584 Regular meeting of the City Council : Austin, Texas , August 21, 1913. The Council was called to order by the Mayor ; Roll called : .Present Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony & Powell 3 Absent with leave Councilmen Bartholomew & Haynes 2 The minutes of the last regular and subsequent recessed meetings were read and adopted. The Mayor laid before the Council a bill from T H Davis, for $ 33.33, being amount due for sprinkling street on South Congress Avenue as per agreement with the City Council, from July 15th to August 15th 1913, which was allowed and ordered paid by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony & Powell 3 Absent Councilmen Bartholomew & Haynes 2 Councilman Powell offered the following resolution : Resolution finally accepting pavement and improvement of Trinity street from 5th street to 6th street: Whereas, the Supt 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 Trinity Street from 5th to 6th streets , 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 therefore , Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : That the said work of improving be finally accepted by the City and that the final estimate due by the City to the said Company be paid. The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony & Powell 3 Absent Councilmen Bartholomew & Haynes 2 Councilman Powell offered the following resolution : Resolution finally accepting pavement and improvement of East 5th street from the west curb line of Trinity street to the west curb line of East Avenue. Whereas, the Supt of Streets and Public Improvements has filed his report with the City Council to the effect that the Texas Bitulithic Company has com-pleted the work paving and improving East 5th street from the west curb line of Trinity street to the west curb line of East Avenue, 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 : therefore, Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : That the said work of improvement be finally accepted by the City and that the final estimate due by the City to the said Company be paid. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony & Powell 3 Absent Councilmen Bartholomew & Haynes 2 Councilman Powell offered the following resolution : Resolution finally accepting pavement and improvement of Nacogdoches street from 5th street to 6th street: Street sprinkling South Congress approved Paving Trinity St accepted Paving E 5th Street accepted --- Page break --- Paving Neches St accepted ✓ Dog muzzling Ordinance repeal of ✓ Expenses P W Powell Detroit - Mich ordered paid ✓ Grades for Street Car Line 18th & 19th on Rio Grande ✓ 585 •Whereas, the Supt 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 Neches street from 5th street to 6th street, under contract with the City and that said work has been fully done in strict accordance with said contract and specifica-tions adopted by the City ; therefore, Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : That the said work of improvement be finally accepted and that the final estimate due by the City to said Company be paid. The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony & Powell 3 Absent Councilmen Bartholomew & Haynes 2 The Mayor laid before the Council An ordinance repealing an ordinance entitled " An ordinance regulating the muzzling of dogs and prescribing a penalty for the violation thereof " The ordinance was read the first time. The Mayor laid before the Council the following resolution : Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : That one hundred and fifty ($ 150.00) dollars or so much thereof as may prove to be necessary be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the miscellaneous fund of the General Street fund of the City of Austin, to paying the expenses of Councilman P W Powell,Supt of Streets and Public Improvements , to attend the National Good Roads Congress to be held in Detroit Mich, on the 29th day of September 1913. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony & Powell 3 Absent Councilmen Bartholomew & Haynes 2 Approved, A P Wooldridge, Mayor. Councilman Powell offered the following resolution : Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : That the following grades for the car track on Rio Grande street from the south line of 19th street to the north line of 18th street be and the same are hereby established as the permanent grades , the bench mark being the fire plug at north- west corner of 19th street and Nueces street , elevation 558.32: South line of 19th street 564.2 unchanged 36 ' south of 19th street • 564.1 cut.15' 50 ' south of 19th street 563.8 " .35' 65 ' " " 563.7 " .3' 85 ' " " 563.65 " .25' 135 ' " " 564.10 Unchanged 185 ' " " 564.51 " 235 ' " " 564.96 " 285 ' " " 565.27 " North curb line of 18th street 565.63 " The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, & Powell 3 Absent Councilmen Bartholomew & Haynes 2 Approved, A P Wooldridge, Mayor. --- Page break --- 586 . Councilman Powell offered the following resolution : Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : That the following grades for the center line of 19th street from the west line of Lavaca Street to the west line of Rio Grande street ( South side of 19th st) Grades-19th Lavaca to Rio Grande be and the same are hereby established as permanent grades , the bench mark being the fire hydrant at S E corner of 19th street and Lavaca street , elevation 571.33 : West side of Lavaca street on car track at end of pavement 569.59 unchanged ✓ 46' west of Lavaca street 92' " " 138' " " 184' " " 230' " " East side of Guadalupe street south 46' east of San Antonio street East side of San Antonio street Center of San Antonio street West side of San Antonio street . 22 ' West of do 92 ' West of do 138 ' West of do 184 ' west of do 230' west of do East line of Nueces street south 138' west of do " 184' west of do " 230' west of do " East line of Rio Grande street south Center of do do West line of Riogrande street south The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony & Powell Absent Councilmen Bartholomew & Haynes 2 569.30 " 568.80 Cut .23' 568.00 " .18' 566.65 unchanged 564.97 " 563.25 " 560.24 " 558.78 " 557.89 " 557.60 Fill .06' 557.08 unchanged 559.0 " 558.5 " 559.2 " 550.2 " 555.6 " 556.9 " 558.50 Fill .02 ' 560.9 unchanged 563.0 Cut .1' 565.0 Cut .4' 3 The Mayor laid before the Council the following resolution : Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : That thirty five ($ 35.00) dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated out Approp. Typewriter Codifyers of the General Contingent fund in payment of salary of Miss Winnie Warren , Stenographer and Typewriter to the Codifyers of the City of Austin , for the month ending August 15th 1913, as per attached bill. ✓ The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony & Powell 3 Absent Councilmen Bartholomew & Haynes 2 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 : Sprinkling South Congress Avenue That $ 33.33 be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the General Contingent fund as a contribution on the part of the City of Austin to sprinkling on south Congress Avenue from the south end of the River Bridge to the City limits, ✓ --- Page break --- 587 . for the month ending August 15th 1913. This appropriation is hereby made payable to T H Davis, member of the Committee on sprinkling South Congress Avenue. The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony & Powell 3 Absent Councilmen Bartholomew & Haynes 2 Approved, A P Wooldridge , Mayor. The Mayor laid before the Council the following resolution : Approp-Durbatain Legislature ✓ Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : That the sum of $ 34.58 , be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the General contingent fund of the City of Austin, as a contribution, on the part of the City, to an entertainment of the Legislature of the State of Texas, at a reception given the Legisla-ture on the 15th day of August 1913. That this appropriation be made payable to W T Spruill. The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony & Powell 3 Absent Councilmen Bartholomew & Haynes 2 Approved , A P Wooldridge, Mayor. The Council then recessed subject to call. August 25th 1913. The Council was called to order by the Mayor : Present Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony & Powell 3 Absent with leave Councilmen Bartholomew & Haynes 2 Councilman Anthony offered the following resolution : Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : Approp. for Chief expenses to Convention ✓ That Ninety ($90.00) dollars ,be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the appropri-ation in the Fire Dept of the City of Austin , for the year 1913, entitled " Motor apparatus ,hose and miscellaneous " to assist in defraying the expenses of Fire Chief J W T Goslin in attendance upon the International Fire Chiefs Convention to be held in the City of New York on the 1st day of Sept of this year . The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony & Powell 3 Absent Councilmen Bartholomew & Haynes 2 Approved, A P Wooldridge, Mayor. Councilman Anthony presented bids for erecting a new City Hospital , which had been received Bids for new City Hospital ✓ in response to advertisement for bids, which were read and referred to the Supt of the building for examination, calculation and report. The Council then recessed subject to call. The Council was called to order by the Mayor: Present Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony and Powell The Mayor laid before the Council. the following resolution: Leave absence to W B Anthony ✓ Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : That leave of absence be and is hereby granted to Hon W B Anthony, Sup Police and Public Safety for the month of Sept 1913, or such parts thereof as in his pleasure and at his convenience he may desire to take. The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilman Haynes & Powell 3 Not voting Councilman Anthony. --- Page break --- 588 Purchase Fire Auto Truck Austin Co No 6 ✓ HL Haynes. Reasons for Vote ✓ The Mayor laid before the Council the following resolution : Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : That the Mayor of the City of Austin be and he is hereby authorized to enter into contract with James Boyd & Co, a corporation of Philadelphia ,Pa, as substitute contractors for the Webb Motor Fire Apparatus Co, of Allentown, Pa, to take over and carry out the contract heretofore made by the City of Austin on the 17th day of March,1913, with said Webb Motor Fire Apparatus Co, to build an Autimobile Chemical Engine for North Austin Hose Co No 6. The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony & Powell 3 Nay Councilman Haynes 1 Absent Councilman Bartholomew 1 Approved, A P Wooldridge, Mayor. Councilman Haynes presented the following reasons for his vote : I vote No on awarding the contract for the Webb Motor truck to the Jesse Boyd Bros Co, for the following reasons: The original contract awarded by the City to the Webb Motor truck Co, not having been complied with ,owing to the failure of the company, and the forfeiture for the failure to deliver the truck according to the contract not having been paid, there is now no contract in existence,and in justice to the several other respon-sible Motor truck builders who entered into competition for the building of this truck ,new bids should be invited ,especially in view of the fact that the Boyd concern ,with which Mr Webb has associated himself was not one of the original bidders for the construction of this machine, and from the further fact that I do not believe it morally right, even if we have the legal right, for the Council to expend the amount of money involved in this contract , without asking for compet-itive bids. (Sgd) H L Haynes.