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Austin City Council Meeting Nov 1886

Monday, November 1, 1886 regular

Low Attendance: Only 9 of 20 aldermen showed up for the meeting, with 11 members absent

Brief Session: The council had no substantive business to conduct and immediately adjourned without taking any action or discussing agenda items

Mayor Roberts Presiding: Mayor J.N. Roberts led what appears to have been a largely ceremonial meeting

Full Transcript

A Regular meeting of the City Council. Austin Tex November 01, 1886. Hon. J. N. Roberts on, Mayor, presiding. Roll Call. Present- Aldermen Brush, Crooker, Jones, Schuber, Walker, Wellmer and Wortham- 9. Absent- Aldermen Anderson, Caldwell, Cummings Dedress, Ervin, Giesen, Holman, Metz, Odell, Pillow and Schneider- 11. adjourned On motion, the Council adjourned until the next regular meeting. Milton Morris City Clerk.