(625 December 29, 1910. The Council was called to order by the Mayor with all members present except Councilman Grasy. Councilman Hart put in nomination for Policeman ,the name of S A Moore,in place of Guy Maddox resigned ,which nomination was confirmed by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge Councilmen Bartholomew& Powell 3 Not Voting Councilman Hart 1 Absent Councilman Grasy 1 On motion of Councilman Hart the following fines and costs assessed in the Recorders court ,were remitted,viz : Tom Carroll Amount $ 12.75 Ike Cooper 4.45 E Washington 1.05 Spencer Howard 5.30 Seth Mouring 17.90 J W Littleton 5.80 Marselena Pelles 1.30 Nelso Bradford 11.30 Richard Mays 11.30 Frank Bell 7.50 George Horton 16.30 Jack Scott 7.50 Jim Miles 10.55 Peter Salinas 7.50 Chas Wagner 33.55 Modesta Garza 8.30 Jose Ramedius 12.55 Andres Vasquez 9.55 Pat Smith 16.75. Vote on the remission of above fines : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge,Councilmen Bartholomew,Hart & Powell 4 Absent Councilman Grasy 1 Adjourned The Council then [illegible] [illegible] of the Mayor. Regular meeting of the City Council.Austin,Texas Dec29th 1910. The Council was called to order by the Mayor with all members present. The Minutes of the last regular and recessed meetings were approved. Co unsilman Bartholomew presented a petition from B W Randolph asking damages on account of team running away and breaking wagon and harness by being fright-ened from blasting by Water & Light force,which was read and referred to the City Attorney for investigation and report. The Mayor laid before the Council an ordinance amending Articles 765&766 of the Revised ordinances ,which was read the third time and passed by the followingvote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge,Councilmen Grasy & Hart 3 Nays Councilmen Bartholomew & Powell 2 Councilman Bartholomew offered the following resolution : Resolved that the Supt of Parks and Public Property be authorized to purchase from Walter Tips the necess-ary amount of steel to re-inforce the trenches to be built for the Water Dept The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Guy Maddox resigned as Policeman & J A Moore appointed & Confirmed as Policeman Fines remitted. Bill Randolph [illegible] Damages [illegible] [illegible] Water [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] Steel pipe for Water Dept --- Page break --- 626 Amending Bunk Dr [illegible] [illegible] resignation. Health officer Dr [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] Municipal --- Page break --- approve Filed official Record 627 January 3rd 1911. The Council was called to order by the Mayor with all members present. By Councilman Gracy an ordinance appropriating the sum of $3,500.00 for the purpose of paying salaries of Officers and Employees of the City of Austin(not included in Street,Fire,Police,Sanitary,Hospital ,Parks,or Cemetery Departments for the months of January and February 1911. Section 1. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Austin : That the sum of Five Thousand dollars ,or so much thereof as may be necessary,be and the same is hereby appropriated out of any money in the General fund in the City Treasury not otherwise appropriated,for the purpose of paying salaries of Officers and Employees of the City of Austin for the months of January and February 1911, except those included in Street,Fire ,Police,Sanitary,Hospital,Park or Cemetery. The ordinance was read the first time and the rule suspended and it placed on its second reading by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge,Councilmen Barthelemew,Gracy,Hart & Powell 5 Nays none. The ordinance was read the second time and laid over. By Councilman Gracy,An ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 3,500.00 for the purpose of paying salaries of the Regular Employees of the Police Department for the months of January and February 1911. The ordinance was read the first time and the rule,suspended and it placed on its second reading by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge,Councilmen Barthelemew,Gracy,Hart & Powell 5 Nays none. The ordinance was read the second time and laid over. By Councilman Gracy An ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 500.00 for the purpose of paying approved accounts against the Police Department for the months of January and February 1911. The ordinance was read the first time and the rule suspended and it placed on its second reading by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge,Councilmen Barthelemew,Gracy,Hart& Powell 5 Nays none. The ordinance was read the second time and laid over. By Councilman Gracy An ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 500.00 for the purpose of paying salaries of regular employees of the City Hospital for the months of January and February 1911. The ordinance was read the first time and the rule suspended and it placed on its second reading by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge,Councilmen Barthelemew,Gracy,Hart & Powell 5 Nays none. The ordinance was read the second time and laid over. By Councilman Gracy An ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 500.00 for the purpose of paying approved Accounts against the City Hospital for the months of January and February 1911. The ordinance was read the first time and the rule suspended and it placed on its second reading by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge,Councilmen Barthelemew,Gracy,Hart & Powell 5 Nays none. The ordinance was read the second time and laid over. By Councilman Gracy,An ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 1,400.00 for the purpose --- Page break --- 628 . of paying salaries of regular employees Fire Department. The ordinance was read the first time and the rule suspended and it placed on its second reading by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge,Councilmen Barthelemew,Gracy,Hart & Powell 5 Nays none. The ordinance was read the second time and laid over. By Councilman Gracy An ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 2,000.00 for the purpose of paying approved Accounts against the Fire Department The ordinance was read the first time and the rule suspended and it placed on its second reading by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge,Councilmen Barthelemew,Gracy,Hart & Powell 5 Nays none. The ordinance was read the second time and laid over. By Councilman Gracy An ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 2,000.00 for the purpose of paying salaries of regular employees of the Sanitary Department for the Months of January and February 1911. The ordinance was read the first time and the rule suspended and it placed on its second reading by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge,Councilmen Barthelemew,Gracy,Hart & Powell 5 Nays none. The ordinance was read the second time and laid over. By Councilman Gracy An ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 1,000.00 for the purpose of paying approved Account against the Sanitary Dept for the months of January and February 1911. The ordinance was read the first time and the rule suspended and it placed on its second reading by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge,Councilmen Barthelemew,Gracy,Hart & Powell 5 Nays none. The ordinance was readthe second time and laid over. By Councilman Gracy An ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 50.00for the purpose of paying salary of City Sexton for the months of January and February 1911. The ordinance was read the first time and the rule suspended and it placed on its second reading by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge,Councilmen Barthelemew,Gracy,Hart &Powell 5 Nays none. The ordinance was read the second time and laid over. By Councilman Gracy An ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 500.00 for the purpose of paying approved accounts against the Cemetery Dept for the months of January and February 1911. The ordinance was read the first time and the rule suspended and it placed on its second reading by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge,Councilmen Barthelemew,Gracy,Hart & Powell 5 Nays none. The ordinance was read the second time and laid over. By Councilman Gracy An ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 150.00 for the purpose of paying salaries of Employees of the Park Dept for the months of January and February 1911. --- Page break --- The ordinance was read the first time and the rule suspended and it placed on its second reading by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge,Councilmen Barthelemew,Gracy,Hart & Powell 5 Nays none. The ordinance was read the second time and laid over. By Councilman Gracy,An ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 200.00 for the purpose of paying approved accounts against the Park Dept for the months of January and February 1911. The ordinance was read the first time and the rule suspended and it placed on its second reading by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge,Councilmen Barthelemew,Gracy,Hart & Powell 5 Nays none. By Councilman Gracy An ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 1,600.00 for the pur-pose of paying the regular monthly payrolls of the Street force for the months of January and February 1911. The ordinance was read the first time and the rule suspended and it placed on its second reading by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge,Councilmen Barthelemew,Gracy,Hart & Powell 5 Nays none. The ordinance was read the second time and laid over. By Councilman Gracy An ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 2,000.00 for the purpose of paying weekly pay rolls of the temporary street labor for the months of January and February 1911. The ordinance was read the first time and the rule suspended and it placed on its second reading by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge,Councilmen Barthelemew,Gracy,Hart & Powell 5 Nays none. The ordinance was read the second time and laid over. By Councilman Gracy An ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 1,000.00 for the pur-pose of paying approved accounts for street work for the months of January and February 1911. The ordinance was read the first time and the rule suspended and it placed on its second reading by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge,Councilmen Barthelemew,Gracy,Hart & Powell 5 Nays none. The ordinance was read the second time and laid over. By Councilman Gracy An ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 2,000.00 for the pur-pose of paying approved accounts against the City of Austin for January and February 1911,excepting accounts against the Street,Fire,Police,Sanitary,Hospital Parks and Cemetery Departments. The ordinance was read the first time and the rule suspended and it placed on its second reading by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge,Councilmen Barthelemew,Gracy,Hart & Powell 5 Nays none. The ordinance was read the second time and laid over. By Councilman Gracy An ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 350.00 for the purpose paying accrued accounts for stationery & furnished and labor done for the City --- Page break --- 630 . Assesser and Collector in December 1910. The ordinance was read the first time and the rule suspended and it placed on its second reading by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew, Gracy, Hart & Powell 5 Nays none. The ordinance was read the second time and laid over. By Councilman Gracy An ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 7,500.00 for the purpose of paying monthly salaries of Officers and Employees of the Water & Light Department for the months of January and February 1911. The ordinance was read the first time and the rule suspended and the ordinance placed on its second reading by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew, Gracy, Hart & Powell 5 Nays none. The ordinance was read the second time and laid over. By Councilman Gracy An ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 7,500.00 for the purpose of paying weekly pay rolls of temporary laborers of the Water & Light Department for the months of January and February 1911. The ordinance was read the first time and the rule suspended and it placed on its second reading by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew, Gracy, Hart & Powell 5 Nays none. The ordinance was read the second time and laid over: By Councilman Gracy An ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 10,000.00 for the purpose of paying approved accounts against the Water & Light depart-ment for the months of January and February 1911. The ordinance was read the first time and the rule suspended and it placed on its second reading by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew, Gracy, Hart & Powell 5 Nays none. The ordinance was read the second time and laid over. The Council then adjourned. [illegible] [illegible]