200 . Regular meeting of the City Council : Austin,Texas, June 17, 1915. The Council was called order by the Mayor : Roll called : Present Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew,Haynes & Powell 5 Absent none: The minutes of the lastregular meeting were read and adopted : The Mayor laid before the Council the following report from the City Clerk: Austin, Texas, June 10th 1915: To the Hon Mayor and City Council , City of Austin,Texas : Gentlemen: As required by Art 3 Section 3,of the City Charter,I have to report the following as the result of the election held in this City on the 9th day of June 1915,on the proposition to issue certain bonds of the City ,as the same has been reported to me by the Officers of election of the different wards of the City,viz: For proposition NO 1 1275 votes , Against Proposition No1 245 votes For Proposition No 2 1158 votes Against Proposition No 2 347 votes For Proposition No 3 1295 votes Against Proposition No 3 217 votes For Proposition No 4 1002 votes Against Proposition No 4 510 votes Total Number of votes cast at said election 1597 Respectfully Submitted , Jno,O, Johnson City Clerk. The report was ordered filed and recorded in the minutes of the Council. The Mayor laid before the Council the following report : Austin, Texas, June 12th 1915. To the Hon Mayor & City Council of the City of Austin: Gentlemen : We your Committee appointed to canvass the returns of the election on bonds held in this City on the 9th day of June 1915,beg to report the result of our work as follows,to-wit : [Handwritten notes in left margin, top to bottom:] Report Ref'd electing Bond election Committee report Bond election 1st Ward, For Proposition No 1 Street bonds 96, Against 18, For proposition No 2 Sewer bonds 77, Against 31, For proposition No 3 School Bonds 92, Against 20, For proposition No 4 Fire & Police Alarm 60, Against 50 375 119, .2nd Ward For Against Proposition No 1 Street Bonds 107, 21, Proposition NO 2 Sewer bonds 94, 34, Proposition No 3 School bonds 108 , 18, Proposition No 4 Fire & police Alarm85, 42, 394 115 --- Page break --- 201 3rd Ward For, Against Proposition No 1 Street Bonds 293, 59, Proposition No 2 Sewer bonds 279, 68, Proposition No 3 School bonds 305, 44, Proposition No 4 Fire & Police Alarm 253 97, ___________ 1130 268. 4th Ward Proposition No 1 Street bonds 253, 57, Proposition No 2 Sewer bonds 249, 63, Proposition No 3 School bonds 272, 37, Proposition No 4 Fire & police Alarm 194 XX 86, ___________ 979 243 5th Ward: Proposition 1 Street bonds 232, 34, Proposition 2 Sewer bonds 202, 62, Proposition 3 School bonds 223, 43, Proposition 4 Fire & Police Alarm 158, 108, ____________ 815, 247, 6th Ward : Proposition 1 Street bonds 130, 28, Proposition 2 Sewer bonds 118, 39, Proposition 3 School Bonds 130, 26, Proposition 4 Fire & police Alarm 108, 50, ____________ 486 143 7th Ward Proposition 1 Street bonds 164, 28, Proposition 2 Sewer bonds 139, 50, Proposition 3 School Bonds 165, 27, Proposition 4 Fire & police Alarm 113, 77, ____________ 581, 182, Total Vote cast 1597, Respectfully, P W Powell W B Anthony H L Haynes, Committee. The report was received and ordered filed. Councilman Bartholomew presented his report as Supt of the Water ,Light and Power Plant for the months of March & April, which were read and ordered filed. The Mayor laid before the Council Anordinance to define the term"Jitney" ; to license and regulate the operation of Jitneys on the streets and public places of the City of Austin; and prescribing penalties for the violation thereof, which was introduced and read the 1st time June 10th 1915. The Mayor moved to lay the ordinance on the table, which motion prevailed by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays --- Page break --- 292 Jitney Ordinance The Mayor laid before the Council An Ordinance to define the term "Jitney" to linense and rguate the operation of jitneys on the streets and public places of the City of Austin ;and prescribing a penalty for the violation thereof. The ordinance was read the first time ,and a motion made to suspend the rule and place it on its second reading, which motion prevailed by the follow-ing vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes Powell 5 Nays none. The ordinance was read the second time: Councilman Bartholomew moved to amend in Section 6 ,lines 3& 4,by striking out teh Words" City Clerk"in each line ,and inserting the words " City Tax Assessor and Collector ",which motion prevailed by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. A motion was then made to suspend the rule and place the ordinance onits third reading and final passage, which motion prevailed by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. The ordinance was then read the tird time and passed' by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. June 19th 1915: All Present: The Mayor laid before the Council the following communication: The State of Texas County of Travis. Bonds destroyed June 19, 1915. We, the undersigned Mayor and members of the City Council of the City of Austin, Texas, do hereby make the following declarations to the destruction of certain bonds and certificates of indebtednessof the City of Austin, Texas, by burning in the furnace at the City Hallat ten oolook A M , June 19th 1915. The following bonds were destroyed by burning in the presence of each and every one of the undersigned : Refunding bond No 397,$ 500.00,dayed July 1st 1901,and maturing July 1st 1931. Refunding bond No 938, $ 500.00, dated July 1st 1901,and maturing July 1st 1931 Refunding bond No 400, $ 500.00, dated July 1st 1901, and maturing July 1st 195 Refunding bond No 401, dated July 1st 1901,and maturing July 1st 1931. Refunding bond No 440, dated July 1st 1901, and maturing July 1st 1931. --- Page break --- Refunding bond No 450, dated July 1st 1901, and maturing July 1st 1931. Refunding bond No 568, dated July 1st 1901, and maturing July 1st 1931. Refunding bond No 621,d2ted July 1st 1901,and maturing July 1st 1931. Refunding bond No 628, dated July 1st 1901, and maturing July 1st 1931. Refunding bond No 744, dated July 1st 1901,and maturing July 1st 1931. Refunding bond No 755, dated July 1st 1901, and maturing July 1st 1931. Refunding bond No 844, dated July 1st 1901, and maturing July 1st 1931. Refunding bond No 815, dated July 1st 1901, and maturing July 1st 1931. Refunding bond No 845, dated July 1st 1901, and maturing July 1st 1931. Refunding bond No 1239, $ 1,000.00,dated July 1st 1901, and maturing July 1st 1931. Refunding bond No 1055, $ 1,000.00,dated July 1st 1901, and maturing July 1st 1931. Refunding bond No 1141, $ 1,000.00,dated July 1st 1901, and maturing July 1st 1931. Refunding bond No 1283, $ 1,000.00, dated July 1st 1901, and maturing July 1st 1931. Refunding bond No 1286, $ 1,000.00,dated July 1st 1901, and maturing July 1st 1931. Refunding bond No 1287, $ 1,000.00, dated July 1st 1901, and maturing July 1st 1931. City of Austin Cemetery bond No3, $ 1,000.00,dated Jylý 1st 1912,maturing July 1st 1914. City of Ausfin Cemetery bond No 4, $ 1,000.00, dated July 1st 1912,maturing July 1st 1914. City of Austin Sewer bond No 6, $ 1,000.00, dated July 1st 1912, maturing July 1st 1914. City of Austin Sewer bond No 7, $ 1,000.00,dated July 1st 1912, maturing July 1st 1914. Sewer bond No 8, $ 1,000.00, dated July 1st 1912, maturing July 1st 1914. Sewer bond No 9, $ 1,000.00, dated July 1st 1912, maturing July 1st 1914. Sewer bond No 10, $ 1,000.00,dated Luly 1st 1912,maturing July 1st 1914. Street Improvement bond No 6, $ 1,000.00, dated July 1st 1912,maturing July 1st 1914. Street Improvement bond No 7, $ 1,000.00, dated July 1st 1912,maturing July 1st 1914. Street Improvement bond No 8, $ 1,000.00,dated July 1st 1912, maturing July 1st 1914. Street Improvement bond No 9, $ 1,000.00.dated July 1st 1912,maturing July 1st 1914. Street Improvement bond No 10, $ 1,000.00, dated July 1st 1912, maturing July 1st 1914. For information to the public ,the City Council states that two cancelled Refunding bonds of the City of Austin, Nos 1284 & 1285,of $ 1,000.00 each ,were on the 8th day of March 1915, loaned to Mary C Mercer for use in the suit of F M Maddox vs City of Austin and others. In addition to the above, the City Council of the City of Austin has destroyed the following sewer debt certificates ,dated April 1st 1913, and each payable to the Austin Sewerage Co at the Chase National Bank of New York City, and each being in the amount of $ 3,333.33,or a total of $ 9,999.99,and due January 1st 1915,and Nos 4,5 & 6. It is hereby directed by the City Council that the foregoing statement be copied into the minutes of the City Council of the City of Austin, Texas . B B Harrieldge,Mayor, A P Wooldridge, Mayor, E C Bartholomew, H L Haynes, W B Anthony, P W Powell, Councilmen --- Page break --- 204 June 22nd 1915; All present: The MRgsplkaddbpxlTheCity Council af theMayor being present framission : The Mayor laid before the Council the following resolution : Be it resolve by the City Council of the City of Austin : That the sum of $ 25.00,be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the Geheral Contingent fund of the City of Austin for the purpose of paying and sat Chas Scrivener -isfying in fullthe judgement obtained by plaintiff against defendant ,City of damage Austin, in the certain causeentitled Chas Scrivener vs City of Austin,etal,in District Court of Travis County, Texas, in and for the 26th Judicial District, this sum however not to include such cost of Court as may have been adjudged against defendant ,City of Austin ,and Be it further resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : That the sum of $ 22.80, be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the General Contingent fund of the City of Austin for the purpose of paying and satisfying in full the cost of Court adjudged against defendant ,City of Austip in the certain cause entitled, Chas Scrivener vs the City of Austin et al, obtained in the District Court of Travis County Texas,in and for the 26th Judioial District . 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 : Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin ,Texas: That the Supt of Streets and Publio Improvements be and he is hereby authorWalter Tips Co. -ized to contract with the Corporation of Walter Tips Company for the purohase Contract of said Corporation gaa for about one hundred tons of steel at 2 cents per Approved pound basis ,for use in the construction of the oonorete bridges expected to be by Mayor built in this City beginning at an early date. 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 --- 265 ...The Mayor laid before the Council the following resolution : Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : That the $ 15.00,deposited this day to the credit to the General fund with the Assessor Fire Insurance and Collector of this Citybe and is hereby transferred to and appropriated to the expenses Fund. of the Miscellaneous fund of the Fire Dept of this City. This $ 15.00 is the amount of an adjusted fire insurance losswhich occurred at the 10th Ward fire hallin this City and is intended to reimburse the loss sustained by the Company at this fire. The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none, Approved, A P Wooldridge, Mayor. . The Mayor laid before the Council the following resolution : Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin,Texas : That the budget of the Mayor for the year 1915,be so amended as that the unexpended appropriation of $ 10.00 per mont made in such budget for rental of quarters for Troop Budget "C"lst Texas Cavalry Texas National Guard shall be available in assistance of payment for Amendment. Cavalry Quarters. quarters for Company "F" 2nd Infty.Texas National Guard ,said payment to be made at the rate of $ 10.00 per month . This resolution is to be retroactive and begin with May 1915. The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none, Approved, A P Wooldridge, Mayor. The Council then adjourned. F. M. Johnson City Clerk Approved as corrected A. P. Wooldridge Mayor.