197 Regular Meeting of the City Council Austin Texas September 04, 1899 Hon Jno. D. McCall Mayor Presiding Roll Called Present Aldermen Fischer Klass Wurtzner Stumpf 4 Absent Aldermen Dunham Morris & Nolen 3 On Motion of Alderman Fischer the Council adjourned until 8.30 oclock Pm Thursday Sept 7th 1899 Jno O. Johnson City Clerk --- Page break --- 498 Adjourned Regular Meeting of the City Council Austin Texas Sept 7th, 1899 Hon Jno. R. McCall Mayor Presiding Roll Called Present Aldermen Dunham Glass Morris Mortimer Nolen & Strumpf 6 Absent Alderman Fischer 1 Petitions, Memorials etc Pet citizens for By Alderman Morris. Petitions of citizens for and vagrants against dumping trash etc at the foot of Lavaca Street dumping garbage The petitions were read and on motion were laid at foot of Lavaca over to Come up under the head of new business st By Alderman Glass. Petition of Jno Smith to put in a Pet Jno Smith to wagon scale at east 5th st & East avenue. put in scale On motion of Alderman Glass the petition was granted the work to be done under the supervision of the Street Committee and City Engineer Pet g Dood for By Alderman Glass- Petition of J.P. Good for permission week building to erect an Iron Clad building within the five limits five limits The petition was referred to the Fire Commissioners By Alderman Strumpf - Petition of Citizens residing Pet Citizens in the Northern portion of the City - asking that a N. Austin for water trough be put in on the Georgetown road. water trough By motion the petition was referred to the Water and Light Committee Protest Delboudova By Alderman Fischer. Protests of Delboudova & son as agents Closing Iron Green against closing Iron Green streets, between 2nd and st Orange streets. Read and referred to the street Committee By Alderman Strumpf. Communication from H.W. Steinle H.W. Steinle oil & regarding the sprinkling of the streets of the City with Oil Just sprinkling The Communication was read and on motion was referred to the street Committee Barry pound By Alderman Morris - Petition from H.P. Barry an fees remitted inmate of the confederate Home asking that pound fees paid by him be refunded. On motion the amount of $5.00 was ordered refunded him Reports of City Officers Reports City The Mayor laid before the Council the reports of officers the City officers for the month of August 1899. Aug 99 The report of the City Treasurer was read and the remaining reports were referred to their appropriateCommittees, without reading. The following is a synopsis of the reportsBy Tax Assessor & Collector To Collections from From General fund 1967.94 " Int & Sinking fund Water & Light bonds 898.31 --- Page break --- 199 From interest on inv and bonds 78.36 " " Och ove " 408.24 Total Collections $3376.83 Referred to Finance Committee By the City Clerk Total amount of warrants issued against the General fund during the mo. $763.25 Referred To Finance Committee By the City Treasurer To bal on hand Aug 1st. 99 of Genl Fund $51,022.45 " Amt of Assessm Rec'd during aug 902.82 $51,925.27 Amt Warrants paid during the mo. $4492.19 47403.08 Bal on hand Aug 31.99 $51925.27 Earnings fund Bal on hand Aug 1st, 99 $6246.70 Rec'd from Supt Patterson during the mo. 5182.01 $11,428.71 Paid Warrants during the Mo. $6429.59 Bal on hand Aug 31.99 4999.12 $11,428.71 Interest & Sinking fund old bonds $5079.70 Bal on hand Aug 1. 99 Rec'd from A/c during the mo. 44.40 $5124.13 Bal on Hand Aug 31. 99 $5124.13 Interest & Sinking fund Water & Light-bonds. Bal on hand Aug 1. 99 $8612.91 Rec'd from A/c during the mo. 215.93 Bal on hand Aug 31. 99 $8828.84 $8828.84 Sinking fund Bal on hand Aug 1. 99 $12320.16 Rec'd from A/c during the mo. 86.36 Bal on hand Aug 31. 99 $12406.52 $12406.52 Referred to Finance Committee By the City Physician Total Number patients in Hospital Aug 1. 99 26 " admitted during " 20 " dismissed " " 17 " Deaths " " 2 " remaining " " 31. 27 " Visits to Hospital " " 88 " Prescriptions " " 300 Actd & Referred to Hospital Committee --- Page break --- 200 By the City Marshall Total amount of fines assessed in Mayors Court $380.00 Paid in Cash $220.60 Worked out 126.50 Carried forward 32.90 $380.00 Collected on back fines $ 17.50 Pound fees Collected $ 21.00 Total number of arrests made during the month 81 Referred to Police Committee By the City Sexton Total Number of deaths 11. White 9 Mexican 1 Cud 2 Male 6 Female 6 Premature 1 Referred to Cemetery Committee Reports of Standing Committees Rep Com Alderman Dunham for a majority of the ordinance Corporation Committee to whom was referred an ordinance to put in ordinance operation the Corporation Count, presented a report submitting a substitute for the ordinance and recommending the passage of the substitute Min report Alderman Morris for a minority of the Committee presented a report recommending the passage of the original ordinance Ord Postponed On motion of Alderman Dunham further consideration of the ordinance was postponed until the first regular meeting of the Council in October 1899 Rep market Alderman Nolan for the Market Committee to Com - part of whom was referred the Communication of Wood G. Gidd & Baum Gidd-baurn, relative to a nuisance Paused by Hay and Water Melon Wagons standing in front of his residence presented a report recommending that a Certain place be set apart as a market place and that all Hay, wood, Water Melon and other market wagons be required to use that place On motion the report was laid over to come up with an ordinance on the subject Unfinished business The Mayor laid before the Council the following Message. Austin Texas Sept 7th 1899 To the Honorable City Council Gentlemen --- Page break --- 201 Jno. H. Robinson Jr. I have the honor to present for your consideration the for Bd Equalization name of Jno. H. Robinson Jr. to be a member of the Board of Equalization of the City of Austin Respectfully Jno W Hall Mayor No action being taken on the Above, Alderman Fischer moved to proceed to other business which motion prevailed Appro- $10,000.00 for bonds from Sinking fund ✓ By Alderman Stumpf an ordinance appropriating the sum of $10,000.00 out of the sinking fund Water & Light-Bonds for the purpose of purchasing 20. "Austin High School bonds for $500. each for the sinking fund of the Water Light bonds of the City - The ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following VoteYeas Aldermen Dunham, Fischer Glass Morris Mortimer Nolen Stumpf Nays None - 7 On motion the City-Engineer was granted a fifteen McFall days leave of absence beginning Sept 15" 1899 granted 15 days By Alderman Stumpf an ordinance appropriating the sum Leave of $1287.66 to pay approved accounts- The ordinance was read the first time and on motion the rule was suspended and Appd afcs. the ordinance was read a second time by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Dunham Fischer Glass Morris Mortimer Nolen Stumpf Nays None. 7 Alderman Dunham moved to amend the ordinance by adding to refund to H. Evans, Amount of fees paid by him of $2.00 The Amendment was adopted and the ordinance passed under a suspension of the rule by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Dunham Fischer Glass Morris Mortimer Nolen and Stumpf 7 Nays None. Authorizing By Alderman Dunham an ordinance permitting redemption of owners of property purchased by the City- at foreclosure Sale property Sold for taxes to redeem the same within Sixty days by for taxes paying the amount of such taxes and all Court Costs together with six per cent interest thereon from the date of such Sales. The ordinance was read the firsttime and was on motion referred to the Finance Committee Res to appt Com By Alderman Glass Resolution that a special committee to go to St Louis & be appointed to visit - Fort worth to examine streets now visit-Fort worth being sprinkled with oil and to report to the next sprinkling with regular meeting of the Council the Cost, practicability Oil et al of using oil to sprinkle the Streets of this City On motion the resolution was referred to the Street Committee --- Page break --- 202. Ord regulating flushing gutters By Alderman Glass An ordinance regulating the flushing of gutters in the City of Austin The ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Dunham Fischer Glass Morris Mortimer Nolen Stumpf 7 Nays None Res to state dumping of garbage By Alderman Morris - Resolution that the City Health Officer is hereby directed to cease at once dumping of trash or other filthy matter in the alley between Lavacca and Colorado streets at a point joining North of River Walk. On motion Mr A J Zicker was invited to address the Council on the Resolution, After remarks by Mr Zicker Mr Baines was invited to address the council in opposition to the passage of the resolution On motion the resolution, with petitions for and against its passage was referred to the Sanitary Committee for investigation, with instructions to the Health Officer to cease dumping at that place pending the report of the Committee. Res. as to how to investigate as to paving of streets By Alderman Mortimer, Resolution that the Street Committee be instructed to investigate and report to the next meeting of the Council as to the cost of having footed at each street Corner the names of the streets intersecting at each Corner and the best method for the execution of said work. The resolution was adopted. Ord. designing Market place By Alderman Nolan An ordinance to designate certain territory within the City of Austin as a Marketplace The ordinance was read the first time and the rule suspended and the ordinance placed on its second reading by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Dunham Fischer Glass Morris Mortimer Nolen and Stumpf 7 Nays None. The ordinance was then read a second time by Caption and on motion was laid over until the next regular meeting. City Marshall Thorp presented the following communication to the Council To the Honorable City Council of the City of Austin Gentlemen. City Marshall pref. ch'g... against Pound Master I desire to prefer a charge of drunness in Office against Pound Master S.W. Powell and will state that on Saturday evening the 2nd Inst Mr Powell was intoxicated to such an extent as to render him unfit for the performance services as an officer I hope the Council will investigate this charge --- Page break --- 203 as it can be easily substantiated Very Respectfully A J Thorp City Marshall Sept 4th 1899 On motion of Alderman Glass the charges were referred to the Police Committee By Alderman Dunham an ordinance permitting [margin] Wm May | Dolan authorizing to redeem property sold for taxes. Dolan the owner of Certain property purchased by the City at foreclosure sale for taxes to redeem the same within Sixty days by paying the amount of such taxes and all Court Costs together with six per Cent interest thereon from date of said sale. The ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Dunham Fischer Glass Morris Mortimer Nolen & Struiff 7 Nays None. On motion the Council adjourned Jno O Johnson City Clerk