230 Petition of Alf Gardner. Petitioner represents that on the 24th day of March 1877 he applied to the Mayor for a permit as shown by an exhibit Marked "A" which hereto attached said permit was refused him. he now asks the Board of Aldermen to grant him said permit Alderman Rork moved that the petition be granted The Yeas and Nays ordered and the resolution to grant the petition was lost by the following vote Yeas Alderman Goodale James Robinson and Rork Nays Alderman Deffenbaugh, Larmour and Taylor Alderman Chandler declined voting Alderman Chandler Moved to refer the Petition of Alf Gardner to a special committee of three for investigation and report Carried Aldermen Chandler, Taylor and Goodale were appointed on the committee On Motion of Alderman Deffenbaugh the Counadjourned subject to the call of the Mayor John L. Herbert City Clerk Called Meeting of City Council March 29th 1877 Council called to order at 3:40 P.M. del Mayor Wheeler in the chair. Roll called and the following Members answered. Aldermen Drummond Cook, Deffenbaugh, Goodale, James, Larmour, Robinson and Rork. Absent Alderman Chandler Quorum found the Mayor informed the Council that he had called them together for the purpose of hearing the report of the Fire Committee to whom was referred the petition of the City Water Company for the erection and location of an additional number of Fire Hydrants and drinking fountains and extension of the time for the building of the --- Page break --- 231 reservoir. Also to hear the report of the special Committee to whom was referred the petition of the proprietor of the Capital Theater for a permit to sell Spirituous liquors in the Hall where the Variety Theater is exhibited. On Motion of Alderman Rork the absentees was sent for On Motion of Alderman Diffenbaugh Alderman Taylor was excused from attendance On Motion of Alderman Cook Ex Alderman Shuts was invited to a seat within the bar of the council Chamber The Fire Committee submitted the following report To the Hon Mayor and City Council Your Committee to whom was re- ferred the petition of the City Water Company, have the honor to report the following ordinance and recommend that it do pass J H Robinson Daniel A James Fire Committee On Motion the report of the Committee was received By the Fire Committee. An Ordinance to Increase the Number of Fire Hydrants and Stock Fountains and designating their locations and to extend the time for the building of a Reservoir The Ordinance was read and passed to its second reading Alderman Rork Moved to suspend the rules and put the ordinance on its second reading The Yeas and Nays ordered and the Motion to suspend the rules was lost by the following vote Yeas Alderman Bremond. Goodale. James. Garrison Robinson and Rork Nays Alderman Cook and Diffenbaugh Alderman Chandler came in answered and took his seat Report of committee to whom was referred the petition of the proprietor of the Capital Theater Austin Mar 23/59 Hon S. C. Wheeler Mayor Sir Your Committee to whom was referred the Petition of Alf Gardner for License to sell Spirituous Liquors in the Hall where the Variety Theater is exhibited --- Page break --- 232 have the honor to report. that they have carefully examined the same and have personally inspected the premises and find that no greater injury can be done by having a Bar in the hole than where it is now located and your Committee would recommend that the petition be granted. F.H. Chandler. F.G. Goodale. Committee On Motion the report of the committee was received Alderman Robinson moved that the report of the Committee be adopted The Yeas and Nays ordered and the report of the committee was adopted by the following Vote Yeas Alderman Desmond. Chandler. Goodale James. Larmon Robinson and Road. Nays Alderman Cook and Diffenbaugh Petitions Petition of City Water Company that the time for the completion of the Reservoir under their Contract with the city. be extended to January 1st 1878 Alderman James moved that the petition be granted The Yeas and Nays ordered and the motion to grant the petition carried by the following Vote Yeas Alderman Desmond. Cook. Diffenbaugh Goodale. James. Larmon. Robinson and Road Nays None. Alderman Chandler was excused from voting Alderman Robinson called the councils attention to the bad condition of the gutters on Picase Street Alderman Cook moved that the matter be referred to the committee on Streets On Motion of Alderman Diffenbaugh the council adjourned Approved April 2d 1877. John S Husted City Clerk