120 REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: Austin, Texas, Jan. 16, 1919. 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 January 9 and 10 were read, and adopted by a vote of 5 yeas, no nays. The report of the City Sexton and the Fire Chief for December, 1918, were read and ordered filed. The Mayor laid before the Council the applications of Robert Robt. F. Jones F. Jones for public service car licenses on his Buick car No. 184273 Service car license. and his Reo car No. 193657, both of which were granted by a vote of 5 yeas, no nays. The Mayor read to the Council an opinion signed by W. J. Legal Opinion: Townsend, Assistant Attorney General of Texas, to the effect that women in City women might legally vote in the city primary election, provided Primary. they took out a poll tax receipt. A petition for road work on East Twenty-third, Trinity and Hal C. Weaver & al other streets east of the University campus, signed by Hal C. Weaver, Petition for Road work Mrs. Charles Stephenson and a number of others, was read to the E. 23rd St. Council and referred to Councilman Powell. A petition for the improvement of that part of Kinney avenue Kinney Avenue: lying inside the city limits, signed by V. L. Brooks, George P. Kinney Petition for imp. and others was read and then referred to Mr. Powell. work. There was laid before the Council and was read the first time the following resolution: RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS: That the budget of the Mayor of the City of Austin, Texas, 1919 Budget. for the year 1919, bearing date the 16th day of January, 1919, and Res. to adopt. being of the total amount of $921,539.07, be and the same is hereby received, filed, adopted and approved. The Mayor laid before the Council the following resolution: RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS: Oriental Oil Co. That the petition of the Oriental Oil Company to install, Warehouse establish, erect and maintain a warehouse and one 10,000 gallon gasGas Storage. oline storage tank at the southeast corner of Block No. 6, Division "A", said lot being located at the intersection of Attoyac and East Fourth streets in this city, be and the same is hereby authorized. The tank hereby authorized must be erected at least 40 feet from the warehouse of said company, which warehouse is authorized to be used for the purpose of storing lubricating oils and greases. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That this permit is granted subject to the present and future rules, regulations and ordinances of the City of Austin for the enforcement of fire, police and traffic regulations applicable to gas- oline and oil storage and vending establishments. The resolution was passed by a vote of 5 yeas, no nays. APPROVED, Jan. 16, 1919: A. P. Wooldridge, Mayor. The Mayor laid before the Council the following resolution: --- Page break --- 121 Oriental Oil Co. Feby. 17, 1919. RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS: That the Oriental Oil Company of Texas be and it is hereby authorized to establish and maintain an auto filling-station at the corner of East First street and Congress avenue in this city. This permit reads specifically as follows: FIRST: That the Oriental Oil Company be and it is hereby authorized to erect, establish and maintain at the corner of East First street and Congress avenue in this city a modern drive-in auto filling-station, at which filling-station it shall be authorized to sell to the trade gasoline, lubricating oil, greases and other products and accessories re- lating to said auto filling-station, and said Oriental Oil Company under this permit is hereby authorized to construct a driveway so as to permit ingress to and egress from said premises on both the Congress avenue and the East First street side for the use of automobiles, trucks and other vehicles desiring to enter or leave such station. Leave for the installation of a 500-gallon underground tank is also hereby authorized at said premises. SECOND: That this permit is granted subject to the present and future rules, regulations and ordinances of the City of Austin applying to or regulating auto filling-stations and said permit is held to be granted and must be accepted subject to all necessary, reasonable and proper present and future regulations and ordinances of the City of Austin for the enforcement of police, fire and traffic regulations. The resolution was adopted by a vote of 5 yeas, no nays. APPROVED, Jan. 16, 1919: A. P. Wooldridge, Mayor. G. B. Saladee presented a petition to be allowed to erect a cloth sign for the "Novelty Shoe Company" for a period of 30 days in front of the Poindexter building. The desired permission was granted by a vote of 5 yeas, no nays. The Council then recessed until 10 o'clock Friday morning, Jan. 17, for the purpose of considering the Mayor's budget for the year 1919. V. T. Martin City Clerk