69 REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: Austin, Texas, Sept. 26, 1918. The Council was called to order by the Mayor. Roll call showed the following present: Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Bartholomew, Haynes, and Powell, 5; absent none. The minutes of Sept. 19 and subsequent meetings were read and approved by vote of 5 yeas, no nays. S.W. Johnson The application of S. W. Johnson, of 1306 Nueces street on Jeffrey car on his Jeffrey car, No. 131985, for public service car license License was laid before the Council and granted by a vote of 5 yeas, no nays. The August report of the Engineering, Street and Sewer Departments, and that of the Sanitary Inspector, were read and ordered filed. Mrs. Annie B. Myrick, lessee of Barton Springs, was present and discussed with the Council conditions upon which she might keep the bathing resort open during the winter. T.W. Currie The Rev. T. W. Currie, chairman of the faculty of Austin PresbyTaxes on terian Theological Seminary, was present in the interest of the exemp- Theological tion from taxes of the dwellings occupied by the seminary professors. Seminary An opinion of the City Attorney on the same subject, which had been preDwellings pared a few years ago, was read, to the effect that the dwellings could not be legally exempted. A committee of the employees of the Austin Street Railway ComPetition for pany submitted a petition asking that 6-cent fares be authorized. It 6 cent was declared that the employees were underpaid and that under present street car conditions the company was unable to increase wages. W. J. Jones, presfares ident of the Street Railway Company, spoke to the same effect. Upon the Mayor's request, he agreed to submit within a few days a financial statement showing accurately the condition of the business. Action on the petition was deferred. Ben F. Wright Councilman Bartholomew nominated Ben F. Wright to be Cashier of Elected the Water and Light Department, beginning October 1, at the salary of Cashier $2,000.00 per annum. The nomination was confirmed by the following vote: W & L Dept Yeas, Mayor Wooldridge, Councilmen Anthony, Haynes, and Powell, 4; nays none; Councilman Bartholomew not voting. The Council then adjourned. V. S. Martin City Clerk SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: Austin, Texas, Sept. 27, 1918. J. Fred Rich- There was laid before the Council the application of J. Fred ardson Richardson, 822 West Tenth street, for public service car license on his on Overland Car Overland car No. 177175, which was granted by 5 yeas, no nays. License V. S. Martin City Clerk