308 SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: Austin, Texas. May 31, 1924. The Council was called to order by the Mayor. Roll call showed the following members present: Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes and Searight, 4; absent, Councilman Nolen, Councilman Avery introduced the following resolution: WHEREAS, the City of Austin owns Lots 20, 21, and 22 of Block No. 2, of Duval's Subdivision of Outlot No. 1, in Division "Z", of said City, which property is not being used for corporate purposes, nor is there any reasonable anticipation that same will be needed for corporate purposes in the future; and WHEREAS, Ralph C. Goeth has offered to purchase said property from the City for a cash consideration of $3,500.00, which offer the City Council, after carefully considering the same, deems a fair price for said property; therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: That the Mayor be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to execute the warranty deed of the City of Austin to said Ralph C. Goeth, conveying said property, and to deliver said deed to said Goeth, upon the payment by him to the City of Austin of the full sum of $3,500.00. The above resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes and Searight, 4; nayes, none, Councilman Nolen absent. The band of D. B. Gracy as City Treasurer in the amount of $400,000.00 addition to his regular bond, was received and approved and ordered filed. The Council then adjourned, J B in REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: Austin, Texas. June 5, 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. 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 Assessor and Collector for the month of hay was read and ordered filed. The reports of W. D. Walker, Dairy Inspector, Mrs. R. C. Walker, Pure Food Inspector, Public Health Nursing Association, A. S. Anderson, Public Weigher, and C. N. Avery, Superintendent Water, Light and Power Department, as to the financial condition of the Sanitary Sewer and Barton Springs funds, were read and ordered filed, The following opinion of H. B. Barnhart, Assistant City Attorney was read and ordered filed: "Austin, Texas, June 5, 1924. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: I have been requested by Commissioner H. L. Haynes to inform your Honorable Body whether or not the Council can legally grant a permit or permission, special or otherwise, to the local druggists to place a sign ower Congress Avenue welcoming the visiting druggists coming to attend the Druggist Convention to be held in this city within the next few days. In this connection I wish to state that upon examination of the Ordinances that I have been able to locate with the aid of the city Clerk, I find that it is unlawful to place such a sign over any portion of Congress Avenue or sidewalk adjacent thereto from the Colorado River to the State Capitol, and from a strict application to the Ordinances appertaining thereto, the Council is without power, except by amendment or repeal of the ordinances applicable thereto, to grant a permit or permission in the instance above stated, I find, however, that it has been the practice of the City Council on several occasions to grant permissions of this character by resolution to that effect, such practice having been indulged in by the Wooldridge Administration, and it seems by this that the former members of the Council felt that they had the power to grant such permits when the special occasion warranted it, but in doing so, from my inspection of the ordinances, I am compelled to say that I find no authority to support their action. Very respectfully, (Sgd) H. B. Barnhart; Assistant City Attorney." The communication of J. M. Harrell, asking that East 32nd Street be improved, was read and Councilman Nolen moved that same be referred to Councilman Searight. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen and Bearight, 5; nayes, none. Councilman Searight moved that C. N. Avery be authorized to purchase a lung motor for use at Barton Springs. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen and Searight, 5; nayes, none. Councilman Searight moved that Councilman Avery be authorized to pay the claim of the Automobile Underwriters of America in the amount of $148.98. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen and Searight, 5; nayes, none. The applicatiom of W. M. Goldman for permission to erect an electric sign was read and referred to the Safety Committee by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen and Bearight, 5; nayes, none. The Council then adjourned. SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: SPECIAL Austin, Texas, June 12, 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. The Minutes of the last meeting were read 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. Councilman Haynes introduced the following resolution: WHEREAS, the Board of Equalization in transcribing the valuation of $285.00 placed under the Unit System on Lot 26 and South half of Lot 27, Block 7, Hyde Park Addition No. 2, assessed by Miss Lela May Reece for 1923, by clerical error made the valuation $385.00, 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 the 309