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 253 254 of the east end of the Alliance track on or about the west line of Neches Street and extending along the north line of said East Fourth Street in an easterly direction to a point in the west line of Sabine Street, paralleling and lying immediately south of Blocks 39 and 38, said track to cross or intersect in order Neches Street and Red River Street; and WHEREAS, under the terms and privileges of said ordinance said track has actually only been constructed from said beginning point to a point 34 feet east of the east line of Red River Street; and WHEREAS, it is now desired by said Austin Dam and Suburban Railway Company, the grantee above, to complete the construction of said track to the terminus originally provided by said ordinance; therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: That the rights and privileges in the certain ordinance above mentioned, as granted to said Austin Dam and Suburban Railway Company be and the same are hereby recognized and confirmed in said Company, and permission is hereby granted to said Company to continue and complete, under the terms of said ordinance, the construction of the certain track above described as follows: 1 Beginning at a point in East Fourth Street, being 18 feet south of the north line of East Fourth Street and 34 feet east of the east line of Red River Street; thence easterly 18 feet from and parallel to said north line of East Fourth Street to a point 244 feet, said point being the west line of Sabine Street produced, same being the terminus of the track as provided by said ordinance and as recognized and confirmed by this resolution, all as shown by the blue print hereto attached and made a part hereof. The above resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen and Searight, 5; nayes, none. Councilman Nolen introduced the following resolution: WHEREAS, on November 22, 1922, in cause 16,533, entitled State of Texas vs. Edith Stewart, in the Corporation Court in the City of Austin, defendant was fined $5.00 and costs, amounting to $14.80, for assault and battery, and paid to the Clerk of said Court $7.50 on said account; and WHEREAS, it has been shown to the City Council by affidavit by the said Edith Stewart and by other evidence which the Council deems sufficient, that the charge above stated grew out of an affray, which took place some distance outside of the city limits, and therefore said Court had no jurisdiction to imрове a fine upon said defendant; therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: That the City Clerk be and he is hereby instructed to draw a warrant, payable out of General Contingent Fund, to the order of said Edith Stewart, as a refund of the amount that she has heretofore paid on said fine and costs, and that the unpaid portion of same be and the same is hereby remitted. The above resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen and Searight, 5; nayes, none. Councilman Avery introduced a resolution instructing the Mayor to execute in behalf of the City a contract with John B. Hawley. Same was laid on the table for one week. The Council then recessed,