393 Regular meeting of the City Council Austin Texas November 19, 1900 Hon Jno. D. McRae Mayor presiding Roll Called Present Aldermen Dunham Dischen Glass Mortimer Nolen & Schneider and Strumpf Absent none Minutes On motion of Alderman Glass the minutes were apprd. approved as recorded by the Clerk without reading. Petitions Memorials etc. Pet Geo By the mayor. Petition of O. Odellurth agent, asking to have Odellurth Water Light tax paid by him for the year 1899, refunded Taxes to him. On motion the petition was referred to the Committee on claims and accounts. D. McRae By the mayor. Proposition of D. McRae Esq. to Collect to Collect Back Back Taxes due the City by the Colorado Bridge Co. Taxes from The proposition was read and on motion of Alderman Colorado Dunham was referred to the Finance Committee and Bridge Co. City Attorney with instructions to report at the next regular meeting of the Council. Report of Standing Committees Rep. Finance Aldermen Dunham and Strumpf for the Finance Committee to whom Com on Tax was referred an Ordinance levying taxes for the Ord 1900 Year 1900. presented a report which was read and on motion was laid over to come up with the Ordinance under the head of unfinished business. City Marshal Alderman Dischen for the Hospital Committee directed to presented a bill of Jake Kirschen for pasture of a dispose of Cow belonging to the Hospital, and moved that the City Hospital Cow Marshal be authorized to dispose of the Cow to the best advantage, which motion prevailed. The Mayor laid before the Council a report from the Report of Water Light Commission for the quarter ending Sept W.&L. 30th 1900, which was ordered spread upon the minutes Commission without reading. The following is the report qr Sept. 30. 1900 Austin Texas September 30th 1900 To the Honorable City Council City of Austin, Texas Gentlemen: Complying with Section 105 of the Charter of the City of Austin, I herewith submit a Statement of the receipts and disbursements of the Water, Light and Power Plant for the quarter ending September 30th 1900; And as the Report of this Commission we herewith transmit the report made to us by Wm. H. C. Patterson, Superintendent, for this period, which is as follows: Austin, Texas September 30th 1900 --- Page break --- 394 Honorable Water, Light & Power Commission, Austin Texas Gentlemen! Herewith I beg to hand you my report of the receipts, disbursements and operations of the Water, Light and Power Plant for the quarter ending September 30th 1900, which is as follows! Light Consumers Lights were resumed September 1st on circuits No 1 & 4 Number of Light Consumers with Circuits No 1 & 4 September 30th 3957 Number of Consumers being furnished on these circuits 266 Number of Incandescent arc lamps in use by private Consumers 5 Number of arc lamps on the street for the City 193 Stationary Motors 21 Stationary Motors now in use representing 171 H.P. Number of Water Consumers Number of water consumers to June 30th 1900, per report 3016 New applications 69, Renewals 137 206 3222 Cut off, Vacancy 116, Non-payment 91, Request 19 226 Showing a decrease of 20 for this quarter and a total of 2996 Receipts of the Plant for the quarter ending September 30th 1900 Cash Collections Water July $3059.94 August 2062.40 September 1671.25 $6993.59 Light July $294.76 August 37.95 September 257.45 590.16 Power July $31.90 August 76.30 September 17.90 126.10 Motors September $187.70 Miscellaneous Reservations Avail 12000.00 Sundry Small Items 23.15 Total Collections from private Consumers. $9120.70 Collected from the City for Water, $6578.00 " " " " " Light 3522.00 10,000.00 Total Cash Collections during this quarter $19120.70 --- Page break --- Disbursements: Operating expenses, Maintenance, Repairs, Salaries, etc Electrical Expenses: Pay Rolls, June, July and August $ 749.38 Richard Hemphill 17.67 Contingent account, Miscellaneous 229.33 “ “ Labor 12.55 J & S W R R Co 86.75 Fort Wayne Electric works 150.42 Water Expenses. ______ J & S W R R Co, freight-bills $ 1121.86 San Antonio Brigette & Co, fuel 1524.95 W.S. Cast Iron Pipe & Foundry Co. 45.00 Richard Hemphill 17.68 Contingent account, Miscellaneous 131.78 “ “ Labor 598.12 Pay Rolls, June, July and August 5047.14 A. J. Ziesch 372.12 Office Expenses. Pay Rolls, June, July and August 1350.00 Contingent account, Miscellaneous 32.15 Total Operating expenses for the quarter Extension of the Plants: Water extensions: Contingent account, Miscellaneous & 10.00 Labor 124.28 Steam Plant: Pay Roll, June, July and August $ 972.75 Contingent account, Miscellaneous 88.43 “ “ Labor 51.10 Waters Redeemed from Consumers. 15.00 Henry R. Worthington Fourth installment on Pump, and motor, & 4964.06 Paid Walter Tifs on his account 64.29 Interest W. Worthington Contract 148.92 Total Extensions for this quarter “ Expenses “ “ “ Disbursements “ “ Recapitulation Receipt Balance on hand as per report June 30, 900 $ 1439.68 Cash Collections for the quarter 19120.70 Disbursements For Operating expenses $ 11.491.89 “ Extensions 6438.83 Balance on hand September 30 – 1900 $ 20560.83 --- Page break --- 396 Garnished Accounts due and Collectable this quarter – Austin Rapid Transit Co 6.75 Austin Dam & Suburban Ry Co 000 Ben C. Jones & Co 2.50 Cole & Allen Lumber Co 3.00 ____________ 12.25 Previously reported 7535.20 Total 7547.45 Respectfully Submitted H. E. Patterson Superintendent A. N. Leibritzer President, Water, Light & Power Commission Unfinished business Ord Collection The Mayor laid before the Council An Ordinance back taxes regulating the Collection of back taxes due the City – Killed Alderman moved to lay the ordinance on the table Alderman moved that the ordinance “do pass” and the motion was lost by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Dunham Glass & Wortmann 3 Nays Aldermen Fischer Nolen Schneider & Strumpff 4 Appeals from B of On motion of Alderman Dunham All appeals Equalization referred from the action of the Board of Equalization which have to L. & A. Com heretofore presented to the Council and by them laid on the Table Subject to Call” were referred to the Committee on Claims & Accounts Tax Levy 1900 The Mayor laid before the Council An ordinance levying Amended. Taxes for the Year 1900, together with the report of the Finance Committee thereon The ordinance was read the second time Alderman Fischer moved that the ordinance be read and acted upon by sections and paragraphs, adopted Paragraph 1. Section 1 was read. Alderman Fischer moved to amend by inserting in the blank in line on the word “seventy” making the amount levied for general purposes seventy Cents on each one hundred dollars worth of property, which motion prevailed Paragraph 2. Section 1 was read. Alderman Strumpff moved to amend by striking out the word “two” and inserting in lieu thereof the word “eight” Thus making the amount levied to pay interest and sinking fund on re-funding bonds eight Cents on the one hundred dollars worth of property, which motion, prevailed D.B. [illegible] B.R. There being no further amendments offered Alderman Fischer moved to suspend the rule and place the Ordinance on its third reading and final passage which motion was lost by the following Vote --- Page break --- Yeas Aldermen Bischen Nolen Schneider Stumpff - 4 Nays Aldermen Dunham Glass & Mortimer 3 No business Alderman Glass offered the following resolution which was read and adopted. Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin: That the Street Committee and the City Engineer are hereby authorized and empowered to use the sum of $1000.00 out of the sum appropriated to build the bridge over Waller Creek on East 5th Street, to grade and build approaches to said bridge Alderman Mortimer presented a communication from J.M. Beaumont tendering his resignation as Engineer on the Stream Roller to take effect Dec. 1st 1900. On motion the resignation was accepted. By Alderman Stumpff An ordinance appropriating the sum of $300. to replace stone in gutters on Congress Avenue between 3rd and 5th Streets The Ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote: Yeas Aldermen Dunham Bischen Glass Mortimer Nolen Schneider Stumpff 7 Nays None Alderman Stumpff offered the following resolution which was read and adopted! Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin! That the City Engineer is hereby directed and instructed to at once, place all the City Teams and street force, and grade and repair generally, Nusces Street between 28th & 28th Streets! Also, Willburtia and Whitis Avenues between 24th & 26th Streets! Also West 8th Street between Lampas and Guadalupe! Also West 15th Street from Congress Avenue to Sabine And the street force from Sabine to the City Cemetery. As soon as the above work is finished the City Teams and Street force shall be carried to the following Wards, and street work done in said Wards in the order named, under direction of the Aldermen for each such Wards; 1st to the 5th Ward, 2nd to the 6th Ward, 3rd to the 7th Ward, and fourth to the 4th Ward. The Mayor laid before the Council a communication from J.B. Earl and F.E. Boylston asking a franchise to construct a telephone plant in the City of Austin. The communication was read. Alderman Glass moved that the communication with the accompanying ordinance be referred to the Ordinance Committee and that each Alderman be furnished with a Copy of the Ordinance. Alderman Bischen moved to amend by having it referred to a Special Committee of three, with instructions to report at the Next regular Meeting of the Council The Amendment was adopted and the Mayor appointed the --- Page break --- 398 the following named Aldermen as such Committee, viz Aldermen Pucas Dunham and Schneider. Alderman Glass offered the following Resolution which was read and adopted. Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin; that the Mayor be and is hereby authorized to employ sufficient labor to fix the gutters on Congress Avenue Now torn up and superintend the job On Motion the Council adjourned. Jas. O. Johnson Ay. Clerk