City Hall Debates Dam Fix & Road Work
Dam Rehabilitation Offer:
Austin officials discussed a renewed offer from the Texas Power and Light Company to rehabilitate the city dam, ultimately deferring a decision.Street Upgrades:
Directives were issued to repair and improve West 34th Street, and a petition for additional upgrades on the same street was referred for review.Election Preparations:
The city authorized the procurement of necessary materials, like poll tax lists, for upcoming elections scheduled for May 11th and 15th.
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vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Haynes and Nolen, 3; nayes, none, Councilmen Avery and Searight absent. The application of Chas. Spreen to hang an electric sign at the J. C. Penny Store at 204 East 6th Street was read and referred to the Safety Committee by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Haynes and Nolen, 3; nayes, none, Councilmen Avery and Bearight absent. Councilman Nolen moved that Commissioner Geo. P. Searight be instructed to repair and improve West 34th Street from Guadalupe Street west to the city limits. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Haynes and Nolen, 3; nayes, none, Councilmen Avery and Bearight absent. The monthly reports of Fred Sterzing, Assessor and Collector, C. L. Woodward, Chief of the Fire Department, A. S. Anderson, Public Weigher, Robert Rockwood, Fire Marshal, Jas. H. Maxwell, Sealer of Weights and Measures, and Miss Nellie M. Hall, Secretary of the United Charities, were read and ordered filed. Mayor Yett moved that the City Attorney and City Clerk be authorized to procure all necessary poll tax lists, maps, etc. for the purpose of holding elections May 11th and 15th, 1926. Motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayeв, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Haynes and Nolen, 3; nayes, none; Councilmen Avery and Searight absent. The Council then recessed. SPECIAL MEETING OF THE OTTY COUNCIL: Austin, Texas, April 20, 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. W. B. Head, Agent of the Texas Power and Light Company, appeared before the Council and renewed his verbal offer to rehabilitate the dam. After a lengthy discussion of the proposition, action upon same was deferred. The Council then adjourned. REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: Jary formsby Cigark Austin, Texas, April 22,1926. 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. The Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. The petition of W. Grimmer and others, asking that the City improve 34th Street for one block east from Guadalupe Street was read and referred to the Street Department by the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Yett, Councilmen Avery, Haynes, Nolen, and Searight, 5; nayes, none. 553