163 .Called meeting of the City Council.Austin,Texas,August 24, 1908. On F M Maddex,Mayor ,presiding: Roll called: Present AldermenCreeker,Cune,Haynes,Meredith,Moreland,Petri,Smith & Wilh m Absent Aldermen Armstrong,Miller,Redd,Scott & Suter. Alderman Moore moved a called of the Council,which was seconded and the Marshal directed to bring in the absentees. On motion Alderman Armstrong was excused he being out of the City. Aldermen Suter & Redd entered the Council chamber and answered to their names. On motion of Alderman Moore the call was suspended. The following call of the Council was read : Call Council Austin,Texas,August 24th 1908. A special meeting of the City Councilis hereby called to meet in the Council Protest W Austin chamber of the City Hall at eight oclock P M August 24th 1908,for the following Improvement Club purposes : against location of First-To recieve the protest of the West Austin Improvement Clubagainst the Crematory construction of the Crematory at or on block No 185 City of Austin and to take such action as may be deemed necessary in reference thereto. Second-To make an appropriation of one hundred and twenty five dollars out of the general revenue fund of the City for the purpose of paying for drainage around the West Eighth Street Fire Hall. F M Maddex,Mayor W D Miller,L M Creeker,W C Redd, F A Scott, H L Haynes,Tom D Smith,C J Wilhelm, Henry Petri,A E Cune, C W Moore, C B Moreland,J M Meredith,W J Suter Austin,Texas,August 24th 1908. I hereby certify that I have served the above call by having same read by Officer C N Bustin to each of the following named Aldermen,to wit: W B Miller,W C Redd,A E Cune,Tom D Smith,L M Creeker,J M Meredith,C J Wilhelm, Henry Petri,F A Scott,H L Haynes, C B Moreland,C W Moore,& W J Suter and by leav leaving a copy of same at the residence of C J Armstrong,he being out of the City W J Morris,City Marshal Austin,Texas. Alderman Scott entered the Council chamber. On motion The Committee from the West Austin Improvement Club,protesting against the location of the Crematory Garbage plant on block No185,were invited to address the Council .Capt W H Richardson & others addressed the Council ,and aft after remarks by some of the Aldermen,Alderman Creeker moved that further action be postponed until the next regular meeting of the Council;Alderman Smith moved to amend the motion by adding"and that further work on the said Crematory be dicontinued until that time "Alderman Crooker accepts the amendment. Alderman Moore moved to seperate the motion and vote on each seperately,which motion prevailed. The vote was first taken on the amendment offered by Alderman Smith,which was lost by the following vote : Yeas Alderman Creeker,Moreland & Smith 3 Nays Alderman Cune,Haynes,Meredith,Moore,Petri,Redd,Scott ,Suter & Wilhelm 9 The motion of Alderman Creeker was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Alderman Creeker,Cune,Meredith,Moore,Moreland,Petri,Smith & Suter Reg 8 Nays Alderman Haynes,Scott & Wilhelm 3 --- Page break --- 164 Cement drain & Fire Hall Fire Hall . By Alderman Meese on ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 186,00 for the purpose of paying contract for building cement drain around Colorado and Hook & Ladder Fire Hall for training steam water from City Hall and Grounds. The ordinance was read the first time and passed under suspen-sion of the rules by the following vote: Yeas Aldermen Crocker,Cunee,Haynes,Meredith,Moore,Marsland,Petri,Reid, Scott,Smith,Suter & Wilhelm 12 Nays none . On motion the Council Adjourned . Geo. O. Sullivan City Clerk .