25 Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the City Council. Austin, Texas, July 04, 1898. Hon. Jno. D. Mc. Call. Mayor, presiding. Roll Called. Present, Aldermen Crooker, Haynes, Horton, Kuhn, Maddox, Morris, Pharr, Rosengren, Stumph, Saylor and Townsend 11. Absent, Aldermen Beaty, Belvin, Fischer, Mc Lemore, Miller, Nitschke, Powell, Redd, Roberdeau, Shelley, and Zilker 11. Council adjourned On motion of Alderman Saylor, the Council adjourned until 8:30 o'clock to July 7th at 8:30 p.m. p.m., Thursday, July 7th, 1898. Jno. A. Gotee City Clerk. Minutes of an Adjourned Regular Meeting of the City Council. Austin, Texas. Thursday Evening, July 7th, 1898. The Council was called to order by his Honor, the Mayor. Roll called. Present, Aldermen Beaty, Haynes, Kuhn, Maddox, Mc Lemore, Miller, Platt, Powell, Redd, Rosengren, Stumph, and Saylor 12. Absent, Aldermen Belvin, Crooker, Fischer, Horton, Morris, Nitschke, Roberdeau, Shelley, Townsend and Zilker 10. Minutes of last stated On motion of Alderman Saylor, the minutes of the last stated and subsequent & subsequent meetings meetings were adopted as recorded without reading. adopted as recorded. Alderman Shelley entered the Council Chamber. Petitions, etc. Petn. of Mrs. S.J. Orr to By Alderman Rosengren, Petition of Mrs. S.J. Orr, for permission to erect a Erect Shed in fire limits wooden shed, on Lot No. — in Block No. 111, within the fire limits. Granted. Alderman Townsend entered the Council Chamber. Alderman Saylor moved that the petition of Mrs. Orr, be referred to the Fire Committee and the City Engineer, which motion was lost. On motion the petition of Mrs. Orr, was granted. Petn. of P. Thomson to erect The Mayor laid before the Council, a petition from P. Thomson, asking permission Stairway in fire Limits to erect a stairway on sidewalk on Colorado Street on lot No. 7, Block No. 144. Granted. On motion the petition was granted by the following vote: Yeas, Aldermen Beaty, Crooker, Haynes, Kuhn, Mc Lemore, Miller, Platt, Redd, Rosengren, Shelley, Stumph, and Saylor. 12. Nays, Aldermen Maddox, Powell and Townsend. 3. Petn. of H. Shaw to erect The Mayor then laid before the Council, a petition from H. Shaw asking permisShed in fire limits sion to erect a shed with corrugated iron roof on lot No. 1, Block No. 64, within the Granted. fire limits. On motion the petition was granted. Alderman Zilker entered the Council Chamber. Petn. D.S. Samme to erect The Mayor then laid before the Council a petition from D.S. Samme for perShed in fire limits mission to erect a one story corrugated iron roof shed, 8 x 12, on lot 5, Block 111. Granted. within the fire limits. On motion the petition was granted. Reports of City Officers. The Mayor laid before the Council, the reports of the City Officers for the month of June 1898. On motion the reports were referred to their appropriate Committees, without --- Page break --- 26 City Officers reports reading, except the reports of the Treasurer, which were read. The following is a synopsis of the reports: By the City Treasurer. City Treasurer General Fund Balance on hand June 1st 1898 Account General Fund `$3255.41` Receipts " " " Interest on Bonds issued prior to May 1st '90. 3449.43 " " " 20% General Fund 3700.63 " " " General Revenue 182.50 " " " License Tax 110.00 " " " Recorder's Court 430.65 " " " Miscellaneous 462.48 Total. `$17,564.09` Disbursements Paid Warrants from June 6th to July 2nd 1898. `$3437.70` Balance July 2nd 1898 Account of General Fund. `1073.47` " " " " " Int. on Bonds issued prior to May 1st 1890 `3718.69` " " " " " " 20 p.c. of General Fund `4334.20` = `$13,564.09` Interest and Sinking Fund Water and Light Bonds. Balance June 6th 1898 Account of Interest Fund `$3484.29` " " " " " Sinking " `19,000.00` Received from F. Sterzing during the month. `3243.05` Total. `$25,727.34` Disbursements. Paid Interest due July 1st 1898 `$22,312.50` Balance Account of Interest Fund `414.84` " " Sinking " `3,000.00` = `$25,727.34` Earnings Fund Balance on hand June 1st 1898 `$3046.77` Received from Superintendent during the month. `7900.77` Total. `$10,947.54` Disbursements Paid Warrants for June `$4182.31` Balance on hand July 1st 1898 `6765.23` = `$10,947.54` Assessor & Collector Referred to Finance Committee. By the Assessor and Collector. To Collections as follows: From General Revenue etc. `$4423.78` " Interest Sinking Fund Water & Light Bonds `3243.05` " " " " Old Bonds `462.78` " School Tax `1725.60` Total Collections `$9,855.21` Clerk Referred to Finance Committee. By the City Clerk. Total amount of Warrants drawn during the month of of General Fund. `$4502.82` City Marshal Referred to Finance Committee. By the City Marshal. Total amount of Fines assessed in Recorder's Court. `$305.00` --- Page break --- 27 Paid in cash $106.50 Worked out 100.00 Escaped 10.00 Carried forward 86.50 Collected on back fines Pound fees $305.00 7.50 80.75 Total number of arrests during the month. 49 Referred to Police Committee. City Physician By the City Physician. Number of Patients in Hospital June 1st, 1898. 16 " " admitted during June 18 " " dismissed " " 19 " " died " " 1 " " remaining " July 1st " 14 " Visits to Paupers " " 87 " Prescriptions " " 194 No contagious or infectious diseases reported. Referred to Hospital Committee. City Sexton By the City Sexton. Total number of Deaths 12 White 11 Colored 1 Mexican 1 Male 8 Female 5 Still born 1 Referred to Cemetery Committee. Mayor's report as acting Auditor The Mayor acting as Auditor, presented a report stating that he had examined the accounts of the City Clerk, Assessor & Collector, and City Treasurer, for the months of March, April and May 1898, and found them correct. The report was read and ordered filed. City Engineer's report on bridge in Fair View Park. The City Engineer presented a report as to the cost of a bridge in Fair View Park, which was read. Reports of Standing Committees. Purchasing Comt. rept. on Award of bids for Supplies to Sept 30/98. The Purchasing Committee presented a report informing the Council, that the Committee had advertised for, and had awarded bids for the following supplies for the quarter ending Sept. 30th 1898. For Groceries for City & County Hospital to Bruce and W.B. Smith. For Beef for Hospital to Wm Voit. For Dry Goods and for Stock at City Hospital to Robinson Bro's. Fire Commissioners report on Petition of Scott Wear. The Mayor laid before the Council, a report from the Fire Commissioners upon the petition of Scott Wear, asking permission to erect a shed within the Fire limits on lot 4 Block 67, stating that the Fire Commissioners had voted to allow the petition. The report of the Fire Commissioners was on motion received and adopted. R. Alderman Sayers, concurred in. Unfinished Business. Ordinance making appr. The Mayor laid before the Council an ordinance appropriating the sum of $15,675.00 to pay laborers due July 1st 1898, on Roads washed Sailor to May 1st 1890 [illegible] --- Page break --- 28 The vote was taken on the final passage of the ordinance, and the Council refused to pass the same, by the following, vote: Yeas Aldermen Shelley, Taylor and Townsend. 3. Nays Aldermen Beatty, Crooker, Haynes, Kuhn, Maddox, McSamore, Miller, Platt, Rosengren, Stumph, and Zilker. 13. City Atty instructed to notify Bond holders of their reasons for refusal to pay the interest on same. Alderman Haynes moved that the City Attorney be instructed to notify the holders of the Bonds, of this action of the Council, and the reasons why they refused to pay the interest on same, which motion prevailed. The Mayor laid before the Council the following veto message: Mayor's Office, Austin, Texas, June 29th 1898. Mayor's veto message of Ord. appropriating $874.50 to build Bridges on Long horn. To the Hon. City Council: Gentlemen: I return herewith, the Ordinance passed by your Honorable body, on the 20th of June 1898, entitled "An Ordinance appropriating the sum of $874.50 for the purpose of building bridge on West 2nd & West 5th Streets, at the intersection of Congress Avenue, with my disapproval thereof, for the following reasons: It is the policy of this administration, to keep the disbursements for the fiscal year, within the receipts, as required by the City Charter. The taxes are not being collected as fast as they should be, as is evidenced by the fact, that the City Treasurer has now registered some $2,099.05 in City Warrants that he cannot buy, for want of funds. Section 106, of the City Charter requires the Council to adopt an estimate of the possible income for the General Fund, during the fiscal year, and also the expenditures to be made for the City government. Section 107, of the City Charter reads as follows: "That after the adoption of the said estimates, it shall be unlawful for the City Council to so appropriate sums out of the General Funds as to reduce the General fund below the amount which, if said estimate be taken as correct, will pay the said estimated expenses of the City government for the pending fiscal year." As required by Sec. 106, the Council adopted a budget or estimate, as follows: Receipts $87,850.00 Expenditures $103,417.15. This estimate gives an excess of expenditures over receipts of $15,567.15. There was no provision made for bridges, or work on Streets, in this estimate. As I see no way with the present light before me, to pay for these bridges, without creating a deficiency which the Charter forbids, I am constrained to withold my approval of the ordinance. Respectfully Jno. D. McCall. Mayor. The motion was then put, "shall the veto of the Mayor be sustained" and the veto was sustained by the following, vote: Yeas. Aldermen Beatty, Haynes, Kuhn, McLemore, Platt, Rosengren, Shelley, Stumph, Taylor and Townsend 10. Nays. Aldermen Crooker, Maddox, Miller, Powell, Redd and Zilker 6. New-Business On motion of Ald. Crooker, the Mayor laid before the Council, an account of the Austin Water, Light & Power Co. for Water furnished for Fire Hydrants for the six months Mayor's Veto of Ord. sustained --- Page break --- 29 ending June 30th 1898, amounting to the sum of $6050.00 On motion the account was referred to the Water & Light Commission. On motion Alderman McLemore was excused from further attendance at this session of the Council. Ord. making it an By Alderman Maddox. An ordinance making it an offence for persons to offence to break, injure break, injure or remove, or to open and leave open, any boom or other or remove, or open any structure constructed on Lake McDonald to control driftwood thereon. boom on Lake McDonald The ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following vote: Yeas, Aldermen Beaty, Crooker, Haynes, Huhn, Maddox, Miller, Platt, Powell, Redd, Rosengren, Shelley, Stumpf, Taylor, Townsend and Zilker. 15. Nays. None. Ord. appropg $375 00/XX to By Alderman Miller. An ordinance appropriating the sum of $375.00 to repair repair Bridge in bridge in Fair View Park. Fair View Park. The ordinance was read first time, and a motion made to suspend the rules and place the ordinance on its second reading, which was lost by the following vote: Yeas. Aldermen Beaty, Crooker, Haynes, Huhn, Miller, Platt, Redd, Rosengren, Taylor, Townsend and Zilker. 11. Nays. Aldermen Maddox, Powell, Shelley and Stumpf. 4. Ord. providing for pay- By Alderman Shelley. An ordinance providing for the payment of City Advaloment of City Advalorum rum taxes, in registered warrants of the City of Austin. taxes in Registered Warrts The ordinance was read first time, and the rules suspended, and the ordinance read a second time, by the following vote: Yeas. Aldermen Beaty, Crooker, Haynes, Huhn, Maddox, Miller, Platt, Powell, Redd, Rosengren, Shelley, Stumpf, Taylor, Townsend and Zilker. 15. Nays. None. The ordinance was read a second time. Alderman Maddox offered the following amendment. Amend by striking out the words "when issued for services rendered or supplies furnished by the person from whom such taxes are due." The amendment was lost. A motion was then made to suspend the rules and place the ordinance on its 3rd reading which was lost by the following vote: Yeas. Aldermen Beaty, Crooker, Haynes, Huhn, Miller, Platt, Powell, Redd, Rosengren, Shelley, Stumpf, Taylor, Townsend and Zilker. 14. Nays. Alderman Maddox. 1. Ord. prohibiting Apps By Alderman Platt. An ordinance prohibiting appropriations being made when there is being made when there not sufficient money in the City Treasury to pay the same. is not money in Treasury The ordinance was read first time, and a motion then to suspend the rule and place the ordinance on its second reading, which was lost by the following vote: Yeas. Aldermen Beaty, Haynes, Miller, Platt, Powell, Redd, and Stumpf. 7. Nays. Aldermen Crooker, Huhn, Maddox, Rosengren, Shelley, Taylor, Townsend and Zilker. 8. Ord. Approprg $785 00/XX to By Alderman Crooker. An ordinance appropriating the sum of $785.00 to pay extra pay Extra & regular Salary Sanitary labor for the months of May and June 1898. The ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following vote: Yeas. Aldermen Beaty, Crooker, Haynes, Huhn, Maddox, Miller, Platt, Powell, Redd, Rosengren, Shelley, Stumpf, Taylor, Townsend and Zilker. 15. Nays. None. Ord. Appropg $1190 00/XX By Alderman Shelley. An ordinance appropriating the sum of $1190.00 to pay --- Page break --- 30 To pay Appr’d Accts Street Dep’t approved accounts, Street Department. This ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules, by the following vote: Yeas. Aldermen Beatty, Crooker, Haynes, Kuhn, Maddox, Miller, Platt, Powell, Redd, Rosengren, Shelley, Stumpf, Taylor, Townsend and Zilker 15. Nays. None. Ord. Appr.g $1096.08 to pay Approved Accts By Alderman Shelley. An ordinance appropriating the sum of $1096.08 to pay approved accounts. This ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following vote: Yeas. Aldermen Beatty, Crooker, Haynes, Kuhn, Maddox, Miller, Platt, Powell, Redd, Rosengren, Shelley, Stumpf, Taylor, Townsend and Zilker 15. Nays. None. Ord. Appr’g $240.00 to pay Salaries of 2 Dog Catchers for June, July & Aug. By Alderman Shelley. An ordinance appropriating the sum of $240.00 to pay Salaries of Two Dog Catchers for the months of June, July and August 1898. This ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following vote: Yeas. Aldermen Beatty, Crooker, Haynes, Kuhn, Maddox, Miller, Platt, Powell, Redd, Rosengren, Shelley, Stumpf, Taylor, Townsend and Zilker 15. Nays. None. Resolution directing Sanitary Officers to enforce all Sanitary ordinances Alderman Taylor offered the following resolution, which was read and adopted. Be it resolved; That the Sanitary Officers of the City of Austin, are hereby instructed to enforce all ordinances in force on the subject of sanitation, and to notify all persons owning or controlling property in the City, to clean the same, and remove and destroy all weeds and decaying vegetation on their property and on the side walks in front of the same as required by law. On motion of Alderman Taylor, the Council adjourned. Geo A Johnson City Clerk.