Reguear meeting of the City Council Austin Texas November 05, 1900 Hon Jno. D. W. Me Ball Mayor presiding Roll called Present Aldermen Schneiden & Stumpf 2 Absent Aldermen Dunham Poeben &lass Mortiman and Nolen 5 On motion the Council adjourned untile 8 o'clock P.m. Friday Nov 9th 1900 Jno. D. Johnson City Clerk Adjourned Regular meeting of the City Council Austin Texas Nov 9th 1900 Hon Jno D. W. Me Ball Mayor presiding Roll called Present Aldermen Dunham Glass Mortiman Nolen 6 Schneider and Stumpf Absent Aldermen Poeben 1 On Motion of Alderman Nolen the minutes were approved as recorded by the Clerk without reading Petitions Memorials etc Poell Wrights By the Mayor. Petition of A. J. Wright asking to have pound Pound fees remitted. fees remitted. On motion the petition was granted In Schenfen By the Mayor Petition of Martin Schenfen asking that a Fine remitted fine assessed against him in the Mayors Court be remitted. On motion the petition was granted Somfill By the Mayor Petition of Somfill asking that a fine fine remitted assessed against him in the Mayors Court be remitted On motion the petition was granted G. W. Brans By the Mayor - Petition of G. W. Brans Agent for Amelia taxes Brans asking that certain taxes paid by him for the year 1899 be refunded. The petition was read and on motion was referred to the Chairman - accounts Committee Basnet By Alderman Glass. Petition of Gus Basnet asking that P.S. fees remitted certain [illegible] fees paid by him be refunded On Motion the petition was granted Appeals. B.) The Mayor laid before the Council appeals from the action of the Board of Equalization by the following named persons. viz Miss Mary. E. Kaon. E. W. Brans. Amelia Brans. The Austin National Bank. The Western Union Telegraph Co. Mrs. E. A. Baliey. S. H. Robertson. J. J. Paulk. Willings Estate Mrs. Lib. Counts Est of Mrs. A. L. Toliver. Mrs. A. J. Everett Est. of C. W. Litton. C. S. Patton & H. Wheeler. On Motion the Petitions were laid on the table subject to call --- Page break --- 388 Jno Dodd By the Mayor Petition of John Dodd, asking that a fine fine remitted assessed against him in the Mayors Court be remitted. On motion the petition was granted. Reports of City Officers The Mayor laid before the Council the reports of the Assessor for the Month of October 1900. Also the report of the Assessor & Collector for the Month of Sept 1900, which were on motion were referred to their appropriate Committees without reading. The following is a synopsis of the reports By the Assessor & Collector for Sept Do Collections as follows Advalorum taxes $ 20.756.28 Licenses 1.163.15 Registration of dogs 3.00 Fines in Mayors Court 257.00 Pound fees sales 38.00 Penalty interest & costs (taxes) 921.18 Burial permits dead Animals 8.00 Miscellaneous 2.00 Total Revenue $ 23148.61 Interest Sinking fund Water Light bonds 232.75 " " " " " " 150.67 School taxes -770.63 Total Collections $ 32593.76 By the Assessor & Collector for Oct Do Collections as follows. From advalorum taxes $ 398.85 " Licenses 1715.28 " Fines in Mayors Court 209.00 " Pound fees & sales 60.00 " Penalty interest & costs (taxes) 123.70 " Burial dead Animals 12.00 Total Revenue 2,519.33 From Int Sinking fund Water Light-bonds 186.46 " " " " " " 26.52 " School taxes - 147.97 Grand Total $ 2880.28 Referred to Finance Committee By the City Clerk- Total Amount of warrants drawn against the General fund during the Month of Oct 1900 $6538.49 Total amount of warrants drawn against the Street & Bridge fund during the Month of October 1900 429.07 Referred to the Finance Committee By the City Marshal --- Page break --- Total amt. of fines assessed in Mayors court Oct $540.00 Paid in cash $391.00 worked out 128.00 Carried forward 21.00 $540.00 Collected on back fines $11.75 Pound fees Collected $8.25 Burial permit for dead animals issued $12.00 Referred to Police Committee By the City Treasurer. A/c General fund. Balance on hand. Oct 6th 1904 $21.041.21 Recd during the month. Advalorum 5055.13 Miscellaneous 968.38 License 1793.43 Fines in Mayors Court 209.00 Disbursements Paid warrants $9673.14 Transferred to Street fund 1209.59 Balance 21184.42 $29067.15 A/c Sinking fund Water Light Bonds Balance Oct 6th 1904 In Cash $20.880.01 "Bonds 10000.00 Receipts during the month 119.76 Balance In Cash $20.999.77 "Bonds 10000.00 $30999.77 A/c Interest fund Water Light Bonds Balance Oct 6th 1904 $13.159.67 Recd during the month 299.45 Balance $13.459.12 A/c of Interest Sinking fund and bonds. Balance Oct 6th 1904 In Cash $2699.50 "bonds 9000.00 $11.699.50 Recd during the month 377.69 A/c of Earnings fund Balance Oct 6th 1904 $1224.75 Recd during the month $4863.27 Paid warrants during the month $297.50 31.52 Balance $6058.02 A/c of Street & Bridge fund --- Page break --- 390 Balance Oct 64900 from Gen Revenue Paid warrants during the month $ 626.47 Balance $ 8138.44 1209.59 8721.56 Referred to Finance Committee By the City Physician $ 9.348.03 Number patients in Hospital Oct 1st 1900. " admitted during a " 20 " dismissed " " 14 " " remaining " " sick " 19 " Visits to paupers " " " 64 " Prescriptions " " " 251 " Cases Diphtheria reported " " " 1 " " Scarlet fever " " " 8 " " Small pox " " " 1 Referred to Hospital Committee By the City Sexton Total No Deaths White 9 Mexican 2 Cold Male Female 7 Referred to Cemetery Committee The Mayor laid before the Council the following report from the City Engineer which was read and ordered filed Austin Texas Nov 5th 1900. To the Hon. Geo. W. Wiball - Mayor & Board of Aldermen of the City of Austin Rep City Engineer Gentlemen on Guadalupe I report to your Hon body that the Arch bridge on 5th St at the crossing of Waller Creek, will be completed by Thursday Nov 8th and it will require 2075 Cubic Yards of Material to grade the same Respectfully, J.K. O'Dell City Engineer Ord Coll back Unfinished business Taxes The Mayor laid before the Council an Ordinance regulating the Collection of back Taxes due the CityThe Ordinance was read the third time and on motion of Alderman Dunham was laid over until the next regular meeting of the Council L.A. New business On motion of Alderman Dunham leave of absence was granted the City Attorney, until Dec 5th 1900. On motion of Alderman Stumiff leave of absence --- Page break --- 391 Leave of for 15 days from Nov. 12th 1900 to the City - Engineer Engineer By Alderman Strumpf An Ordinance appropriating the aff'd afd Sum of $1270.69 to pay approved accountsordinance The Ordinance was read the first time and on motion the rule was suspended and the ordinance placed on its second reading, by the following Vote. Yeas Aldermen Dunham Glass Mortimer Nolen Schneider and Strumpf Nays None. The Ordinance was read the second Time Alderman Glass Moved to amend by inserting under the amended head of Sanitary Dept. the following "To pay the account of G.S. Griffin for shoeing mules etc $11.50" The amendment was adopted. Alderman Dunham Moved to amend by adding under amended to the head of Miscellaneous the following "To pay the per diem pay Auditing of the Auditing Committee $3.00. The amendment was Com adopted and the ordinance as amended was passed under suspension of the rule by the following Vote. Yeas Aldermen Dunham Glass Mortimer Nolen Schneider and Strumpf Nays None. Alderman Glass offered the following resolution which was read and adopted. Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin St Jeans That the Street force are hereby instructed to fix Rainey Street to work from Water Street one block south, after the completion of Rainey St work on Lavaca Street now being fixed, as said Rainey Street is now impassable. By Alderman Strumpf An Ordinance appropriating the sum aff'd af'd of $242.86 to pay approved accounts Street Department. Streets The ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Dunham Glass Mortimer Nolen Schneider and Strumpf 6. Nays None. Spe Policeman By Alderman Strumpf An Ordinance appropriating ord to pay the sum of $111.87 to pay salaries of special Policemen during the month of Oct 1900 - The ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote. Yeas Aldermen Dunham Glass Mortimer Nolen Schneider and Strumpf Nays None. Alderman Mortimer offered the following Sanitary resolution. Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin Insp That the City Sanitary Inspection be and is hereby instructed St..... to have City mules shod where they can have same done at Savage prices provided he don't have it done by City Contractor satisfactorily. --- Page break --- 392 Alderman Nolen moved to amend the resolution by Striking out all after the word "should," and inserting in lieu thereof the following "by the Contractor until the next Meeting of the Council and if not done promptly and Satisfactorily to report to the Council at that Meeting." Alderman Dunham moved as a substitute that the resolution be referred to the Sanitary Committee for investigation and that they after a full investigation of the matter instruct the Sanitary Officer as to where he is to have said work done - The Substitute was adopted Alderman Nolen offered the following resolution which was read and adopted Bridge Naming Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin branch turned That the bridge over Netwrings branch in the first over to Engineer Ward be turned over to the City Engineer to be used in repairing bridges and Culverts in said Ward. Marshal to Alderman Glass moved that the City Marshal place lamp on be authorized to have a lamp put up at the foot steps to City Hall of the steps leading up to the Council Chamber The motion was adopted On motion the Council adjourned. Geo. S. Johnson City Clerk