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Austin's Unpaid Special Officer Confirmed

Saturday, April 20, 1918 special called
  • Austin City Council convened a special meeting.
  • H. D. Davidson was formally appointed to serve as a special policeman.
  • Notably, this newly confirmed special officer position was an unpaid role.

Full Transcript

253 Bartholomew and Powell, 2. APPROVED, April 20, 1918: A. P. Wooldridge, Mayor. The Council then adjourned. V.E. Martin City Clerk SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: Austin, Texas, April 20, 1918. The Council met with all members present except Councilman Bartholomew. H. D. Davidson: Councilman Anthony nominated H. D. Davidson to be a special policeman Special Policeman without pay. The nomination was confirmed by the following vote: Yeas--Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Haynes and Powell, 3; Mr. Anthony not voting. The Council then adjourned. V.E. Martin City Clerk SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: Austin, Texas, April 24, 1918. The Council met with all members present for the purpose of giving a hearing to S. J. Look on the question whether his two applications for public service car licenses should be granted. Witnesses pro and con were placed on S. J. Look: the stand and examined on behalf of the city by A. S. Phelps, Assistant City Licenses Attorney, and by Mr. Look in person. He testified in his own behalf. At the refused. conclusion of the hearing, the motion to grant the licenses failed by the following vote: Yeas--Councilmen Haynes and Powell, 2; nays,--Mayor Wooldridge, Coun- oilmen Anthony and Bartholomew, 3. Councilman Anthony nominated R. G. Shelton to be a special policeman R. G. Shelton: without pay. The nomination was confirmed by the following vote: Yeas--Mayor Special Police Wooldridge, Councilmen Bartholomew, Haynes, and Powell, 4; Councilman Anthony man not voting. The Council then adjourned. V.E. Martin City Clerk