Saturday September 16, 1911 The Council was called to order by the Mayor with all members present except Councilman Bartholomew. The Mayor laid before the Council the resolution fixing the amount cost of improvement on Seventh Street in the City of Austin. The resolution was passed by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Hart Lockridge, & Powell Absent Councilman Bartholomew The Mayor then laid before the Council an ordinance levying an assessment for the payment of part of the cost of improving Seventh Street in the City of Austin from its intersection with Colorado Street to its intersection of Brazos Street and to fix a charge and lien against the owners of property and their abutting said street and providing for the collection and enforcement thereof. The ordinance was read the second time and the rule suspended and it placed on its third reading by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Hart, Lockridge & Powell Absent Councilman Bartholomew The Mayor laid before the Council the following report: Report of the Superintendent of Streets and Public Improvements as to final completion of improvements on Seventh Street. To the Honorable city Council of the City of Austin: Gentlemen: I beg leave to report that the Texas Bitulithic Company, to which was awarded the Contract for the improvement of Seventh Street from Colorado Street to Brazos Street have completed the said improvements in strict accordance with the terms of said contract and the specifications of said work, adopted by the City, and I hereby recommend that said improvements be finally accepted by the City Council. Dated this 14th day of September 1911 P.W. Powell, Supt. Streets & Public Works City of Austin --- Page break --- The mayor laid before the Council the following resolution: A resolution finally accepting pavement and improvement of Seventh Street in the City of Austin: Whereas the Superintendent of Streets and Public Improvements has filed his report with the City Council to the effect that the Texas Bitulithic company has completed the work of paving and improving Seventh Street from Colorado Street to Brazos Street under contract with the City and that said work has been fully done in strict accordance with said contract and specifications adopted by the City Council: Therefore Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin: That the said work of improvement be fully accepted by the city and that the final estimate due by the City to the said company be paid. Councilman Powell offered the following resolution: A resolution declaring and fixing the amount per front foot and total amount of the cost of improvement on Ninth Street between Colorado and Brazos Streets to be paid by each owner of property abutting thereon who has agreed with the City Council concerning the same. Be it resolved by the City council of the City of Austin: That the hearing to property owners concerning an assessment to be made against them and their property for the improvement of Ninth Street between Colorado and Brazos Streets, having been closed and the said property owners having been fully heard as to the said assessment, the benefits thereof and all matters converted with the proceedings with reference to said improvements, and the property owners whose names are given below having in writing consented with the City and agreed to the amount of said cost to be assessed against them respectively and their property. 1st. That the said Council does declare and fix the total amount of the cost of the said improvement to be paid by each of the said owners who have agreed with the City Council concerning the same and the amount per front foot as hereinbelow set forth opposite the name of the said property owners and the description of their property, the names of the owners, the description of their property, the amount to be assessed against each of them and the amounts per front foot to be assessed being as follows, to wit: NAME LOT BLOCK NO FRONT AMT. PER $ TOTAL OF OWNER NO. NO. FEET FRONT FOOT COST Thos F. Taylor/W 45' 7 98 45 $7.59 1/3 $ 341.70 Jno C. Townes/W 100' 12 110 100 7.59 1/3 759.33 Mrs. Rose Bathrick E 60 ft. 12 110 60 7.59 1/3 455.60 --- Page break --- Mrs. Adele Bergstrom W 60 ft. 6 98 60 7.59 1/3 455.60 Mrs. M.M. Kerbey E 100 ft. 6 98 100 7.59 1/3 759.33 Estate of Geo a. Brush dec'd Ida Hrris Brush, Ind. Executor 1 100 160 7.59 1/3 1,214.93 Walter Bremond, Pierre Bremond, & Augusta Bremond. Trustees of Eugene Bremond, Jr. 1 111 160 7.59 1/3 1,214.93 Dr. H.B. Granberry W 25 ft. 7 97 25 6.96 174.00 S.C. Granberry & Wife E 135 ft. 7 97 135 6.96 939.60 The Austin Knights of Columbus Home Assoc. A corporation W 60 ft. 12 111 60 7.59 1/3 455.60 Mary M. Bunton, wife of J.H. Bunton E 100 ft. 12 111 100 7.59 1/3 759.33 2nd. That this resolution shall take effect from and after its passage. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, councilmen Hart, Lockridge & Powell Absent Councilman Bartholomew The Mayor laid before the Council an ordinance levying an assessment for the payment of part of the cost of improving ninth street in the City of Austin from its intersection of Colorado Street to property abutting said street and providing for the collection and enforcement thereof. The ordinance was read the first time and passed under suspension of the rules by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Hart, Lockridge & Powell Absent Councilman Bartholomew The Council then recessed subject to call of the Mayor.