(Fire Department Continued) F. B. McClain - Новеman; Fred Everett C. G. Barr G. H. Griffin W. L. Oertli J. L. Hawkins Henry Ford Samson Connell H. C. Maddox Alex Hunter " 14 Extra Fireman (vacation period) The Minutes of the last meetings were then road and Councilman Avery moved that same be adopted. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen and Searight, 5; nayes, none. i AFTERNOON SESSION Mayor Yett nominated J. Bouldin Rector as City Attorney. Nomination was confirmed by the following vote: Ayes, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen and Searight, 4; nayes, none, Mayor Yett not voting. Mayor Yett nominated H. B. Barnhart as Assistant City Attorney. Nomination was confirmed by the following vote: Ayes, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen and Searight, 4; nayes, none, Mayor Yett not voting. Mayor Yett nominated D. J. Pickle as Recorder; Nomination was confirmed by the following vote: Ayes, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen and Searight, 4; nayes, none, Mayor Yett not voting. Mayor Yett nominated Dr. S. A. Woolsey as Assistant City Health Officer. Nomination was confirmed by the following vote: Ayes, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen and Searight, 4; nayes, none, Mayor Yett not voting. The bonds of J. H. Rogers, City Marshal, and Joe Hornsby, City Clerk, were approved and ordered filed. The Council then recessed. ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: AUSTIN, TEXAS, May 8. 1923. The Council was called to order by the Mayor. Roll call showed the following members present: Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen and Searight, 5; absent, none. Councilman Haynes introduced the following resolution: WHEREAS, under the Unit System improvements valued at $320.00 were assessed for taxes of 1922 on Lots 10 and 12 Block 18, Glenwood Addition, owned by Chas. Wendlandt, and the taxes on same amounting to $6.88 paid by him; and WHEREAS, he now makes statement that the assessment of said improvements was in error, there being no improvements on said lots, per statement attached, 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 strike said improvements from his rolls and the City Clerk be and is hereby instructed 153 154 to issue warrant to Mr. Wendlandt against the General Contingent Fund for $6.88, paid on said erroneous assessment. The above resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen and Searight, 5; nayes, none. Councilman Haynes introduced the following resolution: WHEREAS, it is shown from the records of the Unit System that an error was made in placing a valuation of $5035.00 on the improvements situated on 70x121 feet and 52x44 feet of Outlot 25, Division "D", owned by Mrs. Lizzie Troop, said valuation having included $1035.00 additional improvements made after January 1, 1922, and therefore not assessable for said year, 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 said assessment on his rolls and the taxes having been paid on said $1035.00 erroneously assessed, the City Clerk is hereby instructed to issue warrant in favor of Mrs. Troop for $22.25 against the General Contingent Fund for taxes erroneously assessed. The above resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen and Searight, 5; nayes, none. Councilman Searight introduced the following resolution: WHEREAS, it is desirable to widen 43rd Street 40 feet at its intersection with Duval Street, said additional width to extend along 43rd Street westerly 130 feet, more or less; and WHEREAS, the City of Austin has contracted with the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Land Company to purchase, for said purposes, the above described strip of land, for a consideration of $700.00, payable as follows: $250.00 cash, and one note for $450.00, at 8% interest, payable one year after date, to be secured by the vendor's lien on said strip of land, and said Company has tendered to the City its deed evidencing such transaction; and WHEREAS, there exists at this time on said strip of land certain water mains and fire plug of the City which would have to be removed to the contiguous streets at an approximate cost of $250.00, in event the City should not purchase said strip of land; Now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: That the Mayor be and is hereby authorized to accept said deed, and to execute said vendor's lien note; and the City Clerk is hereby instructed to issue the warrant of the City out of the General Street Fund, payable to said Company, to cover said cash payment, and to deliver same, together with said note, to said Company. The above resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen and Searight, 5; nayes, none. ! WHEREAS, it is desirable to widen San Pedro Street between 28th and 28 Streets immediately contiguous to Lots Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4, in Block I, Outlet 70, Division "D", in the City of Austin, Travis County, Texas, according to what is known as the James Byrne Subdivision of said Outlot, as recorded in Plat Book No. 3, at page 72, of the Records of Travis County, Texas, by acquiring a strip of land 17x200 feet off of the eastern part of said lots; and WHEREAS, Patrick Byrne, acting by his attorney-in-fact, John Byrne, the owner of said Lote 1 and 2, has agreed to sell said strip off of said lots to the City for One Hundred and Twenty-five Dollars ($125.00), and Leo. Α. Martin and Dorothy West Martin, husband and wife, the owners of said Lots 3 and 4, have agreed to sell to the City a strip 17 feet in width off of said lots for One Hundred and Twenty-five Dollars ($125.00), and said parties have respectively tendered their deeds for said purposes; and WHEREAS, certain interested parties have contributed the sum of Ninetyfive Dollars ($95.00) towards the purchase of said strip of land in considera- tion of the City appropriating the balance of One Hundred and Fifty-five Dollars ($155.00) for said purchase, Now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: That the Mayor be and he is hereby authorized to accept said deeds, and the City Clerk is hereby instructed to issue the warrant of the City for One Hundred and Fifty-five Dollars ($155.00) payable out of the General Street Fund, to Clyde Hailey, Agent for said above named parties, and to deliver same as the full payment of the city for said purchase. The above resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen and Searight, 5; nayes, none. The Council then adjourned. very fornsby REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: Austin, Texas, May 10.1923. The Council was called to order by the Mayor. Roll call showed the following members present: Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen and Searight, 5; absent, none. Councilman Haynes moved that the reading of the Minutes of the last meetings be suspended. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen and Searight, 5; nayes, none. G. B. Davidson, Field Engineer for the Pitometer Company, appeared before the Council and read a report on his work, with certain recommendations. 155