Regular Meeting of the City Council Austin Texas April 01, 1901 Hon Jno. D. McGehee Mayor Presiding Roll Called Present Alderman Strumpp Absent Alderman Dunham Fischer Glass Mortimer Nolen Schneider On Motion the Council adjourned until 8 o'clock PM April 1st 1901. Jno. O. Johnson City Clerk Adjourned Regular meeting of the City Council Austin Texas April 4th 1901 Hon Jno. D. McGehee Mayor presiding Roll Called Present Alderman Dunham Fischer Glass Mortimer Schneider and Strumpp Absent Alderman Nolen On Motion of Alderman Fischer the minutes were approved as recorded by the Clerk, without reading. Petitions, remonstrance, etc By the Mayor. Petition of Anvas Houston, asking that a fine assessed against him in the Mayors Court. be remitted. On Motion the petition was granted. By the Mayor. Petition of Ophelia Simmons, asking that certain hounds and fees paid by her be refunded. On motion the petition was granted By the Mayor. Petition of Carrie Shaw asking that a fine assessed against her in the Mayors Court be remitted On motion the petition was granted By the Mayor - Petition of Ash & Hirschfeld, asking the Water and Light tax paid by them for the year 1899. be refunded. On motion the petition was referred to the Committee on Claims & accounts By the Mayor Petition of Carrie Pinson asking that certain hound fees paid by her be refunded. On Motion the petition was granted. By the Mayor Petition of Jno. Bales asking that a fine assessed against him in the Mayors Court be remitted On motion the petition was granted By the Mayor. Petition of A.F. Raeske, asking that certain hound fees paid by him be refunded - The petition was granted. By Alderman Dunham Petition of A. P. Berns asking relief from Payment of certain taxes for the year 1899. On Motion the petition was referred to the Claims & accounts Committee By Alderman Mortimer. Petition of Mrs. H. B. Harrell asking that certain hound fees paid by her be refunded. On Motion the petition was granted - By Alderman Dunham. Communication from --- Page break --- 462 Communication – J.R. Fisher Esq. asking the Council to provide for payment of his fee now due as attorney for the City in the case of Malle '75 to the City and for certain amounts paid out by him as such attorney. On motion the communication was laid over to come up with an ordinance declaring the amounts, under the head of new business Alderman A. Sell entered the Council Chamber. The Mayor laid before the Council the reports of the City Clerk, the Marshall, the Physician and the Sexton for the month of March 1901 On motion the reports were referred to their appropriate Committees without reading. The following is a synopsis of the reports By the City Clerk Totals amounts of warrants drawn against the General funds, $11.000.49 " Street Bridge " 5224.48 Referred to the Finance Committee By the City Marshall Total amount of fines assessed in Mayors Court $315.00 Paid in cash $196.50 Worked out 70.50 Carried over 30.00 Escaped 13.00 Remitted by Council 5.00 $315.00 Pound fees Collected 3.00 Total No of arrests made .75 Pound fees Collected $83.00 Burial permits for animals 18.00 Referred to the Police Committee By the City Physician Total Number of patients in Hospital March 1st 32 " " admitted in " 19 " " " dismissed " " 19 " " " died " " 5 " " " remaining " March 31. 29 53 " Visits to pauper 164 " Prescriptions " " 570 " cases small pox reported " " 68 Referred to Hospital Committee By the City Sexton Total number of deaths White 19 Mexican 2 Colored 1 Male 12 Female 10 Referred to Cemetery Committee Reports of Standing Committe --- Page break --- 463 Alderman Fischer for the Street Committee to whom was referred the petition of St. Griffin, for permission to erect a bridge over the gutter on Congress Avenue on the south side of 6th Street, presented a report recommending that the petition be granted. The report of the Committee was adopted by the following vote. Yeas Aldermen Dunham, Fischer, Glass, Mortimer & Nolen Nays Aldermen Schneider and Strumpf. The Mayor laid before the Council the report of the Board of Fire Commissioners, upon the petition of H.H. Dahlen for permission to erect a frame building within the fire limits, recommending that the petition be granted. Alderman Mortimer moved that the report of the Commissioners be adopted, which motion was lost by the following vote Yeas Aldermen Dunham, Glass and Mortimer 3 Nays Aldermen Fischer, Nolen, Schneider and Strumpf 4 The Mayor laid before the Council a report from the Board of Fire Commissioners upon the petition of P.L. Brown for permission to erect a corrugated iron shed building within the fire limits, recommending that the petition be granted. On motion the report was laid on the table. New Business By Alderman Dunham An ordinance appropriating the sum of $530. to pay an account of A.R. Fisher Esq., on file. The ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following vote Yeas Aldermen Dunham, Fischer, Glass, Mortimer, Nolen Schneider and Strumpf 7 Nays None. The Mayor laid before the Council a communication from, and a bill of the Water & Light Commission which was read and on motion referred to the Water & Light Committee. By Alderman Mortimer An ordinance appropriating the sum of $150.00 for the purpose of opening Gregory Street. 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, Fischer, Glass, Mortimer, Nolen Schneider and Strumpf 7 Nays None. The ordinance was read the second time. Alderman Mortimer moved to amend the ordinance by adding "provided the property owners donate the land sufficient to open Street." The amendment was adopted and the ordinance as amended was passed by the following vote. Yeas Aldermen Dunham, Fischer, Glass, Mortimer, Nolen Schneider and Strumpf 7 Nays None. By Alderman Mortimer An ordinance appropriating the sum of $500.00 for the purpose repairing West Austin Fire Hall --- Page break --- 464 $500.00 to repair The ordinance was read the first time and on motion was referred to E.C. Fine Sch. the five Committee. By Alderman Struff an ordinance appropriating the sum of $1640.76 for the purpose of paying approved accounts. The ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Dunham, Fischer, Glass, Mortimer, Nolen Schneider and Struff 7 Nays None. By Alderman Struff an ordinance appropriating the sum of $506.78 to pay approved accounts Street Dept. The ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Dunham, Fischer, Glass, Mortimer, Nolen Schneider and Struff 7 Nays None. $50.00 from Sue By Alderman Struff an ordinance appropriating the sum Policemen of $150.00 for the purpose of paying the Salaries of Special Policemen for the month of March 1901. The ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Dunham, Fischer, Glass, Mortimer, Nolen, Schneider and Struff 7 Nays None. $232.00 from Sue By Alderman Struff an ordinance appropriating the sum of $232.00 of Election for the purpose of paying expenses of an election held April 1. 1901 The ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Dunham, Fischer, Glass, Mortimer, Nolen, Schneider and Struff 7 Nays None. $103.00 from Sue By Alderman Struff an ordinance appropriating the sum of Election of $103.00 for the purpose of paying expenses of an election held March 11th 1901 The ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Dunham, Fischer, Glass, Mortimer, Nolen Schneider and Struff 7 Nays None. Ord. Amends By Alderman Schneider an ordinance repealing articles Gen. Ord. of the General Penal ordinances of the City of Austin Penal Ord's No. 350, 351, 352. The ordinance was read the first time and on motion was referred to the ordinance Committee, the City Attorney. The Mayor laid before the Council the returns of the election held March 11th 1901. Authorizing the increase of the tax from 10 to 12 mills. Also the returns of an election held Tax Election to increase in the Fire Dept. on the year ending April 21st 1902. On motion the canvassing of these returns of these elections was postponed until Saturday April 6th 1901. On motion the Council adjourned until 8 o'clock P.M. on day April 5th 1901 Fred Johnson City Clerk