! Power Department, for the month of Lay, 1921, was read and ordered filed, A committee representing the Community Players appeared before the Council and asked permission to use Protection Fire Hall for rehearsals. Councilman Searight moved that the petition be referred to Councilman Copeland for definite arrangements and report back to the Council. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Copeland, Eyres, Haynes and Searight, 5; nayes, none. The Council then recessed, SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: Austin, Texas, August 19.1921. The Council was called to order by the Mayor. Roll call showed the following members present: Mayor Yett, Councilmen Copeland, Eyres, and Searight, 4; absent, Councilman Haynes. Bids for installing an electric sterilizer at the City Hospital were read: R. F. Bacon bid the sum of $989.00; A. E. Hancock bid the sum of $930.00; Jno. L. Martin bid the sum of $549.00. Councilman Copeland moved that the bid of Jho. L. Martin be accepted as the lowest and best bid. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Copeland, Eyres, and Searight, 4; nayes, none. Councilman Haynes absent. The Council then recessed, SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: Austin, Texas. August 23, 1931 The Council met with the following members present: Mayor Yett, Councilmen Copeland, Eyres and Searight, 4; absent, Councilman Haynes, The application of O. L. Glover to erect an electric sign at #110 East 6th Street, upon the recommendation of A. J. Anderson, City Electrician, was granted by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Copeland, Eyres and Searight, 4; nayes, none, Councilman Haynes absent. Councilman Copeland introduced the following resolution: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: That the Mayor be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to enter into a written contract with S. A. Pailquist for the purchase by 491 492 the City of Austin of the real estate and improvements hereinafter described, said property to be used as an addition to the City Hospital for the purpose of housing the nurses employed therein, and the consideration of Eleven Thousand Dollars ($11,000.00) for said property to be paid out of the proceeds of the sale of Hospital Bonds of the City of Austin, as authorized by the election thereon, on, to-wit, December 14th, 1920, subject to the approval of the title to said property by the City Attorney, said property being described as follows: • All that certain lot, tract or parcel of land, situated in the City of Austin, Travis County, Texas, and being a part of Block No 61 in Division "E" of said City of Austin, and more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows: Beginning at the Southeast corner of that certain 92 by 130 feet conveyed by C. J. Widerstrom and wife, Christina Widerstrom, to Helena 0. Collins, by deed dated June 24th, 1905, recorded in the Deed Records of Travis County, Texas, Book 199, Page 170, said beginning point also being the intersection of the west line of Red River Street with the north line of an alley; thence in a westerly direction with the north line of said alley and parallel with the north and south lines of Outlet No. 61, 138 feet to a stake for corner; thence in a northerly direction parallel with the east line of said Outlet No. 61, 52 feet to a stake for corner; thence in an easterly direction, parallel with the north and south lines of said Outlot No. 61, 138 feet to a point in the west line of said Red River Street; thence in a southerly direction with the west line of Red River Street, 52 feet to the place of beginning together with all improvements thereon. The above resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Copeland, Eyres and Searight, 4; nayes, none, Councilman Haynes absent. The Council then adjourned. (21 T