants 8000.00 " 800.00 Sinking Fund 7014.00 Warrant held by Sibley Mfg Co due March 1877 1500.00 Sight Warrants 12937.00 31451.00 Administration For Salary of Mayor 2000.00 " " " City Attorney 600.00 " " " " Treasurer 600.00 " " " " Recorder 600.00 " Printing and advertising 875.00 " Stationery 290.00 " Gas Light (Office) 150.00 5115.00 Police For Salary of City Marshal 1800.00 " Police Officers 8280.00 " Incidental Expenses 200.00 10280.00 Fire Department For Salary of 4 Engineers 2400.00 " Rents 1740.00 " Gas Light 275.00 " Incidental 900.00 5315.00 --- Page break --- 143 Streets For Gas Light 2100.00 " Oil " 3200.00 " Feeding Horses and Mules 780.00 " Shoeing and Repairing 125.00 " Tools for St Gang 80.00 " Rent of Stand Hydrants 4000.00 " Guard for Prisoners 600.00 " Salary of City Engineer 1200.00 " Feeding Prisoners 1805.00 " City Attorneys Fees Worked out 800.00 " Salary of Gas Lamp Lighter & Peter 800.00 " " " 4 Cart Drivers 1776.00 " Repairing on Bridges 1700.00 18486.00 Charity For Salary of City Physician 800.00 " Feeding Paupers 1500.00 " Burying " 400.00 2200.00 Sanitary For Salary of Health Officer 840.00 " Incidental Expenses 850.00 890.00 Cemetery For Salary of City Sexton 500.00 " Incidental Expenses 300.00 800.00 Market House For Salary of Market Master 840.00 " Incidental Expenses 250.00 790.00 For Fuel 250.00 " Contingent Expenses 800.00 [illegible] Respectfully Submitted John T. Harbord. City Clerk On motion of Alderman Bremond the Report was received. Alderman Bhute Moved that the item of $4,384.11 of uncollected tax receipts in hands of City Attorney and reported as assets be stricken out and reported as doubtful of collection. Carried --- Page break --- 144 on motion of Alderman Cook. the City Clerk was instructed to insert in his report the number of police Officers employed by the City Alderman Robinson Moved that the Report of the City Clerk be adopted and published here. but that the publication be not made until the tax assessment Rolls are completed Carried. By Alderman Shuts. An Ordinance making appropriations for the balance of the fiscal year ending on the first Monday in November 1876 The Ordinance was read and the Yeas and ordered the Ordinance passed its first reading by the following vote Yeas Alderman Bremond Cook. Beffenbaugh. Goodale. James. Larmour. Robinson and Shuts. Nays Alderman Taylor Alderman Bremond moved that the rules be suspended and the Ordinance put on its second reading. The rules was suspended and the ordinance passed its second reading by the following vote Yeas Alderman Bremond. Cook. Beffenbaugh. Goodale. James. Larmour. Robinson and Shuts Nays Alderman Taylor. Alderman Robinson moved to amend by striking out $166.66⅔ for payment of Oil Lamps and insert 266.66⅔ instead The amendment was adopted Alderman Robinson moved that the rules be further suspended and the ordinance put on its three reading The rules was suspended and the ordinance passed its three reading by the following vote. Yeas Alderman Bremond Cook. Beffenbaugh. Goodale. James Larmour. Robinson and Shuts. Nays Alderman Taylor The ordinance was then passed by the following vote. Yeas Alderman Bremond. Cook. Beffenbaugh Goodale James. Larmour. Robinson. and Shuts Nays Alderman Taylor *By Alderman Shuts. An Ordinance #84 to provide for the Collection of dues for license and for the issuing of licenses within the City The Ordinance was read and the Yeas and and nays ordered. The ordinance passed its first reading by the following vote. Yeas Aldermen Bremond. Cook. Beffenbaugh. Goodale. James. Larmour. Robinson. Shuts and Taylor Nays None --- Page break --- 149 Alderman Cook moved that the rules be suspended and the ordinance put on its second reading. The rules was suspended and the ordinance passed its second reading by the following vote Yeas Aldermen Fremond. Cook Deffinbaugh Goodale James. Larmour. Robinson. Shuts and Taylor N ays None Alderman Robinson moved that the rules be further suspended and the ordinance put on its third reading The rules was suspended and the ordinance passed its third reading by the following vote Yeas Aldermen Fremond. Cook: Deffinbaugh. Goodale. James. Larmour. Robinson Shuts and Taylor. Nays None The ordinance was then passed by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Fremond. Cook. Deffinbaugh Goodale. James. Larmour. Robinson. Shuts and Taylor The Street Committee submitted the following report Austin Texas June 29th 1876 To the Hon the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Austin Your Committee on Streets to whom was referred the petition of John Condon asking a continuance of his Contract with the City of Austin for furnishing oil, lighting extinguishing and keeping in repair the public street oil lamps. Respectfully report that they have carefully examined the matter and find that most of said lamps are on streets that receive but little improvements and in many places are in bad condition, and believing that the lamps are about the only benefit the people living on those streets have received, and that the light is in a great measure a protection to such people and a benefit to the citizens generally. Your Committee recommend that the contract as now existing between the City and John Condon, be continued and be in full force so long as said Condon fully and faithfully complies with the terms of said Contract. And that it shall be the duty of the Street Commissioner to make frequent inspections of said lamps during the time they are lighted. And he shall also make Monthly reports to the City Council of the --- Page break --- 146 condition and number of such lamps. Your Committee further recommend that the Resolution passed by the City Council on Jun 5th last annulling the Contract between the City and John Dondon be rescinded Respectfully submitted J. H. Robinson M. O. Taylor Committee Alderman Cook moved that the report of the Committee be received and adopted Carried The Special Committee appointed June 28th to arrange for the payment of the Interest due on the bonded debt of the City in the City of New York on July 1st submitted the following report To the Hon Mayor and City Council of the City of Austin Your Select committee to whom was referred the arrangements with Messrs Forster Sudlow & Co to meet the interest on bonds on the first day of July 1876 in the City of New York. Have the honor to report that the money will be placed in New York on the first day of July, by Messrs Forster Sudlow & co. The City paying 10% on the money advanced, pledging all moneys received to be set apart to meet the said amount of $2,225.00 till the same is liquidated Respectfully submitted M. a. Taylor Chairm A. D. Yturbaugh A. H. Cook Jr Committee Alderman Dremond moved that the report of the Committee be received and adopted Carried The Committee on Cemetery submitted the following report To the Hon Mayor and City Council of the City of Austin. Your committee on Cemetery have the honor to make the following report. We find the grounds in the most perfect order the Streets and Lanes are properly looked after, the Shrubbery and flowers looking handsome and we feel glad to the City Sexton looking after every interest --- Page break --- 147 pertaining to the City. We have inspected the new grounds and while it has many objections for the purpose for which it was purchased. We feel compelled to recommend the grounds to be fenced with a good substantial fence, and the lots disposed of as they may be called for. We herewith hand you an estimate of the cost of fencing and repairing the entire grounds and feel confident the costs can be met by the sale of lots. We find the number of lots represented on the plat at 140 If these are sold for a moderate price they will meet all necessary expenses and make all necessary repairs. The aggregate cost we find to be between five and six hundred dollars. Your committee would suggest the county be required to make arrangements for her paupers by purchasing a suitable number of lots Respectfully submitted and recommend the adoption of report M. a Taylor O.H. Cook Jr. F.C. Goodale Committee Alderman Robinson moved the report be received and adopted Carried By Alderman Shutes Resolved that the Committee on Cemetery report to the next meeting of this Council what action if any is necessary to enforce collection of purchase money for lots contracted for by parties who have occupied part of lots purchased by them and not paid for them Carried Accounts was presented by S.A. James and A. Deffenbaugh for services as members of the Board of Appraisers and equalizing the tax assessment rolls amounting to $25.00 each On Motion of Alderman Taylor the account was referred to the Committee on Ordinances Account of Ed Lorsay for payment for additional services in working City carts and prisoners on public streets By Alderman Taylor. Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin. that the Mayor be requested to advertise in the City paper for 20 days for building a new fence around the additional grounds to the City Cemetery. and repairing the fence around --- Page break --- 148 the old grounds and further the present gate is in a dilapidated condition and that a new gate be placed instead of the old one Carried Alderman Shuts Moved to adjourn the Yeas and were called for and the Motion Carried by the following vote Yeas Aldermen Bremond, Deffenbaugh, Larmore, Robinson and Shuts, Nays Aldem Cook, Goodale, James and Taylor John F. Herbert, City Clerk Called Meeting of City Council Council Chamber July 10th 1876 The Council was called to order at 12:15 oclock P.M. S.H. Chandler President of the Board in the Chair Roll called and the following Members answered, Alderman Cook, Deffenbaugh, Goodale, Robinson Shuts and Taylor. Absent Aldermen Bremond, James and Larmore The President informed the Council that the object in calling them together was to take action on a Petition presented from the Houston and Texas Central Railroad Company asking the granting of permission to erect a Shed or covering for their Pullman Palace Sleeping Coaches, on the line of their railroad track between the Passenger platforms and the public Square. whereupon Alderman Cook, introduces the following Resolved that the petition asked for by the Central Railroad Company be granted, Provided said Company complies with the ordinance regulating such matters, Yeas and Nays ordered and the resolution passed by the following vote. Yeas Aldermen Cook, Deffenbaugh, Goodale and Taylor. Nays Aldermen Robinson and Shuts By Alderman Taylor Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin that the Mayor be authorized to have printed 1000 burial certificates for the use of the City Sexton On Motion of Alderman Shuts the resolution was laid on the Table