Austin Water Company Contract & Police Hiring 1884
• Water Company Contract Review: City Council appointed a 7-member special committee to examine the contract and funding arrangement between Austin and the City Water Company
• Police Force Expansion: Council approved filling vacant positions on the police force and elected two new regular police officers—Fred Beck and A.R. Finlay—through ballot voting
• Officer Resignation: Accepted the resignation of police officer C.A. Lawson
• Low Attendance: The September 15 meeting lacked a quorum with 11 aldermen absent, forcing an immediate adjournment
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september aug 15, 1884
Cont. of The following committee was appointed as Journal the special Committee of 7. to whom was referred contract the appropriation for the City Water Company and the matter of the Contract between the City and the Water Company. Pillow Platt Crocker Underhill Odell Warren & Wells. 7.
The motion to fill vacancies on the Police force was adopted.
Rept. The resignation of C.A.Lawson as a regular A.Lawson Police officer was read and accepted.
The following names were placed in nomination A.R. Finlay K. Cundry John Galley Fred Beck Louis McKee P. A. Thompson W. Darnell Elect. of On the first ballot Fred Beck having received Police a majority of the votes cast, was declared by Beck & the Mayor to be elected a regular police officer Finlay of the City of Austin. On the 7. ballot. A.R. Finlay having received a majority of the votes cast was declared by the mayor to be elected a regular police officer of the City of Austin. On motion the Council adjourned S. L. Purnell City Clerk Regular meeting of the City Council Austin Tex September 15, 1884 Regular Hon J.w.Robertson Mayor Presiding meeting All case present aldermen Hiton Sept 15, 1884 well Campbell Schuber Warren Crocker Odell Ervin and Bonnen 9. absent aldermen Schneider Pillow Hancock Underhill Mads Driskill Carrington Robertson Hill Platt & Bruck 11. No quorum On motion the Council adjourned S. L. Purnell City Clerk