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Austin Approves Tax Assessment Rolls

Saturday, April 6, 1901 special called

Tax Roll Approval: City Council approved supplemental tax assessment rolls for 1900, compiled by the City Assessor and Collector

Special Meeting Called: Mayor convened an emergency council session specifically to address and finalize the city's tax documentation

Full Attendance: Six of seven aldermen were present, ensuring quorum for the important financial decision

Full Transcript

446 Called meeting of the City Council Austin Texas March 10th 1901 Hon Jno. Q. Wheless Mayor Presiding. Roll Called Present Aldermen Dunham Glass Mortimer Nolan Schneider Strumff 6 Absent Alderman Fischen 1 The following Call of the Council was read Mayor's Office Austin Texas March 9th 1901 A special meeting of the City Council of the City of Austin is hereby called to convene at the Council Chamber in the City Hall Austin Texas at 7:30 P.M. this day for the purpose of approving supplemental assessment Tax rolls of the City Jno. Q. Wheless H. C. Nolan Mayor Joseph Strumff J. P. Schneider P. A. Mortimer Austin Texas March 10th 1901 I hereby certify that I have this day served the within Call for a special meeting of the City Council by reading same to the following named Aldermen, LouisH. C. Nolan Joseph Strumff. J. P. Schneider W. S. Dunham J. A. Mortimer Francis Fischen and F. A. Glass A. G. Sharp City Marshal by E. W. Browne Alderman Mortimer moved that the supplemental Tax rolls of the City of Austin for the year 1900 as prepared and compiled by the City Assessor & Collector be approved which motion prevailed On motion the Council adjourned Jno. O. Johnson City Clerke.