Called meeting of the City Council Austin, Texas, Jan'y 28th 1905 Hon. R.S. White, Mayor, presiding Roll Called Present Aldermen Crooken, Haynes, Kunze, Madden, Miller, Moore, Nitschke, Redd, Schneider, Shelley, Shumate Smith, Tilich Absent, none. The following Call of the Council was read Austin, Texas, January 27th 1905 Call of Council. A special meeting of the City Council of the City of Austin is hereby called to meet in the Council Chamber at City Hall at 8 o'clock P.M. Saturday, January 28th 1905, for the following purposes, Viz: 1st To fix Salaries of Officers and employees for the year 1905 2nd To Consider and adopt the Budget for the year 1905 3rd To make appropriations to pay approved accounts for Dec. 1904 4th To amend the resolution to locate the new City Hall account, so as to direct the City Treasurer to make the apportionment to said account 5th To make an appropriation to purchase filing Cases for the Assess & Collector and the City Clerks 6th To amend the plumbing ordinance 7th To receive the Permittee report, and act upon the Fraternal ordinance. 8th To make an appropriation to repair the retaining Wall on Colorado River at the foot of Congress Avenue 9th To ratify the action of the Mayor, Fire and Street Committee in allowing the Gas Company to pass its pipe through the top of the Culvert at the intersection of Congress Avenue & 4th street 10th To make an appropriation to refit and repair the Assess & Collectors office R.S. White Mayor R.L. Haynes Alderman 6th Ward R.W. Madden Alderman 2nd Ward J.P. Schneider D.W. Smith Austin, Texas, Jan 28/05 I hereby certify that the following named Aldermen have been served with the above Call, Viz: J.P. Madden, R.L. Haynes, H.F. Crooker, D.W. Smith F.W. Moore, W.H. Tilich, J.B. Nitschke, F.W. Miller, Geo. Masken, K.W. Crooken, W. Shelley, F.A. Kunze, F.W. Shumate, J. Redd. R.S. Montgomery, City Marshal --- Page break --- 272 Alderman Moore moved that the Finance Committee be requested to furnish the Council their estimate of receipts and disbursements for the year 1905, which motion prevailed. Alderman Maddex moved that the Council first proceed to fix the Salaries of Officers and employees, whose Salaries are not fixed by the Charter, which motion prevailed. Alderman Maddex moved that the Salaries of Policemen be fixed at the same rate that prevailed for the past two years which motion was adopted. Alderman Shumate moved that the remaining Officers be acted upon separately, which motion prevailed. Alderman Irwin moved that the salary of Council Clerk be fixed at $75.00 per month, as heretofore; which motion prevailed The Salaries of the following named officers were separately considered and fixed as follows, Viz: Bridge Keeper. $60.00 per month Sexton $275.00 " Annum Sanitary Inspector $900.00 " " Plumbing Inspector $900.00 " " Health Officer Hospital $600.00 " " The Salary of Keeper of Parks was fixed at $480.00 per annum by the following vote: Yeas Aldermen Brooke, Haynes, Hume, Whacker, Wilkes Moore, Nitschke, Redd & Shelley, Shumate, Smith & Whit 12 Nays Aldermen Maddex & Schnieder 2 Meetings of Council fixed. Alderman Maddex moved that the meetings of the City Council for the year 1905, be fixed at one meeting in each month, which motion was lost by the following vote: Yeas Aldermen Hume, Maddex, Wallace, Wharton 5 Nays Aldermen Brooke, Haynes, Miller, Moore, Nitschke Shelley, Shumate, Smith, & Whit 9 The relation of the Budget for 1905, was then taken up and Budget made the following adopted. In Salaries of Officers & Employees Policemen $14410.00 Aldermen 11350.00 Keeper of Parks 1680.00 Plumbing Inspector for 8 months 480.00 City Attorney Including Salary of Sexton 600.00 Sanitary Dept " Salaries 500.00 Fire Dept 6,000.00 Streets & Sewers 19,300.00 City Hall & Offices Including Pay Roll 700.00 Charity 5000.00 Police, prisoners & Portraye 750.00 Red Water Company 1000.00 Miscellaneous 2250.00 2500.00 --- Page break --- Approved a/c's By Alderman Haddox An ordinance appropriating the sum of $1055.76 for the purpose of paying approved accounts The ordinance was read the first time and passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote Yeas Alderman Crookson Hays Hine Haskin Haddox Miller Moore Hrbekie Redd Schneider Shelley Shimmin Smith Hulit Nays none. 14 apprd a/cs Street By Alderman Haddox an ordinance appropriating Dept the sum of $120.00 for the purpose of paying approved accounts Street Dept. The ordinance was read the first time and passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote. Yeas Alderman Crookson Hays Hine Haskin Haddox Miller Moore Hrbekie Redd Schneider Shelley Shimmin Smith Hulit Nays none. 14 New City Hall Alderman Haddox offered the following resolution a/cs. which was read and adopted Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin, Texas, That the resolution to create a "New City Hall" account, passed Dec 9th 1904, shall be and is hereby Amended so as to hereafter read as follows, Viz: Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin, Texas, First, That the City Treasurer be and he is hereby instructed and directed to open an account to be known & called "New City Hall account." Second, That the City Treasurer be and he is hereby directed to deposit to the Credit of Said New City Hall account" Ten per Cent of all monies collected for the General Revenue account on the advalorum 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. Market Com Alderman Haddox offered the following resolution authorized to which was read and adopted purchase filing Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin; Cases That the Market Committee be authorized to purchase for the City Assessor Collector and the City Clerk, two filing cases for use in their offices. Day Portal Alderman [illegible] on the ordinance Committee to whom ordinance was referred the Day Portal ordinance presented a majority report from the Committee recommending the passage of the ordinance, and a minority report recommending --- Page break --- chect it do not pass. Alderman Moore moved to adopt the Majority report which motion prevailed The ordinance was then read the second time by Caption and passed by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Crooker Haynies Henne Moore Vilitichke Ridd Schneider Shelley Shumate Smith White 14 Nays none On motion the proposition to amend the plumbing ordinance was laid over until the next regular Meeting. Appropriation to Colorado By Alderman Vilitichke an ordinance appropriating Bridge the sum of $250.00 for the purpose of repairing the supports and approaches to the Colorado River Bridge at the foot of Congress Avenue The ordinance was read the first time and passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Crooker Haynies Henne Madden Mueller Moore Vilitichke Ridd Schneider Shelley Shumate Smith White 14 Nays none New City Hall afc Alderman Henne moved to reconsider the Vote by which the Council adopted the resolution to create the new City Hall account which motion prevailed. Alderman Henne moved to strike out that part of the resolution which sets aside 10% of the advalorem tax for the year 1902. The motion was lost by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Haynies Henne 2 Nays Aldermen Crooker Madden Mueller Moore Vilitichke Ridd Schneider Shelley Shumate Smith White 12 On motion of Alderman Madden the resolution was adopted. Alderman Madden offered the following resolution which was read and adopted Gas Co. to pass Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin, Texas, main through top That the action of the Mayor, Chief of the Fire Department, of Cistern and Five Committee of which Committee in permitting the Gas Company to pass its gas main through the top of the City Fire Cistern, located at the corner of Congress Avenue and Sixth Street be and the Same is hereby approved. Appropriation to repair By Alderman Madden an ordinance appropriating City Hall office the sum of $500.00 for the purpose of repairing the Assessor & Collectors Office The ordinance was read the first time and passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote --- Page break --- 275 Yeas Aldermen Crooker Haynes nuacken Maddox Miller Moore Nitschke Redd Schmender Shelley Thurman Smith 13 Nulit / Nay Alderman Hurrie 1 Alderman madaax offered the following resolution which was read and adopted Bradyck for 1905 Beit resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin: adopted That an Budyck as reported by the Finance Committee and as amended by the Council at its present reading, be and the same is hereby adopted as the Budget for the year 1905. Ad motion the Council adjourned Juso. Johnson City Clerk