and WHEREAS, it is proper that the City should avail itself of the above provision of its contracts with said companies and require them to furnish lig- nite at such ruling price, Therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: That the City Clerk be instructed to issue no city warrants to any of said companies on account of lignite deliveries, unless the vouchers covering such shipments shall show that same are invoiced to the city at said ruling price Mayor Yett moved that the above resolution be indefinitely postponed. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, and Searight, 4; nayes, Councilman Nolen. The Council then adjourned. Joes somely big thank REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: Austin, Texas, February 28,1924. 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. Upon motion of Councilman Haynes the reading of the Minutes was suspended by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen and Searight 5; nayes, none. J. W. Graham and others, residents of Enfield, appeared before the Council and asked that certain street work be done in Enfield Addition, Urs. J. W. MoLaughlin and H. B. Granberry appeared before the Council as members of the Hospital Advisory Board and asked that the city employ a night supervisor at the City Hospital. J. G. Puterbaugh, President of the MoAlester Coal Company, and Geo, W. Mendell, Attorney for said company, appeared before the Council and presented the following proposition: To the Mayor and City Council, City of Austin, Texas, Gentlemen: "Austin, Texas, February 28, 1924, We hereby offer to enter into contract with the City of Austin to furnish the city's entire requirements of lignite fuel up to a maximum tonnage of two hundred and fifty tons per day at the price of one dollar and sixty-six cents per ton of two thousand pounds f.o.b. cars Austin. (The City to pay the freight as usual and remit the balance of the contract price to us monthly, according to its custom). This offer or bid to be good for the current fiscal year from the date of its execution, or if in the opinion of the City Attorney it can run for a longer time than the current fiscal year, then we are willing to make the contract expire September 1st, 1925. We will guarantee our lignite to be equal or better in quality and to contain as many or more heat units per pound than the lignite the City is now receiving. Our loading facilities are such that we can furnish coarse or lump lignite if it is desired for hand-fired boilers, or if desired, we can furnish lignite broken to as small sizes as any lignite producers in the State can furnish. 251 252 We have a daily producing capacity of two thousand tons. Our mine is located at Sandow within fifty-seven miles from the City of Austin. We will accept form of contract under which the City is now buying lignite from Big Lump & Texas Coal Companies. This proposition is subject to your acceptance or rejection up to and including March 10th, A. D. 1924. Respectfully submitted, THE MOALESTER FUEL COMPANY, (Sgd) J. G. Puterbaugh, President." Councilman Searight moved that the proposition be referred to Councilman Avery with instructions to communicate with the companies holding present coal contracts with the City of Austin for their action. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen and Searight, 5; nayes, none. The application of D. 0. Patton to operate twenty-two service cars was grante ed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen and Searight, 5; nayes, none. Councilman Haynes introduced the following resolution: WHEREAS, Mrs. Julia Book having protested to the Council against the valuation placed by the Board of Equalization on her property in Outlot 39, Division "E" and the same having been referred to the Board, with the result that after close examination they recommend, per statement attached, that the valuation of $18,910.00 as placed by them on the property assessed to Mrs. Bock should be reduced to $16,850.00 for taxes of 1923, 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 change the valuations on his roll in accordance with the recommendation of the Board and to take credit for $2060,00, amount of reduction. The above resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen and Searight, 5; nayes, none, The annual report of the Austin Gas Light Company was read and ordered filed Upon the recommendation of the Safety Committee, the application of R.H. Kirby for permission to construct a garage in the rear of 209-211 Congress Avenue was refused by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Hayпев, Nolen and Searight, 5; nayes, none. Upon the recommendation of the Safety Committee, the application of the English Sign Service was granted by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen and Searight, 5; nayes, none. The report of the Safety Committee upon the application of Scott & Gregg was read and Councilman Searight moved that the application and the Safety Committee's report be referred to the City Attorney for his report back to the City Council, Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen and Searight, 5; nayes, none. : filed. The monthly report of J. H. Rogers, City Marshal, was read and ordered Councilman Nolen nominated R. D. Thorp as policeman (finger print man) 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. The Council then recessed, AFTERNOON SESSION John B. Hawley appeared before the Council and presented plans for the water filtration plant. Councilman Avery moved that the plans and specifications as presented by said John B. Hawley be accepted and approved, and that bids on same be received by the City Clerk up to March 20, 1924, at 9:00 o'clock A. M., and that notice to bidders be published in the Austin American, Austin Statesman, and Dallas News on March 2nd, 9th, and 16th, 1924, and for one insertion in the Engineering News Record. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen and Searight, 5; nayes, none. Councilman Avery moved that the City Attorney be instructed to draw up contract with John B. Hawley for plans and entire supervision of construction of said water filtration plant and the remodeling of the pumping plant on a basis of five per cent. of cost of construction. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes and Searight, 4; nayes, Councilman Nolen Councilman Haynes moved that the City Hall employees observe Texas Independence Day on March 2nd, 1924. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen and Searight, 5; nayes, none. The Council then recessed, SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: Austin, Texas, February 29,1924, 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 Avery introduced the following resolution: WHEREAS, on July 3rd, 1913, the City Council passed an ordinance, which was duly approved by the Mayor and which is recorded in Ordinance Book "F", at page 492 of the Ordinances of the City of Austin, granting to the Austin Dam and Suburban Railway Company, the right and privilege, among other things, to construct the following track in the City of Austin: Beginning at a point in the north side of East Fourth Street at the terminus 253