726 approx to buy lands from J.D. Copeland for alley Y approx for purchase of lands J.D. Copeland Outlot 4, Div. "E" Rec 6 V Paving west 8th st Ordered paid V Wednesday, March 18, 1914. The Council was called to order by the Mayor with all Councilmen present. The Mayor presented the following resolution: That the sum of Two Hundred and Fifteen Dollars ($215.00) be and is hereby appropriated out of the General Contingent Fund of the City of Austin in the part payment to J.D. Copeland of a lot of Ground 15 feet by 128 feet out of the Eastern part of Lot No. 1, and East 30-1/2 feet of Lot No. 2 in subdivision of Outlot No. 4, Division "E", of the City of Austin, Texas, purchased by the City of Austin for alley purposes. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas-Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 The Mayor introduced the following resolution: That the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the Sanitary Sewer Fund of the City of Austin in part payment of a tract of land 15 feet by 128 feet out of the Eastern portion of Lot No. 1 and East 30-1/2 feet of Lot No. 2 in Subdivision of part of Outlot No. 4, Division "E". The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas-Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 The Council then adjourned. City Clerk. Regular meeting of the City Council, Austin, Texas, March 19th, 1914. The Mayor called to Council to Order: Roll called: Present:- Mayor Wooldridge, xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell - 4. The reading of the minutes of the last regular & subsequent recessed meetings of the Council was postponed until the next regular meeting of the Council. The following resolution which was read first time March 5th, 1914, was taken up and read: Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin: That Seven Thousand, Four Hundred and Fifty-seven Dollars and Thirty-one Cents ($7,457.31) be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the unapplied balance in the Permanent Street Improvement Fund to pay the City's part for paving with bitulithic pavement West Eighth Street from Congress Avenue to Colorado Street, and to defray the cost of the additional necessary expenses incidental to this work. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas-Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Haynes & Powell 4 Nays-Councilman Bartholomew 1 --- Page break --- 727 Improvement of W. 8th St. shoulder, is Work made with The Bitulithic Co The following resolution was read a second time: Resolution ordering the Improvement of a Certain Part of West 8th Street in the City of Austin, and Approving Specifications, Proposal, Contract and Bond Therefor: Whereas, it is deemed necessary to improve the following street of the City of Austin, within the following limits to-wit: West Eighth Street from the west curb line of Congress Avenue to the east property line of Colorado Street; and Whereas, the City Engineer of this City has this day filed with the City Council complete specifications for the performance of said work by paving said street with the Bitulithic Pavement upon a five (5) inch gravel concrete foundation, with concrete gutters along the curb lines, 18 inches wide, concrete curbs along the curb line and necessary excavations; and Whereas, the TEXAS BITULITHIC COMPANY has filed a proposal with the City Council to do said work at and for the following prices, to-wit: For earth and loose rock excavation Thirty-five (35cents) cents per cubic yard For excavation of solid rock Three ($3.00) Dollars per cubic yard For the construction of the Bitulithic Pavement, including five (5) inch gravel concrete foundation, as specified, and concrete gutters Two and 09/100 ($2.09) Dollars per square yard. For the construction of concrete curbs, as specified, Forty (40¢) cents per linear foot; and Whereas, the City Attorney has prepared a contract for said work between the City and the Texas Bitulithic Company and also a bond for the construction thereof by said company, with the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company as surety, and has submitmitted the same to the City Council of the City of Austin: Therefore Be It Resolved By The City Council Of The City Of Austin: 1. That the said street be improved by paving the same with Bitulithic Pavement, within the limits above named, with five (5) inch gravel concrete foundation, necessary excavation and concrete gutters and curbs, as specified. 2. That the specifications for said work, prepared by the City Engineer, are hereby adopted and that the proposal of the Texas Bitulithic Company to perform said work at and for the prices above set forth, be accepted, and the said work let to said company and that the contract prepared and submitted by the City Attorney for the performance of said work be and the same is hereby approved, and the Mayor of the City of Austin is directed upon the taking effect hereof, to execute said contract on behalf of the City, and in its name, and the City Clerk to attest the same with the impress of the corporation seal. That the form of construction bond submitted by the City Attorney for execution by said company, with the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company as surety thereon, is hereby approved, and that the same be accepted by the City upon execution by said principal and surety. 3. That the cost of said improvements shall be paid as follows, to-wit: (a) If any Street Railway Company or Steam Railway Company shall occupy the --- Page break --- 728 said street, or intersections thereof, with its tracks, said company shall pay to the said Contractor the whole cost of making said improvements between and under its rails and tracks, and twelve (12) inches on the outside thereof. (b) The City shall pay to the said Contractor the whole cost of improving intersections of said streets, except so much of said intersections as may be occupied by the tracks of said railways companies, and twelve (12) inches on the outside thereof; and shall also pay to said Contractor twenty per cent (20%) of the balance of the total cost of said improvements , after deducting such cost payable for intersections by the City, and such part of the cost as is payable by the said railway companies; provided, however, that the City shall not pay any part of the cost of the curbing on said street. (c) The remainder of said cost, after deducting the amounts payable under sections (a) and (b) above, shall be paid by the owners of property abutting on said street named to be improved and shall be assessed against said owners and their abutting property, in accordance with the terms of the City Charter, and the ordinances in such cases made and provided, and in accordance with the front foot plan or rule, unless in individual cases said front foot plan or rule should be deemed by the Council unjust or inequitable, in which event such rule of apportionment shall be adopted as shall be just and equitable and provided that no assessment shall be made against said owner or his property in excess of the actual benefits to said property in the enhanced value thereof by means of said improvement, nor until after notice and hearing, as provided by the City Charter and ordinances. There is hereby appropriated and set apart out of the Permanent Street Improvement Fund of the City of Austin, not heretofore appropriated, the sum of Fifty three Hundred ($5300.00) Dollars or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the portion of the cost of said improvement payable by the City, which sum so appropriated and set aside, is hereby declared to be a sacred fund, to be designated "Eighth Street Number Two Improvement Fund" which shall be kept and applied for the purpose of paying for said improvements only, and shall not be disbursed for any other purpose. 3. That this resolution shall remain on file with the City Clerk for public inspection for one week before its final passage or adoption and shall then be finally adopted. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas-Mayor Woolridge, Councilmen Anthony, Haynes & Powell 4 Nays- Councilman Bartholomew 1 The following resolution was read a second time: Resolution Ordering the Improvement of a Certain Part of West Eighth Street, in The City of Austin, and Approving Specifications, Proposal, Contract and Bond Therefor. --- Page break --- . Whereas, it is deemed necessary to improve the following street of the City of Austin, within the following limits to-wit: West Eighth Street from the west property line of Colorado Street to the east property line of Lavaca Street; and Whereas, the City Engineer of this City has this day filed with the City Council complete specifications for the performance of said work by paving said street with the Bitulithic Pavement upon a five (5) inch gravel concrete foundation, with concrete gutters along the curb lines, 18 inches wide, concrete curbs along the curb line and necessary excavations; and Whereas, the TEXAS BITULITHIC COMPANY has filed a proposal with the City Council to do said work at and for the following prices, to-wit: For earth and loose rock excavation Thirty five (35 ¢) cents per cubic yard For excavation for solid rock Three and no/100ths ($3.00) dollars per cubic yard For the construction of the Bitulithic Pavement, including five (5) inch gravel concrete foundation, as specified, and concrete gutters, Two and 09.100ths ($2.09) dollars per square yard For the construction of concrete curbs, as specified, forty (40 ¢) cents per lineal foot; and Whereas, the City Attorney has prepared a contract for said work between the City and the Texas Bitulithic Company and also a bond for the construction thereof by said company, with the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company as sureties, and has submitted the same to the City Council of the City of Austin; Therefore BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: 1. That the said street be improved by paving the same with Bitulithic Pavement, within the limits above named, with five (5) inch gravel concrete foundation, necessary excavation and concrete gutters and curbs, as specified. 2. That the specifications for said work, prepared by the City Engineer, are hereby adopted and that the proposal of the Texas Bitulithic Company to perform said work at and for the prices above set forth, be accepted and said work let to said company, and that the contract prepared and submitted by the City Attorney for the performance of said work be and the same is hereby approved, and the Mayor of the City is directed upon the taking effect hereof, to execute said contract on behalf of the City, and in its name, and the City Clerk to attest the same with the impress of the corporation seal. That the form of construction bond submitted by the City Attorney for exesubmitted by the United States Fidelity & Guaranty cution by said company, with the United States Fidelity & Guaranty company as surety thereon, is hereby approved, and the same be accepted by the City upon execution by said principal and surety. 3. That the cost of said improvements shall be paid as follows, to-wit: (a) If any Street Railway Company or Steam Railway Company shall occupy the said street, or intersections thereof, with its tracks, said company shall pay to the said Contractor the whole cost of making said improvements between and under its rails and tracks, and twelve (12) inches on the outside thereof. --- Page break --- 730 (b) The City shall pay to the Contractor the whole cost of improving intersections of said streets with other streets, except so much of said inter- sections as may be occupied by the tracks of said railway companies, and twelve (12) inches on the outside thereof; and shall also pay to said Contractor twenty per cent (20 %) of the balance of the total cost of said improvements, after deducting such cost payable for intersections by the City, and such part of the cost as is payable by the said railway companies; provided, however, that the City shall not pay any part of the cost of the curbing of said street. (c) The remainder of said cost, after deducting the amounts payable under sections (a) and (b) above, shall be paid by the owners of property abutting on said street named to be improved and shall be assessed against said owners and their abutting property, in accordance with the terms of the City Charter, and the ordinances in such cases made and provided and in accordance with the front foot rule or plan, unless in individual cases said front plan or rule, should be deemed by the Council unjust or inequitable, in which event such rule or apportionment shall be adopted as shall be just and equitable and provided that no assessment shall be made against said owner or his property in excess to the actual benefits to said property in the enhanced value thereof by means of said improvement, nor until after notice and hearing, as provided by the City Charter and ordinances. There is hereby appropriated and set apart out of the Permanent Street Improvement Fund of the City of Austin, not heretofore appropriated, the sum of Five Hundred Fifty and no/100ths ($550.00) Dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the proportion of the cost of said improvement payable by the City , which sum so appropriated and set aside, is hereby declared to be a sacred fund, to be designated " Eighth Street Number Three Improvement Fund" which shall be kept and applied for the purpose of paying for said improvements only, and shall not be disbursed for any other purpose. 5. That this resolution shall remain on file with the City Clerk for public inspection for one week before its final passage or adoption and shall then be finally adopted. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas-Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 The Mayor introduced the following resolution: That in consideration of the attached affidavit of Mrs. Lena R. W. Castleman to the effect that she was owing interest bearing notes in the amount of $1500.00 on January 1st. 1913. Therefore, Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin: That the assessment of credits against the said Mrs. Lena R. W. Castleman for the year 1913 in the amount of $2500.00 be offset by her interest bearing debits in the amount of $1500.00, and that the net amount of $800.00 be assessed for taxation. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas-Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Mrs.R.W.Castleman Lena R. Castleman --- Page break --- 781 .. Tho MAyor offored the following resolution: That the following schedule of charges for the use of the tabernacle building located upon 2nd Ward Park be and the same is hereby established: For rent of one day, $10.00 per day up to one week; For rent one week, $60.00 and any part of second week at the same rate; For rent two weeks, $110.00, and any part up to three weeks at the same rate; For rent three weeks, $135.00, and up to four weeks at the same rate; For rent one month or more at the rate of $200.00 per month; Rent to start when building is turned over by the City and to stop when renter turns building back to City. Water & light to be taken care of by renter with the Water & Light Department . The resolution was adopted by the following vote; Yeas-Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 The MAyer introduced the following resolution: That for sufficient and equitable reasons thereunto moving, the City Council instruots the Cashier of the Sewer Department to settle with J. W. Brown for his properties at 301-303-305 Brazos Street, in accordance with the schedule prescribed in the Ordinance adopted by the City Council of the City of Austin on the 20th day of February, 1914, prescribing rates for sewer service. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: n Yeas-Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 The M yor offered the following resolution: Whereas, it appears to the satisfaction of the City Council from the original receipt issued by the Austin Sewerage Company, the property of which has been purchased by the City of Austin, that W.E. Armstrong is entitled to prepaid service for four fixtures at 614 Blanco Street up to the year 1922. Now, Therefore, Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin: That the previous credit allowed the said W.E. Armstrong up to October 1st, 1920, be corrected and extended to October 1st, 1922. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas-Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 The Mayor introduced the following resolution: That, in the consideration of the attached statement of J. Gregg Hill, special tax collector for the City of Austin, the assessed credits against Henry Ulit for the year 1913 be reduced from $1500.00 to $800.00. This resolution is passed to correct the mistake in the former rendition against the said Henry Ulit. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas-Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 The Mayor introduced the following resolution: That the petition of D. P. Simmons for credit on his assessment for the year 1913, in the amount of $2325.00 of money on hand, be, for the reason that the City Council has no authority under the law so to do, respectfully declined. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas-Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Schedule of charges for rent of tabernacle J.W. Brown settlement with for property W.E. Armstrong Allowances extended Hill credit reduced Petition of Simmons et on assessment refused --- Page break --- 782 Paving N. Cong. Ave. Extras The Council then adjourned: City Clerk. Saturday, March 21, 1914. The Council was called to order by the Mayor with all Councilmen present: The Mayor introduced the following resolution: That the Texas Bitulithic Company be and it is hereby authorized and instructed to pave, at the City' cost if it shall prove necessary that the City shall pay for the same, in front of the following properties on North Congress Avenue and West 19th Street in this City. 1. On the north side of a lot 46 x 160 feet in Block 43, in Division "E", and belonging to T. J. Everett. 2. On North Congress Avenue in front of a lot 46 x 160 feet in Block 43, Division "E" belonging to T. J. Everett. 3. On North Congress Avenue to the East of a part of a lot 46 x 160 feet in Block 43, Division "E", belonging to L. D. Brooks. 4. On North Congress Avenue on the West side of a part of a lot 46 x 160 feet in Block 47, Division "E", belonging to John Granger. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas-Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Antheny, Haynes & Powell 4 Nays- Councilman Bartholomew 1 The Council then adjourned. City Clerk.