768 Reguean meeting of the City Council Austin Texas, March 02, 1903 Hon W.D.Shelley President of the Council Presiding Roll Called Present Aldermen Crooker Davis Low Waddox Mortimer Nitschke Redd Schneider Shelley Shummate Stumph 11 Absent Aldermen Hume & Weit 2 On motion the minutes were approved as recorded by the Clerk, without reading Reports of City officers Reports of City officers rec’d The chair laid before the Council the monthly reports of the Clerk, the Physician, the Engineer and Supt for the month of Feby 1903, which were on motion referred to their appropriate Committees without reading. Alderman Weit entered the Council Chamber Reports of standing Committees Hosp. Com. Alderman Redd for the Hospital Committee to whom Physician was referred the report of the City Physician for the month report Jan. of Jany 1903, presented a report stating that Same had been Examined and found Correct. On motion the report was adopted. St Com report Alderman Nitschke for the Street Committee to whom on 5th & Nueces was referred an Ordinance appropriating the sum of Streets. $1500. for the purpose of building a Stone Culvert across Little Shoal Creek at the intersection of 5th & Nueces Streets, presented a report recommending the passage of the ordinance. On motion the report was laid over to Come up with the ordinance under the head of unfinished business. Sanity Com on Alderman Low for the Sanitary Committee to whom was Pet. J.E. Waddox referred the petition of J.E. Waddox for Salary as driver of a Sanitary Cart, during the time he was sick and unable to perform his duties, presented a report recommending that the petition be granted. – Alderman Mortimer moved to adapt the report of the Committee – Alderman Schneider moved as a Substitute that the petition be re-Committed to the Sanitary Committee, the Substitute was adopted by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Davis Waddox Nitschke Redd Schneider Shelley Shummate Stumph & Weit 9 Nays Aldermen Crooker Low & Mortimer 3 Unfinished business. The Chair laid before the Council an ordinance amending an ordinance entitled, “An Ordinance providing for a System of Side Walks in the City of Austin” The ordinance was read the third time and passed by the following Vote Alderman Crooker Davis Low Waddox Mortimer Nitschke --- Page break --- 739 10 2 Redd Shelley Shummate Truit Nays Aldermen Schneider Strumph Stone Culvert The chair laid before the Council an ordinance appropriating 5th Nueces the sum of $1500 for the purpose of building a Stone Culvert across Little Shoal Creek at the intersection of 5th & Nueces Streets The ordinance was read the second time and a motion made to suspend the rule and place it on its second reading was lost by the following vote Yeas Aldermen Low Maddax Mortimore Nitschke Redd Schneider Shelley Shummate, Truit 9 Nays Aldermen Crocker Davis Strumph On motion the Council adjourned Jws. Johnson City Clerk For minutes of regular meeting March 16th 1908, See page 774 Clerk