661. Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the City Council. Cultin, Texas, August, 2nd 1897. Hon. Lewis Hancock, Mayor, presiding. Fire called. Present Aldermen: Falvin, Haynes, Maddon, Kitchner, Platt, Powell, Robordeaux, Schneider, Shelley, Stumble, Saylor and Townsend. 12. Absent Aldermen Doty, Fischer, Horton, Kuhn, Lawless, Linn, Miller, Redd Pennington and Filbert. 10. Minutes adopted as - On motion of Alderman Platt, the minutes of the last meeting were recorded approved without reading. Aldermen Fischer and Horton entered the Council Chamber. Petitions Etc. Pet. of C.J. Wilhelmin to- By Alderman Horton Petition of C.J. Wilhelms for permission to erect a public erect Wagon Scales on Canal. Wagon Scales on Canal, near Twelfth Street. On motion the petition was granted. Pet. of J.B. Daily for damages By Alderman Saylor. Petition of J.B. Bailey, asking damages to horse and buggy, caused to horse & buggy by falling through bridge near Paggi's store. Read and referred to the Committee on Claims and Accounts. Aldermen Miller and Redd entered the Council Chamber. Pet. of Citizens of 11th Ward By Alderman Saylor. Petition of Citizens of the Eleventh Ward, in regard to regarding Slaughter house on Slaughter house on south side. Read and on motion, referred to the Committee South Side. on Sanitation and Sewerage. Pet. of Jesse Wilson for re- By Alderman Platt. Petition of Jesse Wilson to have fine assessed in Recorder's mission of fine assessed in Court remitted. Referred to the Mayor. Recorder's Court. By Alderman Townsend. Petition of Citizens to have San Gabriel Street opened Pet. of Citizens to have San between Twenty-ninth and State Streets. Read and referred to the Street Committee. Gabriel St. opened Alderman Filbert entered the Council Chamber. Reports of City Officers. Reports of City Officers The reports of the City Officers were laid before the Council and were referred to their appropriate committees. The following is a Synopsis of the reports. City Treasurer By the City Treasurer. Balances on hand August 2nd, 1897. Account of General Fund $1449.48 " " Interest on Old Bonds 9164.49 " " Interest & Sinking Fund Water & Light Bonds " " Interest Fund 4065.80 " " Sinking " 6000.00 Referred to Finance Committee. Assessor & Collector. By the Assessor and Collector. On account of Collections From General Revenue $3405.26 " Interest & Sinking Fund Water & Light Bonds 4646.44 " Interest on Old Bonds 445.97 " School Tax 1647.15 Totals. 10,144.[illegible] Referred to Finance Committee. By the City Clerk Warrants drawn during [illegible] amount of General Revenue $32.26.21 --- Page break --- 662 Referred to Finance Committee. City Marshal. By the City Marshal. Total amount of Fines assessed in Recorder's Court for the month $360.00 Paid in Cash $131.75 Worked out 144.25 Carried forward 84.00 Collected on back fines 75.50 Bond fees collected in July 74.00 Total number of Arrests in July 44 Referred to Police Committee. City Physician By the City Physician. Number of Patients in Hospital July 1st 19 " " " admitted during July 18 " " " discharged " " 18 " " " deaths " " 3 " " " remaining " 31st 16 " " Visits to Patients " " 125 " " Prescriptions " " " 746 Referred to Hospital Committee. City Sexton By the City Sexton. Total number of Deaths during July 17 White 9 Colored 1 Mexican 7 17 Male 6 Female 6 17 Referred to Cemetery Committee. Alderman Kulm entered the Council Chamber. Reports of Standing Committees Finance Com's report on Alderman Townsend for the Finance Committee to whom was referred the City Auditor's recommendation report of the City Auditor for the quarter ending February 28th 1894, presented regarding certain Debits & Credits their report, recommending that the Debits and Credits recommended therein Debtors & Creditors Acts. in be made. The report was adopted. Claims & Accts Com's report on Alderman Platt, for the Committee on Claims and Accounts, to whom was pet. of Dr. T.D. Woolsey asking referred the petition of Dr. T.D. Woolsey, asking reduction of assessment for reduction in his assessments made by the Board of Equalization for the year 1896, on Credits, Notes etc made by Bd. of Equalization from $1000. to $4000., presented their report, stating that they had no authority to change the assessment as fixed by the Board, and recommending that the petition be not granted. Alderman Kulm moved the adoption of the report of the Committee. Alderman Maddox moved as a substitute that the petition be granted. Aldermen Beaty, Sanders and Rosenstein entered the Council Chamber. Alderman Deford made the point of Order, that the Council had no legal authority to act in the matter. The Mayor ruled that the point of order was not well taken. Dr. Woolsey's petition granted. The vote was then taken on the substitute moved by Alderman Maddox, which was to grant the petition, and the substitute was adopted by the following vote: --- Page break --- 663 Dear Aldermen Beaty, Fischer, Lawless, Maddox, Miller, Kitschne, Powell, Redd, Robendrau, Shelley and Townsend 11. Nays, Aldermen Delvin, Haynes, Norton, Kuhn, Blatt, Rosengren, Schneider, Skump, Taylor and 2 [illegible] 10. Street Comis report on pet. of Alderman 2 [illegible], for the Street Committee, to whom was referred the petition Mrs Matschne of Mrs Matschne, for permission to erect a building in the Alley in Block No 155, presented their report, recommending that the petition be not granted. The report of the Committee was adopted. Street Comis report on pet. Alderman 2 [illegible], for the Street Committee, to whom was referred the petiof Citizens of Clarksville tion of Citizens of Clarksville, asking that certain street work be done, presented their report recommending that the petition by not granted. Alderman Blatt, moved the adoption of the report of the Committee. Alderman Maddox moved as a substitute that the petition be granted. The substitute was lost and the report of the Committee was adopted. City Engineers report on City Engineer McFall who was, by resolution adopted at the last meeting wooden stairway on Smith of the Council, directed to investigate and report upon the matter of a wooden Opera House stairway, which had been erected in the building known as the Smith Opera House, presented a report stating, that permission had been granted to erect an iron stairway, but that it was stated by the Contractor that it was their intention to apply for permission to erect a wooden stairway, and that it was not the intention to erect an iron stairway. Alderman Taylor offered the following resolution: Resolution directing City Resolved, That the City Marshal be, and he is hereby directed to see that the Marshal to enforce Ord. City Ordinance is complied with in the matter of the erection of exterior steps in regard to all structures in the Alley leading to the upper story of the J.C. Mitchell building. within Fire Limits Alderman Skump offered the following amendment to the resolution: Strike out after the words "complied with" and insert "in regard to all structures within the Fire limits" The amendment was adopted by the following vote: Yeas, Aldermen Delvin, Haynes, Norton, Kuhn, Maddox, Miller, Kitschne, Blatt, Schneider, Skump, and Zilker 11. Nays, Aldermen Beaty, Fischer, Lawless, Powell, Redd, Robendrau, Rosengren, Shelley, Taylor and Townsend 10. The resolution as amended was then adopted. City Engineers report on The report of the City Engineer as to the cost of extending the Dam boulevard cost of extending Dam Boule- through the land of William Walsh was made, and on motion was ordered filed. vard The Mayor laid before the Council a communication from N.S. James, Esq., Communication from N.S. asking that the City pay him for damage to a vehicle injured by running James asking for damages into a hitching post placed in the street near the residence of S.R. Fischer, Esq. to horse & buggy On motion the communication was referred to the Committee on Claims and Accounts, and the City Engineer. Communication from Phil. By Alderman Beaty, communication from Phil Gosche, asking permission to Bosche asking permission fasten guy wires to smokestacks of Laundry, to City buildings. On motion the perto fasten guy wires to City mission was granted. Building Granted New Business [illegible] Aldermen [illegible] the [illegible] upon [illegible], the sum $480.00 & [illegible], for extra [illegible] labor [illegible] ordinance was passed with [illegible] unanimously [illegible] by [illegible] majority of [illegible] --- Page break --- 664 Yeas, Aldermen Beaty, Belvin, Fischer, Haynes, Horton, Kuhn, Lawless, Maddox, Miller, Nitschke, Platt, Powell, Redd, Robertdeau, Rosengren, Schneider, Shelley, Stumpf, Taylor, Townsend and Zilker 21. Nays None. Ord. Apprng $355.00 to pay Salary of Drivers of Sanitary Department By Alderman Stumpf, An Ordinance appropriating the sum of $355.00 to pay Salaries of Drivers of Sanitary department The ordinance was read first, second and third times under suspension of the rules by the following vote: Yeas, Aldermen Beaty, Belvin, Fischer, Haynes, Horton, Kuhn, Lawless, Maddox, Miller, Nitschke, Platt, Powell, Redd, Robertdeau, Rosengren, Schneider, Shelley, Stumpf, Taylor, Townsend and Zilker. 21 Nays None Alderman Maddox moved to amend this ordinance by adding after the words "Sanitary department" the following: "Up to and including September 30, 1897." The amendment was adopted by the following vote: Yeas, Aldermen Beaty, Belvin, Fischer, Haynes, Horton, Kuhn, Lawless, Maddox, Miller, Nitschke, Platt, Powell, Redd, Robertdeau, Rosengren, Schneider, Shelley, Stumpf, Taylor, Townsend and Zilker 21. Nays None. The ordinance was then passed by the following vote: Yeas, Aldermen Beaty, Belvin, Fischer, Haynes, Horton, Kuhn, Lawless, Maddox, Miller, Nitschke, Platt, Powell, Redd, Robertdeau, Rosengren, Schneider, Shelley, Stumpf, Taylor, Townsend and Zilker. 21. Nays None. Ord. apprng $80.00 to pay Drivers of Street Teams By Alderman Zilker. An Ordinance appropriating the sum of $80.00 to pay Drivers of Street Teams for the month of August 1897. The ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following vote: Yeas, Aldermen Beaty, Belvin, Fischer, Haynes, Horton, Kuhn, Lawless, Maddox, Miller, Nitschke, Platt, Powell, Redd, Robertdeau, Rosengren, Schneider, Shelley, Stumpf, Taylor, Townsend and Zilker 21. Nays None. Ord. authorizing redemption of Real Estate sold for Taxes and bid in by City of Austin. By Alderman Shelley. An Ordinance authorizing the redemption of Real Estate heretofore sold for Taxes and bid in by the City of Austin. The ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following vote: Yeas, Aldermen Beaty, Belvin, Fischer, Haynes, Horton, Kuhn, Lawless, Maddox, Miller, Nitschke, Platt, Powell, Redd, Robertdeau, Rosengren, Schneider, Shelley, Stumpf, Taylor, Townsend and Zilker 21. Nays None. Ord. declaring keeping of Hogs a misdemeanor within city limits of the City By Alderman Robertdeau. An Ordinance declaring the keeping of Hogs in a misdemeanor within certain limits of the City of Austin a misdemeanor, and providing a penalty therefor. The ordinance was read first time, and on motion of Alderman Taylor was referred to the Sanitary Committee. Resolution directing C. W. of Streets to grade & gravel Mary St. By Alderman Redd. Resolution directing the C. W. of Streets to grade and gravel Mary Street from Congress Avenue, Nueve Blvd., and put it in a passable condition. That and on motion was referred to the Street Committee. Resolution regarding the Construction of a Less and the New [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] Whereas, the City is constructing a less good [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] --- Page break --- the necessity for same, and that they should also be informed of such, as a sanitary matter. Therefore, be it resolved, That the Water and Light Commission be requested to report to this Council, on same, by the next regular meeting. The resolution was adopted. On motion of Alderman Fischer, the Council adjourned. Jno. O. Johnson City Clerk.