786 . Regular meeting of the City Council: Austin,Texas, May 31, 1917: The Council,was called to order by the Mayor : Roll called : Present Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Absent None: On motion the reading of the minutes of the last regular and subsequent 'meetings,was postponed until the next regular Meeting: Repotrs of City Officers: The Mayor laid before the Council the report of the Supt of the Water & Light Plant & the City Engineer for the month of April 1917, which were ordered filed; Resignation Ed Smith Councilman Anthony presented the resignation of Ed Smith as Patrolman of Policeman the City, which was accepted by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none: resigned ounhisdha&nonaynmmanshadofchbydeenhengelowSragPatrolman,Vioe,EdSMith Clyde Jennings Councilman Anthony nominated Clyde Jennings to be Patrolman,vice,Ed Smith appt. as Policeman resigned,which nomination was confirmed by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Not voting Councilman Anthony 1 Lon King Councilman Anthony nominated Lon King to be Dog Catcher for the season beginnig appt. Dog Catcher June 1st 1917, which nomination was confirmed by the following vote: Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 4 Not voting Councilman Anthony 1. Councilman Powell offered the following resolution : Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin,Texas: That the sum of $ 49.84,be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the Paving Guadalupe Permanent street Improvement fund to pay the City's one-fifth of the cost of St. property assmt paving in front of Mr L N Goldbecks propertyon Guadalupe street north of the north line of Guadalupe 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. Electric Current Councilman Bartholomew offered the following resolustion : price fixed Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin,Texas : That a rate of three cents per kilowatt be charged for electric current for heating purposes: This rate to become effective with readings of meters commencing June,1917. 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 --- 787 May 28th 1917: Councilman Anthony offered the following resolution : Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin,Texas : That for good and sufficient causes unto the City Council shown,the fine and costs, amounting to $ 19.80,imposed against Thomas Garrett, in cause No 11960,State of Texas vs Thomas Garrett,in the Corporation Court of the City of Austin,Texas, for speeding,be and the same are hereby remitted. The Resolution was adopted by the following vote: Thos Garrett fine Remitted Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes & Powell 5 Nays none, Approved, A P Wooldridge, Mayor. June 6th 1917: All presentexcept Bartholomew Councilman presented the resignation of T J Cole ,as Policeman, which was accepted bythe following vote : Resignation T J Cole Policeman Ed Smith Elected Policeman Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Haynes & Powell 4 Absent Councilman Bartholomew 1. Councilman Anthony nominated Ed Smith to be Policeman vice T J Cole resigned,which nomina-tion was confirmed by the following vote : Yeas Mayor Wooldridge, Councilman Haynes & Powell 3 Not voting Councilman Anthony 1 June 4th 1917: Councilman Bartholomew offered the following resolution : Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin, Texas : Truck for Bartholomew Dept. That E C Bartholomew, Supt of Parks and Public Propertyof the City of Austin, Texas, be and he is hereby authorizedto purchase for the use of his departmentone Indiana Truck at the price of $ 1,465.00 ,delivered in 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. The Council then adjourned. Wood Johnson City Clerk