407 Called meeting of the City Council Austin Texas December 08, 1883 Hon W A Saylor Mayor Presiding Roll call present aldermen Hartz Kinney Lawrance Schuban Maas Driskill Huepping, Sneed Plath and Wilson Call of the Council read, which was for the purpose of canvassing the returns from the election held December 3 1883. for the election of a mayor and Board of Alder men. of the City of Austin Minutes of December 7th 1883 read and approved Alderman Plath moved that the Mayor appoint a committee of three to canvass the returns Motion adopted His honor appointed as the Committee Aldermen Plath Huepping and Maas! The Committee appointed to canvass the returns submitted the foregoing report which was adopted We your committee appointed to canvass the votes at the election held in the City of Austin on the 3 day of Dec 1883 beg leave to report that the following the vote in the first ward for mayor was W A Saylor 130 100 P De Cordova 78 Aldermen J W Schneider 168 W J Rector 116 N Knetz 110 Chasly Cunio 46. Aceola archer 11 alderman Elect for first ward J. P. Schneider w J Rector Second ward For Mayor W A Saylor 62 P De Cordova 117 55 Aldermen running Lewis Hancock 119 B S Pilloud 121 G C Edwards 99. --- Page break --- 408 Aldermen elected Louis Hancok & R B Preau for second ward Third ward for mayor W A Taylor 47 P D Cordova 58 " Aldermen running B. C. Wells 99 & J. Campbell 99 Aldermen elected B.C. Wells & J. Campbell for third ward. Fourth ward for Mayor W A Taylor 43 P D Cordova 79 36 Aldermen Running R B Undirhill 119 J Schuler 107 or 16. Aldermen elected R B Undirhill J Schuler for the fourth ward. Fifth ward for Mayor W A Taylor 61 P Cordova 77 " Aldermen Running May Isaacs 132 and J W Robertson 117 Aldermen elected Mat Isaacs & J W Robertson for the fifth ward Six ward for Mayor W A Taylor 62 P D Cordova 74 12 Aldermen running J W Driskie 124 for H Stewart 91 S. M. Crooker 101 Aldermen Elected for the fithward J. W. Driskie and S. M. Crooker. Seventh ward for mayor W A Taylor 203 .102 P Dr Cordova 101 Aldermen running J M Odell 171 Albert Carrington 158 Ed Schutz 141 J R Cummings 87 The aldermen elected for the 7 ward were J. M. Odell Albert Car rington in eighth ward for mayor W A Taylor 196 P De Cordova 151 .45 Aldermen running R J Hill 196 George. G. Robertson 201 Jas Johnson 53 Aldermen elected for the eight ward were J R Hill and George G Robertson --- Page break --- 409 in ninth ward for mayor W A Taylor 181. 87 R De Cordova 94. Aldermen receiving R Black 107 Wm Ensin 151 George Brush 124 R. E. Brunsby 35 Roach 51 Heudbrick 14. the aldermen elected for the ninth ward are R Platt and William Erwin Tenth ward for mayor W A Taylor 170 . 78 P De Cordova 97 Aldermen running The Black 76. W R Brush 158 J H Housen 107 Wm Breneen 174 the aldermen elected are W R Brush Wm Breneen we find that in the total vote for mayor W A Taylor received 1135 votes P De Cordova received 918 votes making the majority for W A Taylor 217 votes Respectfully R Platt E Huppertz. Mr. Mayor. Alderman Huppertz offered the following resolution which was adopted Resolved that at an election held in the City of Austin on the first monday in December 1883 under the Charter of said City for mayor and two aldermen for each ward of said City the following persons were duly elected to fill said offices for the ensuing term. to wit Mayor W A Taylor Aldermen First ward J Schneider and W J Rutor Aldermen of the second ward Louis Hancock and R S Pilord Aldermen of the third ward R. C Wells J J Campbell Aldermen of the fourth ward J schuber and R B Underhill Aldermen of the fifth ward Max Maas and J W Robertson Alderman of the Sixth ward J W Driskill L M. Crooker --- Page break --- 410 Aldermen of the seventh ward J. M. Call Albert Carrington Aldermen of the eighth ward E. C. Robertson R J Kew Aldermen of the ninth ward Radcliff Plath. and William Ercwin Aldermen of the tenth wards W. B. Brush and William Brennen. On motion the Council adjourned sine die Thomas L Purcell City Clerk