The following ausolation was introduced by Commelan DE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ימים יס CITY OF AUSTIN: TAT the sum of $126.00 30, and the samo is hereby, appropriated out of the Water & Light Find, not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of paying the increase in Bular for the months of October, November, and December, 1940, for Walter Scaholm, Superintendent of the Electric Division. Upon motion of Councilman Wolf, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following rotet Ayes, Connellmon Alford, Bartholomew, Gillis, Mayor Hiller, and Councilman Wolf; naye, none. Upon motion, seconded and curried, the meeting was recessed at 11:10 A. 1., wabject to cull of the Mayor. Attesti Me City Clerc SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COMICIL: Jom Miller. Mayor APPROVED Austin, Texas, October 7, 100. The City Council convened in special session, in the Conference Room at the Municipal Building, on Monday, October 7, 1940, at 3:30 P. H., with Mayor Tom 1411er presiding. Roll coll showed the following members preront: Councilmen Alford, Bartholomew, 011115, Magor Miller, und Councilman Wolf; hsent, Noia. The question of securing the necessarihto-of-way for the extension of the post al Cro01 Roulevard on the south side from the Colorado River to the interacott terucation of the Burton rings and Fredericlrahiing Mouda, nid boloward to be 100 feet in width, and to consist of toll-foot moved roadwaye and 2-foot parkways in the conter und on both sides, came up for consideration. At the request of the Council, the following; were pronto a 11.cuentom of the aforesaid mitter: A. 7. Spires, President, and W. E. Long, Sceretury, crspectively, Col. Zatler and H. H. Cruchett, autthis property owners. Husers. Spires and Long, as presentatives of the Giant Earring the proposed Lollevard be acquired for ps, fication rogrammer W. the Chambe Cure, recommended that the areas altsanti- he with that M. H. Crockett submitted an offer to give the right-of-way through his property in return for the two triangular stripe formel ly the cutting of the roudway, and the agrocment on the the City that such triangles would be maintained a prives in such man.or as not to olstrict the 551 552 view from its property. After some discussion, tio purchase price for the right-of-way in question watch the Cox.cll deemed oquitarlo was vontatively agroed apon, and the City Enginoor was inetaricted to make fut contact with such property owners on that basis. It was the sonse of the mouting that the proposed Retirement and Pensioning System Ordinenco be amended in the following particularst (1) That Articlo IV, Momborship, Section 1 (b), be amended to provide a six months probationary period before any person becoming an employco after the date of establishment of the Retirement System shall become a member of said System. (2) That Article VIII, Investments of the Board, Section 1 (a), bo anended in the last line by substituting the word "oblications" for the word "bonds", and by inserting the word "bonds" bofore the words, "of the United States," and "of the Stute of Texas." (3) That Article III, Administration, Soction 5, bo amonded in the last sentenco, by substituting the word "five for the word "four", so that sald sentence shall read as follower "Tivo concurring voton shall be necessary for a duetsion by the members at any meeting of the Board, and five mombors shall constituto a quorum." It was the sense of the meeting that Registration Day, October 16, be declared a holiday for city employеев. Upon motion, seconded and carried, the meeting was recessed at 6:15 P. M., subject to call of the Mayor. Attest: all se City Clerk APPROVED Jom milla.