Regular meeting of the City Council Austin Texas April 02, 1900 Hon Jno. P. Bremond Mayor presiding Present Aldermen Roll Called Dunham Fischer Glass Morris Mortimer Nolen Shrimpf Absent none On motion the minutes were approved as recorded by the Clerk without reading. Petitions memorials etc. Alderman Dunham presented a Communication from W. H. Stacy Pet Chas Lampkin Secretary of the Board of Equalization calling attention to a clerical error Correct assmt in the assessment of Chas Lampkin for 1899. and recommending that the same be corrected by the Council Alderman Dunham moved that this request, together with all communications and petitions on the clerks desk on the subject of taxes be referred to the special Committee on appeals, without reading. Which motion prevailed. Pet R. H. Kirby By Alderman Fischer Petition of R. H. Kirby for permission to to build wooden erect 4 frame dwellings on Block 170. within the fire limit building in On Motion the petition was referred to the fire Commissioners fire limit By Alderman Mortimer petition of Citizens asking the removal of the old skating rink on east 10th street. Read and referred to the Street Committee and City Engineer. Pet to remove The Mayor laid before the Council a petition from Citizens asking Pound. the removal of the City Pound, which was read and referred to the Committee on Sanitation and Sewerage Pet Chas Johnson The Mayor laid before the Council a petition from Chas Johnson for damages asking damages for buggy broken caused by running off an embankment on West 6th street Read and referred to the Committee on claims and accounts Pet Citizens By Alderman Glass Petition of Citizens asking the passage of an Hacks Standing ordinance to prohibit street Hacks, express wagons the from standing, in on streets front of their places of business on Congress Avenue one block North and one block South of 6th street. On Motion the petition was referred to the Ordinance Committee + City Attorney. Reports of City OfficersCity Clerk The Mayor laid before the Council the reports of the City Clerk, the Marshal, reports the Physician and the Sexton for the month of March 1900, which were on motion referred to their appropriate Committees without reading. The following is a synopsis of the reports By the City Clerk Total amount of warrants drawn against the Gen Fund $3175.74 Referred to Finance Committee. By the City Marshal. Total fines assessed in Mayors Court during the month $290.00 Paid in Cash $177.50 worked out $83.95. Carried forward $28.50 = 290.00 Collected on back fines $11.00 --- Page break --- 286 Pound fees Collected Referred to Police Committee By the City Physician City report Total number of Patients in Hospital March 1st 1900 27 " " " " admitted during " 13 " " " " dismissed " 40 " " " " Deaths " 1 " " " " remaining " 21 40. Number Visits & Patients 120 " " Prescriptions 357 " " Cases Scarlet fever reported 7 " " Small pox " 2 No other Contagious or infectious diseases reported Referred to Hospital Committee By the City Sexton Destin report Total no of deaths 19 white 17 Colored 2 Male 10 Female 9. Referred to Cemetery Committee Reports of Standing Committees Alderman Struiff for the Finance Committee presented a Budget for report submitting an estimate of the probable income 1900 and expenses of the City Government for the year ending Dec 31st 1900. and recommendations for its adoption. The report was adopted The following is the estimate presented. Estimate of receipts on account of General Revenue for year ending Dec 31st 1900. Taxes for 1899 $59.250.00 " " for former Years. 5.200.00 License fees 11.000.00 Fines in Mayors Court 2.400.00 Pound fees 425.00 Interest, penalties & costs acct of taxes 2.500.00 Travis County acct Hospital 2.000.00 Registration of dogs 600.00 Miscellaneous Sources 200.00 Total amount of income $83.575.00 Estimated expenses of the City Government on account of Genl Revenue for the year ending Dec 31st 1900. Salary of Officers $10.875.00 " " Policemen 5.900.00 " " " (Assins) 600.00 " " No. Butcher 400.00 City Cemetery Fund 275.00 Forward $18090.00 --- Page break --- Brot forward Sanitary Dept including Salaries of drivers Fire " " " " " " Meals for Prisoners City Hospitals including Salaries Printing, Stationery, Postage Charity Water & Light Board of Equalization Miscellaneous Total amount of expenses Balance Drainway &a. Alderman Worris for the Fire Committee to whom was referred Fire Hall. a resolution regarding Drain way at East Austin Fire Hall, presented a report stating that according to the measurement of the City Engineer, the said Drainway extends over on the property of Mrs Nagel one foot and seven inches that they are informed that she desires the Drain way removed from her property, She is unwilling to sell, therefore we do not know of anything else to do, but to move the drainway if the matter cannot be adjusted by purchase or otherwise The report of the Committee was adopted. Vredenberg Alderman Worris for the Fire Committee to whom was referred the authorizing to petition of J.A. Vredenberg asking permission put in outside Drain way on the outside of building corner Drain way West 8th street & Congress Avenue and W 8th st Petition be granted, provided that the width of the Drain way shall not exceed two and one half feet – The report was adopted. Alderman Dunham for the Ordinance Committee to whom Ord. granting was referred An Ordinance granting to Mrs Audrey Smith time Tel. Ord. Comm. authority to put in a Telephone System, stated that the Committee was not yet ready to report and asked that they be granted time until the next regular meeting in which to report – The request was granted New Business Sale of land By Alderman Dunham an ordinance authorizing and Sabine Co. confirming the sale by the City of Austin and its Board of School Trustees, of 276 3/4 acres of land out of the John GilbertLeague in Sabine County Texas. The ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Dunham, Fischer, Glass, Morris, Mortimer Nolen, Strumff 7 Nays None Alderman Strumff offered the following resolution which was read and adopted "Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin that the Water Light & Power Commission of --- Page break --- 288 Said City be and it is hereby requested to extend Watermain the City water mains to the drill grounds and put to Fairgrounds in a fire plug on said grounds for the use of the firemen at the approaching firemen’s Tournament Said plug to be located under the direction of the Chief of the Fire Dept.“ Prohibit fast By Alderman Dunham An ordinance to prohibit drivg. Sabines fast driving on that portion of Sabine Streets which bet 18th & 19th Sts is included between 18th & 19th Streets – The ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Dunham Fischer Glass Morris Mortimer Nolen & Stumpff 7 Nays None Extending time By Alderman Stumpff An ordinance remitting the for penalty 1899 penalties assessed against the uncollected taxes Taxes for the Year 1899. The ordinance was read the first– time, and on motion the rule was suspended and the ordinance passed upon its second reading by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Dunham Fischer Glass Morris Mortimer & Stumpff 7 Nays None The ordinance was read the second time Alderman Glass moved to amend the ordinance by striking out the word "June" wherever it occurs and inserting in lieu thereof the word "July" which motion prevailed, and the ordinance as amended was then passed under a suspension of the rule by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Dunham Fischer Glass Morris Mortimer Nolen & Stumpff 7 Nays None To pay apt int By Alderman Stumpff An ordinance appropriating on wat bonds the sum of $16.150.⁰⁰ to pay interest due April 1st 1900 on the water & Light bonds of the City – The ordinance was read the 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 Fischer Morris Nolen & Stumpff 4 Nays Aldermen Dunham Glass Mortimer 3 Pay of Police. By Alderman Stumpff An ordinance appropriating the sum of $60.⁰⁰ to pay the salaries of Special Policemen for the month of March 1900 The ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Dunham Fischer Glass Morris Mortimer Nolen & Stumpff 7 Nays None --- Page break --- 239 Rst C. Alderman Dunham moved that the assessor Granted further time in which to file his report for the month of Granted time March which motion prevailed. to make report Alderman Stumff offered the following resolution which was read and adopted "Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin, Res to take that the matter of Condemning property for Street purposes on the Steps to open Lake front be referred to the Street Committee, City Engineer and Street front City Attorney, with instructions to investigate all and report to the front Council the following information 1st. The amount and location of property needed for such purposes and the price required by the owner of the property desired. apprd a/cs By Alderman Stumff An ordinance appropriating the sum of $1154.42 to pay approved accounts. The ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Dunham Fischer Glass Morris Mortimer Nolan Stumff Nays none. 7 apprd a/cs By Alderman Stumff An ordinance appropriating the sum st fund. of $131.12 to pay approved accounts Street Dept. The ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Dunham Fischer Glass Morris Mortimer Nolan and Stumff 7 Nays none. A dog By Alderman Morris An Ordinance regulating the running at ordinance large of dogs and providing for registration of same and fixing a penalty for the violation of the regulations hereby established Read the first time and on motion referred to the Ordinance Committee and City Attorney. apprd a/cs Alderman Fischer moved that the ordinance to pay Feby approved accounts for the month of Feby 1900, which was laid on the table subject to call at the last meeting of the Council be taken up, which motion prevailed, and the ordinance passed by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Dunham Fischer Glass Morris Mortimer Nolan and Stumff Nays none. 7 $600 arch By Alderman Fischer An ordinance appropriating the sum of culvert W. 11th st $600. to build an arch culvert across Little Shoal Creek on St. West 11th Street. The ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Dunham Fischer Glass Morris Mortimer Nolan and Stumff Nays none 7 / 95 The Mayor laid before the Council a bill from the Water and Light Commission for Water Light furnished the City to March 31st 1900 which was read and on motion referred to the Water Light Committee. --- Page break --- 290 On motion it was ordered that the next regular meeting of the Council be held on Wednesday April 18th 1900 instead of on Monday April 16th 1900. On Motion the Council adjourned. Geo. S. Johnson City Clerk