142 Called meeting of the City Council Austin May 18, 1882 R Plack Acting Mayor Presiding Roll call Present. Aldermen. Kinney Cook Schuber Brueggerhoff, Radkey Moeller Park Wilson Absent. Holtz Kushing. Alderman Moeller moved a call of the Council motion carried and the Marshal sent after absentee. Call of the Council under which was for the consideration of the rightaway of the Northwesteren R R and the percentum of the advalorum tax for the year 1882 and for such other business as may be called to the attention of the Council Minutes of the Called meeting of May 16th 1882 was read and approved Motion made to suspend the Call of the Council motion lost. Hon W H Taylor Mayor in the Chair All fines entered against aldermen for none attendance at previous council meetings was remitted by order of the Council Alderman Cook moved to suspend the Call of the Council motion carried The comittee to whom was referred the Ordinance granting the rightaway to the Austin and North western R. Way. to the Capitol and university grounds asking that now time be extended to them that they were not ready to report request granted and the extension of time granted The Ordinance fixing the percentum of advalorum tax for the year 1882 was called up. Alderman Moeller moved to lay the Ordinance on the Table motion lost by the following vote Yeas Cook Brueggerhoff Moeller and Park Nays Kinney Schuber Radkey Wilson being a tie vote the Mayor voted nay --- Page break --- 143 The motion to indefinately postpone the consideration of the Ordinance fixing the per centum of Tax for the year 1888 was tabled by the following vote Yeas. Kinney Schuber Radkey Wilson Nays. Cook Bruggerhoff. Moeller and Plath being a tie vote. the Mayor voted yea Motion to adjourne lost by the following vote yeas. Bruggerhoff Moeller and Plath Nays Kinney Cook. Schuber Radkey and Wilson Alderman Bruggerhoff move a call of the Council motion carried Alderman Radkey moved to suspend the call of the council motion lost. Alderman Plath moved to adjourn motion lost. On motion of Alderman Cook the Call of the Council was suspended The following is the report of the committee to whom was referred the proposition of the H. & T. C. Rail way. which was adopted. Hon G. A. Naylor. Mayor of the City of Austin Your committee to whom was referred the proposition of a H. Swanson Gen Supt. of H. & T. C. Ry. Co. in reference to the bridge and grading Pine street & Pine street brg leave to report that we had had the same under consideration and advise that the proposition be not accepted. We regard the proposition as very unfair and recommend that said Railway company be required to grade and level Pine street in accordance with the Ordinance granting them the right away. Very Respectfully. F Cook. Plath. R B Kinney Alderman Bruggerhoff moved to adjourn motion lost Alderman Kinney offered an Ordinance appropriating $147.27 for cost bill on House warrants called in May 1, 88. which was read first time Alderman Cook moved to suspend the rules and place the Ordinance on its second reading --- Page break --- 144 motion lost, by the following vote Yeas Kinney Cook Schuber, Radkey, Wilson Nays Bruggerhoff and Moeller Alderman Pratt excused Alderman Kinney offered an Ordinance appropriating Eighty five dollars and fifteen cents for approved accounts including estimate of Protection H. & L. Co for Jan 1882 which was read first time and read second and third time under suspension of the rules and on motion of alderman Schuber, passed by the following vote Yeas Kinney, Cook, Schuber, Radkey, Moeller, Bruggerhoff, Wilson. A fine of one dollar was entered against aldermen Kortz and Kupfursky for non attendance at this meeting On motion of Alderman Bruggerhoff the Council adjourned. D. L. Sumrell City Clerk. approved May 20th. 1882