434 : REGULAR MERTING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: Austin, Texas, March 07, 1921, 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. Councilman Alford nominated Dr. C. W. Goddard to act as Special Deputy City Health Officer, to serve without pay. Nomination was confirmed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Graham, Haynes and Ward, 4; nayes, none, Councilman Alford present but not voting. Councilman Haynes nominated S. M. Ekdahl as special deputy city sanitary inspector, to serve without pay. Nomination was confirmed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Alford, Graham and Ward, 4; nayes, none, Councilman Haynes present but not voting. The proposition of A. L. Fulton to purchase the west one-half of a lot near the Tenth Ward Fire Hall was referred to the Chief of the Fire Department, C. L. Woodward, to investigate and report back to the Council, by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Alford, Graham, Haynes and Ward, 5; nayes, none. W. D. Hart appeared before the Council and presented a claim of D. A. Gregg for property damages. Mr. Hart was instructed to take up the matter with the City Attorney, Mr. J. Bouldin Rector. The proposition of R. Louis Routt to purchase Lots Nos. 11 and 12 in Black No. 3, on East 15th Street in this city, upon motion of Councilman Graham, was referred to Councilman Ward by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Alford, Graham, Haynes and Ward, 5; nayes, none. The reports of the Austin Gas Light Company for the year 1920 was read and ordered filed. The monthly reports of Dr. C. H. Brownlee, City Health Officer, C. L. Woodward, Chief of the Fire Department, Dr. A. A. Biebel, Meat and Dairy Inspector, Ers. R. C. Walker, Pure Food Inspector, and A. S. Anderson, Public Weigher, were read and ordered filed. The Council then recessed, SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: Austin, Texas, March 7th, 1921. The Council was called to order by the Mayor, Roll call showed the following members present: Mayor Yett, Councilmen Alford and Haynes; 3; absent, Councilmen Graham and Ward, Councilman liaynes introduced the following resolution: HE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: That whereas, Mrs. C. A. Cabaniss has made application for permit to remodel a frame bedroom at her home at #102 East Second Street, and the same having been approved by C. L. Woodward, Chief of the Fire Department, Therefore, 1 :: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: That the Assessor and Collector of Taxes be and he is hereby instruced ed to issue a building permit to the said Mrs. Cabanies for the said improvements. The above resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Alford and Haynes, 3; nayes, none, Councilmen Graham and Ward absent. The Council the adjourned. Jerkommel Buty REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: 485 Austin, Texas, March 10th, 1921. The Council was called to order by the Mayor. Roll call showed the following members present: Mayor Yett, Councilmen Alford, Graham, Haynes and Ward; absent, none. The Minutes of the last meeting were read and upon motion of Councilman Alford, were adopted by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Alford, Graham, Haynes and Ward; nayes, none. Councilman Haynes moved that the regular order of business be suspended and that the waiting committees be heard, Motion prevailed by the following vota Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Alford, Graham, Haynes and Ward, 5; nayes, none. F. G. Swenson and others, representing the East Austin Improvement Club, appeared before the Council and asked that certain improvements be made on East Twenty-third Street. A committee composed of J. H. W. Williams, M. H. Benson, T. H. Davis, T. A. Gullette, and Edwin McKellar appeared before the Council and presented the following petition: "Austin, Texas, March 10th, 1921. 1 Hon. W. D. Yett, Mayor, Charles Alford, J. W. Graham, Harry L. Haynes, Jno, S. Ward, Gentlemen: Commissioners: We beg to report to your honorable body that we were appointed a Committee by the south Austin Improvement League by Resolution on March 8th at a regular meeting of the League at South Austin Fire Hall, to ask that you purchase the Bouth half of Block 18, Bwisher's Addition to Austin for a City Park, , We beg to state further that three sites were presented and fully discussed and considered, namely: 1st: The plat of ground at the head of the ravine in Fairview Park immediate ly east of the B. K. Benson home; 2nd: The block of land immediately east of the ravine dump, commonly known as the Charley Newning Homestead tract; 3rd: The south half of Block 18, Swisher's Addition to Austin and immediately north of the light tower. After full discussion of the merits of the several places the League by vote expressed itself in favor of the last named site and we therefore