197 SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: Austin, Texas, Apr. 22, 1919. The Council met with all members present except Mayor Wooldridge. Mayor Pro Tem P. W. Powell was in the chair. Councilman Powell laid before the Council the following resolution: Property Owners on Rio Grande St between 19th St. and 28th St., North RESOLUTION DESIGNATING OWNERS AND THEIR PROPERTY ON RIO GRANDE STREET IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN, TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS, BETWEEN THE NORTH PROPERTY LINE OF WEST NINETEENTH STREET AND THE NORTH PROPERTY LINE OF WEST TWENTY-EIGHTH STREET IN FRONT OF WHOSE PROPERTY PAVING WAS NOT LAID UNDER THE FORMER RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND IN FRONT OF WHOSE PROPERTY PAVING HAS SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN LAID UNDER THE RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL PASSED DECEMBER 20, 1917, WHO HAVE FAILED OR REFUSED TO AGREE WITH THE CITY COUNCIL AS TO THE SPECIAL BENEFITS TO THEIR PROPERTY BY REASON OF SUCH PAVING AND DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO FILE WITH THE COUNTY JUDGE OF TRAVIS COUNTY A STATEMENT THEREOF. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: Whereas, the City Council has heretofore ordered the improvement of those portions of Rio Grande Street between the north prop- erty line of West Nineteenth Street and the north property line of West Twenty-eighth Street which had not been paved and accepted by the City Council in the resolution adopted by said City Council on December 20, 1917, and has given notice of hearing to the owners of property abutting thereon concerning the benefits of said improvements and the amount and proportion of the cost thereof to be assessed against them; and Whereas, the said hearing has been held, and all of said owners have been given an opportunity to be heard before the City Council concerning said matters; and Whereas, the hereinafter designated person has failed and refused to agree with the City Council as to the special benefits of said improvement, and the amount and apportionment of the cost thereof to be assessed against its property; and Whereas, said improvement has been fully completed and accepted by the City Council on Jan. 3, 1918: 1st. That the City Council does hereby designate the following property owner and its property who has failed and refused to agree with the City Council concerning said matter, to-wit: Owner Description Number of Amount Front Feet Trustees of Sustenta- tion Fund of the Re- Lot 13, Block 51, 48 1/2 $142.60 formed Episcopal Church Div. D 2nd. The City Attorney is hereby directed to file with the County Judge of Travis County, Texas, a statement hereof as provided by Section 4 of the ordinance in such case made and provided, passed by the City Council of the City of Austin February 23, 1911; and further to take such steps for the appointment of commissioners and for the determination of the amounts of such assessment as are provided for by said ordinance. 3rd. This resolution shall take effect from and after its passage. --- Page break --- 198 (Property Owners on W. 19th St. from Rio Grande to West Ave. The resolution was adopted by a vote of 4 yeas, no nays. APPROVED, Apr. 22, 1919: P. W. Powell, Mayor Pro Tem. Mr. Powell laid before the Council the following resolution: RESOLUTION DESIGNATING OWNERS AND THEIR PROPERTY ON WEST NINETEENTH STREET IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN, TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM THE WEST PROPERTY LINE OF RIO GRANDE STREET, SOUTH, TO THE INTERSECTION OF RIO GRANDE STREET WITH THE SOUTH PROPERTY LINE OF WEST NINETEENTH STREET, AND THENCE WEST TO THE WEST LINE OF WEST AVENUE, WHO HAVE FAILED OR REFUSED TO AGREE WITH THE CITY COUNCIL AS TO THE SPECIAL BENEFITS OF IMPROVEMENT ON SAID WEST NINETEENTH STREET AND APPORTIONMENT OF THE COST OF SUCH IMPROVEMENT TO BE ASSESSED AGAINST THEM AND DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO FILE WITH THE COUNTY JUDGE OF TRAVIS COUNTY A STATEMENT THEREOF. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: Whereas, the City Council has heretofore ordered the improvement of West Nineteenth Street from the west property line of Rio Grande Street south to the intersection of Rio Grande Street with the south property line of West Nineteenth Street, and thence west to the west line of West Avenue by grading and paving and guttering the same and has given notice of hearing to the owners of property abutting thereon, concerning the benefits of the said improvement and the amount and proportion of the cost thereof to be assessed against them; and Whereas, the said hearing has been held and all of said owners have been given an opportunity to be heard before the City Council concerning the said matters; and Whereas, some of said owners have agreed and consented with the City Council concerning the benefits of said improvement to their property and the amount to be assessed against the same; and Whereas, others have failed or refused to agree with the City Council as to the special benefits of said improvement and the amount and apportionment of the cost thereof to be assessed against them and their property; and Whereas, said improvement has been fully completed and accepted by the City of Austin on February 28, 1918: 1st. That said City Council does hereby designate the following property owners and their property who have failed and refused to agree with the Council concerning the said matters, the names of the said property owners, the description of their property by lot and block number, and the amounts proposed to be assessed against them and their property, being as follows, to-wit: Name of Owner Description Number of Amount Front Feet Estate of S. S. Shackleford Part of Outlot No. 121 $371.00 J. M. Lewright 19, Div. D Part of Outlot No. 138 $493.72 19, Div. D 2nd. That the City Attorney is hereby directed to file with the County Judge of Travis County, Texas, a statement hereof as provided by Section 4 of an ordinance in such case made and provided, passed by the City Council of the City of Austin February --- Page break --- 199 23, 1911; and further, to take such steps for the appointment of Commissioners, and for the determination of the amounts of said assessments as are provided by the said ordinance. 3rd. That this resolution shall take effect from and after its passage. The resolution was passed by a vote of 4 yeas, no nays. APPROVED, Apr. 22, 1919: P. W. Powell, Mayor Pro Tem. There was read to the Council a communication from Milton Morris, Auditor and Accountant, after which the following resolution was offered: Salary of Auditor. RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS: That the salary of the City Auditor and Accountant for the year 1919 be and the same is hereby increased from One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) to One Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty Dollars ($1,920.00) to adjust and equalize it to agree with other salaries, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: That the sum of Four Hundred and Twenty Dollars ($420.00) be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the General Contingent Fund of the City of Austin, Texas, and ordered transferred to the salary of the City Auditor and Accountant for that purpose. The resolution was adopted by a vote of 4 yeas, no nays. APPROVED, Apr. 22, 1919: P. W. Powell, Mayor Pro Tem. The Council then adjourned. S. R. Martin City Clerk