703 Regular meeting of the City Council Austin Texas Sept 1st 1902 The Mayor and President of the Council, both being absent Alderman Schneider was called to the chair Roll Called Present: Aldermen Low-Redd Schneider Telit 4 Absent Aldermen Crooker Davis Henne Maddox Mortimer Nitschke Shelley Shumate Shrupp 9 No quorum being present, on motion the Council adjourned until 8:30 o'clock Pm Sept 4th 1902 J. S. O. Johnson City Clerk Adjourned Regular meeting of the City Council. Austin Texas Sept 4th 1902 Hon R. E. White Mayor, presiding Roll Called Present Aldermen Crooker Davis Henne Low Maddox Mortimer Nitschke Redd Schneider Shelley Shumate Shrupp Telit 13 Absent None. On motion the minutes were approved as recorded by the Clerk without reading. Petitions & memorials bro- Petitions By the Mayor Petition of Mrs. Mary Corresley asking the City to have & Corresley found fees the sum remitted. - Read and on motion referred to Committee on claims & accounts. Reports of City Officers- Reports The Mayor laid before the Council the reports of City Officers City Officers for the month of August 1902, which were on motion referred to their appropriate Committees without reading Report of Streetling Committee Changing Alderman Nitschke for the Street Committee, to whom was names of streets referred an ordinance changing the names of Certain streets in the City presented a report recommending that the ordinance do not pass. The report was adopted Mrs. E. J. Davis Alderman Nitschke for the Street Committee to whom was Street referred the petition of Mrs. E. J. Davis asking the City to purchase a Certain strip of ground to be used for street purposes, presented a report recommending that the petition be granted. The report was adopted. Mrs. W. R. Shilhe Alderman Nitschke for the Street Committee to whom was Street referred the petition of Mrs. W. R. Shilhe asking the Council to refund the sum of $15.00 amount paid by him for repairs on the speedway, presented a report recommending that the petition be granted, in future should he desire Any work on speedway, that he present it to the Council And ask for appropriation before doing such work. The report of the Committee was adopted, by the following vote - --- Page break --- 704 Yeas Alderman Crooken Byoung Waddas Mortimer Witschie Redd Shelley Shrumph Tuite Nays Alderman Davis Love Schneider Alderman Witschie for the Street Committee to whom was referred the monthly reports of the City Engineer for the past four months, presented a Verbal report stating that same had been examined found CorrectThe reports were ordered filed Alderman Witschie for the Street Committee to whom Watermain was referred An order of the Commissioner Court of wiring on Travis County regarding water main telephone wires on Colorado Amaya the Colorado Amaya asked leave to return said order and that it be referred to the water & Light Commission On motion the request was granted and the motion or referred. Saith Thompson Alderman Witschie for the Street Committee to whom to increase was referred a resolution increasing the salary of Salary. Saith Thompson one of the drivers of Street Teams from $40. to $60.- per month presented a Verbal Majority and Minority reports - the Majority recommending the passage of the resolution and the Minority recommending that it do not pass. On Motion the resolution was laid on the table to Come up Street work under the head of unfinished business. Permanent Alderman Witschie for the Street Committee to whom referred the resolution regarding certain Street work, asked for further time until the first regular meeting in which to make a report. On Motion the request was granted Alderman Waddas for the Finance Committee to whom Fin on reports was referred the reports of the Assessor Collector, Treasurer City Officers and the City Clerk for the month of July 1907, presented a report stating that same had been examined found CorrectOn Motion the report was adopted Unfinished business Saith Thompson The Mayor laid before the Council a resolution increasing the to increase salary Salary of Saith Thompson from $40. to $60. per month, together with the Verbal majority & Minority reports of the Street Committee on same. Alderman Waddas moved the adoption of the majority of the Committee which recommends that the resolution do not pass. Alderman Mortimer moved to substitute the Minority for the Majority report which motion prevailed by the following Yea Yeas Alderman Davis Love Mortimer Witschie Redd Shelley Tuite Nays Alderman Crooken Nume Waddas Schneider Shrumph On Motion of Alderman Mortimer the Minority report was adopted. --- Page break --- 705 Alderman Nitsuke moved that the resolution do not pass which motion prevailed Alderman Nitsuke moved that the regular order of business be suspended and that he be allowed to present a petition, which motion prevailed. Pet of Austin By Alderman Nitsuke, Petition of the Austin Electrical Electrical R.R. Railway for permission to change its line of road so as to continue to 2nd Angeline down Congress Avenue to First Street and thence east on First Street to its terminus On motion the petition was granted. Alderman Nitsuke offered the following resolution Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin, that the Austin Electrical Railway Company is hereby authorized to remove its track, poles and wires from Congress Avenue along East 2nd Street to Trinity Street and south on Trinity Street to First Street, and in lieu thereof it is allowed to track, from Congress Avenue to First Street: Thence eastward on First Street to a connection with its present track, thereupon and to locate all necessary poles for the purpose of stringing its wires thereon. Privileges here granted are in connection with and subject to the same terms and conditions as the ordinance heretofore enacted by this Council granting the right to the Austin Rapid Transit Railway Company and its successors and assigns to construct, equip and operate street Railways in the City of Austin, approved the 26th day of August 1891. The resolution was adopted. New Business Duty of City Alderman Shuman, one of the Committee on charity, stated that Physician as a member of that Committee, which has before it for approval Pauper Cases bills of certain Physicians for services rendered paupers, he would like to be informed as to the duty of the City Physician in pauper cases. On motion the matter was referred to the City Attorney who was requested to furnish the desired information On motion Alderman Redd was excused from further attendance at this session of the Council. Prohibiting By Alderman Shelley, An Ordinance prohibiting the staking Staking in of horses, Cows or mules within the boundaries of the City Cemeteries Cemeteries of the City of Austin or permitting them to run at large in said Cemeteries. The ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following vote: Yeas Alderman Crooken Davis Lune Maddox Mortimer Nitsuke Schneider Shelley Shumate Stumpfe Tielke 12 Nays None. Amending Art 127 By Alderman Shumate, An Ordinance Amending Art. 127 of Gen. Ordinances the Revised Criminal Ordinances of the City. C. O. No. 127 The ordinance was read the first time and on motion was referred to the ordinance Committee. --- Page break --- 706 $100. culvert By Alderman Crooker An ordinance appropriating the W 16th St sum of $100. for the purpose of first payment of culvert on West 16th 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 Crooker Davis Hume Low Maddox Mortimer Nitschke Shelley Shumate Stumph Hulitt // Nays none. The ordinance was read the second time Alderman Nitschke moved to amend by striking out in the caption and body of the ordinance the figures $120. - and inserting in lieu thereof $100. The amendment was adopted and the Ordinance as amended was then passed by the following Vote. Yeas Aldermen Crooker Davis Hume Low Maddox Mortimer Nitschke Shelley Shumate Stumph Hulitt // Nays none. New wheels for By Alderman Davis An ordinance appropriating the sum Columbia Hosewagon of $75. for the purpose of new wheels for Columbia Hosewagon. Wagon The Ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Crooker Davis Hume Low Maddox Mortimer Nitschke Shelley Shumate Stumph Hulitt // Nays none. Resolution to Alderman Nitschke offered the following resolution reduce meter Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin, rent That we most respectfully request the Water & Light Commission to rescind their action in regard to the minimum rate on Water and Light takers through Meters The resolution was passed by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Crooker Davis Mortimer Nitschke Schneider Shelley Shumate Hulitt 8 Nays Aldermen Hume Low Maddox Stumph 4 $250. extra st By Alderman Nitschke An ordinance appropriating labor the sum of $250. for the purpose of paying for extra street labor The ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Crooker Davis Low Mortimer Nitschke Schneider Shelley Shumate Stumph Hulitt 10 Nays Aldermen Hume & Maddox 2 $20.20 By Alderman Maddox An ordinance appropriating paying the sum of $20.20 for the purpose of paying Commission Coupons Coupons The ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Crooker Davis Hume Low Maddox Mortimer Nitschke Schneider Shelley Shumate Stumph Hulitt 12 --- Page break --- 707. Nays None. By Alderman Maddox An ordinance appropriating the sum Boy Catches. of 1/4 - for the purpose of paying the salaries of Dog Catchers Salary of 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 Crooken Davis Hume Maddox Mortimer Schneider Shelley Shumate Stumpf Wilit 10 Nays Aldermen Low & Vitschnke 2 The ordinance was read the second time Alderman Maddox moved to amend the ordinance by inserting in the blanks in the caption and body of the ordinance the figures $180Alderman Mortimer moved as a substitute to insert $160- The substitute was lost by the following vote Yeas Aldermen Crooken Hume Mortimer Stumpf 4 Nays Aldermen Davis Low Maddox Vitschnke Schneider Shelley 8 Shumate & WilitThe amendment of Alderman Maddox was then adopted. Alderman Mortimer moved to suspend the rule and place the ordinance on its third reading and final passage, which motion was lost by the following vote Yeas Aldermen Crooken Davis Low Maddox Vitschnke Schneider Shelley Shumate Wilit- 8 Nays Alderman Hume Mortimer Stumpf 3 Laid on table Alderman Mortimer moved to reconsider the vote by which to raise salary the Council passed the resolution increasing the salary of Health Physician, which motion prevailedA Motion was then made to suspend the rule and place the resolution on its third reading, which was lost by the following vote Yeas Aldermen Crooken Davis Low Mortimer Vitschnke Shelley Wilit- 7 Nays Aldermen Hume Maddox Schneider Shumate Stumpf 3 On motion the Council adjourned Jno. F Johnson City ClerK