433. Regular meeting of the City Council Austin Texas Feby 20th 1901 Hon Jno. A. McCall Mayor Presiding. Roll Called Aldermen Dunham Discher Glass Wortman Nolan Schneider and Stumff Absent None. 7 On motion the minutes were approved as recorded by the clerk, without reading. Petitions Memorials etc Austin Brewage Co. By the Mayor Petition of the Austin Beverage Co. asking for damages to horse for hire injured by the Steam Roller Read and on motion referred to the claims and accounts Committee A. C. Ellis By Alderman Discher Petition of A. C. Ellis asking asking the use for Roun up of Austin Rollers to roll the Base Ball Diamond On motion Base Ball dmd. The Petition was granted H. H. Prouse By Alderman Stumff Petition of H. H. Prouse. appealing from appeal to Bdy the action of the Board of Equalization. - Read and on motion refd to Com. referred to the Committee on Claims and accounts J. S. Jackson By the Mayor Petition of J. S. Jackson asking that a fine assessed Remit fine against him in the Mayors Court be refunded. On motion the Petition was granted J. B. Rennie By the Mayor Petition of J. B. Rennie asking that a fine assessed Remit fine against him in the Mayors Court be remitted. On motion the Petition was granted Eliza. Nolan By Alderman Nolan Petition of Eliza. Nolan of South Austin asking to open asking that a certain street in South Austin be opened certain street. Read and on motion referred to the Street Committee. Sam. A. Glass By Alderman Dunham Petition of Sam. A. Glass asking that remit fine a fine assessed against him in the Mayors Court be refunded On motion the Petition was granted. Geo. Houmfriede By Alderman Glass. Petition of Geo. Houmfriede asking damages for dam. to to horse and wagon caused by filling in a hole in the street Read and motion the Petition was granted. W. E. Willcox By Alderman Discher - Petition of W. E. Willcox asking that the to remit Council remit the penalty charged against him on taxes for penalty the year 1899. Read and on motion referred to the Committee on Claims & accounts F. C. Allison By Alderman Stumff Petition of F. C. Allison Brown asking that Refund fees. certain amounts of fees paid by him be refunded. 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 January 1901. On motion The reports were referred to their appropriate Committees without reading, except the report of the Treasurer, which was ordered read --- Page break --- 434 The following is a synopsis of the reports By the Assessor's Collector Of Collections as follows. From General Revenue " License Tax $6172.47 " Fines in Mayors Court 576.65 " Pound Fees & Sales 278.25 " Penalty Interest & Costs (Tax Sales) 78.75 " City Marshall Miscellaneous 221.47 " Clerk (Refunded on City warrant) 17.00 " 52.50 Total Rev. $5350.04 " Int Sinking fund co L funds. $119.98 " old bonds $398.81 " School fund Taxes $1931.18 Total Collections $8100.04 Referred to Finance Committee By the City Clerk. Total amount of warrants drawn during the Mo. against General fund $15575.82 " " " " " " " " " " Street " $1578.55 Total warrants drawn $17154.37 Referred to Finance Committee By the City Treasurer. Have fund a/c Bal January 2nd 1901. 12.399.13 Recd during the month of January 3.500.00 Disbursements Paid warrants during the Mo. $5207.03 1/4 St Street fund. (Sewage) 946.24 Bal January 31st 11595.90 $17.749.17 A/c of Int Sinking fund old bonds Bal January 2. 1901. In cash $343.50 " " " " " " Bonds 9000.00 Recd during the Month $398.81 Balance Jany 31. In Cash $3834.31 " " " " " " Bonds 9000.00 $12.834.31 A/c Int fund new Bonds. Bal January 2. 1901. $18.974.62 Recd during the Month $300.00 Bal Jany 31. 1901. $19.274.62 A/c Sinking fund School Bonds Bal Jany 2nd 1901. Treasurer 23.200.97 " " " " " Bonds 10.000.00 " " " " " Cash 119.98 Recd during the Month Cash Disbursements Paid warrants during the Mo. $1500.00 Bal Jany 31st In Cash $3825.05 " " " " " In Bonds 10.000.00 $33.325.95 --- Page break --- 435 A/c Street Fund Bal Jany 24, 1907 Recd during the month $1,256.00 Reimbursements 946.24 Paid warrants during the mo. $2,095.13 Balance Jany 31st 3,077.51 $5,202.64 A/c Earnings Fund Bal Jany 2, 1907 $12,196.40 Recd during the month 5,486.71 Reimbursements Paid warrants during the Mo. $5,486.79 Balance Jany 31,1907 12,196.32 $17,683.11 Referred to Finance Committee By the Marshal Total amount of fines assessed in Mayors Court $420.00 Paid in Cash 260.00 Worked out 129.50 Carried over 22.50 $420.00 Collected on back fines 6.50 Total number of arrests made .95 Pound fees Collected 34.50 Burial permits for dead Animals 2.00 Referred to Police Committee By the City Physician No Patients in Hospital Jany 1. 1907. 31 " " " Admitted in " " 31 " " " Dismissed " " " " " Deaths " " " " " Remaining " " 31 " " " Visits to Houses " " 98 " " " Prescriptions " " 475 " " " Cases of small pox reported " " 78 " " " Scarlet fever " " " 6 Referred to Hospital Committee By the Sexton Total No of deaths 31 White 27 Neg 2 Colored 2 Male 5 Female 10 Referred to Hospital Committee Reports of Standing Committees Alderman Stout for the Finance Committee to whom was referred an ordinance ordering an election to obtain the Consent of --- Page break --- 436 two-thirds of the of the levy of two presented a report and recommending On motion the report was laid over to come ordinance under head of unfinished business. Unfinished business. The Mayor laid before the Council an ordinance ordering an election to obtain the consent of two-thirds of the tax-paying Voters of the City, to the levy and collection of an additional amount for the Maintenance and support of the public free schools of the City together with the report on same by the Finance Committee and the substitute offered by said Committee. On motion the report of the Committee was adopted. The substitute offered by the Committee was read and adopted. On motion of Alderman Dunham the ordinance was amended by filling the blanks in Section 1-"the 1st of March" thus making the day of election on that date. Alderman Nolan moved to amend by inserting in the blanks under head of 1st Ward the following "South Austin Firehall" and "A. N. Pateat & D. Lafron and H. D. Miller Jr. Alderman Schneider moved to amend by making "208 W. 8th St. the place for holding election and Jacob Madden, W. K. Richardson and S. S. Kingsbury Judge. in the 2nd Ward. Alderman of Fischer moved to amend under head of 3rd Ward by making the place for holding the election at Mayors office" and the Judges H. M. Shelley and J. M. O’dell & Otto Bengstrom Alderman Stoffell moved to amend under head of 4th Ward making Dixon Stone the place and Aug. Heilbachen & W. Marcase and S. K. Hurley the Judges of said Ward. Alderman Dunham moved to amend as to make Shellgmas Stone the place and. Theo Rieser & H. Franklin and James Belgen the Judges in the 5th Ward. Alderman Wertimer moved to amend under head of 6th Ward making the County Court House the place for holding the election and "Nat Newton & H. P. Ford & R. Chamberlin judges in said Ward. Alderman Class moved to amend under head of 8th Ward so as to make L. W. Walters residence the place and Abe Frank & L. H. Kreisle and H. H. Williams judges in said Ward. The several amendments were adopted and the ordinance as amended was passed under suspension of the rule by the following Vote. Yeas Alderman Dunham, Class, Wertimer, Nolan, Stumpff 5 Nays Alderman Fischer, Schneider New Business. The Mayor laid before the Council the following message which was read ordered published in the official Minutes and referred to the Finance Committee. --- Page break --- Mayor’s Office Austin Texas Feby 4. 1901 To the Honorable City Council Gentlemen: I herewith submit for such action as you may deem best for the City’s interest the estimates of receipts and disbursements on account of the general revenues of the City for the fiscal year ending December 31st 1901. The taxable values of the City being $8. 831. 837. and the tax levy being 70 cents on the $100. valuation, will yield the amount of $61. 822. 85. one fourth of which under the charter is available for the street and bridge fund: this amount being $15. 475. 57. would leave a balance available for the general fund of $46. 347. 84. In addition to this the assessor & Collector estimates the receipts from other sources as follows: Sales of prior years $6000.: occupation taxes $9500.: Fines in the Mayor’s Courts $2500.: Account of interest and penalties $2500.: Treasurer on account of Hospital $500.: Pound fees $500.: Registration of dogs $500. and Miscellaneous $2000., making a total available for the general fund $71. 067. 84. The estimated expenses for the year are as follows: Salary of Officers, Policemen and Sexton $11. 000.: Fire Department $1. 800.: Salary Dept $5500.: Meals for prisoners $500.: City and County Hospital $5000.: Charity $100.: Printing, Stationery, and Postage $1800.: Miscellaneous $1000.: Water and lights $20. 000.: Total expenditures $73. 200. It will be seen from the above estimates that the estimated expenditures exceed the estimated receipts by $2. 132. 16. but this amount can be met, if it is necessary, by the cash in the treasury at the beginning of the year. From these estimates it will be seen that the utmost care should be exercised in keeping our expenditures within our receipts. For the payment of expenses that must be revenues, to governmental revenue taxes must be levied, No taxes can be imposed that are not more on less disagreeable and onerous, yet no taxpayer will complain if the burden rests equally alike on all, and he knows that the money paid by him will be properly and judiciously expended as the public good may be thought to demand. Respectfully Jno. W. McCall Mayor Alderman Wortman offered the following resolution which was read and adopted. Austin Texas Feb 4th 1904. Whereas the condition of the street or alley running eastand west between Congress avenue and Colorado Streets North of the Capitol grounds in front of Swedish MethodistChurch is in an impassable condition for vehicles or the --- Page break --- 438 great inconvenience and annoyance to the members and friends of said house of worship, therefore be it resolved or the City Council of the City of Austin: That the City Engineer be and is hereby instructed to repair same during the present week. By Alderman Fischer An ordinance authorizing the S. A. Del Co to put in conduits etc. The ordinance was read and on motion of Alderman Stumff was referred to the Street Committee and City Attorney Alderman Schneider offered the following resolution which was read and adopted Be it resolved by the City Council that the S.W.P.Tel Co be granted the privilege to continue work on their conduits until the next regular meeting of the Council The Mayor laid before the Council a proposition from W.S.Swain to sell bonds for the sinking fund. Alderman Glass moved to refer the proposition to the Water Light Committee. Alderman Runckam moved as a substitute: That it be referred to the Finance Committee The substitute was adopted. On motion of Alderman Fischer, the Finance Committee were directed to advertise for the purchase of bonds for the sinking fund of the water & Light bonds - to the amount of $15000 from in the sinking fund of said bonds. The Mayor laid before the Council a communication from W.P.Burleson C.E. regarding the measurement of the water in the Colorado river, which was read and on motion was referred to the Water Light Commission and the City Clerk directed to acknowledge receipt of same and to return the thanks of the Council to Mr Burleson for his prompt attention to the matter By Alderman Stumff An ordinance appropriating the sum of $1213.35 to pay approved accounts. 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 Runckham, Fischer Glass Mortensen Mahan Schneider Stumff 7 Nays None. The ordinance was read the second time Alderman Schneider moved to amend the ordinance by adding under the head of Fire Dept " To pay H.W Thaufrice for repairing fire alarm $12. The amendment was adopted. Alderman Glass moved to amend the ordinance by adding under the head of Miscellaneous To pay Tommy S.A. Jackson and Sam A. Glass to refund them for fines assessed in Mayors Court $15.oo and $5.oo refund.5 --- Page break --- 439 Calline Brown for pound fees paid, The amountments were adopted and the ordinance as amended was passed under suspension of the rules by the following Yote Yeas Aldermen Dunham Fischer Glass Mortimer Nolen Schneider & Strumph Nays None. By Alderman Strumph An Ordinance prohibiting the running at large of Hogs within the Corporate Limits of the City of Austin! The ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following Yote. Yeas Aldermen Dunham Fischer Glass Mortimer Nolen Schneider & Strumph Nays None. By Alderman Strumph An Ordinance appropriating the sum of $500. for the purposes of erecting two bridges in the fourth Ward of the City of Austin. The Ordinance was read the first time. Alderman Schneider moved to refer the ordinance to the Street Committee, which motion was lost. Alderman Strumph moved to suspend the rule and place the ordinance on its second reading, which motion prevailed by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Dunham Fischer Glass Mortimer Nolen Schneider Strumph Nays None. The Ordinance was read the second time Alderman Schneider moved to amend by adding $200. for a bridge over gutter on West 3rd and Congress avenue The amendment was adopted Alderman Fischer moved to amend by adding "$200. for bridge at East 10th & Congress avenue. The amendment was adopted Alderman Glass moved to amend by adding "$200. for pipe on various streets. The amendment was adopted and the ordinance passed under a suspension of the rule by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Dunham Fischer Glass Mortimer Nolen Schneider Strumph Nays None. By Alderman Strumph An Ordinance appropriating the sum of $369.45. to pay approved accounts street dept The ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following Yeas Aldermen Dunham Fischer Glass Mortimer Nolen Schneider Strumph Nays None. By Alderman Strumph An Ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 65.80 to pay the balance of Police Policemen --- Page break --- 440 For the month of January 1901. The ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote Yeas: Aldermen Burnham Glass Mortimer Nolan Strumph 5 Nays: Aldermen Fischer Schneider 2 On motion the Council adjourned Jno. O. Johnson City Clerk