235 .Called meeting of the City Council,Austin,Texas,March 29, 1909. Hon F M Maddox,Mayor ,presiding: Roll called: Present Aldermen Armstrong,Haynes,Meredith,Miller,Petri,Smith,Sutor & Wilhelms Absent Aldermen Crooker,Cuneo,Moore,Moreland,Redd & Scott 5 Alderman Haynes moved a call of the Council,which was seconded and the Marshal directed to bring in the abxxxxxxabsentees . The following call of the Council was read: Austin,Texas,March 29th 1909. A special meeting of the City Council of the City of Austin,Texas,is hereby called to meet in the Council Chamber ,City Hall,at 8o'clock P M this day for the following purposes,viz : 1st To make appropriations to pay salaries of Officers and Employees ,fot the months of March and April 1909. 2nd To consider and to take such steps as the Council may see fit ,towards build-ing a Storm Sewer in the Alley West of Guadeloupe street ,from 19th street north to Seaton Infirmary. Call Council F M Maddox,Mayor C J Armstrong Tom D Smith W C Redd F A Scott H L Haynes Austin,Texas,March 29th 1909. I hereby certify that I have served the above call for a special meeting of the Ck City Council of the City of Austinby having same read by Officers Griffin and Rutl Rutledge to each of the following named Aldermen to wit: W C Redd,W D Miller,A E Cuneo,W J Sutor,L M Crooker, Tom D Smith,C J Armstrong, J M Meredith,Henry Petri,C J Wilhelm,H L Haynes,F A Scott, C W Moore and C B Moreland . W J Morris ,City Marshal . Alderman Scott entered the Council Chamber and answered to his name . The Mayor laid before the Council the following Communication from the Paving Committee: Austin,Texas,March 29th 1909. Hon Mayor and Members of the City Council,Austin,Texas. Gentlemen: Paving Report Paving Committee recommends City Council ,that bids be advertised for building storm sewer in alley west of Guadeloupe street from nothside of 19th street to north side of 24th street,according to plans and specifications pre-pared by City Engineer.Bids to be opened May 3rd 1909. Communication W A Goeth,Chairman Joe Harrell Secretary Paving Committee The Mayor laid before the Council the following resolution,which was read and adopted . Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin,that the City Engineer of the City of Austin,be and he is hereby instructed to prepare plans and specifi-cations for a storm sewerin the alley west of Guadeloupe street from the north --- Page break --- 236 . side of 19th street to north side of 24th street, and to advertise for bids for the building of said sewer.said bids to be submitted and opened May 3rd 1909,at 12 M . Alderman Redd entered the Council,1 and answered to his name. On motion the call was suspended. Approv Salaries Off. & Employees By Alderman Haynes an ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 7500,00 for the purpose of paying salaries of Officers and Employees for the months of March and April 1909. The ordinance was read the first time and passed under suspension of the rules by the following vote : Yeas Aldermen Armstrong,Haynes,Meredith,Miller,Petri,Redd,Scott,Smith, Sutor & Wilhelm 10 Nays none. Approved Salaries Sanitary Employees By Alderman Haynes an ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 1000,00 for the purpose of paying salaries of Sanitary Employees for the months of March and April 1909. The ordinance was read the first time and passed under suspension of the rules by the following vote : Yeas Aldermen Armstrong,Haynes,Meredith,Miller,Petri,Redd,Scott, Smith,Sutor & Wilhelm 10 Nays none. Approv Salaries Employees St Dept By Alderman Scott an ordinance apropriating the sum of $ 800,00 for the purpose of paying salaries of regular Employees Street Dept for the months of March and April 1909. The ordinance was read the first time and passed under suspension of the rules by the following vote : Yeas Aldermen Armstrong,Haynes,Meredith,Miller,Petri,Redd,Scott, Smith,Sutor & Wilhelm 10 Nays none. Approv Salaries Alderman By Alderman Haynes an ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 140,00 for the purpose of paying salaries of Aldermen for the month of April 1909. The ordinance was read the fist time and passed under suspension of ta the rules by the following vote : Yeas Aldermen Armstrong,Haynes,Meredith,Miller,Petri,Redd,Scott, Smith,Sutor & Wilhelm 10 Nays none. On motion the Council adjourned . G.S. Schwin City Clerk.