531 The Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the City Council Austin, Tex. July 03, 1893. Hon. John M. McDonald, mayor, presiding. Roll Call. Present - 15. Aldermen Anderson, Miller, Schneider, Dawson, North, Shelley, Fischer, Pratt, Taylor, Glass, Powell, Townsend, Jackson, Raymond, Warmoth. Call. Absent - 7. Aldermen Assmann, Kitsmiller, Hancock, Linn, Hume, Schuber. Minutes. The minutes of the meetings of the city council which were held on June 19, 1893, and July 1, 1893, were adopted as printed. Alderman Anderson moved that Mr. Neil McCaskin be requested to relieve the city clerk from attendance upon the council to enable him to prepare the approved accounts ordinance. The motion carried and was complied with. Ald. Linn entered Alderman Linn entered the council and answered to his name. Reports of City Officers. Report of Act. Coll. for the month of June, 1893. By the City Assessor and Collector Account general revenue $15,436.98 Account water and light, interest and sinking fund 10,675.81 Account interest on bonds issued prior to May 1, 1890 1,555.07 Account School Tax 6,048.52 Total $33,716.38 It was read and referred to the committee on finance. " " Marshal. By the City Marshal. Total amount of fines assessed in the recorders court $710.00 Collected in cash 375.50 Worked out 148.50 Appealed 33.00 Released 45.00 Carried forward 108.00 Total $710.00 Amt of fines collected in cash 375.50 Amt of fees collected 311.25 Total number of arrests made. 108 It was referred to the committee on police. Ald. Schuber Entered. Alderman Schuber entered the council and answered to his name. Report of City Clerk. By the City Clerk. An itemized statement of warrants issued against the general fund. Total amount issued, $7,387.93 It was read and referred to the committee on finance. --- Page break --- 532 Report of City Clerk. By the City Clerk. An itemized statement of warrants issued against the general fund. Total amount issued $24,644.29 It was read and referred to the Committee on Finance. " " Secty. B. P. Wks By the Secretary of the Board of Public Works. An itemized statement of accounts approved by the board of public works divided as follows H. L. Brennenman, estimate No 1 - improvement of sewer houses $3,780.98 R. D. Wood & Co, on contract for hydrants 6,428.50 Victor Conley, on contract for penstocks, etc. 2,521.30 Stilwell, Bierce & Smith Vaile Co., on contract 842.60 Salaries for May, 812.50 Engineering expenses 1,192.55 Office expenses 12.75 Advertising 9.00 Right of way 2,664.01 Draft tube excavations 605.86 Headgate 811.44 Headgate masonries and P H foundations, extras 669.25 Repairs to headgate masonries and P H foundations 4,684.30 Miscellaneous 558.15 Total, $24,644.29 It was read and referred to the committee on finance. " " City Treasr By the City Treasurer. Balance on hand July 3, 1893: Account general revenue $27,396.58 Account water and light fund 39,547.69 Account water and light interest fund 8,015.98 Account water and light sinking fund 10,000.00 Referred to finance committee. " " " " Phys. By the City Physician. No. of patients in hospital June 1. 13 No. of patients admitted to hospital during June 12 No. of patients discharged from hospital during June 11 No. of deaths in hospital during June 1 No. of patients remaining in hospital July 1. 13 No. of visits made paupers in the city during June 73 No. of prescriptions written for paupers during June 123 No contagious or infectious diseases have been reported in the city during the past month. Referred to the committee on hospital. " " " " Sexton. By the City Sexton. Total number of deaths 18 White 10 Colored 8 Mexican 1 Male 7 Female 12 It was referred to the cemetery committee. " " " City Engineer about E. 5th. St. Bridge The city engineer presented a report stating in substance that he had caused the bridge on East Fifth Street over Haller Creek to be closed up on account of its unsafe condition. --- Page break --- 533 " The stringers and flooring being rotten, and that after consultation " with the mayor he had ordered suitable timber with which to " repair the same. " Alderman Glass moved that the city engineer be authorized " to proceed at once to repair said bridge and the motion was " adopted. Groves. By Engineer Groves – A report stating that he has organized a force of about 80 men and is excavating the bank East of the dam, preparatory to extending the wall of the gate head masonry, cleaning loose rock from the location of the power house and removing such portion of the gate head masonry as seems necessary. The portion of the wall at the East end of the gate head masonry is excavated six feet lower than the foundation upon which it rests. A suitable foundation has been reached. The report was read and referred to the committee on water and light. Corrigans figures Correct The following was read. Office of Board of Public Works, Austin, Tex. July 3, 1893. Honorable Mayor and City Council, Austin, Tex. Gentlemen, I have the honor to report that the board of public works, at a meeting held on this date, adopted the report of the joint committee in the matter of final settlement with Mr Bernard Corrigan. Respectfully, H. J. Oliphant, Secretary. It was referred to the water and light committee. Ald. Ketchum. Alderman Ketchum entered the council and answered to his name. Reports of Committees. Mrs. L. S. Robertson. tax. The city attorney to whom was referred the petition of Mrs. L. S. Robertson in regard to settlement of her back taxes, submitted a report thereon which states that "in my opinion Mrs. Robertson settled in full the amount "of tax due to the city of Austin when she executed and "delivered the deed conveying to the city the property described "in her original proposition of compromise. I am therefore "of the opinion the prayer of her petition should be granted." 7 It was moved that the report be adopted and the petition be granted, and it was carried. 7 $99.00 for Culvert on 23d. St. bet. G. + S. a. alleys Sts. Alderman Jackson for the committee on Streets and alleys, to whom was referred an ordinance appropriating the sum of $99.00 for the purpose of constructing a culvert on Twenty third street between Guadaloupe and San Antonio streets, submitted a report thereon recommending the passage of the same. The report was adopted. Bridge Cor. Cong. Ave. + E. 8th St. Alderman Jackson for the committee on Streets and alleys, to whom was referred and ordinance appropriating --- Page break --- 534 n. $125.00 for building a bridge at the intersection of Congress Avenue and East Eighth Street, presented a report thereon recommending its passage, and the report was adopted. $90 00/100 for foot Bridge over Waller Creek on E. 13th St. A. B. Deen. John Doehler. S. C. Granberry J. J. White. Joint Comtee. on Correctness of B. Corrigans Estimates etc. report. Alderman Jackson, for the committee on Streets and alleys, to whom was referred an ordinance appropriating $90.00 for the purpose of building a foot bridge over Waller Creek at East Thirteenth Street, offered a report thereon recommending the passage of the same, and the report prevailed. Alderman Shelley, for the committee on claims and accounts, to whom was referred the petition of A. B. Deen asking to be relieved from the payment of taxes on an account of $1000.00 in credits, claiming that he was not the owner of said credits on the first day of January, 1892, submitted a report thereon which states "that they have been unable to ascertain the date of the transfer to Mrs. Pease, she being absent from the city and her agent having no knowledge of the transaction. We therefore return the petition for such action as the council may deem proper in the premises." The report was adopted. Alderman Shelley, for the committee on claims and accounts, to whom was referred the petition of John Doehler asking a remission of a portion of the taxes on his assessment of merchandize, offered a report thereon and returned the petition with the recommendation that it be not granted, as the valuation was fixed by the Board of Equalization, whose acts, in the opinion of the committee the council has no authority to revise. The report was adopted. Alderman Shelley, for the committee on claims and accounts, to whom was referred the petition of S. C. Granberry asking that the valuation of his property in South Austin, as fixed by the Board of Equalization, be reduced, presented a report thereon, which states "that while the valuation, as stated by Mr. Granberry, is double that of the surrounding property, under the provisions of Section 41, Page 10 of the City Charter the council has no authority to reduce the same." The report was adopted. Alderman Shelley, for the committee on claims and accounts, to whom was referred the claim of J. J. White for damages to submerged lands, offered a report recommending that it be referred to the board of public works. Adopted. Alderman Anderson, for the joint committee recently appointed to examine and revise the calculations and figures of the general estimate between Mr. Bernard Corrigan and the city of Austin To ascertain the exact amount due Mr. Corrigan on his contract with the city of Austin, presented a report from Mr. Paul Helwig, C. E., which states that "after communicating with Mr. E. H. Groves, engineer in charge --- Page break --- 535 of the present dam work, etc, and going over all the profiles, drawings, surveys, contracts, etc, and having carefully refigured all the work under contract by Mr. Bernard Corrigan, I have found the figures correct in every particular. The report was adopted. Ald. Assmann Entered. Aldermann Assmann entered the council and answered to his name. Unfinished Business. "Woodside Cemetery" An ordinance establishing Woodside Cemetery was taken up on its third reading. Aldermann Schneider moved to amend the same by striking out the word "Woodside" and inserting in lieu thereof "Austin City" Cemetery. The amendment prevailed by the following vote: Yeas-12. Aldermen Anderson, Jackson, Schneider, Assmann, Linn, Schuber, Dawson, North, Shelley, Fischer, Powell, Townsend. Nays-7. Aldermen Glass, Platt, Taylor, Ketchum, Raymond, Warmoth. Miller, The ordinance was then read a third time and on motion passed. $90$ for foot bridge on E. 13th. St. An ordinance appropriating $90 for the purpose of building a foot bridge over Waller's creek at East Thirteenth street, was taken up on its second reading and read, after which motions were made to suspend the rules and place the ordinance on its third reading and that it do now pass, each of which were adopted by the following vote: Yeas-19. Aldermen Anderson, Linn, Schneider, Assmann, Miller, Schuber, Dawson, North, Shelley, Fischer, Powell, Taylor, Glass, Platt, Townsend, Jackson, Raymond, Warmoth. Ketchum, $125 for Bridge Cor. Cong. Ave. + E. 8th St. An ordinance appropriating $125 for building a bridge at the intersection of Congress avenue and East Eighth street, was taken up and read, after which a motion was made to suspend the rules and place the same on its second reading which was lost by the vote: Yeas-14. Aldermen Anderson, Ketchum, Raymond, Dawson, Linn, Shelley, Fischer, Miller, Townsend, Glass, North, Warmoth. Jackson, Platt, Nays-5. --- Page break --- 536 Aldermen Assmann, Schneider, Taylor, Powell, Schuber, Alderman North was excused from further attendance upon the session. Ald. North was excused $99.00 for Culvert on 23rd. st. bet. G + S. a. Sts. An ordinance to appropriate the sum of $99 for the purpose of constructing a culvert on Twenty Third Street, between Guadalupe and San Antonio Streets was taken up on its second reading and read, after which motions were made to suspend the rules and place the same on its third reading and that it do now pass, each of which was adopted by the following vote: Yeas-18 Aldermen Anderson, Letschert, Schneider, Assmann, Linn, Schuber, Dawson, Miller, Shelley, Fischer, Platt, Taylor, Glass, Powell, Townsend, Jackson, Raymond, Warnock. New Business. $45,489.33 of Wtr & L. System. By Alderman Linn: An ordinance appropriating the sum of $45,489.33 for the purpose of paying certain expenses connected with the construction of the water and light system for the city of Austin. The items named are as follows: Bernard Corrigan, final estimate, $44,461.68; H. L. Breneman estimate No. 2, Power house, $1027.65. The ordinance was read the first time, after which motions were made to suspend the rules and place the same on its second and third readings and that it do now pass, each of which were adopted by the following vote: Yeas-18. Aldermen Anderson, Letschert, Schneider, Assmann, Linn, Schuber, Dawson, Miller, Shelley, Fischer, Platt, Taylor, Glass, Powell, Townsend, Jackson, Raymond, Warnock. Cars on E. 4th st. bet. Cong. Ave. + E. Ave. By Alderman Glass - An ordinance prohibiting the riding of cars and engines on the Fourth Street railway between Congress avenue and East avenue when not in actual use. The ordinance was read and referred to the ordinance committee with instructions to report on the same at the next regular meeting of the city council. Dam- Wtr & L. System Spl. Comtee. to make rept. By Alderman Raymond - A resolution providing for the appointment of a committee of four, two aldermen and two members of the board of public works, whose duty it shall be to prepare a statement to the citizens of Austin, giving an estimate of when the power house and water and electric light systems of the city, now in course of construction, will be ready for use, the estimated cost to the consumers of water and