460 Austin Texas March 11, 1878 Hon J.C. De Gres Mayor &c Dear Sir In reply to your verbal inquiries regarding payment of privileges in the City Market I have the honor to state that up to this date only the following named persons have paid for such privilege Viz Joseph Guestlanger 1 Butcher Stall No 2 16.00 all cash H.E. Berkatz " " No 13 13.00 " " Jno R. Billingsby Vegetable " No 1 34.00 " " Aug Meyer " " No 4 14.00 G. Freak " " No 8 1850 H.J. Edwards " " No 5 32.50 Very Respectfully Fred Stenzing Assessor and Collector On Motion of Alderman Stalle the Council adjourned Approved April 1st 1848 John [illegible] Herbert City Clerk Called Meeting City Council March 11 1848 Council called to order at 7:45 P.M. Mayor Delpres in the chair Roll called and the following members answered Aldermen Lrown. Millen Mollett. Markley. Metz talle Platz, Sheehan and Strong Absent Alderman Strowker. Quorum present Alderman Markley moved a call of the council Call sustained and the Marshal was directed to bring in the absentees --- Page break --- 461 Alderman Miller moved that the call be suspended Lost Alderman Crocker came in and answered On Motion of Alderman Markley the call was suspended His Honor the Mayor stated that he had convened the Council at the request of three members, that he was not informed at the time the request was made of the object of the call, Whereupon Alderman Markley stated that as he was one of the three members that made the request for the called meeting of the Council, that the object of the call was for the purpose of taking further Action on the ordinance making an Appropriation for the establishing and building Pecan Street Martel Alderman Lorrow moved that His Honor the Mayor be requested to take no action on the Ordinance for the establishing of the Pecan Street Martel until the next regular meeting Alderman Nalle rose to a point of order stating that the Motion of Alderman Lorrow was out of order and not such as could be entertained by the Council His Honor the Mayor ruled that the point of order was well taken but stated that he would pay due consideration to the wishes of the Council in the matter. By Alderman Miller. To His Honor the Mayor and City Council of the City of Austin. The undersigned Alderman of Ward No 4 of said City of Austin hereby most respectfully tenders his resignation as Alderman of said Ward No 4 of said body Most Respectfully W A K Miller March 11° 1848 On motion of Alderman Crocker the resignation of Alderman Miller was accepted On motion of Alderman Nalle the Council adjourned John S Harbord City Clerk Approved April 1° 48