163 Regular Meeting of the City Council Austin Texas April 04, 1904 Hon R.E. White Mayor, Presiding Roll Called Present Aldermen Brookan Haynes Humne Muncken Waldrop Millen Moore Nitschke Schneider Shumate Smyth Trull Absent Aldermen Redd & Shelley On motion the minutes were approved as recorded by the Clerk without reading. Petitions, etc. Petitions etc W.S. Smeed to have By Alderman Wadday Petition of W.S. Smeed to have Certain streets opened Certain streets opened. Read and on motion referred to the Street Committee and Engineer, with power to act. Dayton Hardware Co. By the Mayor, Petition of the Dayton Hardware Company To refund taxes asking to have Certain taxes refunded – Read and on motion referred to the Committee on claims and accounts. Chas Bintiff in By Alderman Shumate, Communication from Bethel regard to street Hogwood atty for Chas. Bintiff regarding roadway to Pease Park. Read and referred to the City Attorney Alderman Shelley entered the Council Chamber. Reports by Officers Report of City Officers The Mayor laid before the Council the reports of the City Clerk, the City Physician and the City Sexton for the Month of March 1904, which were referred to their appropriate Committees without reading. Reports Standing Reports of Standing Committees Committees Alderman Wadday for the Finance Committee to whom was referred the reports of the Assessor & Collector Finance Officers reports of the Treasurer and the Clerk for the months of Dec. 1903 Jan. Feb & Mch. 1904 presented a report stating that they had examined same and found them correct. The report of the Committee was adopted. Park Committee on Alderman Shumate for the Park Committee to whom was opening street to referred an ordinance appropriating the sum of $300 for Pease Park the purpose of opening Street to draw West Avenue to Pease Park 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. Alderman Redd entered the Council Chamber. Ordinance on Alderman Humne for the ordinance Committee to whom Sidewalk ordinance was was referred the petition of Citizens asking that the Vending Vending Ordinance by repealed or amended, presented a report recommending Certain amendments to said ordinance. On motion the report was adopted and the petition report referred back to the ordinance. --- Page break --- 164 Ordinance on Committee with instructions to bring in an ordinance Swinging Signs Covering the recommendations of the Committee. Alderman Hume for the Ordinance Committee to whom was referred an ordinance prohibiting Signs on certain Streets of the City of Austin, presented a report recommending the passage of the ordinance, with certain amendments. On motion the report was laid over to come up with the Ordinance under the head of unfinished business. Claims & accounts Alderman Haynes for the Committee on claims & accounts to vs. petition of W. Herman whom was referred the petition of Bro. W. Herman asking pay for logs claimed to have been killed by the Pound Master, presented a report recommending that the petition be not granted. On motion the report was adopted. Bursley on Sexton's Alderman Ulit for the Bursley Committee to whom report was referred the report of the City Sexton for the month of Feby 1904, presented a report stating that same had been examined and found Correct. On motion the report was adopted. Citizens Committee on Wm. Trael in behalf of the Citizens Committee to widening side walks confer with the City Council in reg. to side walks on Congress Avenue, presented a report stating that they were not ready to make their report as yet and be asking further time in which to report. On motion their request was granted. Unfinished business Unfinished business The Mayor laid before the Council the ordinance Side walks ordinance amending the sidewalk ordinance, which was on motion of Alderman Maddas laid over awaiting the report of the Citizens Committee. Swinging Signs The Mayor laid before the Council, an Ordinance Ordained prohibiting Signs on certain Streets in the City of Austin, together with the report of the ordinance Committee proposing certain amendments. On motion the Amendment proposed by the Ordinance Committee was adopted. Amendedo, Alderman Shumate offered the following amendment – "Section 2. Any person violating any provision of this ordinance shall be declared guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction be fined in a sum notless than five or more than ten dollars." The Amendment was adopted by the following Vote Yeas Alderman Brooken, Haynes, Hume, Macken, Maddox, Miller, Moore, McCulloch, Redd, Shelley, Shumate, Smith, Ulit. Nays None. Amendment adopted The amendment proposed by the ordinance Committee was then adopted by the following Vote Yeas Alderman Brooken, Haynes, Hume, Macken, --- Page break --- 165 Maddox Miller Moore Vitscheke Redd Shelley Shumate Smith Meit Ways None. The Ordinance was then passed by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Brooker Haynes Hunn Wacken Maddox Miller Moore Vitscheke Redd Shelley Shumate Smith Meit Ways None. By Ald. Eaton laid before the Council an Ordinance Appropriating the sum of $300.°° for the purpose of opening Street to be known as West Avenue to Pearce Park. The ordinance was read the second time. New Business By Alderman Redd an Ordinance appropriating the sum of $33.75 for the purpose of repairing stable at the City Hall. The ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Brooker Haynes Hunn Wacken Maddox Miller Moore Redd Schneider Shelley Shumate Smith Meit Ways None. By Alderman Redd An Ordinance appropriating the sum of $30.°° for the purpose of purchasing a Bath Tub for the City Hospital. The Ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Brooker Haynes Hunn Wacken Maddox Miller Moore Vitscheke Redd Schneider Shelley Shumate Smith Weit Ways None. By Alderman Wacken An Ordinance appropriating the sum of $125.°° for the purpose of repainting and repairing East Austin St. & wagon The Ordinance was read the first time and on motion of Alderman Schneider was referred to the Fire Committee By Alderman Maddox an Ordinance to prevent grazing stock within certain limits of the City. The Ordinance was read the first time and on motion was referred to the Ordinance Committee By Alderman Moore, An Ordinance amending an ordinance providing for a system of sidewalks for the City of Austin. The ordinance was read the first time Alderman Schneider Moved that it be referred to the Street Committee which motion was lost on the following vote Yeas Aldermen Haynes Vitscheke Redd Shelley & Weit 6 Nays Aldermen Brooker Hunn Wacken Maddox Miller Moore Shumate Smith On motion the rules was suspended and the ordinance --- Page break --- peased on its second reading by the following Vole Yeas Aldermen Crookes, Hayner, Hume, Ricken, Waddle, Quillon, Moore, Nitschke, Redd, Shelley, Shumate, Smith, Weil 13 Nays Alderman Schneider The ordinance was read the Second time. Alderman Waddle offered the following Amendment which was adopted: "After the word "including" in line two section 2, insert the word "North" also strike out the figure "5" and insert "7"." The ordinance was then passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Crookes, Hayner, Hume, Ricken, Waddle, Quillon, Moore, Nitschke, Redd, Shelley, Shumate, Smith, Weil 13 Nays Alderman Schneider $48.00 to repair Transit By Alderman Hume An ordinance appropriating the sum belonging to City of $48.00 for the purpose of repairing Transit belonging to the City. The ordinance was read the first time and on Motion the rules was suspended and the ordinance placed on its second reading by the following Vote. Yeas Aldermen Crookes, Hayner, Hume, Ricken, Waddle, Quillon, Moore, Nitschke, Redd, Schneider, Shelley, Shumate, Smith, Weil 13 Nays none. The ordinance was read the second time. Alderman Crookes moved to amend by adding, "They enforce sections 4 & 5. The amendment was adopted and the ordinance passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Crookes, Hayner, Hume, Ricken, Waddle, Millen, Moore, Nitschke, Redd, Schneider, Shelley, Shumate, Smith, Weil 14 Nays none. $100. for extra street By Alderman Nitschke An ordinance appropriating the Labor sum of $100.00 for the purpose of paying for extra labor. The Ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Crookes, Hayner, Hume, Ricken, Waddle, Quillon, Moore, Nitschke, Redd, Schneider, Shelley, Shumate, Smith, Weil Nays none. Dr Graves addressed On motion of Alderman Waddle, City Physician Council on Yellow fever Graves was invited to address the Council on the & quarantine subject of Yellow fever, Quarantine etc. After remarks by Dr Graves the Council adjourned Geo. O. Johnson City Clerk