20 R. One Color Type Signals, complete with Lamps to be mounted on 7 ft. Poste. Posts to be furnished by City and wired for Fire Control, at $85.00 each ... Note Install 25 Watt lumps in Fedestrian Lights 1 400 Watt Semi Automatic Controller with hand control, Motor A. C. 60 Cycle 110 Volts, at1 Set of Remote Control Switches 50 Ampers, 110 Volt, A. C. to be housed in Galv. iron Container at20 Brackets for mounting Signals, at $5.00 each .. $1700.00 195.00 75.00 100.00 $2070,00 and WHEREAS, said equipment was supplied by the Company to the City for the purpose of installing and operating, for a trial period, an electric traffic signal system on the streets of the City of Austin, and, if satisfactory, that the City should pay the above aggregate price for said equipment; and WHEREAS, said equipment has been completely installed by the City and has now been operated for a sufficient length of time to satisfy the City Council that the system is in all respects as represented by the Company and works perfectly for the purposes intended; therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: That said equipment is hereby accepted, and the sum of $2070.00 is hereby appropriated out of the Earnings Fund of the Water, Light and Power Department of the City of Austin for the purpose of paying in full for said equipment, according to the terms of said contract; and the City Clerk is instructed to issue, and the Mayor to execute, a warrant for said amount against said Fund, payable to the order of the Coppedge Company of Texas, based upon the Company's invoice of said equipment, which invoice shall be receipted by the Company upon the delivery of said warrant. The above resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Haynes, Nolen and Searight, 4; nayes, none, Councilman Avery absent. The Council then recessed. SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: Austin, Texas, January 30,1925 The Council was called to order by the Mayor. Roll call showed the following members present: Mayor Yett, Councilmen Haynes and Nolen, 3; absent, Councilmen Avery and Searight, 2; The Mayor introduced the following ordinance: AN ORDINANCE REGULATING TRAFFIC IN THE TERRITORY COVERED BY THE BLOCK TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEM, AND PROVIDING THE PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF. The ordinance was read the first time and Mayor Yett moved that the rule be suspended and the ordinance placed on its second reading. Kotion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Kayor Yett, Councilmen Haynes and Kolen, 3; nayes, none, Councilmen Avery and Searight absent. The ordinance was read the second time and Mayor Yett moved that the rule be further suspended and the ordinance be placed on its third reading and final passage. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Haynes and Nolen, 3; nayes, none, Councilmen Avery and Searight absent. 379 380 The ordinance was read the third time and Mayor Yett moved that same be finally passed. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Mayor Yett, Councilmen Haynes and Nolen, 3; nayes, none, Councilmen Avery and Searight absent. The Council then recessed, SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: Austin, Texas, February 3.1925. 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 protest of Harvey Harrell against the valuation placed by the Board of Equalization upon the improvements on South 68 feet of Lots Nos. 7, 8, and 9, was heard and Councilman Avery moved that same be reduced from $3000.00 to $2500.00 Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen and Searight, 5; nayes, none, The protest of George Nalle against the valuation placed by the Board of Equalization on Lots 9 and 10, Outlot 33, Division "D", was heard and Councilman Avery moved that same be reduced from $9000.00 to $6800.00. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen and Searight, 5; nayes, none. The protest of W. B. Loveless against the valuation placed by the Board of Equalization on Lots 11 and 12, Block 19, South Austin, was heard, and Councilman Haynes moved that the improvements be reduced from $3020.00 to $2500.00. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen and Searight, 5; nayes, none. The protest of A. J. Eilers against the valuation placed by the Board of Equalization on Lots in Grandview Place was heard, and Councilman Avery moved that same be reduced from $23,950.00 to $16,570.00. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen and Searight, 5; nayeв, none. The protest of the Barker Motor Company against the valuation placed by the Board of Equalization upon its stock on hand was heard and Councilman Avery moved that same be reduced from $30,000.00 to $17,000.00. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen and Searight, 5; nayes, none, The monthly report of the City Sexton for January, 1925, was read and ordered filed. The Council then adjourned. City