No. 21877T. T. Warren No. 21878T. T. Wallace --- No. 21881 Mrs. S. E. Spinner No. 21879 J. D. Turner --- No. 21880 Mrs. S. L. Austin No. 21882 Roy Barbisch------------------ No. 21883H. E. Wattinger --- No. 21884 - Gutasch ----- -- No. 21885-H. L. Gray - -- No. 21886N. Gessenberg ----- No. 21887 Fred Malone, Jr. --- No. 21888 0. 0. Norwood ---------- No. 21889 Mrs. N. Collett ----------- No. 21890 Alvin Dobbins ----- No. 21891 W. R. Ramsey --- No. 21892 - Servantes --- --$10.80 - 10.80 10.80 10.80 10.80 10.80 10.80 - 10.80 10.80 10.80 10.80 10.80 10.80 10.80 10.80 - 10.80 The above resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, and Searight, 4; nayes, none, Councilman Nolen absent. The Council then adjourned. Joers formaby Big REGULAR MEETING OF THE OITY COUNCIL: : Austin, Teхав, March 25,1926. 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. Councilman Haynes moved that the reading of the Minutes of the last meeting be suspended. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, and Searight, 4; nayes, none, Councilman Nolen absent. Councilman Haynes introduced the following resolution: WHEREAS, the Board of Equalization per attached statements to the City Council, has explained errors made in the valuation placed on properties of W. M. Woodall, Mrs. F. 8. Smoot, and Mrs. Minnie Ledbetter, for taxes of 1925, and ask correction of the assessments, Therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: That the statements of the Board be referred to the Assessor and Collector, and that he is hereby authorized and instructed to correct each of said assessments on his rolls, in accordance with request of the Board and to take credit therefor. The above resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, and Searight, 4; nayes, none, Counoilman Nolen absent. The following communication from George M. Decherd, President of the Board of Trustees of the Austin Public Schools, was read and ordered filed: : 547 548 The Honorable Mayor and Oity Council, Austin, Teхав. Gentlemen: " March 25, 1926. At a meeting of the Austin School Board held on Wednesday afternoon, March 24th, a motion was made and unanimously carried to ask you to submit to the citizens of Austin, who are also property owners, the question of voting an issue of school bonds in the amount of $150,000.00 to supplement the $500,000.00 bond issue voted upon December 14, 1923. It is the judgment of Messrs. Giesecke & Harris, architects of the high school building, that it would take $56,572.00 to complete the fourth floor of this building and equip it properly. It is the judgment of Hugo Kuehne, ehne, architect for the elementary schools and colored schools, that it would take $106, 5.913.75 to properly complete and equip these schools. These amounts total $163,485.75. After careful consideration and after eliminating wherever possible, it is our deliberate judgment that the work can not well be done satisfactorily for less than the amount we are asking you to submit, namely $150,000.00. At the proper time and immediately after the calling of this election, it is the purpose of the Board of Trustees to make a detailed accounting of the disposition of the proceeds of the bonde voted on December 14, 1923, This statement is now in preparation and will be ready to be passed upon by the Board of Trustees and presented to the citizens of Austin within a week or two. I have been directed by the Board to bring this matter to your immediate attention and to ask you to call this election before the close of schools on June 2d, and preferably aroundthe Twentieth of May. Respectfully yours, (Sgd) George M. Decherd, President of the Board of Trustees of the Austin Public Schools." The resignation of Harris Bell as Judge of the Corporation Court of the City of Austin was read and the Mayor moved that same be accepted.. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, and Searight, 4; nayes, none, Councilman Nolen absent. Mayor Yett nominated John D. Cofer as Judge of the Corporation Court, to succeed Harris Bell resigned. Nomination was confirmed by the following vote: Ayes, Councilmen Avery, Haynes and Searight, 3; nayes, none, Mayor Yett present but not voting; Councilman Nolen absent. W. B. Head, acting for the Texas Power & Light Company, appeared before the Council and made a proposition to rehabilitate the Dam. The Council asked that he submit his proposition in writing. W. H. Richardson, C. B. Cook, and John C. Ross appeared before the Council and presented a list of names to act as judges and clerks at the next election. The application of G. Flury to erect an electric sign at #102 West 6th Street, together with the Safety Committee's report upon same, was read and Councilman Searight moved that same be granted as recommended. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, and Searight, 4; nayes, none, Councilman Nolen absent. The petition of J. J. Riffe and other residents of Tom Green Street was read and referred to the Street Commissioner. The Safety Committee's report upon the application of the Texав Company to install three underground storage tanks and pumps at the corner of West 5th and Lavaca Streets was read and Councilman Avery moved that same be granted as recommended by the Safety Committee. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, and Searight, 4; nayes, none, Councilman Nolen absent. The Council then recessed. SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: Austin, Texas, March 29, 1926, 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. Mayor Yett introduced the following ordinance: AN ORDINANCE ORDERING AN ELECTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING FIVE COUNCILMEN OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN FOR THE UNEXPIRED TERM BEGINNING JULY 1, A. D. 1926, and ENDING MAY 1, A. D. 1927. , The ordinance was read the first time and Councilman Haynesmoved that the rule be suspended and the ordinance be placed on its second reading. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen, and Searight, 5; nayes, none. The ordinance was read the second time and Councilman Haynes moved a further suspension of the rule and the ordinance be placed on its third reading and final passage. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen, and Searight, 5; nayes, none. The ordinance was read the third time and Councilman Haynes moved that same do now finally pass. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen, and Searight, 5; nayes, none. Councilman Avery moved that the Mayor appoint a committee from the City Council to investigate the proposition made by W. B. Head for the Texав Power & Light Company. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen, and Searight, 5; nayes, none. Mayor Yett then appointed Councilman Avery, City Attorney, J.Bouldin Rector, and City Engineer, C. E. Leonard, as such committee. Councilman Haynes moved that the Mayor be added to the Committee. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen, and Seuright, 5; nayes, none. The Mayor introduced the following resolution: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: That T. B. Trotter Company is hereby employed to audit the accounts and records of the City of Austin in the various departments for the term beginning at the termination of the immediate previous audits by said company of said Departments and ending on December 31, 1925, except that the accounts and records of the Tax Department shall be audited for a term of three years preceding December 31, 1925, and to end on said date; for which services, said company shall be paid $20.00 per day for senior accountants and $15.00 per day for junior accountants, it being understood that only one senior accountant will be on any particular department at any one time. The above resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen, and Searight, 5; nayes, none. 549