210 - Regular meeting of the City Council: Austin, Texas, May 09, 1912. - The Council was called to order by the Mayor: Roll called: - Present Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 4 - Absent Councilman Hart 1 - The minutes of the last regular and subsequent recessed meetings were read - and adopted. - Reports of City Officers: - The Mayor laid before the Council the reports of the Sexton, the Matron of - the Hospital, the City Health Officer and his Assistant, the Marshal, the - Clerk, the Pound Master, the Plumbing Inspector and the Assessor & Collector - which were read and ordered filed. - The Mayor laid before the Council the following resolution: Resolution fixing Assessment 10th street. - A resolution declaring and fixing the amount per front foot and total - amount of the cost of improvement on tenth street between east line of - Colorado street and west line of Brazos street in the City of Austin 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, Texas: - That the hearing to property owners concerning an assessment to be made - against them and their property for the improvement of tenth street between - Colorado and Brazos streets ,having been closed and the said property owners - who having been fully heard as to the said assessment, the benefits there- -of and all matters connected with the proceedings with reference to said - improvements and the property owners whose names given below having in - writing consented with the City and agreed to the amount of the propor- -tion of said cost to be assessed against them respectively and their prop - -erty. - 1st. That the said Council does declare and fix the total amount of - the cost of said improvements to be paid by each of the said ownerswho - have agreed with the City Council concerning the same and the amount per fr - front foot as herein below set forth opposite the name of the said property - owners and the description of their property. The names of the said owners - the description of their property, the amounts to be assessed against each - of them and the amount per front foot to be assessed being as follows, to-wit. .Name of owner, Lot No, .Block No, No front feet, amt per front foot, Total Mrs Loise Meyer, wife of P L Meyer, .Center 38 1/3, 124, 38 1/3, $.759 1/3, $292.47 Earnest F Ruffini, Erna Ruffini Clara Schafer, Wife of Arthur E Scaffer of Cleveland, Ohio, H Pressler & Co , agents Lot 6, Block 110, 160, $.759 1/3, 1,214.93 C H & J S Wooten West 1/3 of 7 .111, 53 1/3, .759 1/3 .404.98 Girl's Co-operative Home Assn, a corporation E 2/3 of 7, 111, .106 2/3 .759 1/3, .809.24 First Baptist Church W 80 feet of 6 - 124, .80, .759 1/3, 607.47 2nd. That this resolution shall take effect from and after its passage. Approved, J Bouldin Rector, City Attorney. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew, Hart, Haynes & Powell 5 .Nays none. --- Page break --- 211 . Councilman Bartholomew offered the following resolution : Resolved that the City of Austin become a member of the Southwestern Water Works Associ-ation and that the sum of ten dollars be appropriated for entrance fee, and five dollars be appropriated for one years dues to be paid out of the Earnings Fund. The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew, Hart ,Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. On motion of Mayor Wooldridge the sum of $ 7.75 was appropriated to pay the expenses of Councilman Bartholomew ,while attending the annual meeting of the Southwestern Water Works Works Association at Temple May 1912. which motion prevailed by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Hart, Haynes & Powell 4 Not voting Councilman Bartholomew 1 Councilman Bartholomew moved to appropriate the sum of $ 9.45 to pay the expenses of Mr walter Byres while attending the meeting of the Texas Gas Company, Association, at San Antonio ,Texas. The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew, Hart ,Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. By Councilman Powell An ordinance levying an assessment of the payment or part of the cost of improving 10th street between East line of Colorado street and the West line of Brazos street in the City of Austin and to fix a charge and lien against the owners of property and their 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 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 : Section 1. That the City Engineer be and he is hereby instructed to immediately prepare and file with the Supt of Streets and Public Improvements ,complete specifications for the paving with concrete or other material of the alleys between 4th & 5th streets and C Colorado and Brazos streets, in the City of Austin, Travis County ,Texas. Section 2. That upon the filing of said specifications by the City Engineer, the Supt of Streets and Public Improvements be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to advertise for bids for said paving to be done in accordance with said specifications, said bids to be submitted to the City Council for its action not later than 10 O'Clock A A M, on the 23rd day of May ,1912. The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew, Hart ,Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. Councilman Haynes offered the following resolution : Whereas, Mrs M R Roberts makes affidavit, which affidavit is attached hereto and made a part hereof ,that in the latter part of the year 1910, or in the early part of the year 1911, she and her husband conveyed to their Daughter, Mrs Grace Langston ,Lots 9 & 10, Block 2, Outlot 17 Division "O", being at 806 East 2nd street in this City, for the consideration of an annuity or pension to them of Ten dollars a month during their natural lives and the lives of each and both of them. Said Mrs Roberts makes affidavit that no notes or other form of credit instrument grew out of this transaction ,or was City To Become Southwestern Water Works Asso. Expenses Bartholomew to Convention Expenses Mr.Byres Convention Assessment Paving 10th St. Engineer to furnish Specifications Paving Alleys Colorado & Brazos Assessment Mrs M.R. Roberts Corrected --- Page break --- 212 executed by reason of this transaction ,and asks that in view of the above she have credit upon her assessment for the year 1911 in the amount of $ 1,900.00 ,the amount assessed against her by reason of the above trans-action,by the Board of Equalization of this City; Now therefore, B e it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : That the assessment against Mrs M R Roberts for credits for the year 1911, arising as herein above stated ,be cancelled and annulled, and likewise that the Assessor & Collector of this city take credit upon his assessment rolls for the year 1911 in said amount. Theresolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew,Hart,Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. Mayor Wooldridge offered the following resolution : Be it resolved by the City Council of the Cit y of Austin : That permit be and is hereby granted to Meyer Frank to place, keep and main -tain for the period of ten days from and after this date two cloth signs at his place of business at 203 East Sixth street . Said cloth signs are to be suspended eight feet or more above the sidewalk and to be of the dimen-sions of about four feet in length by eighteen inches in heighth and to have painted thereon the words " Franks sale now going on ". This permit is subject to revocation by the City Council at its pleasure. The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew,Hart,Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. The Council then recessed until this P M. May 9th 1912, P M The Council was called to order by the Mayor with all members present,except Councilman Hart. Councilman Powell offered the following resolution : Resolution finally accepting pavement and improvement of Brazos street in the City of Austin . Whereas, the Dept 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 Brazos street from north line of 4th street to the north line of 7th street under contract with the City and -tract and specifications adopted by the City; therefore, Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : That said work of improvement be finally accepted by the City and that the final settlement due by the City to the said company be paid. Theresolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew ,Haynes & Powell 4 Absent Councilman Hart 1 The Mayor laid before the Council the reports of the Health Inspectors for the month of April 1912, which were read and ordered filed. The Council then recessed subject to call. Meyer Frank Cloth Signs @ [illegible] acceptance Paving Brazos 4 to 7 St --- Page break --- 213 Austin May 13th 1912. The Council. was called to order by the Mayor with all members present. The Mayor laid before the Council the following resolution : Whereas, on the 20th day of April 1 1911,P W Powell, a Councilman of this City and Superintendent of the department of Streets and Public Improvements,gave to the City of Austin a bond in the penalty of ten thousand ( $ 10,000.00) dollarsfor the term of two years,conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties as said Councilman, and which bond has thereupon the American Bonding Co of Baltimore as surety; and, Whereas, said P W Powellwishes to substitute for said bond with the American Bonding Co a bond with Wm H Folts Aand Theo Low as its sureties,and which bond is likewise in the penalty of $ 10,000.00; and , Whereas the Mayor of this City has approved said bond as solvent; and, Whereas, the City Council believes said substitute bond of P W Powell, with Wm H Folts and Theo Low ,as a good and sufficient bond; Now Therefore: Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin: That the bond of P W Powell with the American Bonding Co as sureties ,dated Apl 20th 1911, for the term of two years,be and the same is hereby,cancelled ,annulledand surrendered to the sureties thereon,with release or liability against said P W Powell for all obligations thereunder,if any, accruing after the 20th day of April 1912. The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Hart & Haynes 4 Not voting Councilman Powell 1 The Council then recessed subject to call . Austin May 15th 1912. The Council was called to order by the Mayor with all members present. Councilman Bartholomew offered the following resolution : Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin: That the plat of a sub-division of a strip upon the northwest side of the present Oakwood Cemetery made by M C Welborn,Civil Engineer, and which plat is now on file with the Assessor and Collector of this City ,be and the same is hereby adopted and approved by this Council as the Official sub-division of said strip of land; and the price of twenty ($20.00) dollars for the half of the half lots and the price of forty ($40.00) dollars for the whole of said half lots ,as set out in said strip of lands and the same are hereby fixed and established by the City Council of the City of Austin as the prices respectively of said half or half lots and said half lots. The half lots covered by this resolution are enumerated as follows: Nos 912½ to and including 925 ½ ,aggregating fourteen half lots in all. 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 proposal of D P Pool for the parking and improvement of East Avenue from sixteenth street south to fifteenth street in accordance with the plans and specifications furnished by the City ,for the sum of $ 1,080.00 ,be and the same is hereby accepted and approved by the said Pool's signing a contract ,and giving bond in the sum of $ 250.00 for the faithful performance of the contract. --- Page break --- 214 . The The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew, Hart, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. The Council then adjourned. Geo. A. Johnson City Clerk