274 Called meeting of the City Council Austin Tex March 10, 1883. Hon W A Taylor Mayor Presiding Roll call present aldermen Metz Kinney Lawrance Bruggerhoff Radkey Moeller Plath & Wilson absent aldermen Schubert & Guppich On motion of alderman Kinney the regular order of business was suspended Alderman Kinney offered an ordinance appropriating the sum of $1975.42 to pay approved accounts to that amount the ordinance was read second and third time under suspension of the rules and passed by the following vote yeas aldermen Metz Kinney Lawrance Bruggerhoff Radkey Moeller Plath and Wilson Alderman Bruggerhoff called up an ordinance appropriating three hundred and forty six dollars per month for the support of the fire department from Jan 1st 1886 to October 31st 1886 The ordinance was read second time The ordinance was amended by striking out three hundred and forty six and inserting one hundred and fifty six dollars per month The ordinance was then read third time under suspension of the rules and passed by the following vote Yeas Aldermen Metz Kinney Lawrance Bruggerhoff Radkey Moeller Plath & Wilson The following report was received from the Ordinance committee which was adopted To the Hon Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Austin Your committee to whom was referred the stock ordinance would most respectfully present to your honorable body the following ordinance and ask that it may pass Respectfully H W Moeller B Plath N B Metz The Ordinance committee introduced an ordinance --- Page break --- 275 repealing article 83 (o) of the revised ordinances of the City of Austin and enacting an ordinance defining how and when milch cows shall run at large. The ordinance was read second and third time under suspension of the rules and passed by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Metz Kinney Lawrance Bruggerhoff Radkey Moeller Plath & Wilson Alderman Moeller introduced an Ordinance repealing Article 34 of the revised ordinances of the City of Austin and enacting a pound ordinance The ordinance was read first time and then referred to the City attorney Alderman Moeller offered the following resolution Whereas the Austin Daily Statesman publishing Company is the only bidder for class I of the printing for the City of Austin Therefore. Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin that the mayor be and is hereby authorized to close the Contract with the said Austin Daily Publishing Company for the said printing of Class I as per their bid The resolution was adopted by the following Vote, Yeas Metz Bruggerhoff Kinney & Plath Nays Lawrance Radkey Radkey and Wilson it being a tie vote the mayor Voted yea. Alderman Plath called up an ordinance which was read second time appropriating the sum of Eleven hundred dollars. to build a sewer at the foot of congress avenue. and a culvert at the intersection of Pine and Red Rivers streets the ordinance was read third time under suspension of the rules and passed by the following vote Yeas Aldermen Metz Kinney Lawrance Bruggerhoff Radkey Moeller Plath & Wilson A proposition was received from Ed Creary to build a bridge on Pine Street over Waller Creek for the sum of $500.00 Referred to the street com mittee with instructions to report at the next meeting --- Page break --- 276 Alderman Bruggerhoff introduced the following resolution. Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin That the Market house Committee be. and is hereby authorized to advertise for bidders or in their judgment have built by competent workman a new gallery to the City Market house and to repair all leaks in the roof the cost thereof to be appropriated out of the market house fund. Provided further that it is an imperative necessity to have the work done at once on account of the present dangerous condition of the present old one. Therefore this resolution go into effect at once. The resolution was adopted by the following Vote. Yeas Aldermen Heitz Kinney Lawrance Bruggerhoff Radkey Moeller Poeth & Wilson Alderman Bruggerhoff as trustee of Ernest Krohn. requested permission to with-draw a proposition made by him to the City for land for Cemetery purposes. Permission granted. The Mayor was instructed to make a contract with Henry Pfannkuche. for building the sewer at the foot of congress avenue at the same price per lineal foot as he received for building part of said sewer. On motion the Council adjourned Thomas L Purnell read and approved March 17th 1885