486 ( Regular Meeting of the City Council Austin. Texas May 06, 1901 Hon. Alce. While Mayor presiding. Roll Called. Present Aldermen Loes, Nitschke, Schneider, Shelley, 6 absent Aldermen Hausler, 1 On motion of Alderman Shelley the minutes were approved, as recorded by the Clerk without reading- Petitions & Memorials etc By the Mayor- Petition of W.W. Williams Jr. for damages to horse Read, and referred to the street Committee. By the Mayor. Petition of A.G. Spear asking to have certain pound fees refunded. Read and on motion referred to the Police Committee. By Alderman Nitschke. Petition of Housen Clark asking to have certain pound fees 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 April 1901, which were on motion referred to their appropriate Committee, without reading, except the report of the Treasurer, which was read – The following was the synopsis of the reported By the assessor & Collector of collections as follows for March 1901 Advalorem tax $4245.81 License 644.88 Fines in Mayor’s Court 234.50 Pound fees and sales 36.50 Penalty interest & Costs (1% taxes) 350.80 Burial permits animals 7.00 Interest and Sinking fund Water and Light bonds $35,719.49 " " " " Old 1209.13 School tax 3519.68 Total for March 16288.56 $56,736.86 Collections for April 1901 Advalorem tax $1246.76 License 304.11 Fines in Mayor’s Court 275.50 Pound fees and sales 83.00 Penalty Int, and Costs (1% taxes) 204.59 Burial permits animals 24.00 $2,137.96 --- Page break --- 487. Interest and Sinking fund Water and Light bonds 759.92 Old 57.09 School tax 580.19 _________ Total for April 1901 3,535.16 Referred to Finance Committee By the City Clerk Total amount of warrants drawn against the general fund April 1901-7 $6,700.74 Total amount of warrants drawn against the Street and Bridge fund April 1901 $2,252.69 Referred to Finance Committee By the City Treasurer Byrne from March 4th to April 6th 1901 Accounts of General Fund Balance March 4th 1901. $13,045.65 Received from Assessor and Collector $20,183.06 _________ $33,228.71 Paid warrants $12,277.95 One fourth to Street fund 4,395.25 _________ Balance $16,558.57 (33,228.71) 633,228.71 Account Old Bonds. Balance March 4th Cash. $4,140.32 Bonds. 9,000.00 Received from Assessor and Collector Paid warrants 2,175.00 Balance Cash. 3,833.53 Balance bonds. 1,868.23 _________ $15,008.55 Account Interest fund Water and Light bonds Balance March 4th 1901 $19,538.74 Received from Assessor and Collector 863.69 Balance $20,402.43 Account Sinking fund, Water and Light bonds. Balance March 4th 1901 Cash. $8,931.59 Bonds. 10,000.00 Received from Assessor and Collector Received for interest on High School bonds 345.44 Paid Warrants 250.00 Balance Cash 3,152.03 Bonds 10,000.00 _________ $19,527.03 --- Page break --- 488 Account Street Fund - Balance March 1st 1901 "ad valorem" Paid warrants - Balance $5255.38 186.74 $5442.12 Account Earnings fund Balance April 1st 1901 Received from Supt. Paid warrants Balance 10564.76 1703.29 12,268.05 Referred to Finances Committee By Treasurer Byrne April 1st to April 15th 1901 Account General fund Balance April 1st 1901- Paid warrants Balance $867.35 15,688.16 $16,555.51 Account Street and Bridge fund Balance April 1st 1901- Paid warrants $178.40 Balance 8.34 $186.74 Account Earnings fund Balance April 1st 1901 - Received from Supt Patterson Paid warrants Balance $3,815.09 2,236.68 $6,051.77 Statement showing amounts transferred by Mr T.F. Byrne outgoing Treasurer to H.A. Hilliard City Treasurer General fund Street Fund Interest on old bonds Cash 3.833.55 Bonds 4.000.00 Interest fund Sinking fund 5.852.03 [illegible]10.000.00 Earnings fund Amount in Cash 47.321.19 Bonds 19.000.00 66.321.19 $1046.87 1395.25 $5442.12 $7074.80 5193.25 $12,268.05 $16,555.51 $16,555.51 $186.74 $186.74 $1703.29 4348.48 $6,051.77 15688.16 8.34 12.833.55 20.402.13 15.852.03 76.321.19 --- Page break --- 489 By Treasurer Hebard Account General fund To amount of ex-treasurer Byrne By warrants paid $5,953.53 Balance 13,434.63 19,388.16 19,388.16 Account Interest on old bonds To amount of ex-treasurer Byrne Cash $3,833.55 Bonds 9,000.00 Balance Cash $3,833.55 Bonds 9,000.00 $12,833.55 Account Interest on Water and Light bonds To amount of ex-treasurer Byrne $20,402.43 Account Sinking fund Water and Light bonds To amount of ex-treasurer Byrne Cash $5,152.03 Bonds 10,000.00 Balance Cash $5,152.03 Bonds 10,000.00 $15,152.03 Street fund To amount of ex-treasurer Byrne By Balance $8.34 $8.34 Referred to Finance Committee By the Marshal - Thorp Total fines assessed in Mayors Court April 1st to 15th 1901 $65.00 Paid in Cash $44.00 Worked out 16.00 Carried over 5.00 $65.00 Collected on back fines Pound fee's collected Burrife permits for stock Referred to Police Committee $32.00 18.00 6.00 By Marshal, Montgomery Total fines assessed in Mayors Court April 16th to 30th 1901 $208.00 Paid in Cash $113.90 Worked out 49.00 Carried over 45.10 $208.00 --- Page break --- 490 Pound fees Collected Burial permit dead animals Referred to Police Committee. $21.00 6.00 By the City Physician. Number patients in Hospital, April 1st-1901 29 " admitted in April 1st 17 " discharged " " 11 " died " " 3 " Remaining " 30th. 26 " Visits to paupers 172 " Prescriptions to paupers 155 " Cases SmallPox reported. 131 Referred to Hospital Committee By the City Sexton. Total number of deaths 12 White 7 Mexican 2 Colored 3 Male 8 Female 4 Referred to Cemetary Committee – The following special report of the City Clerk was read – Austin, Texas, May 6th 1901 To the Hon. Mayor and City Council City of Austin, Texas – Gentlemen: Special – warrt City Cl – warrt Judgment – Bonds As directed by ordinance, passed May 4th 1901 I have to report that I have this day delivered to P.B. Lovett Esq. City warrant No. B. 46, for $17.786.83 to cover Coupons sued by, together with accrued interest on same And Court costs in Cases! Nos 2834 – 2835 and 2836 – U.S. Circuit Court for the Western Dist of Texas! where in Geo – H. Church is Plaintiff and the City of Austin is defendant – Judge Lovett turned over to me the Coupons sued on! which I now hand over to you for such action as you may deem proper. Respectfully Jno. O. Johnson City Clerk --- Page break --- Reports of Standing Committee's Alderman Low for the Water and Light Committee to whom was referred the communication and bill of the Water and Light Commission for Water and Light furnished the City. presented a report recommending that the bill be paid, and that an ordinance appropriating the amount necessary to pay same be drawn by the City Attorney and presented to the CouncilThe report of the Committee was adopted- New Business Alderman Stumpf moved that a special Committee of three be appointed to destroy Certain Bonds heretofore purchased for the sinking fund, also the Coupons this day paid off and presented by the Clerk, which motion prevailed, and the Mayor appointed Alderman Schneider Low and Stumpf as the CommitteeThe Council took a recess awaiting the report of the Special CommitteeThe Special Committee appointed to destroy bond and Coupons presented the following report, which was read and adopted- How R. & White, Mayor:- Your Special Committee to whom was referred the duty of destroying the bonds and Coupons redeemed - beg leave to report that we have destroyed the following numbered bonds - viz:Nos. 245, 114, 57, 138, 237 & 236. Also the attached numbers of Coupons Respectfully, J.C. Schneider Joseph Stumpf Theodore Low Alderman Schumate offered the following resolution which was read and on motion was referred to the Printing CommitteeResolved that bids be asked of Austin daily papers for publish- ing proceedings of the Council and all other newspaper printing the right being reserved to reject any and all bids for same- By Alderman Sheeley an ordinance appropriating the sum of 144.28 to pay approved accountsThe ordinance was read the first time and on motion the rule was suspended and the ordinance it all on its second reading by the following voteYeas Alderman- Low, Mischke, Schneider, Sheeley, Shumate, and Stumpf Nays none 6 --- Page break --- 492 The ordinance was read the second time Alderman Nitschke moved to amend by adding to pay Commissioners House 'n Clark's $2.00, The amendment was adopted and the ordinance was passed, by the following vote - Yeas Alderman Low, Nitschke, Shumate, Shelley, Schneider and Stumpf Nays - None By Alderman Shelley an ordinance appropriating the sum of $206.90 to pay approved accounts Street DeptThe ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following vote Yeas Alderman Low, Nitschke, Schneider, Shelley Shumate and Stumpf - 6 Nays - None By Alderman Shelley an ordinance appropriating the sum of $248.75 to pay for Water and Light furnished the City. The ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following voteYeas - Alderman Low, Nitschke, Schneider, Shelley Shumate and Stumpf 6 Nays none By Alderman Shelley an ordinance directing the Assessor and Collector to proceed the Water and Light tax for the year 1899, which is now uncollectedThe ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following voteYeas, Alderman, Low, Nitschke, Shelley, Shumate and Stumpf 5 Nays Alderman Schneider - 1 By Alderman Shelley an ordinance appropriating the sum of $118.00 to pay expenses of an election held May 4th 1901The ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following voteYeas Alderman Low, Nitschke, Schneider, Shelley Shumate and Stumpf 6 Nays - none By Alderman Shelley an ordinance appropriating the sum of $11.50 to pay services of Special Chairmen for the month of April 1901 The ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following voteYeas Alderman, Low, Nitschke, Schneider, Shelley, Shumate and Stumpf. 6 Nays - none. --- Page break --- By Alderman Nitschke an ordinance appropriating The sum of $200.⁰⁰ for extra street labor and teams. The ordinance was passed under Suspension of the rules by the following vote. Yeas Alderman Law, Nitschke, Schneider, Sheeley, Shumate and Stumpf. 6 Nays. none The Mayor laid before the Council a proposition of R. Klay Bothe & Co. to sell two Water and Light bonds for the Sinking fund at 74¢. Read and on motion referred to the Finance Committee Alderman Sheeley offered a resolution authorizing the City Clerk to employ an assistant for 30 days — at a salary not to exceed $ 75.⁰⁰. The motion resolution was adopted. On motion the Council adjourned until 8 o'clock PM Saturday May 11ᵗʰ 1901 J. B. Johnson City Clerk --- Page break --- 494 (Adjourned) Regular Meeting of the City Council(Austin, Texas, May 11th, 1901) Hon. H. D. Shelley, president of the Council presiding. (Roll Called) Present Aldermen. Kno. Hintschke, Schneider, Shelley, Shumate and Stimpel. 6 Absent. Alderman Gillis - 1 Alderman Schneider moved that a committee of three be appointed, to canvass the vote of the election held May 4th 1901. for one Alderman for each of the seven wards of the City. which motion prevailed. The Chair appointed Alderman Schneider, Shumate and Lowe as such Committee. The Council took a recess awaiting the report of the Committee. The Committee being ready to report the Council was called to order by the president. The special Committee appointed to canvass the vote of the election held May 4th 1901, presented the following report. Hon. H. D. Shelley president of the CouncilSir:- Your special Committee appointed to canvass the returns of the election held May 4th 1901, for one alderman from each of the seven wards of the City beg leave to report the following as the result of the count Viz:1st Ward Jno. D. Jackson received 76 votes J. D. Kinney " 78 " H. D. Redd " 108 " Redds - majority 24 2nd Ward A. E. Cumner received 247 votes J. M. Maddox " 266 " Angelo Staw " 5 " Maddox majority 14 3rd Ward L. M. Croker received 116 votes Scattering " 1 " Crokers majority 115 4th Ward J. L. Hume received 128 votes 128 5th Ward Geo. (P. Assman) received 160 votes Geo. Hamilton " 115 " Jno. [illegible] " 220 " Jno. [illegible] plurality 65- --- Page break --- 6th Ward). H. P. Matson received 72 votes C. D. Mortimer " 191 " Mortimer's majority 118 7th Ward) H. B. Davis received 270 votes Geo. O. Evans " 105 " Davis majority 165 The report of the committee was adopted, and the Chair announced the following named persons duly elected as aldermen from their respective Wards for the ensuing term. 1st Ward, H. C. Redel. 2nd " T. M. Maddox 3rd " T. M. Crooker 4th " J. L. Harmer 5th " Wm Ulih. 6th " C. D. Mortimer 7th " H. B. Davis The Chair appointed Aldermen Schneider, Nitschke, and Stumpf, as committee to present the newly elected Aldermen for installationThe committee presented the newly elected aldermen and the President of the Council administered to them the oath of office. Roll Call - Present Aldermen, Crooker, Davis, Hume, Love, Maddox Nitschke, Redel, Schneider, Sheeley, Shumate, Stumpf, and Turnwall 12 Absent Aldermen, Sieleis and Mortimer 2 Alderman Schneider moved that the Council adjourn fastBy Alderman Shumate – An ordinance appropriating the sum of $500.00 for street work on East 6th St – from East Avenue to the City limits – The ordinance was read the first time and on motion was referred to the Street Committee. On motion of Alderman Schneider the Council adjourned Jno. O. Johnson City Clerk