755 Regular meeting of the City Council: Austin, Texas, Jany 18th 1917: The Council was called to order by the Mayor: Roll called: . . . Presnt Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Absent none: The minutes of the last regular and subsequent recessed meetings were read and adopted: Reports of City Officers: Reports of Officers. The Mayor laid before the City Council the reports of the City Health Inspector,Dr Pease, the City Health Officer,the Fire Marshal,the City Sexton ,for the month of Dec 1916, which were read and ordered filed: The following applications for licenses as drivers of service cars were Drivers' licenses presented and licenses granted ,viz : Geo Fiegel Jr ,506 Guadalupe street Richard Hicks, 715 West Avenue J L Condit, 1000 SanAntonio street. The Mayor presented application of Tom Turney,asking remission of Fine in Recorders Fine - Court, which on motion was granted ,and fine remitted by the following vote: Tom Turney. Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none: Councilman Powell offered the following resolution: Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin,Texas : Supt. Streets &c. That the Supt of Streets and Public Improvements be authorized to sell one pair of old Sale of mules. mules or put them in exchange for other mules. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. Councilman Powell offered the following resolution : Resolution approving City Engineers report concerning improvements upon Guadalupe Paving - street ,in this City, from the north property line of 28th street to the north property Guadalupe St. line of 27th street ,east, and directing a hearing to property owners concerning the assessment for a part of the costs of such improvement against them and their property, fixing a time for said hearing and directing that a notice be given to said property owners concerning the said hearing. The resolution was read the first time and laid over for one week. January 19th 1917:All present: Drivers license - Application of Addison Smith ,1218 W 5th street for license as driver edf service car Addison Smith was presented and licenses granted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none: Councilman Bartholomew offered the following resolution : W.L.&P. Dept - Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin,Texas, Purchase [illegible] That the Supt of Parks and Public Propertyer of the City of Austin,Texas, be authorized [illegible] to purchase out of the Earnings Fund of the Water, Light and Power dept.the necessary conduit for underground construction for electric cables in the following streets and alley in the City of Austin, viz : The alley between Congress Avenue and Brazos street,from 1st street to 3rd street; On Congress Avenue from the north end of the Colorado bridge to 1st street; --- Page break --- 766 .On 1st street from Congress Avenue to the alley between Congress Avenue and Colorado street; On the alley between Congress and Colorado street from 1st street to a point across 3rd street; On the alley between 6th & 7th streets from Branes street to Sabine street. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none, Approved, A P Wooldridge, Mayor. Damages - Sam Mason. Mayor Wooldridge offered the following reoslution28th 1917; All present: resolution Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin, Texas: That the sum of one hundred ($100.00) dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated as an anticipatory appropriation out of the cost and damage appropriation in the appropriations of the general street fund of this City for the year 1917, in full payment and complete discharge of the claim of Sam Mason against the City of Austin for damages incurred from the concentration of waters causing overflow of his premises at the corner of 4th and Comal streets in this City. This appropriation is to cover past and future conditions of damage to the premises to the said Sam Mason at the corner of 4th and Comal streets in this City by reason of overflow of waters. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none, Approved, A P Wooldridge, Mayor. Bridge - E. 16th St. Ben J. Kn. Councilman Powell offered the following resolution: Whereas, the Supt of Streets and Public Improvements has filed his report with the City Council to the effect that Ben J Knappe has completed the work of construvcting a re-inforced concrete arch bridge across Waller creek on East 16th street and that said work has been fully done in strict accordance with the contract and specifications adopted therefor by the City Council; Now therefore, Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin, Texas: That the said work of improvement be finally accepted by the City Council and that the final estimate due by the City to said contractor be paid: 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 --- 707 Driver's Licenses. Applications from the following named persons for licenses as drivers of Service cars were granted: Geo Fiegel Jr, 606 Guadalupe street Richard Hicks, 715 W West Avenue, J L Condit, 1000 San Antonio street XXXXXXMKXXIXXXXX . January 22nd 1917: All present: Drivers' Licenses. The following applications for licenses as drivers of service cars were received and licenses granted: F M Peary, Austin R F D J M Braden ,206 W 5th street The licenses were granted by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none. Motor Truck - Councilman Powell presented bids for Motor Truck,as follows: Bids Presented. Cullen & Caswell ,Federal Truck Co $ 4,500.00 Covert & Co 1 at $4,486.00 1 at 4,686.00 Anderson & Benson 4,450.00 Standard Motor Co 4,450.00 Christal Auto Co 5,003.00 W G Bell Motor Co 3,000.00 These bids were referred to the Supt of Streets,for calculation-report. Councilman Powell offered the following resolution: Storm SewerResolution finally accepting the cement concrete storm sewer on Nueces street Nueces St. from 16th to 19th streets. Whereas, the Supt of Streets and Public Improvements has filed his report with the City Council to the effect that Wm Fuhrmann has completed the work of constructing a five feet ce ment concrete storm sewer along Nueces street from 16th to 19th streets and that said work has been fully done in strict accordance with the contract and specifications adopted therefor by the City Council.Now therefore, Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin,Texas: That the said work of improvement be finally adopted by the City Council and that the final estimate due by the said City to said contractor be paid. 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 24th 1917: All present: [illegible] The following named persons were granted licenses as drivers of service cars,vis: Albert Jabour, 506 E 7th street Albert Hetzel, 610 E 4th street --- Page break --- 708 Wm. G. Bell Motor Car Co. — Bid on Motor Truck accepted. January 24th 1917: All present: Councilman Powell offered the following resolution: Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin,Texas: That the bid of the Wm G Bell Motor car Co.to furnish a five ton "White" dump truck for the sum of $3,888.88, f o b Austinbe and the same is hereby accepted: 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. Johnson City Clerk