260 The resolution was adopted by the following vote: YeasMayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes, and Powell, 5; nays none. APPROVED, April 27, 1918: A. P. Wooldridge, Mayor. The Council then adjourned. V S Mathi City Clerk SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: Austin, Texas, April 30, 1918. The Council met with all members present except Councilman Powell. William Bargeley: The application of William Bargeley, 1004 Congress avenue, Service car Lic. for public service car license on his 7-passenger Cole automobile, Canceled No. 31429, was granted by a vote of 4 yeas, no nays. Councilman Haynes nominated James Beeger, Sr., and J. B. James Beeger, Dr. Webb to be members of the City Board of Equalization for the enJ. B. Webb suing two years. The nominations were confirmed by the following Board of Equalization vote: Yeas--Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony and Bartholomew, 3; Councilman Powell absent, Councilman Haynes not voting. The Mayor laid before the Council the following resolution: Whereas, it appears that the dog for which License No. 19 Mrs. John Cain. was paid by Mrs. John Cain was poisoned and died two days after the Dog tag refund purchase of the tag. Therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS: That One Dollar and Fifty Cents ($1.50) be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the General Contingent Fund of the City of Austin, Texas, as a refund for Dog Tag No. 19 purchased by Mrs. John Cain and practically unused. The resolution was adopted by a vote of 4 yeas, no nays. APPROVED, April 30, 1918: A. P. Wooldridge, Mayor. The Mayor offered the following resolution: J. A. Jackson: Whereas, J. A. Jackson, under the impression that Dog Tag Dog tag refund No. 775 was for a female dog, and whereas, the dog was a male, overpaid the license tax by $1.50. Now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS: That the sum of One Dollar and Fifty Cents ($1.50) be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the General Contingent Fund of the City of Austin, Texas, as a refund to the said J. A. Jackson, agent for C. H. Hurdleton, as a refund for the excessive tax paid for said dog. The resolution was adopted by a vote of 4 yeas, no nays. APPROVED, April 30, 1918: A. P. Wooldridge, Mayor. The Mayor laid before the Council the following resolution: --- Page break --- Transfer of errors of city clerk. V. S. [illegible] city clerk A. J. Lock. petition for rehearing. A. J. Lock source car license granted Sanitary Dept: 150 for motor truck Dr. S. A. Woolsey: $97.50 approp. for reg. & return of vital statistics