254 Regular Meeting of the City Council Austin, Texas, December 19, 1904 Hon R.E. White, Mayor, Presiding Roll Called Present Aldermen Brookins, Faulk, Dome, Madden, Woddard, Miller, Moore, Nitschke, Redd, Schneider, Shelley, Stumate Smith, Wright 14 Absent None On Motion the Minutes were approved as recorded by the Clerk, without reading Petitions Remonstrances Petitions, etc. By Alderman Shelley, Petition of E.B. Church et al To have Street work work done on Henderson Street, Read and on Motion referred to the Street Committee E.U. Hose Co. By the Mayor. Communication from East Austin Hose Co Invitation Ball * & inviting the Mayor, City Council and City officers to attend the Annual New Years ball to be given by the Co on Jany 2nd 1905 On motion the invitation was accepted, with thanks H.B. Hart By Alderman Wright, Application of City Attorney Hart for Leave of absence leave of Absence from Dec 20, 1904 to Jan 1st 1905. On motion leave was granted as asked for E.B. Beall By Alderman Schneider, Petition of E.B. Beall to put in Wagon Scale Wagon Scale at Nº 213, West 6th Street. Read and on motion referred to the Street Committee Mrs J.V. Davis By Alderman Redd. Proposition of Mrs J.V. Davis to sell to open street roadway through land in South Austin. Read and on Motion referred to the Street Committee & Aldermen from the 1st Ward, with instructions to report at the next Meeting. Report W & L Reports of City Officers Commission The Mayor laid before the Council the report of the Water Light Commission for the quarter ending Sept 30th 1904, which was on Motion referred to the Water & Light Committee, without reading Reports Standing Reports of Standing Committees Committees Alderman Woddard for the Finance Committee reported that Finance on purchase the Committee had purchased for the Sinking fund of the Water of bonds for sinking & Light bonds 5000.ºº of Austin City Refunding bonds, and for the fund. X Sinking fund of bonds issued prior to May 1st 1890, One Refunding bond of $1000.ºº The purchase price of said bonds being 83½ flat, delivered in Austin. On Motion the report was adopted Claims & Accounts Alderman Haynes for the Claims & Accounts Committee to Petition J.M. Hill. whom was referred the petition of J.M. Hill to be permitted to use one half of the Taxes due by him for one year 1903-04 to improve streets around his property, presented a report recommendy that the petition be not granted & giving their reasons for it report. On Motion the report was adopted --- Page break --- 255 Hospital: Physicians report Alderman Redd for the Hospital Committee to whom was referred the report of the City Physician for the month of Nov 1904, presented a report stating that same had been examined and found correct. The report of the Committee was adopted Special Comm, Alderman Moore for the special Committee to whom Plumbing ordinance was referred the Plumbing Ordinance presented a report and submitting a Substitute for said Ordinance and recommending the adoption of the substitute. On motion the report was laid over to come up with the Ordinance under the head of unfinished business. Fire Commissions, The Mayor laid before the Council a report of the Fire Commissiones on Peter Weller on the petition of Geo Weller for permission to erect a wooden frame shed within the fire limits, recommending that the petition be granted with certain amendments proposed by the Board. On motion the report was adopted Unfinished Unfinished business business The Mayor laid before the Council the Plumbing Ordinance with the report of the Committee together with the Substitute offered by the Committee The Substitute was read for information. Plumbing The Alderman Maddas moved that the substitute be taken Ordinance up and considered Section by Section which motion prevailed Alderman Shelley moved to reconsider the vote by which the Council decided to consider the Substitute ordinance Section by Section, which motion prevailed by the following Vote Yeas Alderman Crooken, Haynes Hume, Shelley Shumate Smith Welt & Mr. Mayor 8 Nays Alderman Madden Maddas Miller Moore Nitsche Redd & Schneider 7 Alderman Maddas moved to have 100 copies of the Substitute printing that further consideration of same be postponed until the next regular meeting of the Council and that it be made the special order to come up under the head of Unfinished business, which motion was lost by the following Vote Yeas Alderman Madden Maddas Nitsche Redd & Schneider Welt 6 Nays Alderman Crooken, Haynes Hume, Miller, Moore Shelley, Shumate & Smith 8 Alderman Shumate moved to take up and consider the ordinance by Section, which motion prevailed by the following Vote Yeas Alderman Crooken, Haynes Hume, Madden, Miller, Moore, Nitsche, Redd, Schneider, Shelley, Shumate Smith & Welt 13 Nays Alderman Madden 1 Sections 1, 2 & 3 were read and adopted --- Page break --- 256 Section 4. was read. Alderman Maddox moved to Amend Same by Striking out in line 2, after the word "pay" the words "to such person as the examining and supervisory board of plumbers may designate to receive the same" and in line 5 after the word "fees" the words "may be used by said board to defray any of its legitimate expenses, the residue if any to" and add in line 5 after the word fees, the word "shall" The amendments were adopted. Section 4 as amended was then adopted. Section 5 was read and adopted. Section 6 was read. Alderman Hume moved to amend Same by striking out the last sentence, (all after the word examination.) The amendment was adopted by the following vote Yeas Aldermen Crooker, Haynes Hume Maeder Mitchke Read Shumate, Wileit - 8 Nays Aldermen Maddox Moore Schneider Shelley SmithOn motion Alderman Wilson was excused from farther attendance at this session of the Council. Section 7 was read, Alderman Schneider moved to strike out the figures $75.00 and insert in lieu thereof the following "$12.00 for each official Inspection." The amendment was lost by the following VoteYeas Aldermen Haynes Maddox Schneider - 3 Nays Aldermen Crooker, Hume Maeder, Moore Mitchke Read, Shelley, Shumate, Smith Wileit - 10 Section 7 was then adopted. On motion Alderman Hume was excused from further Attendance at this session of the Council. Alderman Moore moved that Sections 8 to 22 be adopted, which motion prevailed. Alderman Moore moved that Sections 1 to 18 under head of "Specifications to govern the plumbing and house connections with the public sewers of Austin, Texas," be adopted as a whole, which motion prevailed. Under Head of "Inspection of plumbing" Sections 1.2.3 were read and adopted. Section 4 was read. Alderman Maddox moved to Amend same by striking out in line 3. The figures "75" and insert in lieu thereof the figures "76", which motion prevailed. Sections 5.6.7.8.9 were read and adopted. Alderman Moore moved to adopt the report of the Committee, which motion prevailed. Alderman Moore moved to adopt the Sub title Ordinance as Amended, which motion prevailed. The Ordinance was then read the third time by caption. Alderman Schneider moved to amend section 1 line 1 --- Page break --- under the head of specification by striking out the word "form" and inserting the word "this", which motion prevailed. The Ordinance was then passed by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Crooken Machen Maddan Moore Nitschke Shelley Shumate and Smith 8 Nays Aldermen Haynes Redd Schneider & Welit 4 New Business By the Finance Committee Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin, Texas, 1st That the City Treasurer be and he is hereby instructed and directed to open an account to be known and called "New City Hall account" Second That the Assessor & Collector be and he is hereby directed to deposite to the credit of said "New City Hall account" ten per Cent of all moneys collected for the General Revenue account on the advalorem assessment, after deducting therefrom the twenty five per Cent, set aside by the City Charter for street work. Third. That the City Treasurer be and he is hereby directed to transfer from the General Fund account to the New City Hall account the sum of Six thousand dollars. The resolution was adopted. By Aldermen Nitschke & Miller, An Ordinance appropriating the sum of $75⁰⁰ for the purpose of grading streets 7th Ward. The Ordinance was read the first time and passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Crooken Haynes Machen Maddas Moore Nitschke Redd Schneider Shelley Shumate Smith & Welit 12 Nays none By Alderman Shumate An Ordinance Amending Sec 208 Chapter Four of the Revised Civil and Criminal Code of the City of Austin. The ordinance was read the first time and on motion was referred to the Ordinance Committee. By Alderman Shelley an Ordinance appropriating the sum of $250⁰⁰ for the purpose of paying for extra street labor and teams. The Ordinance was read the first time and a motion made to suspend the rule and place it on its second reading, which was lost by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Crooken Haynes Redd Schneider Shelley Shumate & Smith 7 Nays Aldermen Machen Maddas Moore Nitschke & Welit 5 By Finance Committee An Ordinance appropriating --- Page break --- 4258 Int due Jany 1st 1905: The sum of $19,252.50 for the purpose of paying the interest due Jany 1st 1905, on the Refunding bonds of the City of Austin. The ordinance was read the first time and passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Crooken Haynes Maclen Maddas Moore Nitochelle Redd Schneider Shelley Shumate Smith Ulich – 12 Nays None. approved up A. By Alderman Macddas an ordinance appropriating the sum of $1027.81 for the purpose of paying approved accounts the ordinance was read the first time and a motion was then made to suspend the rule and place it on its second reading, which motion prevailed by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Crooken Haynes Nitochelle Macddas Moore Redd Schneider Shelley Shumate Smith Ulich – 12 Nays none The ordinance was read the second time. Alderman Schneider moved to Amend by adding To refund to them overbilling for amount of overcharge for City license $17.50. The amendment was adopted Alderman Macddas moved to Amend by adding To Burnes Cummings to first press charges on bonds $27.05. The amendment was adopted and the ordinance as amended was passed under suspension of the rule by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Crooken Haynes Maclen Macddas Moore Nitochelle Redd Schneider Shelley Shumate Smith Ulich 12 Nays none. 4250. Ex Labor & Teams Alderman Ulich moved to reconsider the Vote whereby the Council refused to suspend the rule and place the ordinance appropriating the sum of $250.00 for the purpose of paying for Extra Labor & Teams on its second reading, which Motion prevailed by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Crooken Haynes Redd Schneider Shelley Shumate Smith Ulich – 8 Nays Aldermen Maclen Macddas Moore & Nitochelle – 4 A motion was then made to suspend the rule and place the ordinance on its second reading, which Motion was lost by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Crooken Haynes Redd Schneider Shelley Shumate & Ulich approved as amt. Nays Aldermen Maclen Macddas Moore Nitochelle – 5 Nov 1st 1905 By Alderman Macddas an ordinance appropriating the sum of $58.95 for the purpose of paying approved accounts direct debt. The ordinance was read the first time and passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote. --- Page break --- Yeas Aldermen Crooken, Haynes, Machen, Maddax, Moore, 259 Hitschke, Redd, Schneider, Shelky, Shumate, Smith, Stubb 12 Nays None City Clerk authorized On motion of Alderman Maddax, the City to turn pay rent for Clerk was authorized to employ an assistant for 30 30 days. days for the purpose of writing up the books of his office and assisting in making up his annual report. Alderman Shumate called attention to the matter Street Vendors of Street Vendors, which was on motion referred to the City Marshal & City Attorney. On motion the Council adjourned. Jno. O. Johnson City Clerk