Amendment to Budget Transfer Park to Auditorium fund. to Hays Venable fine remitted --- Page break --- 388 . Councilman Anthony offered the following resolution : Resolved by t he City Council of the City of Austin, Texas : That for good causes unto it moving, the balance of the fine and costs, amounting to $ 4.80, imposed in cause NO 9973, in the Corporation Court of the City of Austin, Texas, in case of the State of Texas vs Will Morgan, for intoxication, be and the same is hereby remitted. The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell Nays none, Approved, A P Wooldridge, Mayor. Councilman Anthony offered the following resolution : Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin, Texas : That, as a Christmas gift to the individuals named below, whose offenses in every instance were not grievous ,the balance of the fine and costs imposed upon each of said parties by number, name and amount, be and the same are hereby remitted, to-wit ; NO 10054, Johnnie Miller , balance $ 26.80 No 10067, Joe Conroy, do 4.80 no 10101, Willie Childress, do 11.80 no10125, A Grant do 3.80 no10134, Sug Atkins, do 3.80 No 10135, Para Amides , do 8.80 No 10132, Eugene Stanford, do 3.80 No 10148, Harry Schwartz, do 15.80 No 10150, Elmer Emerson , do 15.80 No 10152, Florence Martnes do 8.80 No 10164, George Jones do 10.80 No 10143, Enacio Ferrera do 6.80 The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell Nays none, Approved, A P Wooldridge, Mayor. The Mayor laid before the Council a petition from I Rudd, asking permission to erect a show case on the sidewalk in front of his place of business at 612 Congress Avenue. On motion the request was declined by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell Nays none. Councilman Haynes presented bids from various parties for Supplies for the City for the term ending June 30th 1916, which were opened and read:and the following bids accepted and contracts awarded, viz : For Meals for City Prisoners, Mrs A E Wheeler. For Blacksmithing, C E Bulian. For Sweet Milk ,for Hospital, Barge Bros. For Meat for Hospital ,Excelsior Market. Groceries for Hospital, Tom D Smith. Drugs for Hospital , Spalding Drug Store. The Bid of the Acma Creamery Co for Butter, butter Milk, etc ,was rejected. --- Page break --- 399 .Other bids were referred to the different heads of Departments for calculation and report; January 1st 1916: Resignation L P Meyer. All present except Councilman Haynes: Councilman Anthony presented the resignation of L P Meyer as Patrolman, which was accepted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew & Powell 4 Absent Councilman Haynes 1 Councilman Anthony nominated J A Woody as Patrolman, vice L P Meyer resigned: J A Woody The nomination was confirmed by the following vote: appointed Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew & Powell 3 Policeman Absent Councilman Haynes 1 Present Not voting Councilman Anthony 1 Councilman Anthony nominated Emzy Harrell, to be Patrolman, vice Tom Allen, deceased, Emzy Harrell which nomination was confirmed by the following vote: appointed Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew & Powell 3 Policeman Absent Councilman Haynes 1 Present not voting Councilman Anthony 1 Councilman Haynes entered the Council chamber: Councilman Haynes offered the following resolution: Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin, Texas: That the bid of the Statesman Publishing Co. for public newspaper printing for the ensu bids awarded ing year, at the rate of one cent for the 1st insertion and one-half cent for subsequent insertions, as per their bid, be and the same is hereby accepted by the City Council: The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilman Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none: Councilman Powell offered the following resolution: Whereas, it appears from the report of M C Welborn, City Engineer, attached hereto, that the parties named below were the lowest and best bidders for certain supplies to the City of Austin for the six months succeeding January 1st 1916, Now therefore, Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin, Texas: That the following bids be and they are hereby accepted: The bid of C Walters for Castings, The bid of Naile & Co, for Cement in small lots, at the warehouse and for Cement in wagon load lots delivered: The bid of the Calcasieu Lumber Co, for Cement in Car lots; The bid of J H Richardson & Co, for Hardware; The bid of Kuntz- Sternberg Lumber Co, for Lumber; The bid of the Marks Grain Co for Food supplies for City stock; The details of the bids of said above bidders are attached heretoand by reference made a part of this resolution. 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 --- 400 'On motion of Councilman Anthony, the bid of the Model Laundry .for Laundry for the City Hospital, was accepted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. January 3rd 1916: The following applications for licenses as Drivers of Service cars,were pre-sented, and licenses granted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none: Drivers Licenses Will Whitt, Address Pannells Dairy, O L Joyce, 1606 ,Sabine street , Stephen Saldona, 109 East Avenue, Jno Kreuz , 3200 East Avenue, Randall C Hall, 1105 Trinity street. The Mayor laid before the Council the following resolution : Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin, Texas : That the sum of four hundred and fifty five ($ 455. 00) dollarsbe and the same is hereby appropriated out of the general contingent fund of the City of Austin Texas, for the year 1915, to pay for two fire escapes installed at the City Hospital. 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 : Refunded Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin, Texas : Austin Electrical That the sum of five ($5.00) dollars be, and the same is hereby refundedto the Supply Co. Austin Electrical Supply Co,out of the Sanitary Sewer Earnings Fund for the purpose of correcting an errorwhich was caused by them making a double payment of Inspection Feesat 2005 Whittis Avenue ,See No 1112 and 1039. The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell , Nays none, Approved, A P Wooldridge, Mayor. Councilman Powell offered the following resolution : Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin, Texas : Bill of Tips That the sum of Two hundred one and sixty one hundredth ($ 201.60) dollarsbe, Foundry and the same is hereby appropriated out of the Permanent Street Improvement Castings fund for the purpose of paying the bill of the Tips Foundry and Machine Co for castings furnished for storm water inlets for East 6th street and other street during the first of the year ,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. --- Page break --- 461 The Mayor laid before the Council the following resolution : Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin, Texas: That the bond of Chester Thrasher, City Treasurer of the City of Austin, Texas, in the amount of Two hundred thousand ($ 200,000.00), as special custodian of the proceeds of the Street Improvement and Sewer bonds of this City ,issued July 1st ,1915, with the American Surety Co of New York City as surety, ,be and the same is hereby approved, and Be it further resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin, Texas : That said bond be ordered filed with the City Clerk and recorded in full in the minutes of the City Council . Bond. Chester Thrasher Approved The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none, Approved, A P Wooldridge, Mayor. American Surety Company of New York. Capital $ 5,000,000. Bond. Whereas, the City of Austin has sold all of its bonds issued by virtue of the authority of the election held on June 9,1915, and its City Treasurer has on hand the several sums of money realized from the sale of its sewer bonds and street improvement bonds; and Whereas, an emergency exists on account of the receipt of said sums of money which requires the City Treasurer of the City of Austin to make an additional bond appli-cable to the proceeds of the sale of of the said sewer bonds and street improvement bonds, and the City Council of the City of Austin has required that such additional bond be made by him in the sum of two hundred thousand dollars; Therefore, Know all men by these presents : That we, Chester Thrasher, as principal, and American Surety Company of New York, as surety, are held and firmly bound unto A P Wooldridge, as Mayor of the City of Austin, Texas, and unto his successors in office ,in the sum of Two Hundred Thousand ($ 200,000.00) good and lawful money of the United States of America, for the payment of which well and truly to be made ,the said Principal binds himself, his heirs, Executors and Administrators and the said Surety binds itself ,its successors or assigns, jointly and severally, by these presents. The condition of the above obligation is such that, Whereas, the above bounded Chester Thrasher, as City Treasurer, of the City of Austin, Texas, has received into his custody the proceeds from the sale of of the certain bonds issued by virtue of the author-ity above mentioned, to-wit the Sewer Bonds and the Street Improvement Bonds ; Now ,therefore, if the said Chester Thrasher, as such City Treasurer, shall secure-ly keep ,strictly account for, and pay over, in accordance with law, all such sums of money, then this obligation shall be null and void ; otherwise same shall remain in full force and effect. It is expressly agreed and understood, however, that the above obligation shall be in addition to the bond heretofore entered into by said Chester Thrasher as such City Treasurer, and shall in no wise supersede or nullify the same. Witness our hands at Austin, Texas, this the 3rd day of December A D 1915. Chester Thrasher, Principal American Surety Company of New York By Jas E Lucy, Resident Vice President. (Seal) Attest, W T Decherd, Resident Assistant Secretary Mayor Approved , J Bouldin Rector, City Attorney. Approved____ --- Page break --- 402 The State of Texas County of Travis Before me, a Notary Public in and for Travis County, Texas, on this day personally appeared Chester Thrasher, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and he acknowledged to me that he signed the same for the purposes and considerations therein expressed. Witness my hand and Official seal, this the 23rd day of December A D 1915. R E Carrington, Seal Notary Public Travis County, Texas. Councilman Powell offered the following resolution : Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin, Texas: Plan Bridge That the plan of a bridge across Shoal Creek at 34th street, submitted by Geo S Shoal Creek Iredell, consulting Engineer, and approved by P W Powell, Supt of Streets and Public Improvements of this City, be and the same is hereby approved, and 34th St Be it further resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : approved That the specifications, general and special, for this bridge likewise submitted this day by Geo S Iredell, consulting Engineer, and approved by P W Powell, Supt of Streets and Public Improvements, and M C Welborn, City Engineer, be and the same are hereby adopted, and Be it further resolved : That the Supt of Streets and Public Improvements be and he is hereby instruBids asked ted to invite bids for the construction of said bridge, which bids are to be for. submitted to the City Council of the City of Austin, Texas, on or before 10 O'clock A M, of January 18th 1916. The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none, Approved, A P Wooldridge, Mayor. January 4th 1916. The Mayor laid before the Council applications for Drivers licenses from the following parties, viz : M T Henley, 82 Rainy Street, Drivers R V Smith, 2300 East 1st street, Licenses Jos Oyenvides, 1314 East 12th street, Jno Lee Clark, 1105 Trinity street, W B Abadie Jr, 505 East 1st street, A E Wood, 503 East 18th street. The applications were granted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. --- Page break --- 463 January 5th 1916. All present: The Mayor laid before the Council applications for Drivers licensesxxxxxxxfron the following named parties, viz: W B Calloway, 104 West 14th street, L R Hutto, 302 Willow street, C L Ramsey, Dam Boulevard, Rusty Wilson, 501 Congress Avenue, up stairs H P Beal, 1212, Trinity street, S J Look, 807 Spence street, Paul Metzenthen, 203 West 17th street, W M Pitts, 412 Mary street, Joe Amstead Jr, 505 West 15th street, W W Metzenthen, 203-West 17th street, Wm Rannick, 2309 Duval street, J J Smyth, 2300 East 1st street, The applications were granted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. Councilman Powell offered the following resolution: Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin, Texas : That the sum of one thousand nine hundred and fifty ($ 1,950.00) dollars, be and the appropriated same is hereby appropriated out of the general street improvement fund of the City of Austin, for Texas, for the year 1916, and made payable to the Walter Tips Hardware Co, in payment of a balance owing of purchase of a ten ton Case road roller, with compound steam engine and other road equipments. roller. The original purchase price of this steam roller was $ 2,350.00, but a gasoline engine was taken in part payat a price of $ 400.00, leaving a balance owing of $ 1,950.00, to pay which this appropriation is made. 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 : Mrs E A Graves That a special appropriation of two hundred and fifty ($ 250.00), dollars be and the same for land street is hereby made out of the general fund of the City of Austin, Texas, for the year 1916, purposes. as one-half of the purchase price of a certain tract of land between 5th and 6th streets in this City near West Lynn street ,and this day sold by Mrs Ellen A Graves to the City of Austin, Texas, for street purposes, the other one-half, or $ 250.00, of the purchase price of this strip of land has been paid by interested abutting property owners. 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: That a special intecipatory appropriation of two hundred and thirty ($ 230.00, dollars, Approp. be and the same is hereby made out of the budget for the Police Dept of the City of Austin, Motorcycle Texas, for the year 1916, to pay, after an allowance of fifty dollars ($50.00), for the old wrecked Excelsior motorcycle, for a twin Excelsior motorcycle purchased of the Petmecky Co. on the 28th day of November ,1915, at an original total price of $ 280.00. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. --- Page break --- 404 The Mayor laid before the Council the following Communication: Statement. Austin, Texas, January 5th 1915. The undersigned Mayor and Councilmen of the City of Austin, Texas, hereby certify that on this 5th day of January 1915, they destroyed by burning in the furnace at the City Hall the following described bonds of the City of Austin, Texas; to-wit: City of Austin Cemetery bond No 5,dated July 1st,1912, and due July 1st 1915, $ 1000.00 City of Austin Cemetery bond No 6,dated July 1st 1912, and due July 1st 1915, 1,000.00 City of Austin Street Improvement bond No 11,dated July 1st 1912, and due July 1st 1915, 1,000.00 City of Austin Street Improvement bond No 12, dated July 1st 1912, and due July 1st 1915, 1,000.00 City of Austin Street Improvement bond No 13, dated July 1st 1912, and due July 1st 1915, 1,000.00 City of Austin Street Improvement bond No 14, dated July 1st 1912, and due July 1st 1915, 1,000.00 City of Austin Street Improvement bond No 15, dated July 1st 1912, due July 1st 1915, 1,000.00 City of Austin Sewer bond No 11,dated July 1st 1912, due July 1st 1915, 1,000.00 City of Austin Sewer bond No 12, dated July 1st 1912, due July 1st 1915, 1,000.00 City of Austin Sewer bond No 13, dated July 1st 1912, due July 1st 1915, 1,000.00 City of Austin Sewer bond No 14, dated July 1st 1912, due July 1st 1915, 1,000.00 City of Austin Sewer bond No 15, dated July 1st 1912, due July 1st 1915, 1,000.00 A P Wooldridge, Mayor. R B Bartholomew, Councilman E C Bartholomew , Councilman H L Haynes, Councilman P W Powell, Councilman. W E Anthony, Councilman. Bonds Destroyed The Mayor laid before the Council the following resolution: Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin, Texas: That the foregoing statement of the City Council to the effect that the City Cou -ncil has destroyed by burning the bonds described in said statement ,to-wit: City Cemetery Bond No 5,dated July 1st 1912, and due July 1st 1915 , $ 1,000.00 City of Austin Cemetery bond No 6, dated July 1st 1912, due July 1st 1915 $ 1,000.00 City of Austin Street Improvement bond No 11, dated July 1st 1912, due July 1st 1915, 1,000.00 City of Austin Street Improvement bond No 12, dated July 1st 1912, due July 1st 1915, 1,000.00 City of Austin Street Improvement bond No 13, dated July 1st 1912, due July 1st 1915. 1,000.00 --- Page break --- 405 .City of Austin Street Improvement bond No 14, dated July 1st 1912, due July 1st 1915, $ 1,000.00 City of Austin Street Improvement bond No 15, dated July 1st 1912, due July 1st 1915, 1,000.00 City of Austin Sewer bond No 11, dated July 1st 1912, due July 1st 1915, 1,000.00 City of Austin Sewer bond No 12, dated July 1st 1912, due July 1st 1915, 1,000.00 City of Austin Sewer bond No 13,dated July 1st 1912, due July 1st 1915, 1,000.00 City of Austin Sewer bond No 14, dated July 1st 1912, due July 1st 1915, 1,000.00 City of Austin Sewer bond No 15, dated July 1st 1912, due July 1st 1915, 1,000.00 be and the same is hereby declared to be a correct statement ,and Be it further resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin: That said statement be ordered spread in full upon the minutes of the City Council of the City of 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. XXXXXXX The Council Journal XXXX The following resolutions passed Jan 5th 1916,but were not handed the City Clerk after the above and foregoing minutes had been recorded,viz: The Mayor laid before the Council the following resolution : Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin,Texas : That after a full, fair and absolutely impartial investigation of the facts of the case,the Capital of the American National Bank of the City of Austin ,Texas, subject to taxation for the year A D 1915,be and the same is hereby fixed at the sum of $ 636,462.00. The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony & Powell 3 Nay Councilman Haynes 1 Not voting Councilman Bartholomew,1 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 after a full, fair, and absolutely impartial investigation of the facts of the case,the the capital of the Austin National Bank of the City of Austin,Texas, subject to taxation for the year 1915, be and the same is hereby fixed at the sum of $ 546,786.00. The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony & Powell 3 Nay Councilman Haynes 1 Not voting Councilman Bartholomew 1 Approved, A P Wooldridge, Mayor. --- Page break --- 406 The Mayor laid before the Council the following resolution : Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin, Texas : That after a full, fair and absolutely impartial investigation of the facts of the case, the Capital of the Citizens Bank & Trust Company of the City of Austin, Texas,subject to taxation for the year 1915, be and the same is hereby fixed at the sum of$ 116,184.80. The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony & Powell 3 Nay Councilman Haynes 1 Not voting Councilman Bartholomew 1 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 after a full, fair, and absolutely impartial investigation of the facts of the case,the capital of the State National Bank of this City ,subject to taxation for the year 1915,be and the same is hereby fixed at the sum of $ 180,986.90. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony & Powell 3 Nay Councilman Haynes 1 Not voting Councilman Bartholomew 1 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 after a full, fair and absolutely impartial of the facts of the case, the capital of the Texas Trust Company of the City of Austin,Texas, subject to taxation for the year 1915,be and the same is hereby fixed at the sum of $ 151,332.80. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony & Powell 3 Nay Councilman Haynes 1 Not voting Councilman Bartholomew 1 Approved, A P Wooldridge, Mayor. The Mayor laid before the Council the following resolution : Whereas, Lots 5 & 6,in Block 8, Outlets 32 & 33, Division "B" in Glenwood addition to the City of Austin, Texas, stands charged with taxes in the amount of $11.15, on personal property for the year 1910,when said property was owned ,together with personal property,by one L P Piper; and Whereas, said L P Piper defaulted in the payment of taxes on said personal property for the year 1910, and is still delinquent on said personal property taxes; and Whereas, the taxes upon said lots 5 & 6, Block 8,Outlets 32 & 33,Div "B" have been paid by subsequent owners of the same ,who, however, strongly object to paying the personal property taxes charged against same for the --- Page break --- .year 1910 and allege no knowledge of the existence of said personal property taxes. New Therefore, Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin, Texas : That in consideration of the law as we understand it to us and the extreme equity of the case, said Lots 5 & 6 in Block 8, Outlets 32 & 33,Division "B" in Glenwood addition in the City of Austin, Texas,are hereby relieved from the lien ,if any, for the personal property taxes charged against same when they were the property of the said L P Piper. 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. [illegible signature] City, Clerk