199 J. A. Warren: Resignation REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: Austin, Texas. February 28, 1918. The Council was called to order by the Mayor. Roll call disclosed the following present: Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes, and Powell; absent, none. Mr. J. A. Warren, who, by special agreement with the Mayor, had been serving as City Clerk since the death of Mr. Jno. O. Johnson, tendered his resignation as City Clerk in order to resume his duties as bookkeeper for the Street Department. His resignation was accepted by a vote of 5 yeas. V. E. Martin: City Clerk The Mayor then nominated V. E. Martin to be City Clerk. The nomination was confirmed by the following vote: Yeas--Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes, and Powell, 4; Mayor Wooldridge not voting. A delegation representing the Austin Rotary Club and other organizations, besides the musical interests of the city generally, was present to request the Council to reinstate the item of $500.00 for the Municipal Orchestra which had been stricken from the budget. Judge Rudolph Kleberg, E. L. Steck, R. L. Slaughter, Joe Harrell, W. H. Stacy, H. P. Hunnicutt, Lynn Dillingham, and James H. Raymond, Jr., addressed the Council, explaining that a mass meeting held the Sunday before had voted unanimously to ask the Council to reinstate the item and had named Judge Kleberg chairman of a committee to wait on the Council. The Mayor announced that the matter would be called up for action a week hence. Municipal Orchestra: appropriation urged Communications from C. E. Leonard, City Engineer, and P. W. Powell, Superintendent of Streets and Public Improvements, having been read to the Council, to the effect that the Texas Bitulithic Company had satisfactorily completed the pavement on Nineteenth Street from the east line of West Avenue to the west line of Rio Grande Street (South), the Mayor offered the following Resolution: 19th St. Pavement accept. A RESOLUTION FINALLY ACCEPTING THE PAVEMENT AND IMPROVEMENTS ON NINETEENTH STREET FROM THE EAST LINE OF WEST AVENUE TO THE WEST LINE OF RIO GRANDE STREET (SOUTH): Whereas, The Superintendent of Streets and Public Improvements has heretofore filed his report with the City Council to the effect that the Texas Bitulithic Company has completed the work of paving and improving Nineteenth Street from the east property line of West Avenue to the west property line of Rio Grande Street, under contract with the City of Austin, and that said work has been fully done in strict accordance with the said contract and specifications heretofore adopted 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 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: YeasMayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes, and --- Page break --- 191 Powell, 5; nays, none. APPROVED, February 28, 1918: A. P. Wooldridge, Mayor. Report of Street Dept. The report of the Street Department for the month of January was read and ordered filed. Councilman Bartholomew read parts of his report as Superintendent of the Water, Light and Power Department for the month of December, 1917. By a vote of 5 yeas the Council ordered that city employees be Half Holiday Mar. 2 given a half-holiday on March 2, Texas Independence day. At the afternoon session, the Mayor read a communication from Dr. W. B. Collins, State Health Officer, relating to the necessity for daily Daily analysis of water tests of the city water. The Mayor stated he had assurance that Dr. Malcolm Graham, State Bacteriologist, would make daily analyses of the city water and give advice as to its treatment, without cost to the city. The subject of concentrating the city health and sanitary service under one head was brought up and discussed incidentally. The Mayor offered the following Resolution: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS: That the Humble Oil and Refining Company be, and they are hereby Humble Oil & Refining Co. permit given a permit to erect a corrugated iron building, of dimensions 40x36 feet, on that portion of Bowie Street abutting the south line of Third Street and extending for a distance of 50 feet south of the south line of Third Street. The building shall be so located and constructed so as not to interfere with the free use of the present roadway, extending from Third Street south towards the Colorado River. Said building to be used as a warehouse for the purpose of storing lubricating oils, greases, and coal oil and gasoline in small quantities. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the manner and material used in the construction of said building and also the handling and storing of oils and gasoline shall be subject to the City Ordinances of the City of Austin governing same. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That this permit is in no wise to be considered permanent, but on the other hand same is revocable at the will and pleasure of the City Council. The Resolution was adopted by a vote of 5 yeas. APPROVED, Feb. 28, 1918: A. P. Wooldridge, Mayor. An Ordinance prescribing rules for the licensing of automobiles Ordinance Rules for licensing auto. to be used for hire was read and discussed. A hearing was set for Tuesday, Mar. 5, to give opportunity to service car owners to voice objection to any features of the Ordinance which they might disapprove. The application of C. L. Joyce for a driver's license was laid before the Council, and the application was granted by a vote of 5 yeas. The Mayor laid the following Resolution before the Council: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: That the City Treasurer and the Bookkeeper of the Street Department be and they are hereby directed to transfer from the Sanitary Sewer Fund to the Street Improvement Fund the sum of $54.50, being amount of Warrant No. 40004, which was drawn from the Street Improvement Fund, and should --- Page break --- 193 have been drawn from the Sanitary Sewer Fund. The Resolution was adopted by a vote of 5 yeas. APPROVED, Feb. 28, 1918: A. P. Wooldridge, Mayor. The Council then adjourned. V. E. Martin City Clerk SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: Austin, Texas, March 1, 1918. The Council was called to order by the Mayor: all members present. The Mayor laid before the Council the following Resolution: RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: That upon the assurance of Ella Wilson, fined for Ella Wilson fine vagranoy in Cause No. 12766, Corporation Court of the City of Austin, that she is leaving the City of Austin to take employment at Liberty Hill, $14.80 of the fine and costs assessed against said Ella Wilson in said cause, amounting altogether to $39.80, be and the same is hereby remitted; effective upon the payment by her of the remainder of said fine and costs, amounting to $25.00. The Resolution was adopted by a vote of 5 yeas. APPROVED, March 1, 1918: A. P. Wooldridge, Mayor. The Mayor offered the following Resolution: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: That for good and sufficient reasons unto the City John Hearn fine Council shown, and particularly on account of the youthfulness of John Hearn, defendant in Cause No. 12769, in the Corporation Court of the City of Austin, and the further fact that the act of speeding for which he was fined in said cause was his first offense, one-half or $7.40 of the fine and costs in said cause, amounting to $14.80, be and the same is hereby remitted. The Resolution was adopted by a vote of 5 yeas. APPROVED, March 1, 1918: A. P. Wooldridge, Mayor. Councilman Anthony submitted the following nominations Fire D-pt. nominations for positions in the Fire Department: E. L. Tallichet, to be Assistant Chief of the Fire Department and Fire Marshal; W. H. Bonte, to be Lieutenant, Hook and Ladder Truck Company No. 1; W. B. Erwin, to be Lieutenant, Engine Company No. 1; William Krueger, to be Lieutenant, Hose Company No. 2; W. C. Hart, to be Lieutenant, Hose Company No. 3; C. L. Farras, to be Lieutenant, Hose Company No. 4; John Luckey, to be Lieutenant, Hose Company No. 5; Alex Abramson, to be Lieutenant, Hose Company No. 6; J. W. Pratton, to be Lieutenant, Hose Company No. 7; Robert Rockwood, to be Hoseman, Engine Company No. 1; George Randolph, to be Captain of Hook and Ladder Truck Company No. 1. These nominations were severally confirmed by the