555 The Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the City Council Austin Tex Sept 7 1893 Hon John McDonald Mayor presiding Roll call. Present 15 Aldermen. Andersons, Taylor, Glass Hancock, Hume Jackson, Ketchum, Lane, Miller, North, Platt, Raymond E Schneider, Schriber Shelley, Taylor, Townsend, Warnoth Absent 4 Aldermen. Ahrmann, Dawson, Nitschke, Powell Alderman Glass Moved that Mr. Neil McCasehie be requested to relieve the city Clerk from attendance upon the city Council to enable him to complete the preparation of the approved accounts ordinance and the motion prevailed and was complied with. Minu... ...d The Minutes of the meeting which was held on the 21st day of August 1893 were adopted as printed. Alderman Ahrmann, Dawson, entered the council and answered to their names Petitions etc [illegible] A petition was received from Fritz Saething requesting the City Council to remit a fine of $10. which was assessed against him in the recorders court for failing to remove a dead cow from his premises. On the recommen dation of the Mayor the council remitted the fine it appearing fine remitted that Mr Saething was not the owner of the cow and that she was not under his control when she died By Alderman Glass Pet of E.H.B Alley A petition from Mr. E. A. B. Alley requesting the City Council to remit taxes to remit his city taxes for the year 1892 amounting to $12.48 because the land which is taxed is being used by the City as burial ground for dead animals Lnid over It was laid over to come up under the head of new business with an ordinance covering the matter. By Alderman Hume Claim of J.H. Holland Claim of J.H. Holland for $65. damages $40 to buggy and for damages $25 to his horse. The damage is alleged to have been caused by the projection of a water pipe running diagonally across Lancaster street at its at its intersection with Nineteenth street. Referred It was referred to the committee on claims and accounts. By Alderman AndersenCommunication A communication from Deerdown and son stating that from [illegible] they protest against the action of the City assessor and collector in making levy on Blocks 13, 14, 15, 16 17 and 18 Fair View Park for all the taxes due by Charles A. Meuming which amounts to $1130.01 and that they have a deed of trust on Blocks 16,17 and 14 to secure the payment of note for $2,200 due Mrs L b Pence which note Mrs Pease rendered for [illegible]. That all the property in Fairview Park except Mr Meuming's homestead is in the name of S. J. Drake and is his individual property That they are now at work trying to determine what property Mr Drake shall --- Page break --- 556 granes in Geinnies Park and south austin, and have instructions from him to pay taxes on same. That they requested the City Council to instruct the assessor to change his levy as at least sell only blocks 13, 14, and 15. That they think if the sale be postponed until the first tuesday in october most of the taxes will be paid. On Motion the city assessor and collector was instructed to postpone the sale as suggested in the communication By Alderman Shelley A petition from John Walled requesting the City Council to remit $28.30 pound fees paid by him Referred to the committee on claims and accounts Alderman Linn was excused from further attendance upon the present session of the council Repts of City Officers Reports of City Officers for the month of August 1893 Rep of City Clerk By the City ClerkA statement of warrants issued against the general fund Total amount issued $6297.61 Referred to Comm Referred to the finance committee By City Clerk By the City Clerk A statement of warrants issued against the water and light fund Total amount issued $357.32 Referred to Comm it was referred to the committee on finance By assessor & col By the City Assessor and Collector collections Report of collections made Account General fund . . . . . . . . $5,071.20 Account Water works taxes . . . . . 2,623.41 Account Interest on Bonds issued prior to May first 1890 .383.74 Account School Taxes . . . . . . . 1468.71 Total $9,553.06 Referred to Comm Referred to committee on finance By City Treasurer By the City Treasurer Balances on hand Sept 4 1893 Account of general revenue . . . . . . $15,140.05 Account of Interest on bonds issued prior to May 1,1890 1,429.24 Account of Water and Light fund . . . . 26.60 Account of Water and Light Interest and sinking fund 30,111.62 Referred to Comm Referred to the committee on finance By City [illegible] By the City [illegible] Total number of [illegible] . . . . . . . . 16 White " 17 Colored 2 Male 13 Female 6 Referred to [illegible] Referred to committee on Cemetery By [illegible] By the City Marshal Total amount of fines assessed in Recorders court $460.00 Collected in cash $331.13 Worked out 169.33 Cash fines collected $131.10 [illegible] fines collected 95.10 --- Page break --- 557 Total Number of arrests made . . . . 45 Referred to Come. Referred to committee on Police Alderman Borrell entered the council and answered to his name By City Physician By the City Physician Number of patients in hospital aug 1 1873 18 Number of patients admitted in hospital during aug 3 Number of patients discharged from hospital during aug 9 Number of deaths in hospital during aug 1 Number of patients remaining in hospital Sept 1 14 Number of [illegible] made to paupers in the city during Aug 41 Number of prescriptions written for paupers during aug 137 No contagious or infectious diseases have been reported during the month The general health of the city continues remarkably good Referred to Page. Referred to the committee on hospital By Engineer Law By Gorham P. Law EngineerReport of progress made in excavating at east end of down st. Referred to Come. Referred to committee on water and light Rept. of Committees Report of Committees Commissioners- By alderman Blume for the committee on streets and alleys from Commissioners to whom was referred a communication from the Commissioners Travis co court of Travis county concerning the bridge known as the Bouldin Bridge presented a report thereon which states "that after carefull investigation of the contract for the construction of said bridge and its approaches and examination of said structure and its approaches we are constrained to report that the same does not conform to the contract in these particulars viz First the Specifications of the inverted arch or circle called for in the construction of said bridge requires that it the arch or circle shall be built of selected [illegible] flat rock (limestone) ranging in regular courses no course to be less than 6 inches or more than 10 inches in thickness. We find that the courses above specified range from (4) four to (15) fifteen inches and is not range work. The most of said arch is not built of hard rock and certainly not selected rock and said arch is now cracked at both ends. Second. The sides of the embankment is required by specifications to be riprapped with stone 12 inches thick from the face with a slope of 1 to 1. We find that at least one half of the riprapping is almost perpendicular and of course will not stand The width of the roadway should be forty (40) feet which we find varies from thirty seven (37) to forty five (45) feet Fourth the grade comes within the limits of the specifications except the last 100 feet on the south end of said bridge which is about 6 feet to the 100 when it should be 4 feet to the 100 feet Fifth We are apprehensive that the Structure of said bridge and its approaches can withstand the pressure of high water passing its outlet through the channel of the creek or having crossed and openened by the same --- Page break --- 558 We therefore recommend that the Council take such action as it may deem proper in view of the premises" Motion to postpone Alderman Fischer moved to postpone action on the action matter until after the verdict of the bridge are taken andReferred to special Alderman Anderson moved as a substitute that the committee whole matter be referred to a special committee to be composed of Alderman Fischer Schinder, and Nitschke and it was carried, Act of Fire Comm. By Alderman Schneider for the committee on fire to meet stated department to whom was referred the petition of M. R. Jones for permission to erect a shed on block 65 corner Davis Dare and Neuces Streets to be covered with corrugated iron presented a report thereon recommending that the petition be Granted granted conditioned that the shed shall never be inclosed. The report was adopted. Acct of W.H. Tobin By Alderman Shelley for the Committee on claims and accounts Rept of Comm. to whom was referred the account of W.H. Tobin for $400 damages to lot 67 by reason of location of smallpox camp adopted offered a report thereon recommending that it be not paid and the report was adopted Com Rept on acct By Alderman Shelley for the Committee on claims and accounts of L. Schustlierr to whom was referred the communication of Mr. L Schustlierr complaining of the valuation of his stock of fancy dry goods as fixed by the board of equalization presented a report therein which states that the attention of the Council is called to the provisions of section 41 page 10 of the City Charter which precludes any action thereon by the City Council adopted The report was adopted Rept of Cemetery Comm. By Alderman Platt for the Cemetery Committee to whom on Vault of Grumbles was referred a resolution in regard to the dilapidated condition of a vault of one Grumbles situated east of the present cemetery recommending that it be torn down and the remains removed to the city cemetery offered a report thereon which states that the vault has been repaired and fenced by parties unknown to your committee and recommends that no further action be taken in regard to the matter Adopted The Report was received By Alderman North for the Committee on purchases presented the following report- Austin Sept 4 1893 To the Honorable City Council Rept of Purchasing Your purchasing committee recommends the acceptance of Comm. on bid of the mitten bid of H Berentz field and that the contract be Berentz field awarded to him and that the Mayor enter into a proper contract with sufficient sureties with said Berentz fieldRespectfully Submitted William H. North Chairman The report was adopted. The contract referred to is for supplying the City's mules with feed during the quarter ending Nov 30, 1893 --- Page break --- Other Business Mayor Message The Mayor again presented his message which was considered Concerning Sale at the last meeting of the Council concerning the sale of of Bonds 12 water works and electric light bonds of the City of Austin to Bernard Carrigan for the purpose of applying the balance of his account against the city and explained that the sale was made at 3% interest to begin July 1 1893 Sale Confirmed Alderman North moved that the sale be ratified and confirmed and the motion prevailed Leave of Absence The following City officers were granted leaves of absence to City Officers as follows Fred Carleton from Sept 15 to Oct 1 inclusive Fred Sterzing three weeks from Sept 10 Jas C. Duby three weeks from this date Res. to investigate Alderman Plott presented a resolution requiring the Storing of oils committee on fire department to investigate the charge in Brueggerhoff that oils has been stored in the Brueggerhoff building in Building violation of the ordinance of the city and to report the results of such investigation at the next regular meeting of the City Council. Motion to amend Alderman Andersen moved to amend the resolution by striking out the words "committee on fire department" and inserting in lieu thereof "City Marshal" The amendment was accepted and the resolution as amended adopted was then adopted Alderman Hume was excused from further attendance on the session of the council. Ordinance to An Ordinance appropriating the sum of $130 for the pay board of purpose of paying the members of the board of equalization Equalization of the City of Austin for the year 1893 was presented and read after which motions were made to suspend the rules and place the ordinance on its second and third readings adopted and that it do now pass. Each of which were adopted by the yeas following vote Yeas 19- Aldermen Andersen. Assmann. Denson. Fischer. Glass. Hancock. Jackson. Ketchum. Miller. North. Platt. Powell. Raymond. Schneider. Schuber. Shelley. Taylor Townsend Warnmath. Ordinance to By Alderman Glass an ordinance appropriating the sum of pay E.H.B. Alley $72.44 for the purpose of paying E.H.B. Alley rent on land for purpose of keeping dead animals for the year 1893 It was read the first time after which motions were made to suspend the rules and place the ordinance on its second and third readings and that it do now pass each of which were adopted adopted by the following vote. Yeas 19 Aldermen Andersen Assmann. Denson. Fischer. Glass. Hancock. Jackson. Ketchum Miller. North. Plott. Powell. Raymond. Schneider. Schuber Shelley. Taylor. Townsend. Warnmath By Alderman Taylor An Ordinance appropriating the sum of $1171.18 for the purpose of paying approved accounts. --- Page break --- 560 It was read the first time after which motions were made to suspend the rules and place the ordinance on its second and third readings and that it do now pass each of which were adopted by the following vote Yeas—19 Aldermen Anderson, [illegible], [illegible] Fletcher, Glass, Hancock, Jackson, Ketchum, Miller, North, O'Neill, Powell, Raymond, Scheuber, Shelley, Taylor, Townsend, Warmoth. Nays 1 Aldermen Schneider Adopted Yeas By Alderman Shelley An ordinance amending Orl 111, Title 9, Chapter 4 of the revised Civil Ordinances of the City of Austin. The amendment provides that the assessor and Collector of taxes shall charge and collect the following penalties where real estate is leased on or sold for taxes due the City of Austin to wit: "For each day $0.50 for advertising the property of each delinquent taxpayer $1, for executing deed to purchaser at tax sale $2. The Ordinance was read the first time after which motions were made to suspend the rules and place the ordinance on its second and third readings and that it do now pass each of which were adopted by the following vote Yeas—19 Aldermen, Anderson, [illegible], [illegible], Fletcher, Glass, Hancock, Jackson, Ketchum, Miller, North, Platt, Powell, Raymond, Schneider, Scheuber, Shelley, Taylor, Townsend, Warmoth. Readopted yeas The following was read Office of Board of Public Works Austin Texas Communication from Bd Pub works in regard to crossing of Bull creek In view of the fact that the construction of the dam has caused the back water to overflow the county road where the same crosses Bull Creek and thereby entirely obstructs the passage of said creek by the citizens who reside above that point therefore be it "Resolved by the board of public works, That the attention of the City Council be called to this fact and we respectfully urge upon said council if in their power the importance of providing some temporary mode of crossing said creek by the construction of a ferry boat or such other mode as may be determined upon by them" Austin Sep Sept 4 1893 The above resolution was adopted by the Board of public works at a meeting held on this date W. J. Oliphant, Secretary Board Public Works No action was taken on the communication W & S Com. [illegible] [illegible] to [illegible] [illegible] Alderman Shelley moved that the committee on water and light be instructed to prepare a proposition to be presented to the receiver of the Austin Water Light and Power company provided the city council deemed it proper, naming the amount the city will pay said company for water and present the same to the next regular meeting of the City Council for action Adopted. --- Page break --- *civil engineers of Lincoln to use city hall* Alderman Joyner stated that the civil engineers of Lincoln desired the use of the city hall the 2nd Tuesday in September and moved that their request be granted and the motion prevailed The council then adjourned, Milton Morris, City Clerk.