365 Regular Meeting of the City Council Austin, Tex. June 05, 1905 Hon W. D. Shelley, Mayor, presiding Roll Called Present Aldermen Armstrong, Burge, Haynes, Maier, Moore, Petri, Powell, Redd, Shutts & Von Rosenberg Wilhelm Absent: Alderman Macken 13 On motion the minutes were approved as read by the Clerk without reading. Petitions, Memorials, etc. Petition of Mrs. Ern Barnett. By Alderman Armstrong – Petition of Mrs. Ern Barnett, Taxes asking that property owned by her and used exclusively for school purposes be relieved from payment of taxes. Read and on motion referred to the Committee on claims and accounts Jacob Wattingen By Alderman Wilhelm – Petition of Mr. Mrs. Jacob Taxes. Wattingen asking Correction of Assessment. Read and on motion referred to the claims + accounts Committee. Lee Shelby, pound By Alderman Haynes? Petition of L. E. Shelby asking the fees Council to return Certain pound fees – Read and on motion referred to the claims and accounts Committee. Fannie Delony By the Mayor – Petition of Fannie Delony asking to have pound fees. paid pound fees refunded. Read and on motion referred to the claims + accounts Committee. On motion all 8 Aldermen present were invited to seats in the Council Chamber. S. A. Stone By the Mayor Petition of S. A. Stone for balance after paying pound fees all expenses, for stock sold from the pound. On motion the petition was granted. Mrs. Sawyer By the Mayor Petition of Mrs. Sawyer for balance over pound fees and above expenses for stock sold from pound. On motion the petition was granted. Mrs. Washington By the Mayor – Petition of Mrs. Washington for damages. Damages Read and on motion the petition granted. Mrs. S. A. Pringle By the Mayor Communication from Mrs. S. A. Pringle Taxes asking for longer time in which to pay her taxes. Read and on motion referred to the Committee on claims + accounts. Reports of City Officers Reports, City officers The Mayor laid before the Council the reports of the City Clerk, City Physician, City Treasurer, City Sexton for the month of May which or the Treasurer for April 1905 which were on motion referred to their appropriate Committees without reading. Reports, Standing [illegible] Reports of Standing Committees Alderman Smith from the Street Committee, to whom Street Committee was referred an Ordinance requiring all cuts to --- Page break --- 366 Ordinance to name Name and Number the Streets of the City of Austin and to place certain advertisements on such names and Numbers, presented a report recommending the passage of the Ordinance. The report of the Committee was adopted. Police & Pound : Alderman Powell for the Police Committee to whom Ordinance was referred an Ordinance repealing an Ordinance extending the Pound Limits, presented a report recommending that the Ordinance do not pass. The report of the Committee was adopted by the following Vote: Yeas Aldermen. Armstrong, Brooker, Haynes, Mullen Powell, Shunate, Von Rosenberg & Wilhelm 8 Nays Aldermen. Eanes, Macken, Moore, Petri, Redd & Smith 7 Dog Catcher & Shorten. The Mayor announced to the Council that he had Suspended by the Suspended Dog Catcher Shorten, he being charged with Mayor striking his wife. He requested that the Council take some action in the matter. On motion it was referred to the Police Committee for investigation and report. Report City Engineer on Alderman Redd moved that the report of the Matter of Opening up of City Engineer on the matter of opening up of the Breckenridge Breckenridge Road. Road be now read and the report read which motion prevailed. The report was read. Several motions were made but not voted on Alderman Moore moved to refer the report to the Ordinance Committee & City Engineer for investigation and report, which motion prevailed by the following vote. Yeas Aldermen Armstrong, Eanes, Haynes, Mullen, Moore, Petri, Powell, Redd & Shumate, Von Rosenberg & Wilhelm 11 Nays Aldermen. Brooker, Macken & Smith 3 Unfinished business President of the Council Haynes presiding. The following Mayors message was read. Mayors Office. Austin, Texas, June 3rd, 1905 How City Council of the City of Austin, I herewith return to you, without my Mayors Veto approval, Resolution instructing the City Attorney to Resolution directing the institute injunction proceedings against the Water, City Atty to enjoin the Light & Power Commission restraining it from & Commission turning off power lights; for the reason that I do not believe it to be in the best interests of the public, nor to tie up branches thereof, necessitating Courts and for us to get in the dilemma of injunctions & differences that may arise between them. J. W. Shelley Mayor --- Page break --- Alderman Crooken moved to reconsider the Vote by which the resolution was passed, which motion prevailed by the following Vote Yeas Alderman Crooken Bunca Haynes Reichem Vote reconsidered Moore Powell Shumate Smith Van Rosenberg Nays Alderman Armstrong Petri Redd & Hochlin Alderman Crooken moved that the resolution do now pass notwithstanding the objections of the Mayor, which motion was lost by the following Vote Yeas none Nays Alderman Armstrong Crooken Bunca Haynes Reichem Miller Moore Petri Powell Redd Shumate Smith Van Rosenberg & Wilhelm 14 Unfinished business The Mayor laid before the Council An ordinance Deats ordinance permitting Aldeats to name and number the streets of passed the City of Austin and to place Certain advertisements on new names and Numbers - The ordinance was read the second Time, and on motion the rule was suspended and the ordinance placed on its third reading and final passage by the following Vote Yeas Alderman Armstrong Crooken Bunca Haynes Reichem Miller Moore Petri Powell Redd Shumate Smith Van Rosenberg Wilhelm 14 Nays none. The ordinance was then read the third Time and passed. New business. Resolution directing Alderman Cunea offered the following resolution the City Atty to Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin that institute proceeding the City Attorney be and he is hereby instructed, in the event to prevent the that Austin Water, Light & Power Commission of the City City from turning of Austin, turn off the Lower Light, to as soon as off light pass will institute injunction or other proceedings to compel the turning in of said Lower Light. The resolution was read and a motion made to adopt the resolution which motion was lost by the following Vote Yeas Alderman Armstrong Cunea Nays Alderman Crooken Bunca Haynes Reichem Moore Petri Powell Redd Shumate Smith Van Rosenberg & Wilhelm 12 By an ordinance Petri An ordinance ordering an election Election ordered to of the County Commission to fill the Vacancy now existing in Elect a water the Water Light & Power Commission of the City of Austin, Light comm. to name the Judges of election and provide the date and places of holding, said election. 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. --- Page break --- 368 Yeas Aldermen Armstrong, Crooker, Gurnea, Haynes, Illacher Jellison, Moore, Petri, Powell, Reed & Shumate, Von Rosenberg, & Wilhelm Nays None. 14 The ordinance was read the second time, The blanks fixing the places for the holding of the election in the different wards and the appointment of Judges of election, were filled, and the ordinance passed under suspension of the rule by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Armstrong, Crooker, Gurnea, Haynes, Illacher Jellison, Moore, Petri, Powell, Reed & Shumate, Smith, Von Rosenberg, & Wilhelm Nays None! 15 Committee to Alderman Powell moved that a Committee be investigate & report appointed to investigate and report the cost of repairing Cost of repairs to the North door of the City Jail – On motion the matter was City prison referred to the Market Committee for investigation and report. On motion of Alderman Moore the Market Committee was instructed to investigate and report upon the proposals of fixing a back entrance to the City Jail and the cost of Same. Alderman Moore offered the following resolution Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin, that Mr. Mayor White Mr. Mayor White be requested to furnish to the requested to furnish suitable for framing and that a frame be Photographs for Council purchased by the City and the picture be hung in the Chamber. Council Chamber. The resolution was adopted and the City Clerk directed to furnish a copy of Same to Mr. Mayor White. Alderman Shumate offered the following resolution which was read and adopted Mayor authorized to Be it-resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin overdraw Paving Section 1. That the Finance Committee, through its fund account. Chairman, is hereby permitted to request the Mayor and City Clerk to draw warrants on the City Treasurer of the City of Austin for any amounts or amounts in excess of the amounts of monies on hand belonging to the Permanent Paving fund not to exceed Six thousand ($6000) dollars, And that when such warrants are so drawn by the Mayor and countersigned or attested by the Clerk, the Same shall be paid by the City Treasurer out of the Monies hereafter collected and deposited to the credit of Said fund and applied to the payment of said warrants until the Same are paid off and Satisfied. Section 2. That in the event the City Treasurer advances any sum or sums of Money for the payment of Said warrants or overdrafts, which shall --- Page break --- 380 in no more than Six thousand ($6000.⁰⁰) dollars of overdrafts, he shall receive and charge up to said account, and is hereby allowed with interest on said sums to the extent of Seven (7) per Cent per annum appropriation for By Alderman Shimate Awarding Street Sweeper an ordinance appropriating the sum of $300.⁰⁰ for the purpose of buying a Street Sweeper and extra pieces The ordinance was read the first time and passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Armstrong, Crooks, Haynes, Macken, Miller, Moore, Petri, Powell, Redd, Shimate Von Rosenberg & Wilhelm 14 Nays none approp for extra street By Alderman Smith Awarding Labor. the sum of $450.⁰⁰ for extra street work The ordinance was read the first time and passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Armstrong, Crooks, Ounes, Haynes, Macken, Miller, Moore, Petri, Powell, Redd, Shimate Smith, Von Rosenberg & Wilhelm 14 Nays none approp to purchase By Alderman Smith an ordinance appropriating Level for Engineer's the sum of $110.⁰⁰ for the purpose of purchasing a level office for City Engineer. 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 Armstrong, Crooks, Haynes, Macken, Miller, Petri, Powell, Shimate & Smith 9 Nays Aldermen Ounes, Moore, Redd, Von Rosenberg & Wilhelm 5 By Alderman Macken An Ordinance appropriating the sum of $50.⁰⁰ for the purpose of cutting weeds in the City of Austin! The ordinance was read the first time and passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Armstrong, Crooks, Ounes, Macken, Miller, Moore, Petri, Powell, Redd, Shimate, Smith, Von Rosenberg & Wilhelm 14 Nays none Level Eng office. Alderman Moore moved to reconsider the Vote by which the Council refused to suspend the rule and place the ordinance appropriating $110.⁰⁰ for the purpose of purchasing a Level, which motion prevailed The ordinance was then passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote Yeas Aldermen Armstrong, Crooks, Haynes, Macken, Miller, Moore, Petri, Powell, Redd, Shimate, Smith, Von Rosenberg & Wilhelm 14 Nays none --- Page break --- H370 Sanitary Inspector to Alderman Haymes moved that the Sanitary Inspector notify owner to remove be directed to notify owners of Vacant lots in the City to weeds on vacant lots remove the weeds on same as provided by the orden of the Council, which motion prevailed. On motion the Council adjourned. J. J. Johnson City Clerks