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Austin: Sewer Purchase, Street Plans, Tax Fix

Thursday, January 23, 1913 regular

  • Major Infrastructure Funding:

    Approved substantial fund transfers, including $30,000 for sanitary sewer projects and $12,500 for permanent street improvements.

  • Street Development Standards:

    Established the official permanent grades and elevations for 21st Street, an important step for future urban planning and construction.

  • Citizen Tax Relief:

    Corrected an individual tax issue by canceling an illegally assessed 1912 tax credit for Mrs. Alice L. Waldon.

  • Public Utility Acquisition:

    Received the results of a recent public election, confirming the city's decision to purchase the Austin Sewerage Company, moving towards public ownership of the city's sewer system.
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432 Regular meeting of the City Council : Austin,Texas, Jany 23rd 1913: . 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 meeting were read and adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew,Hart,Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. Councilman Powell offered the following resolution : Transfer funds Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : Sewers That thirty thousand ($ 30,000.00) dollars,be and the same is hereby trans-ferred from the Sanitary Sewer Bond account to the Sanitary Sewer fund account: The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew,Hart,Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. Approved, A P Wooldridge,Mayor. The Mayor laid before the Council the following resolution : Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : That the City Treasurer be and he is hereby directed to transfer the sum of Transfer funds fourteen and 72/100 ( $ 14.72) dollars,from the general street improvement fund to the Permanent street improvement fund for the purpose of correcting error in placing refund of bond expensesin the general street improvement fund instead of the permanent street improvement fund. The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew,Hart,Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. Approved, A P Wooldridge, Mayor. The Council thenrecessed subject to call. January 23rd 1913 P M The Mayor laid before the Council the following resolution : Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : Transfer fund That the sum of $ 12,500.00)be transferred out of the Permanent Street Improvement.Bond fund to the Permanent Street Improvement fund. The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew,Hart,Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. Approved ,A P Wooldridge, Mayor. Grades 21st Councilman Powell offered the following resolution : Guadalupe to Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : Speedway That the following grades be and the same are hereby established as the . permanent grades of 21st street from the east side of Guadalupe street to the west side of the Speedway. All elevations referred to U S Geological B M at Post Office: --- Page break --- Mrs Alice L Waldon Consciousness Sta O.plus oo E P L,Guadalupe " O " 33 " O " 83 " 1 " 33 near center of alley " 1 " 58 " 1 " 83 " 2 " 33 "2 " 83 " 3 " 33 East property line of Whitie Avenue "3 "83 " 4 08 " 4 " 33 " 4 " 56 W P L alley " 4 " 76 E P L Alley " 6 " 63 Center of University Avenue Maximum Fill between last two points is 1.4' Sta 7 Plus 33 " 7 " 83 " 8 " 33 " 9 " 33 "11 " 33 " 11 " 83 " 12 " 33 " 12 "83 13 " 26 West property line Speedway The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge ,Councilmen Bartholomew,Hart,Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. Approved ,A P Wooldridge, Mayor . The Mayor laid before the Council the following resolution : Whereas, Mrs Alice L Waldon makes affidavit, which affidavit is attached hereto, that the certain credits assessed against her upon the tax rolls of this City for the year 1912 were illegally assessed ,in that she did not possess said credits at the time of said assessment; therefore, Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : That the assessment against the said Mrs Alice L Waldon for the year 1912, be cancelled, and she take credit upon her rendition list accordingly. Be it further resolved : That the City Assessor and Collector take credit upon his rolls for the year 1912 in accordance with the provisions of this resolution . The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew,Hart,Haynes & Powell 4 Nays nexxx Absent Councilman Haynes 1 Approved ,A P Wooldridge, Mayor. The Council then adjourned. 433 571.4 unchanged 572.0 Cut 0.8' 573.1 " 1.8' 574.0 " 2.8' 574.2 "2.6' 574.2 " 2.2' 573.6 "1.6' 572.3 " 0.5' 570.2 " 0.2' 568.0 F 0.8' 567.1 F 0.7' 566.4 F 0.7' 565.9 F 0.7' 565.8 F 1.0' 566.9 Unchanged 566.4 unchanged 565.6 Cut 0.3' 564.2 unchanged 559.6 unchanged 549.5 unchanged 547.2 Cut 0.2' 545.3 unchanged 543.6 F 0.4' 542.6 unchanged Jno. G. Johnson City Clerk --- Page break --- D. B. GRACY, SUPT. RECEIPTS, DISBURSEMENTS AND ACCOUNTS. E. C. BARTHOLOMEW, SUPT. PARKS AND PUBLIC PROPERTY. CITY OF AUSTIN A. P. WOOLDRIDGE MAYOR AND SUPT. OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS JNO. O. JOHNSON, CITY CLERK AUSTIN, TEXAS, January 24th 1913 Hon A P Wooldridge, Mayor: Sir : As per your request I have the honor to report the following as the result of the election held in thas City on the 15th day of January, 1913, on the proposition to purchase the properties of the Austin Sewerage Co,: First Ward Second Ward, For the proposition 34, Against the proposition 15 Second Ward, do . 39 .do 11 Third Ward do .199 .do 33 Fourth Ward do 107, . do 22 Fifth Ward do 54, do 43 Sixth Ward do 57, do 24 Seventh Ward do 25 do 55 ---------- ---------- Totals 515 203 Very Respectfully submitted , Jno. O. Johnson City Clerk R. W. POWELL, SUPT. OF STREETS AND PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS JAS. P. HART SUPT. POLICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY.