Pease Park Land Swap, Garage, and Hearings
Pease Park Land Exchange:
The city approved swapping a portion of Pease Park for private property, citing the public interest for the exchange.Public Hearing Delayed:
A hearing for property owners on West 32nd and 33rd Streets, concerning improvements and assessments, was postponed until the next meeting.New Garage Proposed:
An application to erect a garage and make improvements on Brazos Street was submitted and referred to the Safety Committee for review.
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, matter or thing connected therewith. At which hearing the said owners shall have the right to produce witnesses and testimony and which hearing may be adjourned from time to time and from day to day until all are fully heard, and all matters in connection with the said improvement and assessment fully ascertained; that after the said hearing shall be closed, said City Council will proceed to assess against owners of property upon said street and their property, who shall agree with said Council upon the said assessments, such sums as may be so agreed upon and determined as provided by the Charter of the City and the said ordinance; that as to any such property owners who may not so agree, the City Council will, after said hearing take the necessary legal steps for the appointment of a commission to determine said assessments, and will take such further steps in the ascertainment thereof as are provided by the City Charter and ordinances. Sec. 4. That the Mayor of the City of Austin is hereby directed to give notice hereof to the said property owners, their agents and attorneys, by publication of a copy of this resolution not less than twice in the The Austin Statesman, a daily paper of general circulation in the Oity of Austin, the first publication to be notless than five days prior to the date of said hearing, which notice by publication shall be a sufficient and legal notice. The above resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery and Nolen, 3; nayes, none, Councilmen Hayhes and Searight absent. The Council then adjourned. REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: Joushmoby Deity elett Austin, Texas, July 16,1925. The Council was called to order by the Mayor. Roll call showed the following members present: Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery and Nolen, 3:; absent, Councilmen Haynes and Searight. The reading of the Minutes of the last meeting was suspended. The application of W. P. Mussina to erect a garage and improvements on his property between 2nd and 3rd Streets on Brazos Street was read and referred to the Safety Committee by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery and Nolen, 3; nayes, none, Councilmen Haynes and Searight absent. Councilman Avery introduced the following resolution: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: THAT WHEREAS, Roy Smith has proposed to exchange with the City of Austin a part of certain property owned by him in Outlot No. 8, Division "Z", City of Austin for certain property, like area and value, out of Pease Park, and it is deemed advisable in the public interest to make such exchange: Therefore, the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute a deed in behalf of the City of Austin to Roy Smith and Grace Norrell Smith, husband and wife, to the following property: BEGINNING at the Northwest corner of Pease Park (marked by a concrete monument), as transferred to the City of Austin and shown by record of May 22, 1875, in Volume 30, at page 323, of the Records of the County Clerk of Travis County, Texas, thence in a Southeasterly direction with the North line of Windsor Road for a distance of 712 feet to iron stake for 451 452 corner, thence Easterly at a right angle with Windsor Road for a distance of approximately 62 feet to intersection with the North line of Pease Park, and thence in a Westerly direction with the North line of Pease Park for a distance approximately of 95 feet to the place of BEGINNING. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that said deed shall be delivered to said Smiths upon their execution and delivery of a deed to the City of Austin, of the following described property: BEGINNING at the Northeast corner of a certain lot or tract of land, being a part of Outlot No. 8, in Division "2", in the City of Austin, and a part of the Geo. W. Spear League in Travis County, Техав, аs conveyed by deed of R. Niles Graham and Margaret Graham Oruseman and her husband, Paul Cruseman, by W. M. Graham, their attorney in fact, said deed being recorded in Book 373, at pages 334 to 336, inclusive, of the Deed Records of Travis County, Texas; thence Northwesterly 714 feet in a line parallel with the East line of Windsor Road for stake for corner; thence Westerly and at a right angle with Windsor Road for a distance of approximately 62 feet to intersection with North line of Pease Park; and thence in an Easterly direction with the North line of Pease Park for a distance approximately 95 feet to the place of BEGINNING. The above resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery and Nolen, 3; nayes, none, Councilmen Haynes and Searight absent. Counoilman Avery moved that the hearing of the property owners on West 32nd and 33rd Streets be held over until next regular meeting of the City Council. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery and Nolen, 3; nayes, none, Councilmen Haynes and Searight absent. Councilman Avery moved that C E. Leonard, City Engineer, be granted a two weeks leave of absence. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery and Nolen, 3; nayes, none, Councilmen Haynes and Searight absent. The report of John W. Pfeffer, Oity Sexton, was read and ordered filed. The Council then adjourned. Joe Homsby ity REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: Austin, Texas, July 23, 1925. The Council was called to order by the Mayor. Roll call showed the following members present: Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, and Nolen, 4; absent, Councilman Searight. The Minutes of the last meeting were read and adopted. The application of R. H. Kirby to erect a bath room and kitchen in the rear of the Travis Hotel was read and referred to the Safety Committee by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes and Nolen, 4; nayes, none, Councilman Searight absent. The fine of Albert Bartlett was remitted by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes and Nolen, 43; nayes, none, Councilman Searight absent.