455 Regular Meeting of the City Council Austin Tex Feby 18th 1884 Council met at the Regular hour Alderman J W Robertson in the Chair Present Alderman Schneider Suitor Pillow Hancock Wells Campbell Schubert Mauve. J W Robertson Crooker. Carel Carrington Spies Platt Ervin Brush and Bruce Absent Aldermen Underhill Durkee and H. L. Robertson. Quorum present The minutes of of the Regular meeting held January 21st 1884 was read and approved further reading of the minutes dispensed with On motion the public Committee were excused on account of work to be done by them Petitions Alderman Heath presented a petition signed by D Dickson Geo Graham Robt Barr and others representing that certain streets have been obstructed by individuals and corporations with houses and fences and asking that the same be removed Referred to the Street Committee A petition of Mr. Brahl was read asking the Council to allow the front street to remain at the corner of Congress avenue and Bois D Arc street for the reason that he had leased the premises including said street Referred to the Street Committee A Petition was received from Wiley Ward representing that he was arrested on the 16th day of January 1884 on charges made in --- Page break --- Justice Pecourere court by John Chenneville Sargent of Police. asking that $65.00 paid to C. B. Johns as attorney fees. be paid back to him and that he receive for further payment. etc. The motion to refer the petition to a committee of seven was adopted by the following vote Yeas. Aldermen. Burton Cussow Wells Schubin J. W. Robertson Crooker Odell. Carrington Heath Ervin and Brush Nays. Aldermen Hancock Campbell and Maas. The Chair appointed as the Committee Aldermen Heath. Hill Hancock Odell Crooker Wells and Schneider Petition by Telegram of Mayor Taylor asking that leave of absence be extended to the Thirtieth ultimo leave of absence extended until March 7th 1884. Petition of C. S. Brown was read asking the Council to remit a fine imposed against him in the Recorders Court, and that he the Council be allowed to remain on the Police force. not withstanding he having tendered his resignation. Referred to the Police Committee. Petition of B. G. Durall was read asking the Council to abate the nuisance of hogs running at large. as the annoyed and damaged hien. Referred to the street Committee. A number of petitions was presented asking appointment on the Police force whereupon Aldermen Maas moved that the matter of appointing Police officers be referred to the Police Committee, motion adopted. The following is the report of the Finance in regard to the bonded debt of the City and liabilities and resources of the same Austin Texas Feb 14 1884 To the Honorable Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Austin. --- Page break --- Your committee to whom was referred the Resolution adopted on Feb 4th 1884, beg leave to submit the enclosed statement showing the bonded indebtedness of the City at this date. There are upon the market offered for sale the bonds authorized under the following ordinances passed since the annual charter went into force, Viz: 1. An ordinance authorizing the sale of $250000 6 per cent bonds. Passed Nov 8th 1883 and amended Dec 7 1883. 2. Ordinance providing for the sale of 6 per cent bonds of N° 76 to 80 inclusive of $500 each, issued under the authority of an ordinance passed April 8th 1881 and authorizing the sale of twenty six 6 per cent bonds of $500 each. Passed Nov 24th 1883 and approved Nov 30 1883. Total amount authorized under this ordinance $15000. Respectfully J. W. Odill W. M. Maas Lewis Hancock Finance Committee Bonded indebtedness of the City of Austin Nº of Bonds | Date of issue | Perioed for | interest | Denomination | When Due | Amount | Total | | 10 years | 10 per cent | | | | | | | | pay Jan. & July | | | | 1 to 9 inclusive | Jan 1 1874 | " | " | $400. | Jan 1 1884 | $4,000.00 | 30. | " | " | " | $400. | " | $400.00 | $14,400.00 1 To 40 | April 1 | " | " | $500. | " 1894 | $20,000.00 | 41 To 46 | June 1 | " | " | $500. | " | $3,000.00 | 47 To 53 | July 11 | " | " | $500. | " | $3,500.00 | $6,500.00 56 To 67 | " 1875 | " | " | $500. | " | $6,000.00 | 63. " 66 | Feb. 19 " | " | " | $500. | " | $2,000.00 | 67 | Jan 11 1876 | " | " | $500. | " | $500.00 | 68 To 76 | April 1 | " | " | $500. | " | $4,000.00 | $7,000.00 131 To 135 | June 1 | " | " | $500. | " | $2,500.00 | 147. 148 | " " " | " | " | $500. | " | $1,000.00 | 156. 157. 159 | " " " | " | " | $500. | " | $1,500.00 | 165. 16, 180. | " " " | " | " | $500. | " | $8,000.00 | $9,000.00 181 To 188 inc | " 1877 | " | " | $500. | " | $4,000.00 | 1 To 19 | July 1881 | " | 6% | $500. | " 1901 | $9,500.00 | 76 To 77 | " " " | ord in 10 years | " | $500. | " | $3,000.00 | $12,500.00 | | | | | | | $99400.00 --- Page break --- 458 Note - Proceeds of sale of 6 % Bonds #1019 were applied by Jno. I. Forester Financial Agent of the City as follows. 10% Bonds, Nos 146, 152, 166 redeemed $3,000.00 6 % Warrants. 695.43 The balance of $1,794.57 is supposed to have been claimed by Mr. Forester for commissions re proceeds of sale of 6% Bonds #907 to 131 inclusive to the redemption of 10% Bonds Nos. 907-131 exclusive $30,000.00, issued July 1, 1873, and due July 1, 1883. On motion The foregoing report was ordered filed. Resources and Liabilities of the City of Austin for the ensuing year. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Austin The Finance committee of the Council present the following estimate of the resources and liabilities of the City up to the 1st day of Feb 1885. Estimated resources and liabilities of the City of Austin to Feb. 1st, 1885. General revenue resources Advalorem Tax for 1883 $5,877.48 Licenses 1,000.00 Fines 800.00 Back Taxes 460.00 Ground rents 400.00 Miscellaneous 400.00 Estimate of advalorem tax for 1884 that will be collected to Sept 1885 9,000.00 Total $17,137.48 Advalorem tax for 1883 already collected and appropriated and therefor to be deducted from the above $9,103.90 Total resources of the City subject to appropriation $78,103.58 --- Page break --- 459 Liabilities Liabilities accrued Feb 1 1884 $5000.00 City Water Company last half of 1883 460.00 Interest on bonds 1495.83 Interest on 6 percent Warrants 200.00 Fire Dept for January 1884 298.99 Printing 56.00 Drugs 46.34 Feeding City Prisoners 400.99 Assessors and Collectors Commissions. 20.00 Taxes refunded 55.00 Burial of Paupers 250.00 Coal for City hall 171.00 Hospital for Dec 1883 and January 1884 40.67 Livery Stable 75.00 Due for City hall 841.41 Washington fire Co. rent Miscell Bills --------- $9,456.23 Estimated Expenditure For 12 mos ending Feb 1 1885 Interest on Bonds due July 1884 $4,707.00 Jan 1 1885 5,075.00 City Water Company rent due July 1884 5,075.00 " " " " January 1885 25,469.70 Pay Roll 7,400.00 Fire Department 1,800.00 Hospital and contingent expenses 300.00 Burial of Paupers 2,600.00 Lighting Streets from Jan 1884 to Feb 1 1885 2,600.00 Feeding City horse 240.00 Feeding City Prisoners 2,100.00 Telephone at City hall 60.00 Lighting City hall 300.00 Relief of building occupied by Washington fire Company. 300.00 Printing 300.00 Total$70,489.70 Leaving a balance in favor of the general revenue of $7,550.86 --- Page break --- aut of this balance must come the incidental expenses, work on the streets sinking fund and such claims as that of Mr C. D. Johnson if recovered. In this connection the committee respectfully suggest that taking the bills of previous years as a basis for estimating the incidental expenses this item alone will consume nearly the whole of the above balance. That so large a sum should be needed for the various unclassified expenses of the City may seem surprising to the Council as it has to the Finance committee and it appears to the committee that strict economy might materially reduce this item of expense. With this view the committee respectfully suggests that all claims against the City be submitted to the committee if any under whose charge the subject matter of such claims may be as is at present the rule with the street committee. Respectfully J. Mr. Odell Mr. Evans, Lewis Hancock Finance Committee The foregoing report was read and ordered printed in the daily statement. To the Hon Mayor and City Council of the City of Austin Gentlemen Your committee to whom was referred the resolution directing the Finance Committee to inquire into the source, nature and extent of certain alleged damaging statements said to have been made to the injury of the credit of the City of Austin in the City of New York beg leave to state that they have carefully consider ed the same, and find it impossible to get legal evidence as to the source, extent and nature of the alleged damaging statements and would respectfully suggest that before proceeding further in such investigation the Hon W.M. Naylor who will probably be competent to testify in this matter J. M. Odell, Lewis Hancock Mr. Evans Finance Committee --- Page break --- The following report was received from the Police Committee on the petition of S.E. Emanuel to the Hon Mayor and City Council of the City of Austin. Your committee to whom was referred the within petition have considered the same and find that the petitioner paid the money. upon a plea of guilty on a charge of disturbing the peace as appears by the records or docket. We further find that such plea was entered voluntarily in preference to making a defense by introducing members of Petitioners family as witnesses And your committee is of the opinion that the relief asked, cannot be granted legally Very Respectfully. J. P. Schneider W. P. Brown R. L. Heil Police Committee On motion of Ald. Dillon the report of the Com mittee was adopted. To the Hon Mayor and Council of Aldermen of the City of Austin. Your committee on police to whom was referred the duty of investigating the conduct of the City Marshal and other members of the police force with reference to certain disturbances would respectfully report That acting under authority of and in obedience to the resolution of the City Council in this regard your committee fixed a time and place of meeting and with the advice and assistance during most of its session. of the City attorney, counsel for the City Marshal and Sergeant P. Police Chenneville being also present, entered with a full and thorough an investigation of the subjects covered by said resolution as they found it practicable to do. Said Resolution was construed by your committee to require special investigation with reference to certain disturbance and shooting on the night of Jany 4th 1884 at the iron front saloon and a disturbance which occurred at the restaurant of Messrs Seison and Billian on the night of Jany 1st 1884 on --- Page break --- 462 the occasion of the banquet given at the Cullens Convocation and as to the conduct of Officer [illegible] with reference to the charges made by one anderson against Walter Ward with reference to the robbery of the Iron front saloon and generally with reference to the police force its defects and cause them. Upon these points quite a number of witnesses have been examined by your committee and no pains spared to learn the truth of complaints made and to elicit facts relative to the subject before the committee. First 1 your committee (the undersigned majority of). as to the first disturbance of the peace of the City mentioned find from the evidence that when the same occurred the City Marshal was in another part of the City that he first learned of the disturbance next morning from officer C. F. Brown that he directed charges to be made and finding that the officer had not the necessary information proceeded to the place of the disturbance and learned by inquiry the names of the necessary witnesses. that he had a charge made against the party offending and processes issued for necessary witnesses to make proof thereof that a plea of guilty was entered and a fine assessed by a jury against the party charged. We then find no dereliction of duty on the part of the City Marshal as to said matter. 2. As to other officers of the force in this matter we find that the shooting was heard by two patrolmen Officer C. F. Brown in whose beat it occurred and officer [illegible] whose beat was no mean start near the scene of the disturbance. That officer Brown could by use of proper vigilance, at least have ascertained sufficient knowledge concerning the disturbance to have made complaint and have given such by the exercise of his duty by going to the place where he heard the shooting have obtained full knowledge as to the nature of the disturbance. But it was in the line of the duty of said officers to have gone into said saloon as soon as he heard of a disturbance therein in which duty he failed. Your committee would further state that the explanation given by said officer was that 1st he --- Page break --- 463 Believed he had no right to enter a saloon while on duty, &c. A hearing when the parties were convened it useless to arrest or make complaint against him by cause he did not think he would be punished Neither of which excuses are considered by your Committee as. 3. As for Officer Hows, your committee finds that while a greater degree of vigilance would have better become him as an officer, still we do not find any evidence of positive dereliction of duty on his part. As to the second disturbance we find essentially the same facts and conclusions as to the City Marshall as with reference to the first. We further find that both Officer C. F. Brown and officer Hows. were, at the time of the occurrence of said disturbance in the near vicinity of said restaurant, and either from a want of a good understanding of their duty to go to the scene of the trouble or for some other reason they failed to perform their duty in such a prompt manner as the exigencies of the time required. As to the charges concerning the conduct of Officer Chenneworth in the matter of the prosecution of Walter Ward for the Iron Front saloon robbery we find that one Anderson was arrested by one Upon suspicion of theft of a coat and confined in the City prison that subsequently on the next morning Officer Chenneworth took the case in charge, and recovered the owner of the coat That we do as to the suspicions as to the general character of the said Anderson were reasonably aroused. That he in company with Hough Hancock undertook to elicit from said prisoner by use of persuasion and in a legal way any crimes with which he had been connected in this City that were implicated in said robberies and especially the different robberies and especially that of the Iron Front saloon. The recital of facts connected therewith made to said officer and others were of a character calculated to inspire as much confidence as the statements of persons under similar circumstances could expect to solicit that said Anderson gave to said officers and the persons about him facts unknown to them concerning said robberies --- Page break --- But which an investigation affects him. That releasing the charges made by said Anderson to constitute reasonable grounds for complaint officer Churneville made such complaint, but we fail to find any satisfactory evidence that officer Churneville in any way abused his position or induced said Anderson in any illegal way to make such charges. As to the question of the efficiency of the City Police your committee find that there is not at present good organization of the police force that there is at the city a widespread diss satisfaction thereon with arising from such want. of efficient organization of efficient organization that this want of organization arises in a large part from causes beyond the control of the City Marshal and in part from a want of a hearty coöper ation with said Marshal on the part of the force As a remedy your committee respectfully suggests That some provision should be made for the selection of the police force looking to secure in our the force in sympathy with the City Marshal. That a full corps of regular policemen should be kept on duty and provisions made for temporary appointment by the police Committee of men to fill vacan cies therein until such vacancies can be filled in the regular way by selection. J.P. Schneidean T.R. Hill Of Police Committee On motion the foregoing report was adopted and Ordered to be filed. The Police Committee reported that they had examined the report of the City Marshal for the month of January 1884 and find the same correct and introduced the following resolution and asked that it be adopted. Be it Resolved by the City Council of the city of Austin First. That it shall be the duty of the City Marshal to report in writing to the City Clerk every Monday the number of arrests fines, Collections escapes, and Rearrests, and the City Clerk shall --- Page break --- 465 Keep a record Book of the same, and the same shall be reported monthly to the City Council by the City Clerk. Second. That it shall be the duty of the Marshal to Keep a register of every person arrested and what disposition made of the same, and in clude the same in his monthly report. On motion the resolution was adopted unanimously The motion of Alderman Brush to suspend the regular order of Business and proceed to new Business was lost. The following report was received from the Ordinance Committee, which on motion was adopted Austin Feb 18th 1884 To the Hon Mayor and Board of Aldermen Your committee on Ordinances, to whom was referred an ordinance relating to chain fences have considered the same and beg leave to report that in their opinion no necessity exists for such an ordinance. Wherefore your committee recommend that said ordinance do not pass. J W Rutkin J R Hill Ordinance Committee The Cemetery Committee reported back the report of the City Sexton for the month of January 1884 which was ordered to be filed The committee on Hospital reported back the report of the City Physician which was ordered filed The Cemetery Committee submitted the following report which was adopted To the Hon Mayor and City Council of the City of Austin Your Committee to whom was referred the resolution introduced January 7th 1884 with reference to declaring vacant all lots or part of lots in the City Cemetery not paid for within sixty days from that date --- Page break --- 466 Big Bear to state that they have had the saver under consideration and recommend that the same do pass. We also askued to this report a complete list of all lots or part of lots, not paid for or furnished your commutter by the City assessor and Collector Wm. Erwin R. B. Underhill J. Mr. Call Cemetery Committee The following resolution was then taken up and on motion was unanimous adopted. Whereas it is Report that several parties are in possesion of lots and part of lots in the City Cemetery as the burial of friends on the same, who have not paid for them Be it therefore resolved that all lots or part of lots so held if not paid for by those claiming with in sixty days, shall be declare vacant and offered for sale and the City Assessor and Collector notify all persons who have their friends buried on such lots or part of lots, of the action of the City Council The special committee to whom was referred the Petition of D.J. Carroll submitted the following report. Your committee appointed to investigate the Claim of Carroll VS. The City of Austin & Co. leave to report that after having arrived at a conclusion as to the amount of damages. have reason to question the liability of the City for any damage, and therefore ask that said claim be referred to the City attorney for his opinion touching the Cities liability before making any final report. Ben A. Pilsou Lewis Hancock Isaac J. Cuton On motion the same was referred to the City attorney --- Page break --- On motion of alderman Crooker an ordinance was taken up entitled an ordinance appropriating the sum of $200. for the purpose of purchase of Iron wrought for the use of the City. The ordinance was read for the third time and passed by the following vote yeas Alderman Schneider Sutton Bilow Hancock Weile Campbell Schubert J. W. Robertson Crooker Odell Carrington Hill Plath Erovie Brush and Breenew nd Alderman Inaas. On motion an ordinance was taken up entitled An ordinance regulating the proceedings in the recorders court of the City of Austin. The ordinance was read a third time and passed by a unanimous vote. Alderman Plath offered the following resolution which was read, and on motion was referred to the City attorney Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin. That the City attorney be and is hereby requested to furnish in writing his opinion as to the legality of the Ordinance granting a lease of the property on the river walks of the City of Austin. Alderman Hancock offered the following resolution which was read and adopted. Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin That the record hose carriage now kept at the stable of Monroe. Miller, at a cost of $500. be herewith hereafter kept in the market house and that the market house committee and a committee be & instructed to make provisions for the same. Alderman Inaas introduced the following res. Resolution which was read and on motion was referred to the ordinance Committee. Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin. That the ordinance Committee in conjunction with the street Committee --- Page break --- and City Engineer be instructed to prepare and report an ordinance requiring property owners within the old City limits which they have not already been required to do by ordinance to construct sidewalks of different covers according to the particular street upon which the property is situated Alderman Crooker introduced an ordinance entitled an ordinance appropriating $3000. for the purpose of improving the streets of the City The ordinance was read first time and then read second time under suspension of the rules by the following vote yeas alderman Schneider Sutor Wells. Campbell Reding Schubert Maas. J. W. Robertson Crooker Odell Carrington Hill Platt Erwin Bruch and Brennan 16 nays. Alderman Hancock. Alderman Maas moved to amend, "Provided that the City prisoners and City Carts do the work contemplated by this ordinance on motion of Ald Crooker the amendment was laid on the table. The following amendment was offered by Ald Platt. to amend by "appropriating $700. for the ninth ward on motion of Ald Crooker the amendment was laid on the table. The following amendment was offered by Ald Hancock on motion was adopted amend section 3 by adding the words." and when any streets other than Congress avenue and pecan street constitute the boundary of wards. Such streets shall receive their fair proportion of this appropriation or the portion allotted to said ward which proportion shall be expended under the supervision of the aldermen of both wards. Alderman Crooker moved to suspend the rules and place the ordinance on its third reading motion lost by the following vote. yeas Alderman Sutor Wells Campbell Schubert J.W. Robertson Crooker Odell Carrington Hill Erwin Bruch and Brennan nays Alderman Schneider Biles Hancock Maas and Platt. On motion of Alderman Sutor the Council adjourned until next monday 25 inst at 7. Fred. Sterzing Acting City Clerk --- Page break --- 469 Adjourned meeting of the City Council Austin Tex Jany 5 1884 Alderman J. W. Robertson president of the Council presiding Roll call present Aldermen Schneider Pillow Hancock. Wells. Campbell Driukill. Odell. G. L. Robertson Heath. Ervin. Brush and Brennan 10. Absent Aldermen Auton Schuber. Under hill Maas Kew Crooker. Carrington 7. Aldermen Underhill Carrington Maas and Hill came in and answered to their names On motion of Alderman Brush the reading of the minutes of previous meeting was dispensed with Alderman Pillow offered a petition from Citizens living on the north side of Pecan street between Guadalupe st and the Creek calling the attention of the council to the gutter it not being sufficient to carry off the water without overflowing the sidewalk and by reason of that fact they could not curb and pave the sidewalks and asked that the Council have the gutter paved Referred to the street Committee Alderman Brennen presented a petition from citizens asking that the eastern part of Cypress and Cedar streets on the Corporation line be opened to the full width and repaired and that the water holes on said st be filled up Alderman Brennen moved that a special Committee of 3 be appointed and that the petition be referred to their motion adopted His honor appointed as the committee Brennen Campbell & Driukill Alderman Odell asked to be excused from serving of the special committee of seven to whom was referred the petition of Wiley Walter Ward --- Page break --- Request granted and Alderman Brush appointed to fill the vacancy on said committee. A petition was received from C. D. Johns recording asking the Council to instruct the Chairman of the special committee of seven whom was the petition of Wiley Ward. (as his name had been (unusually associated with the case) to proceed at once with the investigation on motion of alderman Heath the petition was laid on the table. Alderman Brush presented a petition signed by tax payers. and citizens of Austin requesting the Council to set aside San Barnard Street as a public drive and not to come within the provisions of an Ordinance regulating fast riding and driving The ordinance accompanying the petition amend Article 174 Sect 1. of the Revised Ordinance of the City of Austin in regard to fast riding and driving. and sits aside SanBarnard Street as a public drive, the ordinance was read first time and then referred with the petition to the Street committee. The following report was received from the Street Committee on the petition of Mr. Brahl. The report of the committee was adopted. To the Hon Mayor and City Council of the City of Austin. Gentlemen We the Street committee do respectfully report that an ordinance having been passed prohibiting the obstruction of the streets and sidewalks, do not think we have any jurisdiction in the premises as set forth in the petition We would recommend that if any part of any sidewalk or street is permitted to afford a revenue that the City in consideration of said revenue and that the power is not delegated to citizens to rent the streets or walks and appropriate it to their personal benefits R. Heath for Street Committee --- Page break --- 471 The following report was received from the Street Committee of the Petition of B S Duval To the Hon Mayor and Board of Aldermen Gentlemen Your committee on streets would most respectfully recommend that this petition be placed in the hands of the City Marshall and that his attention be called to the ordinance governing animals R. Platt. For street Committee The report was adopted and the petition and the report was referred to the City Marshall Ald Brush presented a petition from Citizens and property owners living on East Live oak street protesting against the City Rail Road company extending its track along said street Read and referred to Street Committee Further time was granted the special Com mittee of 7, to whom was referred the petition of W W Ward The Street Committee submitted the following Report To the Hon Mayor and Board of Aldermen The street committee would respectfully report that we have examined this petition and would recommend that it be granted and that the City Marshal proceed at once to have the said obstructions removed and have all the crossings of such Street placed in a good and substantial condition as are the same will be in a perfect condition the width of the street R Platt Chairman Alderman Hancock offered the following resolution which was adopted Whereas the police force of this City is maintained at public expense for the purpose --- Page break --- of preserving, the peace arresting wrongdoers and informing obedience to the laws and whereas the City is daily and nightly the scene of rowdyism and of open violations of the laws producing a state of society in which life is in danger, the laws are defied and the good name of the community is brought into disrepute and whereas the facts above stated prove that a serious deficiency exists some where in the system of selecting and disciplining the members of of said force or in the membership thereof which calls for a prompt and earnest consideration of the Council Therefore be it resolved that the City Marshal be and is hereby instructed to report in writing to this council at its next regular meeting the causes which renders said force thus inefficient and to suggest measures to remedy the same Alderman Meader moved to reconsider the vote by which the report of the street committee was adopted on the petition of M. Brahl. motion lost by the following vote yes aldermen Pillow Hancock Wills Meader Odell R. Robertson and Hill. Nays aldermen Schneider Campbell F.W. Robertson Driskill Carrington Platt Erwin Brush & Brennan Alderman Brush introduced an ordinance entitled an ordinance amending article 479 sect. 1 of the revised ordinances of the City of Austin granting privileges to the Austin City Rail road. The ordinance was read first time and then referred to the street committee Alderman Schneider moved to proceed to elect four police officers to fill vacancies on the Police force motion lost by the following vote yes aldermen Schneider Wills Campbell F.W. Robertson Driskill Odell F.W. Robertson and Hill. Nays alderman Pillow Hancock Meader Carrington Platt Erwin Brush and Brennan --- Page break --- 473 Alderman Brennen offered an ordinance appropriating $300. for improvement on Cedar and Cypress Streets. the ordinance was read first time and referred to the Street Committee. Alderman Odell for the Finance Committee introduced an ordinance entitled an ordinance defining how purchases shall be made for the City by officers of committees of the City of Austin. the ordinance was read second and third time under suspension of the rules and passed by a two thirds vote. The Finance Committee introduced an ordinance appropriating the sum of $891.00 to pay approved accounts. Be it resolved that the ordinance was read second time under suspension of the rules. Alderman Odell moved to amend the ordinance by adding To. the amount of $750. to refund to Emanuel Fund paid in recorden Court. whereupon the ordinance was read third time under suspension of the rules and passed by the following vote. Yeas aldermen. Schneider Pillow Hancock Wells. Campbell. Underhill Maas J.W. Robertson Odell. Carrington. G.L. Robertson Beck Erwin Brush and Brennen. aldermen. Gill excused from voting. Alderman Driskill offered the following resolution whereas from the present condition of the peacefulness of the City it is evident to the Citizens of Austin that the City Marshal and the Police force are not as efficient as the nature of the case demands. Therefore be it resolved by the City Council that the City Marshall and Police force of Policemen are requested to tender their resignations. The motion to lay the resolution on the table was carried by the following yeas. Alderman Schneider Pillow Hancock Wells Campbell Underhill Maas J.W. Robertson Odell Carrington G.L. Robertson and Gill Maas aldermen Driskill Black Ervin Brush and Brennen. --- Page break --- 474 Alderman Pease introduced an ordinance entitled an ordinance providing for the purchase of mules wagons harnesses, cart scrapers, and other work and implements for work on the streets and for the erection of a stable and making an appropriation therefore. The ordinance was read second time under suspension of the rules and then referred to the finance committee Alderman Maas called up an ordinance offered by Alderman Scheuber entitled an ordinance authorizing the purchase of mules cart harness & and the erection of a city stable and making an appropriation therefore. The ordinance was read for information and then referred to the finance Committee. Alderman Hancock offered the following Resolution which was adopted Resolved 1st. That the Treasurers of each of the Fire Companies of the Fire Department be required to furnish to the Finance committee a full, complete and detailed estimate of the expenses of their respective companies for the ensuing year 2d. That the City Clerk be instructed to serve upon the Treasurers of each of said Companies a copy of this resolution The motion to take up the ordinance offered, by Alderman Crooker, appropriating $3000.00 for street improvements was lost. The ordinance was then referred to the finance committee Alderman Hancock offered the following resolution which was accepted and then referred to the finance Committee Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin that it is the sense of this Council that $400.00 per month is to large a sum to pay for feeding the City horse and that therefore the proper committee be instructed to make provisions at once for stabling said horse at the cost of not more than $15.00 per month On motion the Council adjourned T. L. Byrne City Clerk