Austin Approves $5,000 for Odd Fellows Temple
• Major funding approved: The city council unanimously voted to appropriate $5,000 to help the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (a fraternal organization) construct their grand temple in Austin.
• Public land lease granted: Council also approved leasing an unused public square to the Odd Fellows for their building project, passing all votes unanimously.
• Fast-tracked legislation: Both ordinances were expedited through all three required readings in a single meeting, with council suspending normal procedural rules to speed up the process.
• Official notification: The council appointed two aldermen to formally notify the Odd Fellows organization of their approval and funding commitment.
Full Transcript
405 Called Meeting City Council February 08, 1878 Council called to order at 12 Mo Mayor DeGress in the Chair Roll called and the following Members answored. Alderman Grow. Brooker. Millett Miller Markley. Mortz. Aralle. Platt and Strong Absent Alderman Sheehan. Quorum present The Mayor states to council that he had called them together for the purpose of laying before them, Certain Ordinances. Making appropriation for the location of the building of the grand temple of the Right Worthy Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, for their consideration and action Alderman Markley introduced the following Ordinance An Ordinance leasing a public square in the City of Austin, now unoccupied to the R. W. G. Lodge of I. O. O. F. of the State of Texas The Ordinance was read Alderman Grow 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 carried by the following vote Yeas. Aldermen Grow. Brooker. Millett Miller Markley. Mortz Aralle. Platt and Strong Nays None The Ordinance was read the second time Alderman Miller moved to further suspend the rules and put the Ordinance on its third reading The Yeas and Nays ordered and the motion to further suspend the rules carried by the following vote. Yeas Aldermen Grow. Brooker. Millett Miller Markley. Mortz. Aralle. Platt and Strong The Ordinance was read the third time Alderman Aralle moved that the Ordinance do pass The Yeas and Nays ordered and the Ordi- nance passed by the following vote Yeas. Aldermen Grow. Brooker. Millett
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Miller. Markley. Metz. Nalle. Plate and Strong Nays none By Alderman Nalle. An Ordinance Appropriating Five thousand dollars to aid the Right Worthy Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in erecting their grand temple in the City of Austin. The Ordinance was read Alderman Crowder 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 carried by the following vote Yeas Aldermen Crow. Crowder. Millett Miller. Markley. Metz. Nalle. Plate and Strong Nays None. The Ordinance was read the second time Alderman Markley moved to further suspend the rules and put the ordinance on its second reading The Yeas and Nays Ordered and the motion to further suspend the rules carried by the following vote Yeas Aldermen Crow. Crowder. Millett Miller Markley Metz Nalle. Plate and Strong Nays none The Ordinance was read the third time Alderman Nalle moved that the Ordinance do pass The Yeas and Nays Ordered and the Ordi= nance passed by the following vote Yeas Aldermen Crow Crowder. Millett Miller. Metz Markley Nalle. Plat and Strong. Nays none Alderman Miller moved that a Committee of two be appointed to inform the Grand Lodge of the action of the Council Aldermen Markley and Strong were ap= pointed on the Committee On motion the Council adjourned
John T. Herbert Approved March 4th 1848 City Clerk