Mayor Yett introduced the following resolution: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: That neither the locations of, nor the advertising matter placed upon the various traffic signals now on Congress Avenue is in accordance with the terme of the contract of the City with the American Gas Accumulator Company, in the particulars that neither of said locations nor advertising matter has received the approval of the City Council; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That said locations and said advertising matter placed on said traffic signals be not approved, and the Mayor is instructed to communicate at once with the representative of the said Company to said effect. The above resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen and Searight, 5; nayes, none. The petition of the International & Great Northern Railway Company to erect an electric sign over the sidewalk at the depot at West 3rd Street and Congress Avenue was read and Councilman Searight moved that same be referred to the Safety Committee. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen and Searight, 5; nayes, none. A. S. Thweatt was appointed Presiding Judge of the Fourth Ward, E.D.Junkin, Assisting Judge, and E. J. Barkley, Assisting Judge, by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen and Searight, 5; nayes, none. The monthly reports of W. D. Walker, Dairy Inspector, and A. S. Anderson, Public Weigher, were read and ordered filed. The Council then adjourned, Jeformaby ity REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: Austin, Texas, December 13. 1923. The Council was called to order by the Mayor. Roll call showed the following members present: Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen and Bearight, 5; absent, none, The Minutes of the last meetings were read and upon motion of Councilman Haynes were adopted by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen and Searight, 5; nayes, none, The report of the Safety Committee on the petition of the I&GN Railway Company to erect a sign at the depot at Congress Avenue and West 3rd Street was read and Councilman Searight moved that said petition be granted as recommended by the Safety Committee. Hotion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen and Sear ight, 5; nayes, none. 215 216 Councilman Nolen nominated W. M. Bowden as a 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 Holen present but not voting. Councilman Nolen nominated M. G. Oyervides as policeman of the City of Austi Nomination was confirmed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes and Bearight, 4; nayes, none, Councilman Nolen present but not voting. The report of the Humane Society for the month of November was read and ordered filed. Councilman Avery moved that the balance of the fine due in the Corporation Court against Everett Jackson for speeding be remitted, Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery and Searight, 3; nayes, Councilmen Haynes and Nolen. The following resolution was introduced: WHEREAS, in each of the following named and numbered cases the defendant. was fined in the sum of Two Dollars ($2.00) and costs, amounting in the aggregate to the sum of Eleven Dollars and Eighty Cents ($11.80); and WHEREAS, each of said defendants has paid the fine imposed, but the costs in each case has not yet been collected because the City Council for reasons to it deemed sufficient had determined to remit said costs, Therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: That the costs imposed against the defendant in each of the following cases be and the same is hereby remitted, to-wit: No. 18076- No. 18081 - No. 18083- Mrs. S. A. Street Stanley S. Smith F. Ramos Mrs. M. L. Brandt No. 18191- Robert H. Mueller No. 18192 Wm. G. Glass No. 18193 Chas. E. Newton No. 18194-F. G. Roesner No. 18195 No. 18196 L. Novy Nor 18077 - No. 18080 - No.18082- Don McGown Emogene Pleasant Dorothy Pryor No. 18084- C. W. Gilfillan Mrs.R. Bruggerman - J. T. Bowman Chas. E. Marsh Mrs. C. A. Freund - Mrs. R. B. Robbins Douglas B. Thrasher Mrs. Chas. J. Moore G. H. Brush No. 18201 E. R. Wroe No.18085 No. 18086 E. J. Tucker No. 18087 No.18088- No.18089- No. 18090- Mrs. J. M. Ramsey No.18091 Jim Whizenant • No. 18093- Dave Lutzer No. 18094- John MaGee No. 18095 - Ned Henry No. 18096 Geo. Rowley No. 18097 - No.18099 - No.18100 - No. 18102 - No.18103 - No. 18104 No. 18105 No. 18107 No. 18108 - No.18109 - No.18110 - R. R. Ogden Wallace R. Miller Mrs. J. D. Fauntleroy Miss Stiles H. C. Evans, Jr. Alfred Smi th J. B. Moore O. J. Kerio J. H. W. Keen Mrs. Ralph Goeth S. R. Fulmore No. 18137- R. Rudicile - No.18139 - No. 18142 No. 18143 - No. 18144 - No. 18145 - No. 18146 No.18147 No.18148 - No.18149 - No. 18150 - No. 18151 No. 18152 No. 18153 - No.18154 - No. 18155 No.18156 B. S. Dickerson Miss L. H. Heierman Jack Chiles J. C. Lick ehan W. H. Stacy Walter Bremond, Jr. W. H. Voss Mrs. B. Thompson W. Wilcox H. Wideman T. S. Hill Monroe Angly Willie Donley W. S. Minter Miss Alexia Rea Walter Bremond, Jr. No. 18197 No. 18198 No. 18199 No. 18200 No. 18224- T. J. Butler No. 18225 Geo. E. Shelley No. 18226 P. Brown No. 18231 Annie Hiff No. 18233′ A. Robinson No. 18240 B. A. Falk No. 18241- A. Burkes No. 18253- Joe Oliver No 18255- Wm. P. Allen No. 18256 P. B. Thomas No. 18257 T. W. Berry No. 18258 No, 18260 Martha Hairston Edgar Olfers No. 18261 J. T. Bowman No. 18268 W. W. Adrian No. 18269- J. O. Hasper No. 18270 Frank Brown No. 18272 Melvin Smi th No. 18273 Lula Lee Carter No. 18276- Gertrude Emmons No. 18277 R. H. Baker No. 18278 Mrs. Geo. Zimmerman No. 18279 W. E. Long 110. 18281A. Lassberg No. 18282 E. J. Palm No. 18283 Cheatham Parke No. 18284 Dalton Hay I1o. 18289- George Rowley No. 18290 Mrs. E. L. Steck 10, 18020 George Butte No. 18054 Mrs. George Butte 110, 18092 W. P. Hicks No. 18314 D. E. Breed No. 18315J. T. Bowman No. 18316R. G. Payne : No. 18157 Walter Glover - No. 18317 Santos Garcia No. 18159 Robert H. Mueller No. 18318 Munroe T. Angly No. 18160 J. H. Kirk 10. 18319 John Li. Stewart No. 18188 H. A. Morris No. 18190 Mrs. C. L. Crockett No. 18161 H. C. Nelle No. 18162 Lois Parker No. 18163 P. W. MoNamara No. 18164 Mrs. Dean Murphy No. 18170 J. H. Cummings No. 18181 A. T. Allison No. 18186 Mrs. H. Guest Colline No. 18187 Raymond C. Cook No. 18189 G. Langer No. 18326 -A. P. Watson No. 18321 Beth Heflin No. 18322 J. B. Jarmon No. 18323 S. R. Fulmore No. 18326 J. A. MoMekin No. 18327 Jack Duvall No. 18328 P. C. Wolf No. 18329 John McMillen No. 18331- Jack Reed No. 18332- Bernice Dillard 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. Jous fameby City Ster REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: Austin. Texas, December 20.1923. The Council was called to order by the Mayor. Roll call showed the following members present: Mayor Yett, Councilmen Haynes and Searight, 3; absent, Councilmen Avery and Nolen. 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 Haynes and Searight, 3; nayes, none, Councilmen Avery and Nolen absent. Councilman Searight moved that the fine and costs in Cause No. 18303 in the Corporation Court against Morris Harkins be remitted. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Haynes and Searight, 3; nayes, none, Councilmen Avery and Nolen absent. The following communication from the Board of Trustees of the Public Free Schools was read and ordered filed: "Austin, Texas, December 17,1923. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council, Austin, Teхав. Gentlemen: In accordance with a provision of Sub-division 2 of Section 2 of Article 12 of the Charter of the City of Austin, as amended, the Board of Trustees of the Public Free Schools of the City, at a meeting held on the 17th day of December, 1923, determined, and you are hereby so advised, that the amount of taxes that shall be levied and collected for the year 1923 for the maintenance of said public free schools, is sixty (60) cents on the one hundred dollars worth of taxable property in the City of Austin, Respectfully submitted, (Sgd) George M. Decherd, President; 11 E. A. Murchison, Mrs. F. W. Posey; P. W. McFadden; Mrs. T. I. Minter; Ireland Graves. Vice-President; ATTEST: (Sgd)Mrs. T. I. Minter, Secretary. (Seal)". 217