Grin heim Tween sprinkling To Camp dive С Aukin J upel --- Page break --- 509 Now, therefore, Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin, Texas : That the assessment for $ 1,586.80 ,for improvements on said above described property for the year 1915, be and the same is hereby declared to be an assessment in error,and Be it further resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : That said assessment of error be and the same is hereby cancelled and annulled. The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Woolridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. Approved, A P Wooldridge, Mayor. The Mayor laid before the Council the following resolution : A Resolution. Granting to G M Wagner the privilege and license to operate a Jitney. G M Wagoner Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin: Jitney Section 1. That the application of G M Wagoner for the privilege and license to license operate as a jitney the following described autimobile,to-wit: Trade name & Type. Factory Number. Horse Power. County License Seating Number. Capacity Ford & Touring 598129 Twenty 2889 Five be and the same is hereby granted as herein stated for a period of one year from and after the date of the license to be issued hereunder, but subject to all the conditions and provisions of the ordinances of the City of Austin regulating jitneys and street traffic in general ; provided, that no right shall accrue hereunder until said license is actually issued , and in case of any variance from the application,acceptance of the license issued in conformity with this resolution shall be deemed an amendment to said application. Section 2. That the bond with The Western Indemnity Company as surety, tendered by applicant ,is hereby approved, and the Mayor is hereby authorized and instructed to give evidence of such approval by h is official signature appended to said application. Section 3. That the schedule by which said autimobile id to operated as a jitney is as follows: The said autimobile shall be run regularly over the entire route and only between the termini stated below, from 7 o'clock A M to 7 o'clock P M daily leaving the terminus at the intersection of Fifth street with Congress Avenue and the terminus at the intersection of thirty first street with Speedway streetat intervals of not more than thirty minutes over the following streets , and no others, between said termini Congress Avenue between 5th and 19th streets ; 19th street between Congress Avenue and Guadalupe; Guadalupe St between 19th & 24th ; 24th street, between Guadalupe street and Whitie Avenue ; Whitie Avenue between 24th & 27th streets; 27th street between Whitie Avenue & Speedway; and Speedway between 27th & 31st streets. Section 4. That the City Tax Assessor & Collector shall issue such license upon the payment by said applicant of the license fee required by ordinance, and after the approval by the Mayor of said bond. Approved: J Beudin Rector City Attorney. Passed and approved : May 18th 1916. A P Wooldridge ,Mayor. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. --- Page break --- 510 The Mayer laid before the Council the following resolution: A resolution. Granting to W B Galloway the privilege and license to opurate a Jitney. Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin: Section 1. That the application or for the privilege XM and license to operate a Jitney the following described automobile, to-wit : Trade name Factory Number, Horse power, CountyLicense,Saets and Type Capacity Ford & Touring, 989525, Twenty, Five be and the same is hereby granted as herein stated for the period of one year from and after the date of the license to be issued hereunder, but subject to all the conditions and provisions of the ordinances of the City of Austin regulating jitneys and street traffic in general; provided, that no right shal accrue hereunder until said license is actually issued ; and in case of any variance from the application, acceptance of the license issued in conformity with this resolution shall be deemed an amendment of such application. Section 2. That the bond, with the Western Indemnity Company as surety, tendered by applicant ,is hereby approved, and the Mayer is hereby authorized and instructed to give evidence of such approval by his official signature appended to said application . Sec 3. That the schedule by which said autimobile is to operated as a jitney is as follows : The said autimobile shall be run regularly over the entire route and only between the termini stated below, from 11 O'clock A M to 11 O'clock P M MKX, daily, leaving the terminus at the intersection of Congress Avenue with 5th street and the terminus at the intersection of 31st street with Speedwaystre at intervals of not mere than thity minutes over the following streets,and no others,between said termini Congress Avenue between 5th and 19th streets; 19th street between Congress Avenue and Guadelupe; Guadelupe st between 19th and 24th ; 24th street between Guadelupe stk Whitis Avenue; Whitis Avenue between 24th & 27th sts; 27th st bwtqeen Whitis Avenue & Speed way; and Speedway between 27th & 31st sts. Section 4. That the City Tax Assessor & Collector shall issue suchl license upon the payment by said applicant of the license fee requirwd by ordinance, and after the approval by them May or of sa id bond. Appr oved : J Boul din fe Cetor ,City Attorney. Passed and approved: May 18th 1916. A P Wooldridge-Mayor. The resolution was adopted by the following roll. Yeas Mayer Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Henges & Powell. Nays None. --- Page break --- . The mayor laid before the Council the following resolution : A resolution. Granting to R V Smith the privilege and license to operate a Jitney. Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin: That the application of R V Smith for the privilege and license to operate as a Jitney the following described autimobile. to-wit : Trade name & Type, Factory Number, Horse power, County license, Seating capacity, Ford, 51915, 20. 2161, 5 be and the same is hereby granted for the period of one year from and after the date of the license to be issued hereunder, but subject to all the conditions and provisions of the ordinances of the City of Austin regulating jitneys and street traffic in general ;provided A V [illegible] Jitney License that no right shall accrue hereunder until said license is actually issued [illegible] [illegible] and in case of any variance from the application ,acceptance of the license issued in conformity with this resolution shall be deemed an amendment to such application. Sec 2. That the bond, with Western Indemnity Company as surety,tendered by appli-cant, is hereby approved, and the Mayor is hereby authorized and instructed to give evidence of such approval by his official signature appended to said application. Sec 3. That the schedule by which said autimobile is to be operated as a jitney is as follows: Said autimobile shall be run regularly over the entire route and only between the t termini stated below, from 8 O'clock A M, to 8 O'clock P M daily,leaving the terminus at the intersection of 5th street with Congress Avenue and the terminus at the intersection of 31st street with Speedwaystreet at intervals of not more than thirty minutes over the following streets, and no others, between said termini:Congress Avenue,between 5th and 19th streets ;19th street between Congress Avenue and Guadalupe street ;Guadalupe st between 19th & 14th sts; 24th street between Guadalupe and Whitis Avenue ;Whitis Avenue between 24th and 27th streets;27th street between Whitis Avenue and Speedway; and Speedway between 27th & 31st sts. Sec 4. That the City Tax Assessor & Collectorshall issue such license upon the payment by said applicant of the license fee required by ordinance , and after the appro-val of the Mayor of said bond. Approved, J Baulding Rector, City Attorney Passed and approved: May 18th 1916. A P Wooldridge, Mayor. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. --- Page break --- 512 The Mayor laid before the Council : A resolution . Granting to R B Wright the privilege and license to operate a Jitney. Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : Section 1. That the application of R B Wright for the privilege and license to operate as a jitney the following desori bed autimobile.to-wit: R A Wright Jitney License Trade number & Type, Factory number, Horse Power, County licenseNO Seating capacis Ford & Touring, 344879, Twenty, 1576, 5 By and the same is [illegible] for a period of one year from and after the date of the license to be issued hereunder,but subject to al all the conditions and provisions of the ordinancae of the City of Austin reg-lating jitneys and street traffic in general ;provided,that no right shall accrue hereunder until said license is actually issued ,and in case of any variance from the application, acceptance of the license issued in conformity with this resolution shall be deemed an amendment to such application. Sec2. That the bond with the Western Indemnity Company as surety,tendered by applicant,is hereby approved, and the Mayor is hereby authorized andinstrue -tedto give evidence of such approval by his official signature appended to said application. Sec 3. That the schedule by which such autimobile is to be operated as a Jitney is as follows : The said autimobile shall be run regularly over the entire route and only between the termini stated below, from 10 O'clock A M to 10 O'clock P M daily, leaving the terminus at the intersection of Congress Avenue with 5th street and the terminud at the intersection of 31st street with Speedwaystreet at intervals of not more than thirty minutes over the following streets.and no others ,between the termini Congress Avenue ,between 5th and 19th streets; 19th street between Congress Avenue and Guadelupe;Guadelupe street between 19th and 24th;24th street between Guadelupe street & Whitia Avenue; Whitis Avenue between 24th & 27th streets;27th street between Whitis Avenue & Speedway; and Speedway between 27th & 31st streets. Sec . 4.That the City Tax Assessor & Collector shall issue such license upon the payment. by said applicant of the license fee required by ordinance, and after the approval by the Mayor of said bond. Approved: J Bouldin Rector, City Attorney: Passed and approved: May 18th 1916. Thw resolution was adopted by the following vote : A F Wooldridge, Mayor. Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none --- Page break --- 513 The Mayor laid before the Council, A resolutiongranting to W B Hart the privilege and license to operate a Jitney. Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : Section 1. That the application of W B Hartfor the privilege and license to operate as a jitney the following described automobile,to-wit: Trade name Factory number, Horse Power, County license number, SeatingCapac & type Ford, 12815, 20, 2995, 5 Lor Grant be and the same is hereby granted as herein stated for theh period of one year from and Jilney after the date of the license to be issued hereunder,but subject to all the conditions License and provisions of the ordinances of the City of Austin regulating jitneys and street traffic in general ;provided, that no right shall accrue hereunder until said license is actually issued ,and in case of any variance from the application ,acceptance of the license issued in conformity with this resolution shall be deemed an amendment to such application. Sec 2. That the bond ,with Western Indemnity Company as surety,tendered by applicant, is hereby approved, and the Mayor is hereby authorized and instructed to give evidence of such approval by his officail signature appended to said application. Sec 3. That the schedule by which said automobile is to be operated as a jitney is as follows : The said automobile shall be run regularly over the entire route and only between the termini stated below, from 7 O'clock A M to 7 O'clock P M ,daily,leaving the terminus at th intersection of 5th street with Congress Avenue and the terminus at the intersection of 31st street with Speedway Street at intervals of not more than thirty minutes over the following streets ,and no others,between said termini Congress Avenue,between 5th & 19th streets ;19th street between Congress Avenue & Guadeloupe street;Guadelupestreet between 19th & 24th streets between Guadeloupe st & Whittis Avenue ; Whittis Avenue,between 24th & 27th streets ; 27th street but ween Whittis Avenue & Speedway; and Speedway between 27th & 31st streets. Sec 4. That the City Tax Assessor & Collectorshall issue such license upon the pay-ment by said applicant of the license fee required by ordinance,and after the approval by the Mayor of said bond. Approved, J Bouldin Rector, City Attorney: Passed and approved, May 18th 1916: A P Wooldridge, Mayor. The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. --- Page break --- 614 Roy Hough Jitney License The Mayor laid before the Council .. A resolution ,granting to Roy Hough the privilege and license to operate a Jitney. Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin: Section 1. That the application of Roy Hough for the privilege and license to operate as a jitney the following described automobile, to- wit : Trade name Factory Number, Horse Power, County license Seating & Type, Number Capacity, Ford, 741469, 20, B. 5. be and the same is hereby granted as herein stated for the period of one year from and after the date of the license to be issued hereunder,but subject to all the conditions and provisions of the ordinances of the City of Austin regulating jitneys and street traffic in general ; provided, that no right shall accrue hereunder until said license is actually issued ,and in case of any variance from the application ,acceptance of the license issued in confor-mity with this resolution shall be deemed an amendment of such application. Sec 2. That the bond, with Western Indemnity Company as surety,tendered by applicant ,is hereby approved, and the Mayor is hereby authorized and insb -structed to give evidence of such approval by his official signature append-ed to said application. Sec 3. That the schedule by which said automobile is to be operated as a jitney is as follows: The said automobile shall run regularly over the entire route and only between the termini stated below, from 7 O'clock A M to 7 O'clock P M daily, leaving the terminus at the intersection of 5th street with Congress Avenue and the terminus at the intersection of 31st street with Speedway streetat intervals of not more than thirty minutes over the following streets,and no others, between said termini Congress Avenue ,between 5th & 19th streets; 19th street between Congress Avenue and Guadalupe street; Guadalupe street between 19th & 24th streets ;24th street between Guadalupe street and Whittis Avenue;Whittis Avenue between 24th & 27th streets;27th street between Whittis Avenue & Sppedway ; and Speedway between 27th & 31st streets. Sec 4. Thatthe City Tax Assessor & Collector shall issue such license upon upon the payment by said applicant of the license fee required by ordinance, and after the approval by the mayor of said bond. Approved, J Bouldin Rector, City Attorney: Passed and Approved, May 18th 1916: A P Wooldridge, Mayor. The resolution was adopted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. --- Page break --- Vacating Streets! . By Councilman Powell: An ordinance vacating certain streets in subdivision of part of OutLotdSix(6), Seven(7) and Eight(8),in Division "Z" of the City of Austin, Travis County, Texas, according to plat attached to donation of "Pease Park ",as same appears of record in Book 38, pages 323- 326,of the deed records of Travis County, Texas, and accepting dedication of certain streets and alleys in re-subdivision of said premises. The ordinance was read the 1st time, and a motion made to suspend the rule and place it on its second reading, which motion prevailed by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none: The ordinance was read the 2nd time ,and a motion made to suspend the rule and place it on its 3rd 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 read the third time and passed by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. May 20th 1915: Councilman Anthony offered the following resolution : Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin, Texas : Appropriation to Purchase property for Protection 3 That the sum of $ 534.90,be and the same is hereby especially appropriated out of the General fund of the City of Austin, Texas , and set apart for the purchase of horses, harness and incidental material this day bought of Protection Hose Co No 3,per the attached and carefully itemized list. 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 : Life Net Fire Dept That the sum of $ 156.12, be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the General Contingent fund of this City and specifically set apart for the payment of a life net and canvas cover of same ,acquired for the use of the Fire Dept of this City from the Walter Tips Co, on the 6th day of 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, Councilman Haynes offered the following resolution : Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin, Texas : L. B. Smilie Tax refund That the sum of $ 2.85, be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the General Contingent fund of the City of Austin, Texas, as a refund to L B Smilie for taxes paid by him in that amount for excessive valuation placed upon lot 1, block 17,Groomsaddition to 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. --- Page break --- 51C Fire Dept Employees Jitney Routes Changed .Mayor Wooldridge nominated the persons whose names here follow for the posi-tion set opposite their names ,as employees of the Austin Fire Department, subject to removal at any time in the pleasure of the City Council :viz : Hook & Ladder Co No 1: To be Captain, Geo Pøndexter. To be Ladderman, Joe Smith, " " Walter Hearn, " " A P Loney, Hose Co No1, To be Captain, Ed Tallichet, To be Hoseman , Will Erwin, " " John Woody, " " Fred Leser, Hose Co No 2, To be Captain, Otto Brinkmann, To be Hoseman , William Krueger, " " William Bonte, Hose Company No 3, To be Captain, Ed Allen, To be Hoseman, James Glass, " " Gus Mueller, Hose Company No 5, To be Captain Harper Nation, To be Hoseman John Lucky, " " James Quinlan, " " Lawrence Hanley, Hose Company No 6, To be Captain W C Hart, To be Hoseman Earl Hickman, " " Fillmore Peterson, The nominations were confirmed by the following vote: Yeas Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 4 Not voting Mayor Wooldridge, 1 May 22nd 1916: The Mayor laid before the Council the following resolution : Whereas, in view of the fact that the bridge across Speedway at 29th street in this City has been closed for the construction of a new bridge at that point, and in view of the fact that said bridge at Speedway and 29th st may remain closed for from two to three months ,and in view of the fact that certain individuals operating a jitney line of automobiles whose present route goes from fifth to thirty-first streets,have requested the privilege of making up the loss in distance of said route by reason of their inability to traverse Speedway for a portion of the route heretofore prescribed for them, and in view of the special fact that the intersection of 27th street with Speedway is an inconvenient ,if not very dangerous, place for the terminus for a line of jitney cars, Now, therefore, --- Page break --- 517 Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin, Texas: That the petition of the jitney car operators to add two blocks ,from 3rd to 5th streets in this City ,as a substitute for the shortening of their distance on the route from 27th to 29th streets ,be granted, and Be it further resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin : That their terminal point in the north part of the City shall be 27th street where it intersects Wichita street ,in place of 31st street where it intersect Speedway. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew & Haynes 4 Absent Councilman Powell 1 Approved, A P Wooldridge, Mayor. May 11th 1915: Councilman Bartholomew offered the following resolution : Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin, Texas : That the sum of $ 20.00, be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the cost and damage fund of the Water, Light and Power department of the City of Austin, Texas, for the year 1916, to pay for cost of a MIX Calf killed by a live wire at the Old Herndon place in south Austin. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none, Approved, A P Wooldridge, Mayor. May 23rd 1916: Councilman Anthony offered the following resolution : Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin, Texas : That the sum of $ 3.00, paid in to the Clerk of the Corporation Court of the City of Austin by Fred Fester for two cows empounded ,br ordered refunded to the said Fred Fester, and this is the authority of the Police Clerk so to do. 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. Jno. O. Johnson City Clerk Damages W&L Dept. Fred Fester pound fee refunded