205 Oity Manager for acceptance of the lowest and best bid. The City Attorney was directed to prepare an ordinance fixing the price to be charged for beer licenses at $25.00 for retailers and $50.00 for wholesalers. The City Attorney was directed to prepare a resolution authorizing the Tax Assessor and Collector to assess at their present value securities owned by insurance companies doing business in Texas now on deposit with the State Treasurer. The Council agreed that Joe A Guerra and Antone Alvera each be allowed a credit of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) on a wholesale peddler's license to be issued to them in compliance with an ordinance recently passed, in view of the fact that each of said applicante heretofore paid for a wholesale peddler's license under a previous ordinance. There being no further business, Councilman Gillis moved to recess subject to call of the Mayor. The motion was seconded by Councilman Wolf, and same prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Councilman Bartholomew, Gillis, Mayor Miller, and Councilman Wolf, 4 nays, none; Councilman Alford absent, 1. The Council then recessed. Attet: All City Cerk REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: Appo Jom Milla. Approve Mayor. Austin, Texas, September 7, 1933. Roll call showed the following The Council was called to order by the Mayor. members present: Councilmen Alford, Gi11is, Mayor Miller, and Councilman Wolf, 4; absent, Councilman Bartholomew, 1. The Minutes of the last regular meeting were read and Councilman Gillis, moved the adoption of same as read. The motion was seconded by Councilman Alford and same prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Councilmen Alford, Gillis, Mayor Miller, and Councilman Wolf, 4; nays, none; Councilman Bartholomew absent, 1. The Mayor introduced the following ordinance: AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING THE PASTEURIZATION OF MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ICE CREAM SOLD, OFFERED, EXPOSED, OR KEPT FOR SALE IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN; REQUIRING SUCH PASTEURIZATION TO BE DONE ON PREMISES LOCATED IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND ON WHICH SUCH ICE CREAM IS FROZEN; MAKING A VIOLATION OF ITS PROVISIONS A MISDEMEANOR, AND PRESCRIBING A PENALTY. Following the first reading of the above ordinance, Judge D. J. Piokle, Attorney for Greenwood Drug Company, protested the passage of the same on the grounds that it is disoriminatory and will result in a monopoly for local manufacturers. Messrs. E. L. Meyer and Chester Freund, Secretary of the Capital City Milk Producers Association, urged the passage of the ordinance as a health protective measure and from an economic standpoint by giving local dairymen a market for their surplus milk. 206 Councilman Alford then moved that the Council postpone further consideration of the ordinance until the next regular meeting. The motion was seconded by Councilman Wolf and same prevailed by the following vote:. Ayes, Councilmen Alford, Gillis, Mayor Miller, and Counoilman Wolf, 4; nays, none; Councilman Bartholomew absent, 1. The Mayor laid before the Council the following resolution: WHEREAS, several years ago the construction of the Hamilton Dam above Marble Falls was undertaken as a means of providing reservoir storage of water to be used for power purposes; and WHEREAS, this work when about fifty per cent completed was stopped, due to the failure of the Insull Utilities Corporations; and WHEREAS, the completion of this dam in accordance with the original program and plans outlined will furnish a uniform flow of water in the Colorado River below the dam site, wi11 act as a settling basin which will prevent the silting of dams in the lower reaches of the river, and will prevent the accumulation of loge, drift and debris, which are objectionable and contaminate the water, and that other advantages will accorus throughout this part of Central Texas if this important piece of construction work could be completed; therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: THAT, while this dam is of no benefit to the City with respect to power and that no power so developed by virtue of this dam would have any bearing upon the City of Austin, due to the fact that Austin has and will continue to operate its own municipal Water, Light and Power Plant, and that notwithstanding these facts the City Council endorses the efforts of those parties interested in the completion of the Hamilton Dam and believes that it would furnish a splendid source of power, irrigation water, and will serve as a flood-control factor for many miles of the river bed of the Colorado River, and the work undertaken would furnish employment to many people in Central Texas, and the many other advantages to be derived from this work make it desriable that this construction work be completed, and that the Federal Government be commended for any financial assistance that it can give towards the rehabilitation of this worthwhile enterргіве. The above resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes, Councilmen Alford, Gillis, Mayor Miller, and Councilman Wolf, 4; nays, none; Councilman Bartholomew absent, 1. Mrs. J. D. Claybrook and Mrs. W. E. MoCaleb, representing the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs, came before the Council and asked that their club building at 2312 San Gabriel Street be exempted from taxation on the grounds that it is a philanthropic and educational institution and that it is the practice in other Texas cities to exempt olub buildings. The matter was taken under advisement. The Mayor laid before the Council the following resolution: WHEREAS, A petition bearing the signatures of fifty-five citizens, asking that the Council take the necessary action to secure a material reduction in the rates for natural gas in effect in this City, has been presented to the City Council; and. WHEREAS, It is the sense of the Council that, as a preliminary to the consideration of such revision of rates, an examination of the books and records of the Texas Public Service Company, the holder of a franchise to furnish natural gas to the City of Austin, should be made in order to ascertain the cost of production and other data; therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: THAT C. A. Timm, C. A. Duval, E. E. Hale, Polk Shelton, and Geo. G. Grant be appointed as a committee to confer with the said Texas Public Service Company in making an exami- 207 nation of their books on or after September 15th, and after such examination has been completed to make a report of same to the Council. The above resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes, Councilmen Alford, Gillis, Mayor Miller, and Councilman Wolf, 4; nays, none; Councilman Bartholomew absent, 1. The Mayor laid before the Council the following ordinance: AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE LICENSING OF CERTAIN PERSONS MANUFACTURING, SELLING AND DISTRIBUTING BEER WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, FIXING LICENSE FEES THEREFOR, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES. The above ordinance was read the first time and Councilman Wolf moved that the rule be suspended and the ordinance be placed on its second reading. The motion was seconded by Councilman Alford and same prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Councilmen Alford, Gillis, Mayor Miller, and Councilman Wolf, 4; nays, none; Councilman Bartholomew absent, 1. The ordinance was read the second time and Councilman Wolf moved a further suspension of the rule and the placing of the ordinance on its third reading. The motion was seconded by Councilman Alford and same prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Councilmen Alford, G11118, Mayor Miller, and Councilman Wolf, 4; naye, none; Councilman Bartholomew absent, 1. The ordinance was read the third time and Councilman Wolf moved that same be finally passed. The motion was seconded by Councilman Alford and same prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Councilmen Alford, Gillis, Mayor Miller, and Councilman Wolf, 4; nays, none; Councilman Bartholomew absent, 1. The Mayor announced that the hearing called for this day, by published notice thereof on the proposal of the City Council to amend the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Austin so as to change the setback requirements from side streets of accessory buildings so as to permit acсеввоту buildings to be less than 20 feet from a side street when the lots abutting on an alley or common property line front in opposite directions on both sides of and parallel to any side street, would now be opened. No one appearing to protest the proposed change, the Council took no further action on the matter. The following ordinance was introduced and read the first time: AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN TO INCLUDE THE CERTAIN TERRITORY HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED, AND PROVIDING FOR THE ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF TAXES WITHIN THE TERRITORY SO ADDED. The Mayor laid before the Council the following ordinance: AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS, FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES ONLY, TO INCLUDE THAT CERTAIN TERRITORY OUT OF ESPERANZA COMMON SOHOOL DISTRICT NO. 7, HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1, AND PROVIDING FOR THE ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF SCHOOL TAXES WITHIN THE TERRITORY SO ADDED. The above ordinance was read the first time and Councilman Alford moved that the rule be suspended and the ordinance placed on its second reading. The motion was seconded by Councilman Wolf, and same prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Councilmen Alford, Gillis, Mayor Miller, and Counoilman Wolf, 4; nays, none; Councilman Bartholomew absent. The ordinance was read the second time and Councilman Alford moved a further suspension of the rule and the placing of the ordinance on its third reading. The motion was seconded by Councilman Wolf and same prevailed by the following vote: Ayes, Councilmen Alford, Gillis, Mayor Miller, and Councilman Wolf, 4; nays, none; Councilman Bartholomew absent. The ordinance was read the third time and Councilman Alford moved that same be finally passed. The motion was seconded by Councilman Wolf and same prevailed by the