590 SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: Austin, Texas, December 31, 1921, The Council was called to order by the Mayor. Roll call showed the following members present: Mayor Yett, Councilmen Copeland and Haynes, 3; absent, Councilmen Eyres and Searight. The bids of Ulit's Market and the Parlor Market for supplying meat to the City Hospital from January 1st to July 1st, 1922, were read, and upon motion of Councilman Copeland the bid of Ulit's Market was accepted as the lowest and best bid, by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Copeland and Haynes, 3; nayes, none, Councilmen Eyres and Searight absent. : Upon the recommendation of Councilman Copeland, Councilman Haynes moved and butter that the bid of Bryant Creamery for supplying sweet and butter milk' to the City Hospital for the six months beginning January 1st, 1922, be accepted as the lowest and best bid. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Copeland and Haynes, 3; nayes, none, Councilmen Eyres and Searight absent. Upon the recommendation of Councilman Copeland, Councilman Haynes moved that the bid of Ulites Grocery Store be accepted as the lowest and best bid for groceries to be furnished the City Hospital for the six months beginning January 1st, 1922, Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Kayor Yett, Councilmen Copeland and Haynes, 3; nayes, none, Councilmen Eyres and Searight absent. Upon the recommendation of Councilman Copeland, Councilman Haynes move that the bid of Graham Drug Company to furnish medical supplies to the City Hospital for the six months beginning January 1st, 1922, be accepted as the lowest and best bid. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Copeland and Haynes, 3; neyes, none, Councilmen Eyres and Searight absdnt. The Council then adjourned. REGULAR MERTING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: City first i ! Austin, Texan, January 5, 1922, The Council was called to order by the Mayor. Roll call showed the following members present: Mayor Yett, Councilmen Copeland, Fyres, Haynes and Bearight, 5; absent, none. The Minutes of the last meeting were read and upon motion of Councilman Copeland were adopted by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Coun- cilmen Copeland, Eyres, Haynes and Senright, 5; nayes, none. The application of Brown &. Odiorne to erect an iron corrugated garage in the rear of #308 Congress Avenue was read and upon motion of Councilman Eyres was referred to the Safety Committee, composed of A. J. Anderson, City Electrician, C. E. Leonard, City Engineer, and Robert Rockwood, ! City Fire Marshal, for their report back to the Council, by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Copeland, Eyres, Haynes and Searight, 5: nayes, none. Upon the recommendation of Sam D. Griffin, Chief of Police, Councilman Copeland nominated J. G. Sudberry as Special Policeman. Nomination was confirmed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Eyres, Haynes and Seeright, 4; nayes, none, Councilman Copeland not voting. The annual report of Fred Sterzing, Assessor and Collector, for the year 1921 was read and ordered filed. The monthly reports of Fred Sterzing, Assessor and Collector, Sam D. Griffin, Chief of Police, Robert Rockwood, Fire Marshal, A. S. Anderson Public Weigher, Miss Rosa Lengefeld, Superintendent of Nurses at City Hospital, Mrs. R. C. Walker, Fure Food Inspector, and M. R. Miller, Mechanic for the Fire Department, were read and ordered filed. The communication of Miss Sigrid Johnson in regard to the installation of a telephone at her residence was read and referred to the City Attorney, by the following vote: Ayen, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Copeland, Eyres, Haynes and Searight, 5; nayes, none. The report of Barnhart & Barnhart, Special Attorneys for the City, showing delinquent sewer rental collections covering a period from August 1, 1921, to January 1, 1922, was read and ordered filed, The following resolution was introduced by Councilman Haynes: RESOLVED EY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS: That the following emergency and provisional appropriations are made for the benefit of the several departments which they may serve: For Department "A", Mayor and Superintendent of Public Affairs For Department "B", Revenue For Department "B", Sanitary --- For Depertment "C", City Hall ------- ----$ 3,500.00 1,500.00. 15,000.00 250.00 For Department "C", Water, Light and Power Department---- 25,000.00 For Department "D", StreetsFor Department "D", Sewage Disposal Plant For Department "D", Sanitary Sewer Fund For Department "E", Police For Department "E", Fire For Department "E", Hospital.... 8,500.00 1,000,00 -------------- 500.00 3,600,00 ----- 6,000.00 3,500.00 -------- 400.00 250.00 1,000,00 2,500,00 $72,500,00 For Department "E", Sub-Department Public Health For Public Health ------- For Parks - For General Fund Total These appropriations are intended to be merely temporary and will be substituted by the appropriations of the General Budget, which, presumably, will be passed on or before the 31st day of January, 1922. The above resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Copeland, Eyres, Haynes and Searight, 5; nayes, none. The Council then adjourned. :: 591