CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS Special Meeting June 18, 1948 Council Chamber, City Hall 528 The meeting was called to order, with Mayor Miller presiding. Roll call Present: Councilmen Bartholomew, Glass, Johnson, Mayor Miller Absent : None Present also: Guiton Morgan, City Manager; Trueman E. O'Quinn, City Attorney. The following NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING and CONSENT TO MEETING were ordered spread on the Minutes: #NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: Notice is hereby given that a special meeting of the City Council of the City of Austin will be held on the 18th day of June, 1948, at the Municipal Building, Eighth and Colorado Streets, in Austin, Texas, at ten o'clock A. M. for the purpose of adopting ordinances ordering an election to be held on July 19, 1948, for the purpose of submitting to the qual- ified voters of the City of Austin, for adoption or rejection, certain amendments to the existing charter of the City of Austin, and for the purpose of submitting to the qualified property taxpayers of the City of Austin and of the Independent School District of Austin, for adoption or rejection, a certain proposition as to the levy and collection of a public school maintenance tax. Dated this 17th day of June, 1948. (Sgd) TOM MILLER Mayor City of Austin, Texas (Sgd) Hallie McKellar City Clerk City of Austin, Texas. CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 529 i #CONSENT TO MEETING We, the undersigned members of the City Council, hereby accept service of the foregoing notice, waiving any and all irregularities in such service and such notice, and consent and agree that said City Council shall meet at the time and place therein named, and for the purposes therein stated. (Sgd) Will T. Johnson ៧ E. C. Bartholomew 11 Taylor Glass Councilman Bartholomew introduced the following ordinance: AN ORDINANCE ORDERING AN ELECTION IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS, TO BE HELD ON JULY 19, 1948, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, FOR ADOPTION OR REJECTION, CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO THE EXISTING CHARTER OF SAID CITY. The ordinance was read the first time and Councilman Bartholomew moved that the rule be suspended and the ordinance be passed to its second reading. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Bartholomew, Glass, Johnson, Mayor Miller Noes: None The ordinance was read the second time and Councilman Bartholomew moved that the rule be further suspended and the ordinance be passed to its third reading. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Bartholomew, Glass, Johnson, Mayor Miller Noes: None The ordinance was read the third time and Councilman Bartholomew moved that the ordinance be finally passed. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Bartholomew, Glass, Johnson, Mayor Miller Noes: None The Mayor then announced that the ordinance had been finally passed. Councilman Johnson introduced the following ordinance: AN ORDINANCE ORDERING AN ELECTION IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS, TO BE HELD ON JULY 19,1948, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED PROPERTY TAXPAYERS OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND OF THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT OF AUSTIN, FOR ADOPTION OR REJECTION, A CERTAIN PROPOSITION AS TO THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL MAINTENANCE TAX NOT EXCEEDING ONE DOLLAR AND FIFTEEN CENTS ON THE ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS WORTH OF TAXABLE PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT OF AUSTIN. CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 530 The ordinance was read the first time and Councilman Johnson moved, seconded by Councilman Bartholomew, that the rule be suspended and the ordinance be passed to its second reading. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Bartholomew, Glass, Johnson, Mayor Miller Noes: None The ordinance was read the second time and Councilman Johnson moved, seconded by Councilman Bartholomew, that the rule be suspended and the ordinance be passed to its third reading. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Bartholomew, Glass, Johnson Mayor Miller Noes: None The ordinance was read the third time and Councilman Johnson moved, seconded by Councilman Bartholomew, that the ordinance be finally passed. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Bartholomew, Glass, Johnson, Mayor Miller Noes: None The Mayor then announced that the ordinance had been finally passed. Upon motion, seconded and carried, the meeting was then recessed, subject to call of the Mayor. Attest: Hallion Milla City Clerk Jom Milla. Approved: MAYOR