rule be further suspended and the ordinance placed on its third reading and final passage. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Haynes and Searight, 3; nayes, none, Councilmen Copeland and Eyres absent. The ordinance was read the third time and Councilman Searight moved that same do now finally pass. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Aуев, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Haynes and Searight, 3; nayes, none, Councilmen Copeland and Searight absent. The Council then adjounred. REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: Austin, Texas, April 26, 1923... The Council was called to order by the Mayor, Roll call showed the following members present: Mayor Yett, Councilmen Copeland, Eyres, Haynes and Searight, 5; absent, none, The reading of the Minutes of the last meetings was suspended. A committee, composed of Prof. A. N. McCallum and the Board of Trustees of the Austin Public Free Schools, appeared before the Council and asked that the Council consider the issuance of a bond issue of approximately $500,000.00 for the erection of public school buildings in the city. No action was taken on the matter. AFTERNOON SESSION The application of Bobbie Warren Stock Company for permission to erect a tent at the corner of 10th and Brazos Streets for a period of one month to be used for show purposes, was read, and Councilman Haynes moved that the application be granted upon the recommendation of the Safety Committee, such permit to be subject to revocation at any time by the City Council. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Eyres, Haynes and Searight, 4; nayes, none, Councilman Copeland absent. The application of Mrs. E. C. Stewart to erect a gasoline filling station at 1300 South Congress Avenue was read, and Councilman Searight moved that same be granted, upon the recommendation of the Safety Committee. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Eyres, Haynes and Searight, 4; nayes, none, Counollman Copeland absent. The verbal application of the MK&T Railway Company asking that the five hundredth block south of East 4th Street from Neches to Red River Streets, be exempt from the fire limits, was heard, and after a careful consideration of the same, Councilman Eyres moved that the permit be refused and that the report of the Safety Committee be adopted. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Eyres, Haynes and Searight, 4; nayes, none, Councilman Copeland absent. The Minutes of the last meetings were read and adopted, by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Eyres, Haynes and Searight, 4; nayes, none, Councilman Copeland absent. 143 144 The Council then recessed, SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: Austin, Texas, April 28, 1923. The Council was called to order by the Mayor. Roll call showed the following members present: Mayor Yett, Councilmen Copeland, Haynes and Searight, 4; absent, Councilman Eyres. Councilman Haynes introduced the following resolution: WHEREAS, Mrs. George Wray, of Dublin, Texas, granddaughter of Col. Edwin Waller, the first mayor of Austin, has made request for the loan of the photograph of said Waller which is now in the group frame of the mayore of Austin, in order to have paintings made from said photo of her illustrious grandfather, Therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: That the request be granted and that the Street Commissioner, in whose office the picture is hung, be and he is hereby authorized to deliver the photo to Mrs. Wray, or her representative, taking receipt therefor and written promise to return same, The above resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Copeland, Haynes and Searight, 4; nayes, none, Councilman Eyres absent. Councilman Copeland introduced the following resolution: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: That the sum of Three Hundred and Eighty Dollars and Forty-three Cents ($380.43) out of the amount heretofore appropriated in the Annual Budget of 1923 for the salary of Dairy Inspector be and the same is hereby transferred to the special appropriation hereby made to pay the balance due on one Ford car heretofore purchased for use of the Police Department. The above resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Copeland, Haynes and Searight, 4; nayes, none, Councilman Eyres absent. Councilman Haynes introduced the following resolution: WHEREAS, from statement of the Chairman of the Board of Equalization here- : with attached, the records of the Unit System show that an error was made in the valuation of $1295.00 placed on the improvements situated on 44x136 feet of Lot 15, Block 3, D. W. Bouldin Addition owned by Michael Bonner, in that the value of two other houses situated on another part of said Lot 15 belonging to W. B. Loveless was included in the assessment of said Bonner, Therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: That the Assessor and Collector be and he is hereby instructed to correct the valuation of the improvements assessed to said Bonner to $500.00 and to take credit for the difference of $795.00 The above resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett,