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Austin's Brief New Year Meeting

Saturday, January 2, 1926 special called
  • The city leadership convened for a special meeting on January 2nd.
  • Only Mayor Pro tem Haynes and two councilmen were present for the session.
  • The meeting conducted no substantive business, with the sole action being a motion to immediately recess.
  • The council agreed to recess, with future meetings to be called by the Mayor as needed.
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! 508 REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL : Austin, Texas, December 31, 1925. The Council was called to order by Mayor Pro tem Haynes. Roll call showed the following members present: Mayor Pro tem Haynes, Councilmen Nolen and Searight, 3; absent, Mayor Yett and Councilman Avery. tom The Minutes of the last meeting were read and Mayor Pro 'Haynes moved that same be adopted. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Pro tem Haynes, Councilmen Nolen and Searight, 3; nayes, none, Mayor Yett and Councilman Avery absent. The reports of J. N. Littlepage, City Marshal, for October and November were read and ordered filed. Councilman Searight introduced the following resolution: WHEREAS, the American Club of Austin, Texas, has proposed to dedicate a strip of land for street purposes, a part of Block & of the Swisher Addition to the City of Austin, dated December 3rd, 1925, in which deed said strip of land is described by metes and bounds, Now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY, OF AUSTIN: That said dedication be and the same is hereby accepted. The above resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Pro tem Haynes, Councilmen Nolen and Searight, 3; nayes, none, Mayor Yett and Councilman Avery asbent. Councilman Searight moved that the Council recess until ten o'clock A.M. Saturday, January 2, 1926. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Pro tem Haynes, Councilmen Nolen and Searight, 3; nayes, none, Mayor Yett and Councilman Avery absent. The Council then recessed. : ! SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: Austin, Texas, January 2, 1926, The Council was called to order by Mayor Pro tem Haynes, Roll call showed the following members present: Mayor Pro tem Haynes, Councilmen Avery and Searight, 3; absent, Mayor Yett and Councilman Nolen. Councilman Avery moved that the Council recess, subject to call of the Mayor. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Pro tem Haynes, Councilmen Avery and Searight, 3; nayes, none, Mayor Yett and Councilman Avery absent, The Council then recessed. SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: Austin, Texas, January 4, 1926. 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.