634 .Regular meeting of the City Council : Austin,Texas ,January 12, 1911. The Council was called to order by the Mayor : Roll called. Present Mayor Wooldridge,Councilmen Bartholomew,Gracy,Hart & Powell 5 Absent none. The minutes of the regular and recessed meetings of January 5th & December 29th 1910. were read and approved . Reports of City Officers: The Mayor laid before the Council the report of the Engineer for the month of November ,and those of the City Marshal,the Health Inspector, the Matron of the Hospital and the Plumbing Inspector for the month of December 1910,which were read and ordered filed . Unfinished business : The Mayor laid before the Council the following ordinances: An ordinance making an appropriation of $ 5,000.00 to pay salaries of Officers and Employees of the City,not including Street,Fire,Police, Sanitary,Hospital,Park or Cemetery Depts ,for the month of Jany & Feb 1911. The ordinance was read the third time and passed by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge,Councilmen Bartholomew,Gracy,Hart & Powell Nays none. An ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 3,500.00 for the purpose of paying salaries of regular employees Police Dept for Jany & Feby 1911. The ordinance was read the third time and passed by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge,Councilmen Bartholomew,Gracy,Hart & Powell 5 Nays none. An ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 500.00 for the purpose of pay-ing approved accounts against the Police Dept. The ordinance was read the third time and passed by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge,Councilmen Bartholomew,Gracy,Hart & Powell 5 Nays none. An ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 500.00 for the purpose of paying salaries of regular employees of the City Hospital . The ordinance was read the third time and passed by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge,Councilmen Bartholomew,Gracy,Hart & Powell 5 Nays none. An ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 750.00 for the purpose of paying approved accounts against the City Hospital for the months of Jany & Feby 1911 . The ordinance was read the third time and passed by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge,Councilmen Bartholomew ,Gracy,Hart & Powell 5 Nays none. An ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 1,400.00 for the purpose of pay-ing salaries regular employees Fire Dept . The ordinance was read the Third time and passed by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge,CouncilmanBartholomew,Gracy,Hart & Powell 5 Nays none. An ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 2000.00 for the purpose of paying --- Page break --- 035 ...approved accounts against the Fire Dept. The ordinance was read the third time and passed by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew, Grasey, Hart & Powell 5 Nays none. An ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 2,000.00 for the purpose of paying regular employees of the Sanitary Dept for the months of Jany & Feby 1911. The ordinance was read the third time and passed by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew, Grasey, Hart & Powell 5 Nays none. An ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 1,000.00 for the purpose of paying approved accounts against the Sanitary Dept for the months of Jany & Feby 1911. The ordinance was read the third time and passed by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew, Grasey, Hart & Powell 5 Nays none. An ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 390.00 for the purpose of paying salary of City Sexton for the months of Jany & Fe by 1911. The ordinance was read the third time and passed by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew, Grasey, Hart & Powell 5 Nays none. An ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 500.00 for the purpose of paying approved accounts against the Cemetery Dept .for the months of Jany & Feby 1911. The ordinance was read the third time and passed by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew, Grasey, Hart & Powell 5 Nays none. An ordinance appropriating the sum of one hundred and eighty dollarsfor the purpose of paying salaries of employees of the Park Dept for the months of Jany & Feby 1911. The ordinance was read the third time and passed by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew, Grasey, Hart & Powell 5 Nays none. An ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 200.00 for the purpose of paying Accounts against the Park Dept for the months of Jay & Feby 1911. The ordinance was read the third time and passed by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew, Grasey, Hart & Powell 5 Nays none. An ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 1,600.00 for the purpose of paying the regular monthly pay roll of the Street Force for the months of Jany & Feby 1911. The ordinance was read the third time and passed by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew, Grasey, Hart & Powell 5 Nays none. 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 Jany & Feby 1911. The ordinance was read the third time and passed by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew, Grasey, Hart & Powell Nays none. --- Page break --- 636 m . An ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 1,000.00 for the purpose of paying approved accounts for street work for the months of Jany & Feby 1911. The ordinance was read the third time and passed by the following vote Yeas Mayor Wooldridge,Councilmen Bartholomew,Gracy,Hart & Powell 5 Nays none. An ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 2,279.27 for the pur-pose of paying approved accounts against the City of Austin for Jany '& Feby 1911,excepting accounts against the Street,Fire,Police,Sanitary, Hospital,Park and Cemetery Depts . The ordinance was read the third time and passed by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge,Councilmen Bartholomew,Gracy,Hart & Powell 5 Nays none. An ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 350.00 for the purpose of pay-ing accrued accounts for stationeryto furnished & labor done for the City Assessor & Collector in December 1910. The ordinance was read the third time and passed by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge,Councilmen Bartholomew,Gracy,Hart & Powell 5 Nays none. An ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 7,500 .00 for the purpose of paying monthly salaries of Officers and Employees of the Water & Light Dept for the months of Jany & Feby 1911. The ordinance was read the third time and passed by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge,Councilmen Bartholomew,Gracy,Hart & Powell 5 Nays none. An ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 7,500.00 for the pur-pose of paying weekly pay rolls of the temporary labor of the Water & Light Dept for the months of Jany & Feby 1911. The ordinance was read the third time and passed by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge,Councilmen Bartholomew,Gracy,Hart & Powell 5 Nays none. An ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 10,000.00 for the purpose of paying approved accounts against the Water & Light Dept for the months of Jany & Feby 1911. The ordinance was read the third time and passed by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge,Councilmen Bartholomew,Gracy,Hart & Powell 3 Nays none. The Council then recessed subject to call of the Mayor. January 13th 1910. The Council was called to order by the Mayor. Present Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew & Hart 3 Absent Councilmen Gracy & Powell On motion of Councilman Hart a fine assessed in the Recorders Court against Grant Jennings,amounting to $ 14.80 ,was remitted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge,Councilmen Bartholomew & Hart 3 Absent Councilmen Gracy & Powell 2 The Council recessed subject to call of the Mayor. --- Page break --- 637 January 17th 1911. The Council was called to order by the Mayor with all members present, except, Councilman Powell. Councilman Bartholomew offered the following resolution: [illegible] to [illegible] at a [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] Resolved that the Supt of Parks and Public Property be authorized to advertise for bids for the construction of a filtering trench according to plans and specifica-tions prepared by Engineer H C. Welborn from the well near the Pumping station to a distance of about 500 feet in a westerly direction towards the I & O N R R Bridge. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilman Bartholomew, Gracey & Hart 4 Absent Councilman Powell 1 The Council then adjourned. Jno. O. Johnson City Clerk