70 J R Donnell & J O Andrewartha, Confirming Steno 11 to 25 were read and adopted. Alderman Crooker moved to approve and correcting order on striking out $125.33. which motion prevailed. Alderman Crooker moved to add to the budget the following: " For a crematory $ 1,000.00 ,which motion prevailed .The budget as amended was then adopted . The Mayor announced the appointment of J R Donnell and JO Andrewartha, on the Examin. Plumbers ,and asked their confimation.On motion the appoint-ments were confirmed . On motion the Council adjourned until 8 oclock P M Wednesday Feby 19th 1908 . Geo. C. Johnson City Clerk. . Adjourned regular meeting of the City Council Austin,Texas Feby 19,1908; approve for Hon P M Maddox,Mayor,presiding :Roll called; accompanying Ordinance Present Aldermen Armstrong,Crooker,Cuneo,Haynes,Miller,Moore,Moreland, Petri Redd ,Scott,Sutor & Wilhelm 12 Absent Aldermen Meredith & Smith 2 By Alderman Haynes An ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 2500,00 for t the purpose of aving Congress Avenue south of third street; The ordinance was read the first time ,and passed under suspension of the rules by the following vote ; Aldermen Armstrong,Crooker,Cuneo,Haynes,Miller,Moore,Moreland Petri, Redd,Scott,Sutor & Wilhelm 12 Nays none S. J. Pickle Refund By Alderman Wilhelm Petition of D J Pickle ,asking to have pound fee Otto Trihoff refunded ;Read and on motion the petition was granted. Refund license (liquor) By Alderman Petri Petition of Otto Trihoff asking to have Liquor license refunded ;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 report of the Marshal for the month of January,which was referred to the Police Committee. New Business; 21. relating to offer Alderman Miller offered the following resolution,which was read and Travis Co. $2500. adopted,Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin; experimental road That the Mayor of the City of Austin is hereby authorized to offer to the Commissioners Court of Travis County Texas the sum of thundred work on [illegible] dollars ,to be paid by the City of Austin to the County of Travis, conditioned that the said County of Travis will "build,in the experi-mental work one mile of road from the Bartons creek bridge to Canions Store",in what is commonly known as the Fredricksbur; and Bartons Creek road in South Austin. Alderman Haynes offered the following resolution,which was read and adopted ; interest fund Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin,that the City Treasurer be and he is hereby directed to transfer from the " Interest end Sinking fund" to the " Permanent Paving Fund " the sum of fortyfive hundred dollars ( $ 4500.00 ) this being a part of the amount heretofore transferred from said " Permanent Paving Fund " to the said