373 REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: Austin, Texas, September 30, 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. The Minutes of the last meeting were read and adopted by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Alford, Graham, Haynes and Ward, 5; nayes, none. Councilman Ward moved that the regular order of business be suspended. Motion carried by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Alford, Graham, Haynes and Ward, 5; nayes, none. The application of O. T. Childress to operate a service car was then taken up and after a discussion of same, Judge Houghton Brownlee, Attorney for applicant, appeared before the Council and withdrew said application. Adolph Schutze and C. Jaeger appeared before the Council in regard to certain sewer connections having been made. Upon motion of Councilman Ward, the matter was referred to the Superintendent of Streets and Public Improvements, with instructions to settle same for the amount of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00), by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Alford, Graham, Haynes and Ward; 5; nayes, none. Councilman Alford nominated L. E. Loden as patrolman in the Police Department of the City of Austin. Nomination was confirmed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Graham, Haynes and Ward, 4; nayes, none, Councilman Alford not voting. The resignation of A.S.Bowles as a policeman was accepted by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Alford, Graham, Haynes and Ward, 5; nayes, none. The petition of B. F. Fox and others, asking that a light be installed at the corner of Rosewood Avenue and Chicon Street, was referred to Councilman Ward by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Alford, Graham, Haynes and Ward, 5; nayes, none. The report of Dr. A.A. Biebel, Meat and Dairy Inspector, was read and ordered filed. The ordinance entitled, "An Ordinance Amending Title II, Chapter IV, Article 34 of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Austin, Relating to the Keeping of Hogs within the City Limits", was placed upon its third reading and final passage by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Alford, Graham, Haynes and Ward, 5; nayes, none. The Council then recessed. SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: Austin, Texas, October 1st, 1920. The Council met with the following members present: Mayor Yett Councilmen Alford, Graham, Haynes and Ward, 5; absent, none. The applications of D. O. Patton and Bud Williams to operate service cars were granted by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen --- Page break --- 374 Alford, Graham, Haynes and Ward, 5; nayes, none. The Council then adjourned. REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: Austin, Texas, October 7, 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; nayes, none. The Minutes of the last meeting were read and upon motion of Councilman Ward, were adopted by the following vote: Mayor Yett, Councilmen Alford, Graham, Haynes and Ward, 5; nayes, none. Councilman Alford moved that the regular order of business be suspended and that a committee be heard. The petition of H. Y. Benedict and others, asking that certain improvements be made, was read and upon motion of Councilman Ward was referred to the Superintendent of Streets and Public Improvements by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Alford, Graham, Haynes and Ward, 5; nayes, none. Councilman Haynes introduced the following resolution: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: That the sum of One Hundred Ninety Dollars and Forty-five Cents ($190.45) be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the General Contingent Fund of the City of Austin, Texas, in payment of the amount due and owing by the City Assessor and Collector for the School Fund's share of interest and penalties collected on taxes during the months of July, August and September, 1920, and said amount is hereby made payable to the Treasurer of the Austin Public Schools; itemized statements of amounts under this appropriation being attached hereto, same being certified as correct by Fred Sterzing, Assessor and Collector, and made the basis of this resolution. The above resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes. Mayor Yett, Councilmen Alford, Graham, Haynes and Ward, 5; nayes, none. The report of C.E. Leonard, City Engineer, was received, read, approved. and upon motion of Councilman Haynes, was ordered spread upon the Minutes by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Alford, Graham, Haynes and Ward, 5; nayes, none. The monthly reports of Fred Sterzing, Assessor and Collector, Jas. A. Warren, Bookkeeper and Cashier of the Street and Sewer Department, J. E. Woody, City Fire Marshal, Jas. H. Maxwell, Sealer of Weights and Measures, and A. S. Anderson, Public Weigher, were read and ordered filed. "Austin, Texas, October 4, 1920. TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR W.D. YETT AND CITY COUNCIL. Austin, Texas. Gentlemen: I desire to make the following as a brief report of what has been done at the Sewage Disposal Plant in reference to the elimination of offensive odors, said report giving the approximate cost of the improvements and also an estimated cost of improvements that should be made, if the Sewage Disposal