658 Minutes of a Called meeting of the City Council Austin Tex, Jan: 25. 1894. Hon: John McDonald, Mayor, presiding Roll Call Present 14. Aldermen Anderson Linn Assmann Platt Glass Powell Hancock Raymond Hirne Roberdeau Jackson Shelley Lawless Townsend Absent 8. Aldermen- Dawson Redd Fischer Schneider Nitschke Taylor North Warmath. A Call of the Council was moved, duly seconded and adopted. Aldermen Schneider, Warmath, Fischer, Dawson and Taylor entered the Council and answered to their names. The Call of the Council was then suspended and the following Call was read: Austin Tex, Jan: 25. 1894. To the members of the Board of Aldermen of the City of Austin. Gentlemen: We, the undersigned Aldermen of the City of Austin, call a special meeting of the City Council of the City of Austin, to assemble in the Council Chamber at the City Hall at 4:00 P.M. this day, Jan: 25. 1894, for the purpose of taking such action in regard to the ordinance fixing Salaries of Officers and Employees of the City of Austin, now pending before the City Council, as the Council may deem proper. Henry A. Linn C.E. Anderson Thomas J. Taylor George P. Assmann V.C. Roberdeau W.S. Shelley (January 25, 1894. 4. P.M.) I hereby certify that the following Aldermen have been served with the above Call by having it read to each of them in person, viz: Anderson, Assmann, Dawson, Fischer, Glass, Hancock, Hirne, Jackson, Lawless, Linn, Nitschke, North, Platt, Powell, Raymond, Redd, Roberdeau, Schneider, Shelley, Taylor, Townsend and Warmath. James B. Dacy City Marshal. Alderman Linn moved to take up the Salary Ordinance and consider the same by sections. Alderman Raymond moved as a substitute that the Ordinance be taken up and adopted as a whole. Alderman Redd entered the Council and answered to his name. The Substitute offered by Alderman Raymond was then adopted by the following vote- Yeas 12. Aldermen Dawson Platt Glass Powell Hancock Raymond Hirne Redd Jackson Schneider Lawless Warmath Nays 8. Aldermen Anderson Assmann Fischer Linn --- Page break --- 655 Rakerdean, Shelley, Taylor, Townsend. Alderman Shelley then moved to amend Division 8. of Section 1. of the ordinance which fixes the Salary of the Superintendent of Streets at $360. by striking out "$360," and inserting in lieu thereof "$1000," Alderman Linn moved as a substitute that "$360," be stricken out and "$[illegible]" inserted in lieu thereof. Alderman Anderson moved a Call of the Council, which was duly seconded and adopted. Alderman Platt moved to suspend the Call, and the motion prevailed. The substitute offered by Alderman Linn was then lost by the fol lowing vote: Yeas 5: Alderman Anderson- Assmann- Fischer, Linn, Shelley, Nays 15: Aldermen. Dawson Powell Glass Raymond Hancock Ridd Hunne Rakerdean Jackson Schneider Lawless Taylor Platt Townsend. Warmrath. Alderman Anderson moved to amend the pending amendment by striking out "$1000.00" and inserting in lieu thereof "$900.00," which was lost by the following vote: Yeas 7: Aldermen Anderson- Linn Assman Rakerdean Fischer Taylor, Townsend. Nays 13: Aldermen. Dawson Powell Glass Raymond Hunne Ridd Hancock Schneider Jackson Shelley Lawless Warmrath. Platt The motion made by Alderman Shelley as above set forth was then lost by the following vote- Yeas 8: Aldermen Anderson Rakerdean Assmann Shelley Fischer Taylor Linn Townsend. Nays 12. Aldermen. Dawson Platt Glass Powell Hancock Raymond Hunne Kidd Jackson Schneider Lawless Warmoth. Alderman Anderson moved to amend Section 1 of the ordinance by striking out Division 12. thereof, which fixes the salary of the Secretary Inspector at $2760. The amendment was lost by the following vote. Yeas 5. Aldermen Anderson Linn, Assmann, Fischer, Taylor. --- Page break --- 660 Mayo 15. Aldermen. Dawson Powell. Glass Raymond. Hancock Redd. Hinne Robertson Jackson Schneider Lawless Shelley Wall Townsend Warmoth. Alderman Anderson moved that the Council do now adjourn which was lost by the following vote Yeas 5. Aldermen. Anderson Sinn Assmann Taylor Fischer Mayo 15. Aldermen Dawson. Raymond. Glass Redd. Hancock Robertson Hinne Schneider Jackson Shelley Sawles Townsend Wall Warmoth. Powell. No other Amendments being offered the Mayor then put the question "Shall the Ordinance pass to its third reading?" The vote on the question was as follows: Yeas 12. Aldermen. Dawson Platt Glass Powell Hancock Raymond Hinne Redd Jackson Schneider Sawless Warmoth Nays 8. Aldermen. Anderson Robertson Assmann Shelley Fischer Taylor Sinn Townsend The Chair then announced that the motion was adopted and the ordinance passed to its third reading. A motion was immediately made and seconded that the ordinance do now pass, and the Chair put it at once and ordered the Roll called, which was done, resulting as follows. Yeas 12. Aldermen. Dawson Hinne. Platt. Redd Glass Jackson Powell. Schneider Hancock Sawless Raymond. Warmoth. Nays 8. Aldermen Anderson Fischer Robertson Taylor Assmann, Sinn. Shelley. Townsend. The Chair then announced the passage of the Ordinance. A motion was made that the Council do now adjourn and it was adopted. Milton Morris July Clk.