198 25th 9/12 .REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AUSTIN, TEXAS, April 25, 1912. . The Council was called to order by the Mayor, Roll called: Present Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew, Hart, Haynes & Powell 5 Absent none. The minutes of the last regular and subsequent recessed meetings were read and approved. The Mayor laid before the Council the report of the City Sexton for the month of March 1912, which was read and ordered filed. Un finished business: The Mayor laid before the Council a resolution ordering the improvement Cain Colorado Street ordered of a portion of Colorado street in the City of Austin ; and approving specifications ,proposals contract and bond therefor, which had been read at the last regular meeting and laid over until this meeting. The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew, Hart, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. New Business : Councilman Haynes offered the following resolution: Taxes Chas Isaacs Whereas, under a resolution adopted by the City Council April 5th 1912, the reduced valuation of a certain stock of merchandise & fixtures rendered by Chas Isaacs at 1000 East sixth street for the taxes of 1911 was ordered reduced from $ 1,000.00 to $ 500.00 to correct error in assessment in accordance with affidavit of said Isaacs' verified by an investigation made by the Assessor & Collector through his Deputy, And whereas, the said Isaacs has in the mean time paid the taxes in accordance with said erroneous assessment and is therefore entitled to a refund of $ 7.81 on said erroneous assessment, Therefore Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : That the City Clerk be and is hereby instructed to draw a warrant in favor of said Isaacs for the sum of $ 7.81 against the general fund, being amount of excess taxes paid by him on said erroneous assessment. This amount to be paid out of the general contingent fund. The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew, Hart, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. Mayor Wooldridge presented the following resolution : Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : G Flury Electric Sign 1st That permit be and is hereby granted to G Flury to erect and maintain a & GwfF doubled faced electric sign in front of the property at 214& 216 at east Sixth street. This double faced sign shall be of about the following dimensions: Height 10 feet, Width at top 4 feet, 5 inches Width at base 2 feet, 3 inches. Thickness ,from 8 to 10 inches. There shall be placed thereon in electric letters on each side the words " Texas Garage ". --- Page break --- 2nd,That said sign is hereby authorized to be placed on top of the awning now in posi-tion in front of said premises at 214 - 216 East Sixth street. Said sign must be firmly attached to the building or awning in front of or upon which it is placed,and the work done under this authorization is hereby directed to be done under the supervision of the City Engineer and with his approval. Be it further resolved : That the permit granted hereunder must be deemed as absolutely temporary and revocable at at any time at the pleasure of the City Council . The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew,Hart,Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. Paots Austin is Ludu Bloom . The Mayor laid before the Council the following resolution : Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : That the sum of ten and thirty five cents ( 10.35 ) ,be and the same is hereby appro-priated out of the generalcontingent fund to re-imburse D J Piclo,Hist Clerk of this district fees out of County service in the suit of the City of Austin vs Lulu Block et al,No 28748.Itemized statement of these fees is attached hereto ,approved by J Bouldin Rector City Attorney,and marked exhibit "A" The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew,Hart,Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. Rees Wm Maxwell Councilman Haynes offered the following resolution : Collecting back taxes Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : That the sum of seven hundred,fifteen & 36/100 ( $ 715.36) be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the general contingent fund of the City of Austinto pay to J W Maxwell a bill for fees for collection of delinquent taxes due the City of Austin. The amount collected is $ 4,953.80,and the commission bt contractis $ 753.36 The itemized statement upon which this appropriation is based is attached hereto,marked exhibit "A",and made the basis for this resolution. The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew,Hart,Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. Damages The Mayor laid before the Council the following resolution : G Herzog Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : That the sum of fifty ($50.) dollars ,be and the same is hereby appropriated out of item of "Costs and Damages" in the Street Department the Budget of 1912,in settle-ment of the claim of G Herzog in the amount of $ 100.00,on account of personal inju- -ries sustained by reason of falling into a ditch on east 15th street on the night of March 18th-19th 1911 The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew,Hart,Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. Option for purchase The Mayor laid before the Council the following resolution : of lot 73in Div Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : Cont 73 Dix That the sum of one hundred ( $ 100.00) dollars ,be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the general tintingent fund of the City of Austin for the current year as earned money for contract of option given by Mrs G W Cox to the City of Austin to purchase a part of OutLot 73in Division "E" of the City of Austinfor the price of $ 5,000.00, --- Page break --- 200 .and costs of a certain guardian proceedings in the County Court of Travis County ,costs not to exceed $ 75.00. For particulars of the contract ,made the basis of this appropriation , reference is hereby made to the same which is on file with the City Clerk of this City. The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew, Hart, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. The Council then recessed subject to call. Saturday April 27th 1912. The Council was called to order by the Mayor with all members present : Councilman Powell presented the following resolution : Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : That the permanent grades for West Seventh street from the east line of Colorado street to the east line of Guadalupe street,referred to the bench marks at the Post Office Building,elevation 508.90 ,be and the same are hereby established as follows : Street Grades W. 7th, Colorado to Guadalupe East line of Colorado street, 513.9 unchanged Center line of Colorado street 515.0 Fill 0.4' West line of Colorado street, 516.0 " 1.0' 92 feet West of Colorado street, " 516.9 " 0.5' 150 feet West of Colorado street , 520.9 unchanged East line of Lavacca street, 524.0 " West line of Lavacca street, 524.0 " 50 feet West of Lavacca street, 523.6.Cut 0.4' 100 feet West of Lavacca street, 522.9 " 5' 150 feet West of Lavacca street, 521.4 " 0.7' 200 feet West of Lavacca street, 519.3 " 0.7' East line of Guadalupe street, 514.3 Unchanged The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew,Hart,Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. Councilman Powell offered the following resolution : Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : That the sum of thirteen hundred and thirty three and 57/100 ( $ 1,333.57) Appro. Paving Colorado St. dollars ,be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the permanent Paving fund of the City of Austin for the current year,i n payment of the bill of the Texas Bitulithic Company against the City of Austin for paving one-half of Colorado street in front of Lots Nos 9,10,11,12,Block 70. The amount paved has a frontage of 184 feet .the bill for this appropria-tion is attached hereto,approved by P W Powell,Street Commissioner,and is marked exhibit "A",and made the basis of this appropriation. The Resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew,Hart,Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. The Council then recessed subject to call. --- Page break --- 201 . Monday April 29th 1912. The Council was called to order by the Mayor with all members present: The Mayor laid before the Council the following resolution : Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : That H J Ketchum be and he is hereby appointed Presiding Judge at elections in the first Ward,in place of P L Richardson,Presiding Judge,resigned. The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew,Hart, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. The Council then recessed subject to call. Tuesday April 30th 1912. The Council was called to order by the Mayor with all members present: Councilman Haynes presented the following communication: Austin April 30th 1912. Hon Mayor and City Council ,of the City of Austin. Gentlemen : I have the honor to nominate J B Webb and Chas A Kuso to be members of the Board of Equalization of the City of Austin for the term of two years from dateand A M Belvin a member of said Board for one year from date. H L Haynes Supt Receipts,Disbursement & Accounts The nominations were confirmed by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew,Hart & Powell 4 Not voting Councilman Haynes 1 The Council then recessed subject to call . Wednesday May 1st 1912. The Council was called to order by the Mayor with all members present. Mayor Wooldridge offered the following resolution: Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin: That three hundred ($ 300.00) dollars of the appropriation of the Budget of 1912, set apart for curb and cement walkat Wooldridge Park,be and the same is hereby transferred to construction work at and for East Avenue Park,and made available for expenditure there. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew,Hart,Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. The Council then adjourned. Jno. D. Johnson City Clerk H. J. Ketchum appointed Judge Election a m Belvin J B Webb & C A Kuse appointed members Board Equalization Transfer Parks funds.