356 The Council then recessed . SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: Austin, Texas, July 03, 1920. The Council was called to order by the Mayor. Roll call showed the following members present: Mayor Yett, Councilmen Alford, Graham, Haynes and Ward, 5; absent, none. Alleged Mayor Yett stated the purpose of the meeting was to hear evidence Mistreatment of a in the matter of the alleged mistreatment of a city prisoner . The City Prisoner witnesses in the case were called in and after being duly sworn , were placed under the rule. The Council then called official court stenographer, T. G. Eisenlohr , to take stenographic notes of all testimony offered , and after examining a number of witnesses, the Council recessed to meet at 9 o'clock, Saturday morning, July 3, 1920. SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: Austin, Texas, July 3, 1920. The Council was called to order by the Mayor. Roll call showed the following members present: Mayor Yett, Councilmen Alford, Graham, Haynes and Ward, 5; absent, none. After hearing further evidence in the case of the alleged mistreatment of a city prisoner, the Council instructed Court Stenographer, T. G. Eisenlohr, to transcribe his notes of all the evidence submitted and to furnish a copy of same to each member of the City Council . Cab Licenses The applications of S. B. Cox, Joe Herbert, Henry Jones, John L. Granted Harbert, Walter J. Jones and J. E. Norwood to operate service cars were granted by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Alford, Graham, Haynes and Ward, 5; nayes, none. The Council then recessed until 9 o'clock Wednesday morning, July 7, 1920. SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: Austin, Texas, July 7, 1920. The Council was called to order by the Mayor. Roll call showed