673 Austin, Texas December 25, 1913: Regular meeting of the City Council: Present Mayor Wooldridge & the Clerk. The Mayor declared the Council recessed until 100' clock A m Friday Dec 26th 1913. Friday Dec 26th 1913, the Council was called to order by the Mayor : Roll called: Present Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell Absent none. Grace fund Sewer Joseph ✓ Councilman Powell offered the following resolution : Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin, Texas: That a temporary transfer of ten thousand ( $ 10,000.00 ) dollars,from the Sanitary Sewer fundbe and is hereby made to the Sanitary Sewer Earn ings fund ,for the purpose of paying the ten thousand ( $ 10,000.00) dollars installment to become due and owing by the City of Austin, Texas, to the Austin Sewerage Co on January 1st 1914. This transfer is made with the express understanding that the ten thousand (10,000.00) dollars so temporarily transferred from the Sanitary Sewer fund to the Sanitary Sewer Earnings fund for the purpose hereinabove stated , shall be refunded and transferred back from the Sanitary Sewer Earninds fund to the Sanitary Sewer fund on or before July 1st1914. The res olution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. Approved, A P Wooldridge, Mayor. Paving west 6th st to be paid for ✓ Councilman Powell offered the following resolution : A resolution finaly accepting pavement and improvement of West 6th street from Harthan street on north side and Walsh street on south,xxxxxx to and across West Lynn street. Whereas, the Supt of Streets and Publie Improvements has filed his report with the City Council to the effect that the Texas Bitulithic Co has completed the work of paving and improving of West 6th street from Harthan street on north side and Walsh street on south to and across West Lynn street ,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, Texas: 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 : J.W. Moore & Son & Johnson & Co bids for Sewer work ✓ Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. Councilman Powell presented bids from J W Moore & Sons and Johnson and Carr , for Sewer work ,as per advertisement ,whic were read and referred to the City Engineer ,for calculation and report. --- Page break --- C74. December 26th 1913. The Council was called to order by the Mayor with all members present: Councilman Powell offered the following resolution: Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin: That a temporary transfer of Ten Thousand ($ 10,000.00) dollars, from the Sanitary Sewer fund December 30th 1913. The.Council was called to order by the Mayor with all members present: The minutes December 13th and subsequent recessed meetings were read and adopted. Councilman Haynes presented bids for supplies for the City for the term ending June 30th 1914, which were read and referred to the proper heads of Deprts for examination and recommendation. Bids for sewers on upper East Ave, approved & awarded to Johnson & Carr. ✓ Councilman Powell presented the following resolution: Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin: Whereas, the City Council of the City of Austin,Texas, did on December 26th 1913, receive and open bids for the construction of the Upper East Avenue Sewer Main beginning at 10th and Sabine streets, and ending at 19th street and East Avenue ; and, Whereas, the bid of Johnson and Carr,for furnishing all material other than the pipe and all labor for the construction of this line for the sum of $ 2,659.45,was found to be the lowest and bid therefor,Now Therefore, Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin: That the contract for the construction of the said sewer main be and is hereby awarded to the said firm of Johnson & Carr. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. Councilman Powell offered the following resolution: Bids for storm sewer on Blanco St approved ✓ Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin: That the Supt of Streets and Public Improvements be and is hereby authorized to advertise for bids to construct a reinforced concrete storm sewer on Blanco street from the north side of 6th street east of Blanco street di-gon-ally across private property to Blanco street at its intersection with the alley north of 6th street and north of Blanco street to and around the corner of 8th street at the west side of Blanco street. The Resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. appro for storm sewer on Blanco St ✓ Councilman Powell offered the following resolution: Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin: That the sum of twenty three hundred ($ 2,300.00) dollars be and is hereby appropriated out of the Permanent Street Improvement fund for the purpose of constructing a reinforced concrete storm sewer on Blanco street from the north, side of 6th street east of Blanco street diagonally across private property to Blanco street at its intersection with the alley north of 6th street and north on Blanco street to and around the corner of 8th street at the west side of Blanco street. --- Page break --- Imp funds Sanitary Dept ✓ Rec J.W. Maxwell Collecting taxes ordered paid ✓ Cont for paving alley between 5th & 6th streets awarded to Metcalf Const Co ✓ Hearing to owners paving alley between 5th & 6th streets ✓ Appro to pay ex. on sewer obligations @ Cit. Trust Co ✓ --- Page break --- 676 appro to pay Exchange on City Bonds Councilman Haynes offered the following resolution: Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin: That sixty one & 14/100 ($ 61.14) dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the Interest and Sinking Fund of this City, and made payable to the Citizens Bank & Trust Co, for cost of remitting $ 48.915.00 to New York to meet interest due on the Citys bonds January 1st 1914. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none, Approved A P Wooldridge, Mayor Councilman Haynes offered the following resolution: Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin: That sixty one & 14/100 ($ 61.14) dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the Interest and Sinking fund of this City. appro to pay int on overdraft Councilman Haynes offered the following resolution: Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin: That eighty eight & 34/100 ($ 88.34) dollars ,be and is hereby appropriated.out of the General Contingent Fund of the City of Austin,Texas, and made payable to the Citizens Bank &Trust Co, of this City, in payment of interest for the month of December 1913 on overdraft in the General fund of this City. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. Approved, A P Wooldridge, Mayor. Councilman Powell offered the following resolution: Sale of city mules ordered Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin: That the Supt of Streets and Public Improvements be and is hereby authorized to advertise the sale of three of the City's mules of the Street Dept. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Haynes & Powell 4 Absent Councilman Bartholomew 1 Approved , A P Wooldridge, Mayor. Mayor Wooldridge offered the following resolution: Mayor authorized to amend 1913 budget 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 granted leaveto amed his budget for the General fund of this City for the year 1913, so as to appropriate to the expenditure for Charity for the currant year, the sum of four hundred ( $ 400.00) dollars, specifically deposited by the United Charities Association of this City as a credit to said Charity appropriation. The resolution was adopted by the follwing vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. Councilman Powell presented his reports ,expenditures for hid Dept,for the month of November 1913, which were read and ordered filed. --- Page break --- 677 Thursday January 1st 1914. Present Mayor, Wooldridge, who declared the Council recessed subject to call: Friday January 2nd 1914. The Council was called to order by the Mayor, with all members present: Councilman Haynes moved that the following bids for supplies for the City for the term ending June 30th 1914, be accepted, and that contracts for same be awarded the different bidders in accordance with their several bids: viz, For Sweet Milk for Hospital, The Eureka Dairy, For Butter do H F Hodge, For Drugs do Spalding Bros, For Prescriptions for Paupers Spalding Bros, For Meals for Prisoners, Mrs A E Wheeler, For Burial & Hauling Colored Paupers, Bethany Cemetery Co, For Hauling white Pauper remains & White Sick, V O Weed, For Blacksmithing Sanitary Dept, Chas Bulian, For Castings, Tips Foundry & Machine Co, For Hardware for all Depts For Lumber all Depts Calcasieu Lumber Co, For Groceries Hospital, Wm Wellmer, For Cement all Dept, Austin Builders Supply Co. For Stock Feed, Robinson Bros, Revenue Bus for City Supplies accepted The motion was adopted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 --- Page break --- 678 Funds for various funds Councilman Powell offered the following resolution: Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin: That the sum of three hundred eighty seven & 12/11 ( $ 387.12) dollars be and is hereby transferred from the Sanitary Sewer fund to the Permanent Street Improvement fund to cover pay roll of L H Bowles et al, for the week ending December 31st 1913, erroneously paid out of the Permanent Street Improvement fund. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. Approved, A P Wooldridge, Mayor. Trans funds Street Dept Councilman Powell offered the following resolution: Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin: That the City Treasurer and the Book-keeper for the Street Dept, be and they are hereby authorized and directed to transfer from the Permanent Street fund, to the Street Improvement fund the sum of $ 332.42, amount of pay rolls erroneously drawn from the Street Improvement fund, and which should have been drawn from the permanent Street fund. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. Approved, A P Wooldridge, Mayor. Councilman Powell offered the following resolution: Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin: Purchase of sewer Ejectors authorized That F W Powell, Supt Streets and Public Improvements, be and is hereby authorized to purchase from the Shone Co, Chicago Ill, a pair of 200 gallon sewage ejectors together with valves and fittings for the South Austin lift station. These ejectors are to be similar to the ones installed in the West Austin lift station at 4th & Rio Grande streets, and to cost eighteen hundred & seventy five ( $ 1,875.00) dollars, F O B , Austin, Texas. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. Approved, A P Wooldridge, Mayor. --- Page break --- 680 Bid of Ulit to furnish Meat City Hospital accepted ✓ Councilman Hynes presented bid from Wm Ulit , to furnish Meat to the City Hospital for the term ending June 30th 1914, which was read and on motion accepted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. Mayor Wooldridge offered the following resolution : Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : That the Sexton at Oakwood Cemetery be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to inter the bodies of White Paupers in a strip 160 feet long by a varying width of from about 5 feet to 3 feet in the north east corner of present Oakwood Cemetery. Said strip parallels19th street on the north and constituting the border of the cemetery in the section of the same described above. The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony & Haynes 3 Nays Councilmen Bartholomew & Powell 2 Burial of white Paupers in Oakwood Cemetery ✓ Councilman Hynes offered the following resolution : Whereas, it appears from the affidavit of J B Pope, President of the South West Investment Company ,that said Southwest InvestmentCo, is a Houston, Texas, Corpo-ration, with its principal office and place of business in Houston; and, Whereas, by the affidavit of said J B Pope, President of the Southwestern Investment Co, it appears said Co had disposed of the credits assessed against it by the Assessor & Collector of this City for the years 1912 & 1913; and, Whereas, in addition thereto it appears the Southwestern Investment Co owed debts in excess of the credits assessed against it ,as is set out in said affidavit , which affidavit is made the basis of this resolution ; Now, Therefore, Adair vs Southwest Investment Co. Cancelled ✓ Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : That the credits assessed against the Southwest Investment Co, by the City Assessor & Collector of this City for the years 1912 & 1913, in the amount of $ 29, 150.00be and the same are hereby cancelled and annulled. The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. The Council then adjourned. Geo. F. Johnson City Clerk