Regular meeting of the City Council : Austin, Texas, November 06, 1913. The Council was called to order by the Mayor : Roll called : Present Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Absent none. The minutes of the last regular and subsequent recessed meetings were read and adopted. Report of Dr Krueger Health Inspector , read and referred to the City Attorney, with instructions to investigate and if thought advisable to make complaints in Recorders Court against parties mentioned. The Mayor laid before the Council the reports of The City Health Officer, the Dog Catcher, the Fire Marshal, The Engineer7& the City Marshal, which were read and ordered filed. Unfinished business : The Mayor laid before the Council a resolution ordering the improvement of a certain part of Guadalupe street in the City of Austin , and approving specifications, proposals, contract and bond therefor, which was read the second time and passed by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. The Mayor laid before the Council a resolution ordering the improvement of a certain part of 19th street in the City of Austin, and approving specifications proposals, contract and bond therefor, which was read the second time and adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. The Mayor laid before the Council the following resolution : Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : That permission is hereby granted to the Gentry Show people to occupy , on the 21st day of November 1913, such portion of East Avenue, between 7th & 8th streets as the Supt of Streets and Public Improvement may on that occasion approve , and subject to such conditions as he may exact. The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. Councilman Anthony offered the following resolution : Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : That the fine and costs imposed against Stephen Glennon in cause No 8154, intoxication, in the Corporation Court in the City of Austin, Texas, and which fine and costs amount to $ 10.80, be, in view of the advanced age of said Stephen Glennon , remitted. The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. Councilman Anthony offered the following resolution : Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : That in view of the youth and fist offense of the defendant , the fine and costs amounting to $ 19.80, in cause No 8143, State of Texas vs J B Stroberg, for speeding on motorcycle, be remitted down to $ 10.00. --- Page break --- 645 The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Woolridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. Councilman Anthony offered the following resolution: Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin: That, in view of the youth and first offense of the defendant, the fine and costs, amounting to $ 19.80, in cause No 8143, State of Texas vs Rex Young, be remitted down to $ 10.00. the offense being speeding on motorcycle. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Rex Young Fine remitted Yeas Mayor Woolridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. Councilman Powell offered the following resolution: Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin: Culvert Blunn Branch That the Supt of Streets and Public Improvements be and is hereby authorized and instructed to build a reinforced concrete culvert over Blunn creek at its crossing of the Stone Road at the entrance of the Travis Heights subdivision. For the purpose of paying for this culvert, the sum of fifteen hundred($1,500.00) dollars is hereby appropriated out of the Permanent Paving fund. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Woolridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. Councilman Powell offered the following resolution: Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin: Sidewalks W 10th St San Antonio Nueces ordered That the sidewalks and curbings along the south side of West 10th street between the West curb line of San Antonio street and the East curb line of Nueces street, be and the same are ordered constructed. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Woolridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. Councilman Powell offered the following resolution: Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin: Transfer funds St Dept That the sum of two hundred and thirty two & 30/100 ($ 232.30 )dollars be transferred from the Permanent street fund to the General street Improvement fund for payment erroneously made out of the General street Improvement fund. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Woolridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. The Mayor laid before the Council the following resolution: Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin: Mrs Emma Gage Damages That the sum of one hundred dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the General contingent fund of the City of Austin for the year 1913, in full payment of the claim of Mrs Emma Gage against the City of Austin for damages sustained. The particulars of this claim are set forth in the attached communication of the City Attorney of the City of Austin, dated November 6th 1913, and to this statement is a statement of Dr Emma Gage and the statement of Mr H F Sterzing, and also a statement from Mr Jno --- Page break --- 646 . H Rutherford. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. Approved, A P Wooldridge, Mayor. Mayor Wooldridge offered the following resolution: Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin: That permit be and is hereby granted to the Ministerial Association of the City of Austin, Texas, to erect and maintain for a limited period of time a frame structure upon the second ward Park in this City ,for use for religeous purposes. It is expressly stipulaated that no rental is to be paid to the City nor accepted by the City for the temporary use of the premises named above. Be it further resolved: Ministerial asso. building permit ✓ That the permit hereby granted is to be held and must be accepted as absolutely temporary and absolutely revocable at any time in the pleasure of the City Council The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & P–––––– 4 Counsilman Poweel 1 Nays none. Approved, A P Wooldridge, Mayor. Councilman Powell offered the following resolution: Resolution approving City Engineers report concerning improvements on Guadalupe Paving Guadalupe Hearing to Owners ✓ street in the City of Austin, and directing a hearing to property owners concerning the assessment for a part of the cost of such improvements against them and their property ,fixing a time for said hearing and directing that a notice be given to said owners concerning the said hearing. The resolution was read and adopted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. Councilman Powell offered the following resolution: Resolution approving City Engineers report concerning improvements on 19th street Paving 19th st. Hearing to property Owners ✓ in the City of Austin, and directing a hearing to property owners concerning the assessment for a part of the cost of such improvements against them and their property ,fixing a time for said hearingand directing that a notice be given to said property owners concerning the said.hearing. The resolution was read and passed by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. Councilman Haynes offered the following resolution: Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin: Louis Horst Assessment Canceled ✓ That based upon the affidavit of Louis Horst ,dated Nov 3rd 1913, which affidavit is to be held as the moving causefor this resolution, the City Council cancels against Louis Horst an assessment of credits against him for the year 1896, of $ 1,000.00. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. The Council then recessed. --- Page break --- November 11th 1913. The Council was called to order by the Mayor with all members present except Councilman Anthony. Councilman Powell offered the following resolution : Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : That the sum of onehundredsixty two and 53/100 ( $ 162.53) dollars be transferred out of the Permanent Street Improvement fund to the General street improvement fund for payments on pay roll of Tobe Cloud et al on October 10th 1913. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 4 Absent Councilman Anthony 1 Approved, A P Wooldridge, Mayor. Drummer fund Street Dept Councilman Haynes offered the following resolution : Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : That H L Haynes Supt in charge of the Sanitary Dept , be and is hereby authorized to make Transfer appropriation Sanitary Dept the following transfers in the appropriations made for said Dept for 1913, to-wit: Transfer to the " Miscellaneous item for said Dept $ 10.26 from the item for extra Labor cutting Weeds. $ 1.27 from the item " For Stables and Grounds " . $ 9.09 from the item for " disin fectants ". $ 105.75 from the item for burying dead animals ".Making a total of $ 126.47 to be transferred to the " Miscellaneous" account of said Dept. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 4 Absenet Councilman Anthony 1 The Mayor laid before the Council the following resolution: Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : Capital City Auto Co Sign That the petition of B H Williams ,agent for the Gulf Refining Company, having been approved by W L Eyres , Sign Inspector, to hang an electric sign in front of the Capital City Auto Co, on West 6th street in this City , be and the same is hereby granted. Said Permit is granted and must be accepted as revocable at any time in the pleasure of the City Council. The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 4 Absent Councilman Anthony 1 The Mayor laid before the Council the following resolution : Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : That permit be and is hereby granted to the Ministerial Association to string two cloth banners across streets in the City of Austin, Texas. The first banner is to be hung from the Dillingham Shoe Storeon Congress Avenue to the trolly pole in the center of Congress Avenue . Upon said banner the words " Bieder- Wolf Union meetings at Big Tabernacle " are to be printed or painted . The streamer across 6th street is to be placed at about the intersection of 6th street and Guadelupe street , and is to be attached to the Telephone poles in that locality,. Upon this streamer are to be placed the words " Tabernacle one block south ". Be it further resolved : That this permit is revocable at the pleasure of the City --- Page break --- C48 Council and it is in part based upon the presentation to the City Council that the Dillingham Shoe Store , the Street Railway Co and the Telephone Companies have consented to the ropes supporting said banners being attached to their store house, trolley pole and Telephone poles ,respectively. The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 4 Absent Councilman Anthony 1 Councilman Powell offered the following resolution : Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : That a temporary transfer of five thousand dollars from the Permanent Street Improvement fund to the General Street Improvement fund is hereby made, with the express understanding that this five thousand dollars ,so transferred, shall, immediately after the 1st day of January 1914, be transferred back from the General Street Improvement fund to the Permanent Street Improvement fund. The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 4 Absent Councilman Anthony 1 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 Red River street ,between 6th and and 16th streets, be and the same are hereby established as permanent grades: Bench mark ids new Fire Plug on S E corner of 6th and Red River streetsElevation 485.39: N P L of 6th street grade pavement 483.50 unchanged Center of Alley between 6th & 7th streets 486.00 out .16 #6 ' north of N P L of Alley 486.60 " .41 South side of alley between 7th & 8th streets 487.90 Fill .35 North side of alley between 7th & 8th streets 487.90 " .40 South property line of 9th street 485.80 Cut .20 North property line of 9th street 485.00 Fill .20 92' north of N P L of 9th street 483.50 Fill .30 Center of alley between 9th & 10th streets 482.90 Fill .44 36' north of N P L of alley 482.40 Fill .44 82' north of N P L of alley 482.00 Fill .34 North property line of 10th street 481.40 Fill .34 Center line of alley between 10th & 11th 480.80 Fill .19 28 ' south of S P L of 11th street 480.40 Fill .90 S P L of 11th street 480.36 Fill .85 Center of 11th street 480.66 Unchanged North property line of 11th street 481.16 " 92' north of N P L 11th street 483.66 " 115' north of N P L of 11th street 483.90 Fill .35 138' north N P L of 11th street 483.80 Fill .24 48' north of N P L of alley between 11t & 12th streets 482.60 Fill .18 92' north of N P L alley 482.60 Fill .84 South Property line of 12th street 483.46 Unchanged 100' north of N P L of 12th street 487.40 Fill .40 24' further 488.00 Fill .60 Handwritten margin notes: Transfer funds Street Dept Street grades Red River Street --- Page break --- (649) 25' further of N P L of 12th street 488.90 fill .43 North property line of alley between 12th & 13th streets 490.40 fill .74 Center of 13th street 504.70 Cut .63 North property line of 13th street 507.60 Cut .63 46' north of N P L of 13th street 510.60 cut .69 46' further 513.00 cut 63 Center line of alley between 13th & 14th streets 514.80 cut .85 46' north of center of alley 516.30 out .95 54' further 517.10 out 2.00 Center line of 15th street 521.50 Unchanged Center of alley between 15th and 16th streets 522.40 fill 1.00 36' north of N P L of alley 522.70 fill 1.31 46' further 523.20 fill 1.41 South property line of 16th street 524.00 fill .76 North property line of 16th street 525.40 out .29 The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 4 Absent Councilman Anthony 1 The Council then adjourned. J. Groof Johnson City Clerk