3 Regular Meeting of the City Council. Austin Texas August 04, 1884 Hon. J. W. Robertson Mayor Presiding. Roll call present. Aldermen. Schneider Wells, Cresap, Bell, Schueber Underhill Maas, Odell Hill and. Bremner 9. Absent Aldermen: Sutor Pillow Hancock Warren Driskill Crooker Carrington Hart Erwin and Brush, Robertson 11. On motion the Council was called and the Marshal sent after the absentees Aldermen Warren and Sutor came in and answered to their names. On motion the Call of the Council was suspended. Report of Treasurer for July, 1884 The following report of the City Treasurer the month of July 1884 was read and refer red to the Finance Committee Austin Texas July 31st 1884 Report of the City Treasurer for the month ending July 31st 1884. Balance on hand June 30 5.869.35 Recd from Assessor & Collector on account of Advalorem Tax. 605.56 on account of License Tax 501.15 " " " General fund 1,619.86 " " " Market Fund 211.45 " " " Cemetery fund 237.50 Refunded by T. E. Sneed atty over collection in case of W.T. Erwin. V.S. the City of Austin 113.70 Credits 9,158.57 Hospital fund pd.. & non interest warrants. 400.00 Cemetery " " " 41.70 General " " " 6309.91 6,751.61 --- Page break --- 4 August 4th 1884 Credits Forward 6751.61 Cash Balances July 31 1884 Hospital Fund 1.35 Cemetery Fund 716.55 Market Fund 711.75 Back debt fund 197.73 General " 1779.78 4406.76 Total 9158.37 J. W. Howard City Treasurer Assessor The following report of the Assessor and Collector was read and referred to the finance committee Report of the Assessor and Collector for the Quarter ending July 31. 1884 To income from Ad Valorem Tax 1883 17848.04 " " " " " 1882 13.50 " " " " " 1881 70.95 " " " " " 1880 8.10 " " " " " 1879 9.00 " " " " " 1878 13.50 " " " " " 1877 14.30 Back Taxes 47.74 Licenses " 371.15 Market house 211.00 Cemetery 237.50 Recorders Court 159.35 Ground rent 143.00 Miscellaneous 85.54 18159.39 By Treasurer Receipt No 956 to 971 inclusive $18159.39 Respectfully Submitted Fred Sterzing Austin Tex July 31 1884 City Assessor and Collector Report of Report of Taxes Collected by the assessor and Collector on school tax for Public schools Quarter ending July 31 1884 Quarter. To income from school tax for the year 1883 7537.62 July 31 1884 1882 2.70 1881 6.75 7547.07 --- Page break --- 5 By Treasurer Receipt No.40.41.42 $50.847.07 Respectfully Submitted Fred. Herzer City Collector (Report of the City Clerk for the Quarter ending July 31st 1884 Quarterly Warrants issued for Police $945.00 to July 31st 1884 " Fire Department 1490.00 " Sanitary 761.45 " Salaries & Commissions 7.136.60 " Streets & Bridges 3.010.45 " Street Lamps 179.08 " Int. on 6% Warrants 1695.77 " " " 10% Bonds 58.77 " Miscellaneous Acct. 679.54 " Printing Stationery & Postage 70.00 " Feeding City Prisoners 791.50 " Building City Stable 970.35 " Expenses of City Hospital 786.55 " Cemetery 67.55 " Loans & Investments 18.460.15 " Furnishing City Hospital 74.35 " Feeding City Teams 73.64 " Building City Hospital 400.00 " Exchange 153.00 " Drivers of City Teams 80.00 " Insurance on City Hospital 67.50 Total 43.915.76 Respectfully submitted J G Lurnwall Referred to Finance Committee City Clerk City Clerk The Report of the City Marshal for July 1884 shows shall for total fines assessed $ fines collected in July 1884 Cash $ fines worked out $ fine appealed $ turned over to county $ Remitted by City Council $ amount due by escapes $ amount brought forward $ Referred to Police Committee --- Page break --- 6 August 4th 1884 The Report of the City Sexton for July 1884 showed total deaths for July 1884 36. white 17 Colored 19 Resident 1 Referred to the Cemetery Committee Capital Rifle Club Alderman Maas presented a petition from the Capital City Rifle Club stating that they proposed to erect a range on the property of Mr H. Scheifer situated on the north west Boundary and within the Corporate limits of the City for the purpose of target shooting. Petitioners asked that they be allowed to carry on the practice of target shooting on the above described premises. Petition granted. F. A. Bernds A Petition was received from F. A. Bernds asking that the Council remit a fine of $10.00 imposed against him in the Recorders for committing a nuisance. On motion the petition was granted and the fine remitted. A. Ruessig A Petition was received from A. Ruessig asking that a fine imposed against in the Recorders court be remitted Motion to remit the fine was lost by the following vote Yeas Aldermen Detor Ochsner Maas Warren and Brennen 5 Nays Aldermen Schneider Wells Campbell Under hill Odell and Hill 6. C. Roch Chas. Roch petitioned the Council to extend to him the lease. heretofore granted to Alfred Smith deceased. of a certain part of the river walk used as a sawery. The motion to grant the petition and lease the river walk was lost by the following voteYeas Aldermen Ochsner Call, and Brennen 3 Nays Aldermen Schneider Detor Wells Campbell Underhill. Maas. Warren and Hill 8 Elsie Stewart Elsie Stewart petitioned the Council to release her from paying rent due on the Coffee stand for the first Quarter Referred to the Market house Com --- Page break --- 7 Wm Thaision | William Thaision petitioned the Council to allow, him to change the boundary line of River Street between the Diskie and Rainey additions and the old Morris brick yard also to be allowed at his expense to build a bridge at the mouth of Waller Creek Referred to the Street Committee Mr. A. | The petition of Mr. A. Taylor asking permission Taylor | to finish a building constructed partly of wood within the Fire Limits on Block 48, Lot 1. Was referred to the Fire Committee Referred to the Fire Committee Resig of | Officer T. R. Johnson presented the followT. R. Johnson | ing letter of resignation which was accepted Austin August 4th 1884 To G. S. Law City Marshal I hereby tender you my resig- nation to take effect from and after this date T. R. Johnson Rept. of | The Police committee submitted the reports Police on | of the City Marshal for May and June 1884 Mar. rept | with the accompanying report. To the Hon Mayor and Council of the City of Austin Your Committee on Police having examined the within reports find the same correct. Respectfully J. P. Schneider W. J. Brennen T. J. Hill Rept of | The following Report was submitted by the Printing | Printing Committee Com. and | To the Hon Mayor and Board of Aldermen Print Comt | of the City of Austin Your Committee on Printing would respectfully report that they have opened the bids of the --- Page break --- 8 August 4th 1884 Various printing establishments of the City were have awarded the contract for the printing of Proclamations and ordinances to the Statesman Publishing Co. and the printing of the Proceedings of the Council to E. Von. Boeckmann. The latter will print the same in pamphlet form 500 copies of the proceedings of each meeting for distribution. Respectfully Submitted Thos Wells The report of the Committee was adopted and the Mayor was authorized to contract with the parties receiving the award for city printing in accordance with the ordinances governing the matter. Spec. rept. The Special committee appointed to investigate on charges charges against officer Oberwetter submitted Oberwetter the following report. To the Hon Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Austin Your Committee to whom was referred the matter of alleged misconduct of Officer Oberwetter on the evening of July 4th ult would respectfully beg leave to report That they have heard the evidence bear- ing on the question and that they find that in the matter complained of officer Oberwetter was guilty of impropriety, deserving reprimand but they find further that there are extenuating facts as follows Said officer was laboring under a mistake as to identity of person and while deserving censure for not exercising greater care, your committee do not believe that the conduct of said officer on the occasion inquired about so culpable as to require further punishment Your committee would add that they find that said officer has made an apology to the parties offended and your committee do not believe that an officer having the --- Page break --- 9 good record enjoyed by Mr Oberwesser would intentionally have committed the impropriety com- plained of. Wells. Schneider Underhill Hill Brennen The motion to postpone action on the report of the Committee until the next regular meeting was adopted Physician The Report of the City Physician for July for July 1884 and a communication in regard to sanitary matters and furnishing the Hospital was read and referred to the Hospital Committee Alderman Brennen offered the following Res. to Resolution which was adopted. appoint A Resolution authorizing the Mayor 3 spec. police to appoint three special Policemen Section 1. Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin. That the Mayor be and is hereby authorized to nominate three special Policemen who shall be confirmed by the City Council. Section 2nd That the City Marshal is hereby directed to furnish the Mayor with the names of three suitable persons to be nominated as such special Policemen Section 3rd That this Resolution take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Resignation. Alderman Odell tendered to his Honor the of Standing Mayor his resignation as Chairman of the Finance Committees Committee and member of the Cemetery Committee Stating that he thought the mayor should have the right to reappoint the standing Committees For the above reason the following aldermen tendered their resignations as Chairmen and members of the various Committees --- Page break --- 10 August 14th 1884 Alderman Schuber. Charity Commissioner and Water & Gas Com Alderman Sutton. Fire Department. Alderman Schneider Police Committee Alderman Underhill. Cemetery, Sewer, and Ordinance Com Alderman Maas. Printing " and Finance Com Alderman Wells. Printing and Sewer Committee Alderman Campbell Market House and Charity Committee Alderman Hill Ordinance and Sewers. Alderman Brown Police Draw foot bridges Alderman Maas introduced a Resolution authorizing the City Engineer to purchase new foot brid- ges for Congress Corner Read first time and then referred to the Street Committee repealing Discount Ordinance Alderman Campbell introduced an ordinance repealing an ordinance allowing persons to pay their Ad Valorem Tax before required to do so by law Read first time and then referred to the Finance Com Pro. Procla- mation Sanitary matter Alderman Maas introduced the following resolution which was adopted Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin. That in view of the near approach of Asiatic Cholera to our shores and the possibility of a destructive epidemic throughout the continent the Mayor of the City be requested to issue a special proclamation to the Citizens of Austin urging them to use care and vigilance in cleansing and disinfecting their back premises alleys and gutters by the free use of lime copperas and carbolic acid and other disinfectants and by the prompt removal of all filth. garbage and decaying refuse and that he instruct the Police force of the City to report without delay all the nuisances such as offensive privies pigpens and stables that can be found in their respective beats. On motion the Council adjourned until Tuesday August 19th 1884 at 8 oclock P.M. S D Dunnell City Clerk --- Page break --- 11 Adjourned Meeting of the City Council. Austin Texas August 5th 1884 Hon. J. W. Robertson Mayor. Presiding. Roll call. present Aldermen Schneider Wells. Campbell Schubert Underhill Warren Edell Robertson Hill Plath and Brush. Absent Aldermen Sutton Pielord Hancock Maas Driskill Crooker Carrington Ervin and Bremner The Marshal was sent after the absentees. Aldermen Bremner and Driskill came in and answered to their names. Amd Ord Art 375. Alderman Brush introduced an ordinance repealing an amendment to art 375 sect 1. of the revised ordinances of the City of Austin. in regard to council meetings. The ordinance was read first time and then referred to the ordinance Committee. C.E. Anderson A Petition was received from C.E. Anderson asking that the Council have the gutter in front of his property on Pecan Street paved Read and referred to the Street Committee resignation of Driskill on H. Comt. Alderman Driskill presented the following letter of resignation. To the Hon J.W. Robertson Mayor. of the City of Austin Sir. I herewith have the honor of tendering my resignation as chairman of the market house committee of the City of Austin. Respectfully J.W. Driskill Johnson working out fines. A communication was received from C.D. Johns. Recorder recommending changes in the manner of collecting fines imposed in the recorders court. also and ordinance defining how fines --- Page break --- 12 August 9th 1884. continued shall be worked out. The ordinance was read, first time and then referred to the Police committee marshal Alderman Hill moved that the City marshal furnish to get list himself with a list of the street lamps as located of St. lamps by the street committee and that he see that the Gas company comply with their contract. Alderman Clark moved as a substitute that the City Clerk furnish the water and Gas committee with a list of the street lamps as located by the Street Com substitute of alderman Clark was lost and the motion of alderman Hill adopted Alderman Pillow came in and answered to his name $161.85 The finance Committee introduced an ordinance appropriating the sum of $161.85 for the payroll for July 1884. The ordinance was read second and third times under suspension of the rules and passed by the following vote, Yeas Aldermen Schneider Pillow Mills Campbell Schubrin Underhill Warren Ruskie Odell Robertson Hill Clark Brush & Brunnen H. Fire hydrants Alderman Pillow offered the following resolution of W. Pecan which was read and referred to the Fire Committee St. Resolved that the Mayor direct the City Water Company under its contract with the City to place five fire hydrants on Pecan Street West of Rio Grand Street. On motion the Council adjourned Read and approved Aug 18. 1884 F A Burnell City Clerk