692 Called Meeting of City Council. Austin, Tx. Nov. 8th 1879. Mayor Le Geas presiding. Roll called. Presents Aldermen Conn, Crowker, Platt, Owen, Sheehan, Strong, Vaughan. Absent – Aldermen Millett, Metz and Nalle. Alderman Vaughan moved a call of the council, The call being sustained by three, the marshal was dispatched for the absentees. Aldermen Metz and Nalle appeared and answered to their names and on motion, the call was suspended. The minutes of October 6th were read & approved. The following communication was read and ordered filed. Austin Tx. Nov 8, 1879. To the Hon. Mayor and City Council: I desire to withdraw the protests filed by me on Monday, third instant; against the counting of certain tickets mentioned in said protests. That a number of the tickets deposited in the boxes on last Monday were what may very properly be called illegal tickets, I have no doubt whatever, but I cannot think that the number was so overwhelming as the majority cast for the entire ticket that was elected, more especially so for the office of Mayor; hence, believing as I do, that a prosecution of such protests would be fruitless & perhaps, futile, I respectfully withdraw my name from such protests, and ask that they be held for naught. Very respectfully, (Signed) Joe. H. Stewart J. D. Muggly, Esq, as attorney for the Dem-ocratic Executive Committee, by permission of the Council, stated verbally to the effect that the executive committee had determined not to prosecute the protests referred to in the above communication, as they believed it would be useless, and expensive and as they believed it would probably prosecute by a different proceeding. His Honor the Mayor, then presented his annual report for the fiscal year ending Oct. 30, --- Page break --- 693 1879, together with the annual reports of the chief of the fire department, city marshal, city sexton, city assessor and collector, city clerk, city treasurer and city physician, which were read and, on motion, ordered to be published in the newspapers of the city. On motion of Alderman Nalle, the report of City Treasurer was referred back to him, and his attention called to Article 144, City ordinances. Petitions of Herman Schmidt Jr., Naschke J. Rittick, and S. Bastian for retail liquor licenses were read and, on motion, granted. Petition of J. A. J. Jackson, Pastor of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, for a dupli-cate lease from the city to the ground upon which their church now stands, the original having been lost, was read and on motion, referred to the street committee of the incoming Council. Petition of Max Paul and others, citizens of the fourth, fifth and sixth wards, for a night watchman in those wards. On motion, the petition was referred to the police committee of the incoming council. The mayor nominated the following gen-tleman as special policemen to preserve the peace during the stay of the circus in the city, viz: A. J. Caldwell, John L. Nalle, Z. H. Eyre, Theo. Sublett, Cal Sublett, and O. F. Erwin. The nominations were all unanimously confirm-ed by the council. Reports of city marshal, city sexton and city physician for the month of October 1879 and of the assessor and collector, for the quar-ter ending October 20, 1879, were read, received and ordered filed. Alderman Nalle introduced the fol- -lowing resolution: Resolution appropriating $36.00 to pay J. Schieffer for work in opening a street in division 7, viz: Resolved. That the sum of $36.00 be, and the same is hereby, appropriated for work in opening a street in division 7. Resolution read first time and on motion the rules were suspended and the --- Page break --- 694 rules were suspended and the resolution placed on its second reading by the following vote: Yeas. – Aldermen Crow, Crooker, Metz, Nalle, Platt, Raven, Sheehan and Vaughan. Nays – none. Absent – Aldermen Millett and Strong. Resolution read second time, and on motion the rules were further suspended and the resolution placed on its third reading by the following vote: Yeas. – Aldermen Ennis, Crooker, Metz, Nalle, Platt, Raven, Sheehan and Vaughan. Nays – None. Absent. – Aldermen Millett and Strong. Passed by the following vote: Yeas. – Aldermen Ennis, Crooker, Metz, Nalle, Platt, Raven, Sheehan, and Vaughan. An ordinance authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract with the city water com-pany for additional stock, fountains, Read third time and, on motion passed by the follow-ing vote: Yeas. – Aldermen Ennis, Crooker, Metz, Sheehan and Vaughan. Nays. – Aldermen Nalle, Platt and Raven. Petition of G. W. Ennis and J. J. Ennis for a street lamp on Lochan and San Jacinto streets, and that the streets be opened on Block 41. Alderman Nalle moved that the petition be granted except by striking out the opening of streets and inserting “sitting back of the fence or fences to the proper line.” Motion carried and the petition granted. The mayor presented to the coun- -cil the election returns of the election held November 3, 1879. and appointed as tellers, Aldermen Vaughan, Crooker and Nalle. The returns being opened and exam- -ined in the presence of the council, the fol-lowing was announced as the result of the said election, viz: --- Page break --- Candidates Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 Ward 5 Ward 6 Ward 7 Ward 8 Ward 9 Ward 10 Mayor J.C. De Grees 196 132 71 78 87 70 229 182 179 132. Wm. Steele 32 67 52 47 37 47 92 90 64 69 Thos. F. Purnell 29. 10 4 13 12 6 2.5 6 1.7. 2.9. City Att'y G. D. Johns 120 119 60 64 93 83 144 140 93 98 Bingham Griggs 93 51 41 39 17 20 124 76 124 87 Joha. W. Robatom 21 37 22 33 24 19 51 50 41 20 City Mar'l Ed. Creany 145 123 79 78 88 76 191 161 133 103 Ben Showpow 94 76 41 37 39 37 110 91 113 92 Timothy Burns 2 4 4 6 7 8 6 14 11 13 City Treas. J.W. Howard 170 118 83 86 89 97 153 166 109 115 J. S. Cummings 39 77 16 18 22 9 92 45 97 51 C. W. Callaway 15 37 22 33 21 17 48 51 21 30 James McCullough 8 7 4 1 1 32 4 3 9 Ass't & Coll. Fred Sterging 183 128 81 80 97 84 178 187 175 118 J. J. Roche 8 17 18 21 16 18 22 36 12 25 J. E. Sully 37 37 29 37 20 23 110 81 63 61 E. L. Lowday 1 3 3 1 City Coug'r J. H. Dinking 92 88 47 86 43 62 114 111 67 49 J. K. P. McFall 44 71 23 29 31 21 118 75 85 94 Louis Wise 10 21 18 24 21 17 15 32 19 13 J. O. Minter 4 10 8 18 11 8 13 5 16 8 R. W. Ford 35 11 11 24 19 13 31 30 27 22 M. J. Nolan 42 34 20 6 3 7 18 13 40 19 Aldermen. N. B. Hetz 208 J. Sheehan 127 J. Everett 68 G. J. Boardman 48 A. Lowry 32 Jas. P. Phillips 14 D. H. Smith 26 S. S. Tobin 36 S. Ruvens 34 Aug. Wahrman 25 J. Waldenberger 65 F. E. Vaughan 63 over --- Page break --- 696 Candidates Aldermen L. M. Brooker 96 H. J. Doughty 23 Fritz Reichman 212 Jno Hancock 83 Ed. Wickman 6 R. O. Stuart 2 J. L. Wren 118 J. L. Coombs 131 John H. Robinson 127 A. D. Emerson 125 John Dowell 64 Joseph Nalle 39 Totals - J. C. De Gress 1356 J. H. Howard 1206 Fred Starging 1281 Wm. Steele 597 J. D. Cummings 414 J. S. Roche 193 Thos. H. Purnell 107 G. W. Gallaway 310 J. S. Sully 578 James McCullough 56 C. L. Lowday 8 B. D. Johns 1014 B. Grigg 672 J. H. Deinkins 679 J. W. Robertson 318 J. K. P. McCall 591 Louis Trase 190 Ed. Creary 1174 J. C. Meinke 95 Ben Thompson 744 R. H. Ford 223 Levi Burns 95 M. J. Roland 197 We the tellers appointed by the city council hereby certify that the above is a correct account of the election as returned to us by the judges of election for the several wards of the city of Austin, this eight day of November, 1879. Signed. Joseph Nalle C. C. Vaughan L. M. Brooker The following persons were duly declared elected to their respective positions: viz: For mayor, J. C. De Gress; for city Attorney, B. D. Johns; for city marshal, Ed. Creary; for city treasurer, J. H. Howard; for city assessor and col-lector, Fred. Starging; for city engineer, J. H. Deinkins The Aldermen elected are, first ward, N. B. Metz. second ward Jeremiah Sheehan --- Page break --- 697 Third ward, G. F. Boardman; fourth ward; J. J. Sobeis; fifth ward, James Hahrenberger; sixth ward, L. M. Crooker; seven ward, Fritze Reichman; eightward, G. L. Robertson; ninth ward, S. L. Coombs; tenth ward, Jos Nalle. On motion the report of the tellers was received and adopted, and the city clerk directed to inform the parties above named of their election. On motion the council adjourned to 7.30 P.M. Thursday, November 13th 1879. Approved Nov. 13th 1879 L. M. Bradley. City Clerk.