300 .Regular meeting of the City Council : Austin, Texas, July 01, 1915: The Council was called to order by the 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: On motion of Mayor Wooldridge, leave of absence was granted to Asst HB Barnhart Leave absence City Attorney H B Barnhart, for 30 days ,from July 1st,1915. A.L. Green Mayor Wooldridge nominated Mr A L Green ,as Acting Asst City Attorney,during the appointed absence of Mr Barnhart, which nomination was confirmed by the following vote : City Atty pro tem Yeas Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 4 Not voting Mayor Wooldridge 1 The Mayor laid before the Council a resolution authorizing and instructing the Contract Sewage Mayor to execute in his Official capacity on behalf of the City of Austin the disposal certain contract in regard to Sewage disposal,etc,which was read and laid over: On motion of Councilman Haynes, the bid of W H Richardson & Co,for HardRichardson & Co. -ware ,for the City for the term ending, Dec 31st 1915, was awarded to them ,as Contract per their bid for same: Hardware Mayor Wooldridge offered the following resolution : Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin,Texas : P.J. Plumb That the nomination of P J Plumb for public weigher,as made by the Mayor Appd Public this day ,be and the same is hereby ratified and confirmed: Weigher The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 4 Not voting Mayor Wooldridge 1 The Mayor laid before the Council the following resolution : Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin, Texas : Lon Martin That a permit be and is hereby granted to Lon Martin to install and maintain at Sign his place of businesson West 6th street in this City a cloth awning, this awning is to be in conformity with the rules and regulations prescribed by the City Council governing cloth awnings. The work under this resolution is to be done under the supervision of the City Engineer. 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 --- 301 Councilman Bartholomew offered the following resolution : Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin,Texas : That the sum of $ 731.00,be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the Earnings fund of the Water, Light and Power Dept of the City of Austin,Texas, for the year 1915, and made payable to L Eck,for the value of submerged lands and all incidental damages done to the property of the said L Eck by reason of the lake formed by the dam being built by the City of Austin across the Colorado River : The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none: L Eck overflowed land Councilman Bartholomew offered the following resolution : Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin,Texas : That the sum of $ 600.00 ,be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the Earnings fund of the Water ,Light and Power fund of the City of Austin, Texas, for the year 1915, and made payable to Arthur E Kreisle,for the value of submerged lands and all incidental damage done to the property of said Arthur E Kreise,by reason of the lake formed by the dam being built by the City of Austin across the Color ado River. The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none: A E Kreisle overflowed land July 2nd 1915: All present : Councilman Haynes offered the following resolution : Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin, Texas : That the sum of $ 1,750.00 , be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the Interest and Sinking fund of the City of Austin, Texas, to pay the semi-annual interest due July 1st 1915, on $ 70,000.00 of Sanitary Sewer Certificates now outstanding against 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. July 2nd. Sanitary Sewer Certificates Councilman Powell offered the following resolution : Whereas,it appears from the attached full statement of M C Welborn, City Engineer, that at the new Theater Building now being erected by the Nalle Estateon Congress Avenue between 7th and 8th streets in this City,there is a narrow alley-wayextending from yhe main alley for a distance of one hundred feet along the south side of said building ,which narrow alley-way is six feet in width ;and Whereas, tp properly install a ventilating system in this building it is necessaryto --- Page break --- New Theulon Building Nalle Estate To Connect Underdrain William Morris Leave absence Geo. S. Iredell Consulting Engineer Caden Park --- Page break --- 303 .The Mayor laid before the Council the following resolution : Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin, Texas : That the Mayor of the City of Austin have leave to amend his budget for the year 1915 by adding thereto in the General Contingent fund the sum of $ 600.00, to be derived from the lease of the approach to the boathouse at the dam and the land upon which such boathouse is located. Bondach Amended This fund of $ 600.00, is derived from the payment to the City by the lessees of said above named property ,Messrs Huck & Wright, at the rate of $ 50.00, per month ,payable semi-annually in advance, and said $ 600.00, is hereby appropriated as a credit upon the bill of A A Mundt for doing extra work in the way of concrete wharf construction at the dam. 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 sum of $ 1,000.00, or so much thereof as may prove to necessary ,be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the Permanent Street Improvement fund of the City of Austin, Texas, when the proceeds from the sale of bonds of that department are realized ,to pay for an automobile and equipment to be purchased by the head of the department for the use of that department. Automobile Appropriation 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 J B Rector, City Attorney , be and is hereby granted leave of absence from the City of Austin, for a period of thirty days ,beginning about the 1st day of August ,1915. J B Rector Leave absence 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 report of the City Health Officer for the month of June 1915, which was read and ordered filed. --- Page break --- 304 ....The Mayor laid before the Council the following resolution : Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin,Texas : That especially in consideration of the attached recommendation of the Judge of the Corporation Court of the City of Austin, Texas, and of the City Attorney , Mr J B Rector, the fine and costs imposed against Edwin Earneston May 19th1915, in cause No 9422, in the Corporation Court of the City of Austi Texas,and amounting to $ 19.80.be and the same are hereby remitted . The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none, Approved, A P Wooldridge, Mayor. Called meeting of the City Council. Austin,Texas, July 6th 1915: Roll called: Present Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Absent none. The following call was read: Austin,Texas, July 5th 1915. Messrs E C Bartholomew, P W Powell,H L Haynes and W B Anthony,Councilmen . Gentlemen : Please take notice that a special meeting is hereby called of the City Council to be held on tomorrow,July 6th 1915,at three oclock P M ,for the purpose of considering an ordinance to regulate the operation of Jitneys in the City of Austin . A P Wooldridge,Mayor. The Mayor laid before the Council ,an ordinance repealing an ordinance entitled " An ordinance to define the term"Jitney " ;to license and regulate the operatiM -tion of Jitneys on the streets and public places of the City of Austin;and prescribing penalties for the violation thereof ",passed by the City Council of the City of Austin ,June 17th A D 1915. The ordinance was read the first time and passed under suspension of the rules by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. ___ & Edwin Earnestron fine remitted ___ Special Call Council ___ Jitney Ordinance --- Page break --- 365 . The Mayor laid before the Council the following ordinance: An ordinance 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 penal-ties for the violation thereof. The ordinance was read the 1st time ,and a motion made to suspend the rule and place it on its 2nd reading, which motion prevailed by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none: The ordinance was thenread to second time by caption,and a mtionmade to suspend the rule and place it on its 3rd reading and final passage, which motion pre-vailed by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none: The ordinance was read the 3rd time by caption and passed by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none: The Mayor laid before the Council the following resolution : Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin, Texas : That the petition of J W T Goslinto erect a fire proof building on the premises situated JW T Goslin Building Permit at 108 East 5t street in this City ,be and the same is hereby granted ,with these express provisos and conditions : The walls of the building may be of galvanized iron ; the frame work of the building must be of steel or iron,except as to the door frames and window frames ,which can be of wood ,but all the joists must be oe steelor iron,save for the floor of the building which is to be of concrete. Resolved further : That this permit is temporary and revocable at the pleasure of this or any subsequent City Council and in no event is to continue and last beyond five years from th e . present 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 --- 306 . The Mayor laid before the Council the following resolution : Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin, Texas : That the petition for the remission of the fees in the case of the State of Petition. H A Burns, Burned for remission fine Texas, vs H A Burns, cause NO 9559, in the Corporation Court of the City of Austin, Texas, and amounting to $ 10.80, and also the case of the State of Texas vs F C Burns, cause NO 9560, in the Corporation Court of the City of Austin, Texas and amounting to $ 14.80, be and the same are hereby refused. 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 : Supt of Streets Authorized to employ additional Engineers That the Supt of Streets and Public Improvements of the City of Austin, Texas , be and he is hereby authorized to employ such additional professional skill and service , local or otherwise, as he may deem important and necessary in the matter of designing and superintending , either or both, certain of the larger bridges to be rebuilt in this City after the proceeds of the street bonds voted by the people have been realized. 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 sum of $ 5,250.00, be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the Mrs T P Robinson Purchase of land Sewer disposal Plant proceeds of the sale of the Sanitary Sewer bonds recently issued by this City, for the purchase of a tract of ten acres of land belonging to Mrs T P Robinson and lying at the east end of Holly street where it terminates on the east at the Colorado River, $ 5,000.00, of the above appropriation to be paid to Mrs T P Robinson , and $ 250.00 , of the above amount of $ 5,250.00 , is to applied in payment of the commissions due C O Smith for effecting the purchase of said above described tract of land for the City of Austin . The above tract of land when purchased is to used by the City of Austin as an adjunct to the Sanitary Sewer system of this City for the placing thereon a sewer disposal plant or for such other sanitary use as the City of Austin may at the time of its use decide. --- Page break --- 307 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 Anthony offered the following resolution : Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin, Texas : fine remitted That upon the recommendation of the City Attorney who prosecuted the case , the fine and costs imposed against James Cary,colored ,in the Coporation Court of the City of Austin, Texas, in cause No 9569,and amounting to $ 19.80 , for the offense of unlawfully riding a train ,be and the same are hereby remitted. 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 Anthony offered the following resolution : Whereas, Tom Quinn,a member of North Austin Fire Co NO 6, and then in the service of this City ,heroically sacrificed his life in helping to save the drowning in the flood of April 22nd 1915. Now, therefore, Burial expenses Tom Quinn Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin, Texas: That one hundred and twenty five ($ 125.00) dollars ,or one-half the expenses of the burial of said Tom Quinn, be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the General contingent fund of the City of Austin,Texas, for the year 1915, to cover one-half of said expenses. The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none, Approved, A P Wooldridge, Mayor. Refund on Service Sewer Charge [illegible] [illegible] Councilman Powell offered the following resolution : Whereas, it appears from the attached statement of P S Spiller,Cashier of the Sanitary Sewer Dept, of this City, that the two houses situated at 610 West 5th street and owned by Miss Hattie Kinney and Mrs M Dewar,were vacant for the period of seven and one-half months ,scattered along and extending through a period of some two or three years ;and Whereas, vacancy of premises is a cause for credit against sewer charges,if the fa fact shall be definitely known , Now, therefore. Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin,Texas : --- Page break --- 308 . That in consideration of the facts hereof,and the recommendation of T S Spiller Cashier of the Sanitary Sewer Dept of this City ,said P S Spiller is hereby declared entitled to take credit ,by reason of said vacancy ,in the amount of $ 11.82,upon the account for sewer charges against the above described premises 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 the City Treasurer and the Asst City Clerk be and they are hereby instruct -ed to transfer the sum of five dollars and 88/100dollars ($5.88)from the gener -al fund to the Park fundto reimburse the park fund for warrants erroneously dr drawn against-the Park fund for payment of general fund expensesduring the month of June 1915. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: From Boy Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes Powell 5 funds. Nays none, Park General . The Council then adjourned. [Signature: F. L. Brown] City Clerk [Signature: A. P. Wooldridge] Mayor [Illegible scribbled text] [Illegible scribbled text] [Illegible scribbled text] [Illegible scribbled text] [Illegible scribbled text]