Austin's 1880 Market Ordinance Debate
• Failed Meeting Due to Lack of Quorum — The special city council meeting called for February 28, 1880, couldn't proceed because not enough aldermen showed up to conduct official business.
• Market Ordinance Under Review — Six council members had requested the meeting to reconsider a market ordinance that had recently passed, indicating potential disagreement about the policy.
• Meeting Adjourned Without Action — With insufficient attendance, the council was forced to adjourn without discussing or voting on the contested market ordinance.
Full Transcript
Called Meeting of City Council Austin, Tx. February 28, 1880 Mayor De Gress presiding. Roll called. Present, — Alderman Boardman, Nalle, Reichman, Sheehan, and Wahsenberger Absent. — Aldermen Coomby, Brooker, Metz, Tobin and Robertson. No quorum present. His Honor, the Mayor, stated the (object) meeting had been called in deference to the following request: Hon. J. C. de Gress, Mayor of the City of Austin We, the undersigned, members of the City Council, respectfully request your Honor to call a special meeting of the Council on Friday evening, February 27, at 8 o'clock for the purpose of considering the market ordinance passed at its last meeting of the Council George Robertson J. J. Tobin Fritz Reichman N. B. Metz C. L. Coombs, and James Wahsenberger There being no quorum present, on motion of Alderman Nalle, the Council adjourned
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