none. The Council then recessed, SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: Austin, Texas, September 17. 1923. The Council was called to order by the Mayor. Roll call showed the following members present: Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen and Sea- right, 5; absent, none. Councilman Nolen moved that he be authorized to expend $200.00 out of the Public Health Appropriation in a mosquito destroying campaign. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen and Bearight, 5; nayes, none. The Council then adjourned. REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: bity Bar Austin, Texas, September 20, 1923. The Council was called to order by the Mayor. Roll call showed the following members present: Liayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Holen and Searight, 5; absent, none. Councilman Haynes moved that J. H. Freeman be granted a permit to establish a hamburger stand for one day during the Hagenbeck-Wallace Shows. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, and Nolen 4, Councilman Bearight present but not voting. Fred Wenzel appeared before the Council and complained of conditions at Eleventh Street east of Sabine Street. The Council then retired to the City Hall furnace room and destroyed by burning the following bonds, according to the certificate of the Mayor and Councilmen: "STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF TRAVIS CITY OF AUSTIN, 000 Austin, Texas, September 20, 1923. This certifies that the undersigned, all together and in the presence of one another, have this day destroyed by burning the following numbered and otherwise described bonds: We destroyed these bonds by burning them in the furnace at the City Hall in the City of Austin, Texas, on this 20th day of September, 1923: 191 192 City of Austin 5% School Bond, dated January 1, 1918, due January 1, 1923, numbered 5, $1,000.00 City of Austin Refunding Bonds, dated January 1, 1917, due January 1, 1923, numbered 51 to 60, inclusive, $1,000.00 each The Council then adjourned. REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL: Total - $1,000,00 -10.000.00 $11,000.00 (Sgd) W. D. Yett, Mayor; 11 H. L. Haynes, Councilman; 11 11 C. N. Avery, Councilman; Harry W. Nolen, Councilman; Geo. P. Searight, Councilman," Austin. Texas. September 27.1923. 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: RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE PLAT OF THE W. A. HARPER SUBDIVISION OF PARTS OF OUTLOTS 7 AND 8, DIVISION "C" IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN, TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS. Whereas, W. A. Harper has filed with the City Clerk a plat of a subdivision of parts of Outlots 7 and 8 of Division "C" and known as the W. A. Harper Subdivision of parts of Outlots 7 and 8, Division "C", in the City of Austin, Texas, and Whereas, the Council has carefully examined said plat, the names and width of streets and alleys and general layout of said Subdivision, and the same having been approved by the City Engineer, Therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: That said Subdivision of hereinabove described property be and the same is hereby adopted and approved. The above resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen and Searight, 5; nayes, none. Upon the recommendation of Capt. J. H. Rogers, City Marshal, Councilman Nolen nominated R. E. Farquehar as special policeman of the City of Austin. Nomination was confirmed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes and Searight, 4; nayes, none, Councilman Nolen present but not voting. Councilman Searight introduced the following resolution: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS: That the sum of Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) be and the same is hereby ordered transferred from the unassigned appropriations in the Oakwood Cemetery Fund to the account of Sexton's salary to balance this account to the end of