CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS Regular Meeting February 3,1949 10:50 Α.Μ. Council Chamber, City Hall 65 The Meeting was called to order, with Mayor Miller presiding Roll Call: Present: Absent: Councilmen Bartholomew, Johnson, Glass, Long, Mayor Miller None Present also: Guiton Morgan, City Manager; J. E. Motheral, Director of Public Works; Trueman E. O'Quinn, City Attorney; and R. D. Thorp, Chief of Police. The reading of the Minutes was dispensed with. Councilman Johnson offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: (RESOLUTION) WHEREAS, Blue Cross Veterinary Clinic has made application in writing through Fred P. Savage, for permission to use and maintain a building for the treatment of small domestic animals on Lot 5, Block 2, Shoalmont Addition, the same being the west side of Burnet Road and is locally known as 5434 Burnet Road and is located in a "C" Commercial District, which under Section 6, Item 33 of the Zoning Ordinance, requires a special permit from the City Council; and WHEREAS, the applicant further agrees to soundproof and aircondition. the building, that no kennels, runs or other housing of animals outside of the main building will be erected or used and that no animals will be boarded, or bred, or confined longer than is necessary for the proper treatment of diseases, and WHEREAS, this application has been considered and approved by the City Council of the City of Austin, therefore BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: THAT permission for the use and maintenance of a building for the treatment of small domestic animals be granted to Blue Cross Veterinary Clinic, and operated by E. P. Savage, D. V. M. じ CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 66 After discussing this resolution, Councilman Johnson moved that action on same be delayed until February 10, 1949, pending compliance with the requirements set forth therein. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Bartholomew, Glass, Johnson, Long, Mayor Miller Noes: None Foy Wallace Moulder appeared and asked to have his taxicab driver's permit reinstated. This was a 90-day probationary permit and had been revoked by the Council on January 27, 1949, upon recommendation of the City Manager and Chief of Police. Mr. Moulder was advised that the Council could do nothing about this unless the Chief of Police, after a reinvestigation of his case, recommended that the permit be granted. Rufus Winn, colored, appeared again and requested that the City pay him $200 more and he would consider this as a final settlement of his case against the City, because of injuries received while in the employ of the City last year. The matter was referred to the City Manager and Dr. Primer and he was told their decision would be final. Councilman Glass moved that the following applications for taxicab operator's license and taxicab driver's permits, duly approved by the City Manager, be granted: Taxicab Operator's License: Sabatino Sconci, 3608 Monson Street, 1947, 4-door Hudson, Motor No. 1715588, License No. JD-1674 Taxicab Driver's Permits: L. A. Ellis David A. Newton Lee Roy Patterson Clarence A. Pulatie William B. Shaver 1504 Riverside Drive 4508 Avenue F 4712 East 5th street 1113 East 3rd street 400 Barton Springs Road The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Bartholomew, Glass, Johnson, Long, Mayor Miller Noes: None Councilman Glass moved that the following applications for beer and wine permits, duly approved by the City Manager, be granted: Short Horn Inn, Ray Wlaker owner, The Sport Bar, 6006 Georgetown Road Arthur J. Joseph owner, 1200 East 6th street The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Bartholomew, Glass, Johnson, Long, Mayor Miller Noes: None Councilman Bartholomew offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: (RESOLUTION) WHEREAS, the Austin Chapter of the Reserve Offiers' Association of CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS = 67 the United States is again taking the lead in consideration, by all of our citizens, of the state of our nation's strength through its traditional observance of National Security Week, a period sought by the ROA and proclaimed by the President of the United States, the Governor of our State, and the Mayors of our various cities, and WHEREAS, there is always a need to combat the lethargy and apathy toward military affairs which would render this nation virtually defenseless: and WHEREAS, our City as part of a great nation has just emerged from a great war in which our people demonstrated their strength and character and now face the traditional postwar enemy of reaction and pseudo-pacifism; and WHEREAS, under these circumstances of international unrest and uncertainties, of jealousies and distrust among nations, and of economic, ideologi- cal, and national rivalries, it is more important probably than ever before that our entire citizenry must be kept informed and aroused to the dangers to our National Security; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: THAT we commend the Reserve Officers Association for its leadership in establishing this National Security Week observance; that we pledge to the ROA and the many organizations assisting in this observance our fullest cooperation; and that we urge all of our fellow citizens to join together in this all-important observance. Which motion, carrying with it the adoption of the resolution, carried by the following vote: Councilmen Bartholomew, Glass, Johnson, Long, Mayor Miller None Ayes: Noes: The Mayor issued a proclamation proclaiming the week of February 12 through February 22 as "National Security Week". Councilman Johnson moved that public hearings be set for February 24, 1949, at 11 A. M., on the following requests for zoning changes, which have been considered by the Board of Adjustment and recommendations made: C. J. Boes Estate by Wilhelmine B. Sheffield, 506 West 34th street, the property located at 4914-4920 East Avenue, City of Austin, Travis County, Texas, from "A" Residence District and First Height and Area District to "C" Commercial District, First Height and Area District. Board of Adjustment Bert Ford for V. G. RECOMMENDS this change. Oakie, 102 West 20th street, the property located as follows: Lots 1 to 25, Arboles Terrace, and 75'x150' unplatted of E. C. Kingsbury et al tract, being located on the south side of Barton Springs Road, between Bouldin Avenue and Dawson Road and locally known as 901-1027 Barton Springs Road, from "C-1" Commercial District, Second Height and Area District to "C-2" Commercial District, Second Height and Area District. Board of Adjustment RECOMMENDS ONLY Lots 4, 5, 6 and 7, Arboles Terrace, being locally known as 1015-1021 Barton Springs Road. CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 68 W. A. King, 506 Lamar Boulevard, the property located as follows: North 42ft. of Lots 9, 10, 11 and 12, Subdivision of Outlot 11, in Division Z, known as 506 Lamar Boulevard, City of Austin, Travis County, Texas, from "C" Commercial District, Third Height and Area District, to "C-2" Commercial District, Third Height and Area District. Board of Adjustment does NOT RECOMMEND this change. E. C. McClure & Lem Scarbrough, Scarbrough Building, the property located as follows: West 150'x2273.23 of the Lemuel Scarbrough Tract, known as the 6300 and 6400 blocks of Middle Fiskville Road, City of Austin, Travis County, Texas, from "A" Residence District, First Height and Area District, to "C" Commercial District, First Height and Area District. Board of Adjustment RECOMMENDS this change. (Detailed report of the Board of Adjustment attached to each application). The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Bartholomew, Glass, Johnson, Long, Mayor Miller Councilman Long offered the following ordinance and moved its adoption: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THAT CERTAIN ORDINANCE PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS, JULY 17, 1941, AND RECORDED IN ORDINANCE BOOK "L", PAGES 152-174, INCLUSIVE, OF THE ORDINANCE RECORDS OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, WHICH ORDIANCE IS AMENDATORY OF THAT CERTAIN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING ZONING REGULATIONS AND DISTRICTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH A COMPRE- HENSIVE PLAN PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL APRIL 23, 1931, AND RECORDED IN ORDINANCE BOOK "I", PAGES 301-318, INCLUSIVE, OF THE ORDINANCE RECORDS OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, THE AMENDATORY ORDINANCE HEREBY CHANGING THE USE DESIGNATION FROM "A" RESIDENCE DISTRICT AND FIRST HEIGHT AND AREA DISTRICT TO "C" COMMERCIAL DISTRICT AND FIRST HEIGHT AND AREA DISTRICT ON LOTS 17 AND 18, FOREST HILLS "B" AND ON LOT 4 AND PART OF LOTS 2 AND3, BLOCK 4, SILVERTON HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION, ALL IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN, TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS; ORDERING A CHANGE IN THE USE MAPS SO AS TO RECORD THE CHANGES HEREBY ORDERED; AND SUSPENDING THE RULE REQUIRING THE READING OF ORDINANCES ON THREE SEPARATE DAYS. The ordinance was read the first time and Councilman Long moved that the rule be suspended and the ordinance passed to its second reading. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Bartholomew, Glass, Johnson, Long, Mayor Miller Noes: None The ordinance was read the second time and Councilman Long moved that the rule be suspended and the ordinance passed to its third reading. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Bartholomew, Glass, Johnson, Long, Mayor Miller Noes: None 1 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 69 The ordinance was read the third time and Councilman Long moved that the ordinance be finally passed. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Bartholomew, Glass, Johnson, Long, Mayor Miller Noes: None Councilman Glass offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: (RESOLUTION) BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: THAT Guiton Morgan, City Manager, be and he is hereby authorized and directed to execute a release of all public utility easements now existing on the following described two tracts of land as shown by map or plateof Vallejo, a subdivision of a portion of the George W. Spear League in the City of Austin, Travis County, Texas, said map or plat being of record in Book 4, page 286, of the Plat Records of Travis County, Texas: Tract No. 1: The north five (5) feet of Lot 4, Block F, said Vallejo Subdivision. Tract No. 2: The south five (5) feet of Lot 5, Block F, said Vallejo Subdivision. Which motion, carrying with it the adoption of the resolution, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Bartholomew, Glass, Johnson, Long, Mayor Miller Noes: None Councilman Bartholomew offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: (RESOLUTION) THAT Guiton Morgan, City Manager, be and he is hereby authorized and directed to execute a release of all public utility easements now existing by virtue of a certain easement granted by the Central Texas Supply Company, dated May 20, 1937, and recorded in Vol. 564, page 538, of the Deed Records of Travis County, Texas. Which motion, carrying with it the adoption of the resolution, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Bartholomew, Glass, Johnson, Long, Mayor Miller Noes: None Councilman Glass introduced the following ordinance: CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THAT CERTAIN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE REGULATING TRAFFIC UPON THE PUBLIC STREETS OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN; PRE SCRIBING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF SAME; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY", WHICH ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN MAY 6, 1937, AND IS RECORDED IN BOOK #K, PAGES 159-179, INCLUSIVE, OF THE ORDINANCE RECORDS OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, BY AMENDING SECTION 12(b) OF ARTICLE III RELATING TO STOP SIGN LOCATIONS; REPHALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. 70 The ordinance was read the first time and Councilman Glass moved that the rule be suspended and the ordinance passed to its second reading. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Bartholomew, Glass, Johnson, Long, Mayor Miller Noes: None The ordinance was read the second time and Councilman Glass moved that the rule be suspended and the ordinance passed to its third reading. motion carried by the following vote: The Ayes: Councilmen Bartholomew, Glass, Johnson, Long, Mayor Miller Noes: None The ordinance was read the third time and Councilman Glass moved that the ordinance be finally passed. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Bartholomew, Glass, Johnson, Long, Mayor Miller Noes: None The Mayor then announced that the ordinance had been finally passed. Councilman Johnson offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: (RESOLUTION) WHEREAS, the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company has presented to the City Council tentative maps or plans showing the proposed construction of its underground telephone conduits in the streets in the City of Austin hereafter named, and said maps or plans have been considered by the Director of Public Works; therefore BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: THAT the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company be and the same is hereby permitted to construct its underground telephone conduits in the following streets: (1) An underground telephone conduit in GEORGETOWN ROAD, from a point 26 feet south of West 45th Street north to point 760 feet south of Brentwood Street, the centerline of which underground telephone conduit shall be 31.5 feet west of and parallel to the centerline of said GEORGETOWN ROAD. (2) An underground telephone conduit in GEORGETOWN CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS ROAD, from a point 760 feet south of Brenwood Street north to Brentwood Street, the centerline of which underground telephone conduit shall be 36 feet west of and parallel to the centerline of said GEORGETOWN ROAD. (3) An underground telephone conduit in GEORGETOWN ROAD, from Brentwood Street to Anderson Lane, the centerline of which underground telephone conduit shall be 31.5 feet west of andparallel to the centerline of said GEORGETOWN ROAD. (4) An underground telephone conduit in NORTH LOOP BOULEVARD, from Georgetown Road to Avenue F, the centerline of which underground telephone conduit shall be 5 feet north of and paraliel to the centerline of said NORTH LOOP BOULEVARD. (5) An underground telephone conduit in EAST 53RD STREET, from Avenue F to Duval Street, the centerline of which underground telephone conduit shall be 5 feet north of and parallel to the centerline of said EAST 53RD STREET. (6) An underground telephone conduit in DUVAL STREET, from East 45th Street to East 53rd Street, the centerline of which underground telephone conduit shall be 10 feet east of and parallel to the centerline of said DUVAL STREET. (7) An underground telephone conduit in EAST 51ST STREET, from Duval Street to Bennett Avenue, the centerline of which underground telephone conduit shall be 5 feet south of and parallèl to said EAST 51ST STREET. (8) An underground telephone conduit in NORTH LOOP BOULE VARD, from Burnet Road to Georgetown Road, the centerline of which underground telephone conduit shall be 10 feet north of and parallel to the centerline of said NORTH LOOP BOULEVARD. (9) An underground telephone conduit in BURNET ROAD, from North Loop Boulevard to Koenig Lane, the centerline of which underground telephone conduit shall be 25 feet east of and parallel to the centerline of said BURNET ROAD. (10)An underground telephone conduit in WOODROW AVENUE, from Burnet Road to North Loop Boulevard, the centerline of which underground telephone conduit shall be 5 feet west of and parallel to the centerline of said WOODROW AVENUE. (11) An underground telephone conduit in BURNET ROAD, from West 47th Street to Woodrow Avenue, the centerline of which underground telephone conduit shall be 8 feet east of and parallel to said BURNET ROAD. (12) An underground telephone conduit in WEST 47TH STREET, from Rosedale Avenue to Burnet Road, the centerline of which underground telephone conduit shall be 5 feet south of and parallel to the north property line of said WEST 47TH STREET. (13) An underground' telephone conduit in ROSEDALE AVENUE, from West 44th Street to West 47th Street, the centerline of which underground telephone conduit shall be 6 feet west of and parallel 71 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS to the east property line of said ROSEDALE AVENUE. (14) An underground telephone conduit in ROSEDALE AVENUE, from West 39 Street to West 44th Street, the centerline of which underground telephone conduit shall be 7 feet east of and parallel to the centerline of said ROSEDALE AVENUE. (15) An underground telephone conduit in WEST 39 STREET, from Jefferson Street to Rosedale Avenue, the centerline of which underground telephone conduit shall be 15 feet south of and parallel to the north property line of said WEST 39½ STREET. (16) An underground telephone conduit in JEFFERSON STREET, from West 35th Street to West 39 Street, the centerline of which underground telephone conduit shall be 12 feet east of and parallel to the west property line of said JEFFERSON STREET. (17) An underground telephone conduit in WEST 51ST STREET, from Burnet Road to Woodrow Avenue, the centerline of which underground telephone conduit shall be 5 feet north of and parallel to the south property line of said WEST 51ST STREET. (18) An underground telephone conduit in HANCOCK DRIVE, from I & G N Railroad to Burnet Road, the centerline of which underground telephone conduit shall be 12 feet north of and parallel to the centerline of said HANCOCK DRIVE. (19) An underground telephone conduit in HANCOCK DRIVE, from Fairview Drive to I & G N Railroad, the centerline of which underground telephone conduit shall be 4 feet south of and parallel to the north property line of said HANCOCK DRIVE. 72 THAT the work and construction of said underground telephone conduits, including the excavation of the streets and the restoration and maintenance of said streets after said underground telephone conduits have been constructed shall be under the supervision and direction of the City Manager and in accordance with the ordinances and regulations of the City of Austin governing such construction. Which motion, carrying with it the adoption of the resolution, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Bartholomew, Glass, Johnson, Long, Mayor Miller Noes: None Councilman Long offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: (RESOLUTION) : WHEREAS, Texas Public Service Company has presented to the City Council tentative maps or plans showing the proposed construction of its gas mains in the streets in the City of Austin hereafter named, and said maps or plans have been considered by the City Council; therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: THAT Texas Public Service Company be and the same is hereby permitted to lay and construct its gas mains in and upon the following streets: CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS (1) A gas main in CAMINO REAL, from Alegria Road to Pequeno Street, the centerline of which gas main shall be 7 feet west of and parallel to the east property line of said CAMINO REAL. Said gas main described above shall have a cover of notless than 2 feet. (2) A gas main in PEQUENO STREET, from Camino Real to Hall Street, the centerline of which gas main shall be 7½ feet south of and parallel to the north property line of said PEQUENO STREET. Said gas main described above shall have a cover of notless than 2 feet. (3) A gas main in HALL STREET, from Pequeno Street southerly 230 feet, the centerline of which gas main shall be 7 feet west of and parallel to the east property line of said HALL STREET. Said gas main described above shall have a cover of notless than 2 feet. (4) A gas main in ALCOVE COURT, from Hall Street easterly 290 feet, the centerline of which gas main shall be 7 feet south of and parallel to the north property line of said ALCOVE COURT. Said gas main described above shall have a cover of notless than 2 feet. (5) A gas main in PEDERNALES STREET, from Diaz Street northerly 103 feet, the centerline of which gas main shall be 72 feet west of and parallel to the east property line of said PEDERNALES STREET. Said gas main described above shall have a cover of notless than 2 feet. (6) A gas main in EAST 7TH STREET, from Pedernales Street easterly 375 feet, the centerline of which gas main shall be 7 feet south of and parallel to the north property line of said EAST 7TH STREET. Said gas main described above shall have a cover of notless than 22 feet. (7) A gas main in EAST 7TH STREET, from Pedernales Street westerly 221 feet, the centerline of which gas main shall be 7 feet south of and parallel to the north property line of said EAST 7TH STREET. Said gas main described above shall have a cover of notless than 2 feet. (8) A gas main in EAST 3RD STREET, from a point 30 feet east of Chicon Street easterly 163 feet, the centerline of which gas main shall be 16 feet south of and parallel to the north property line of said EAST 3RD STREET. 73 T CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS Said gas main described above shall have a cover of not less 74 than 2 feet. (9) A gas main in EAST 16th STREET, from a point 49 feet east of Leona Street westerly 56 feet, the centerline of which gas main shall be 13 feet north of and parallel to the south property line of said EAST 16TH STREET. Said gas main described above shall have a cover of not less than 20 feet. (10) A gas main in LEONA STREET, from East 16th Street northerly 147 feet, the centerline of which gas main shall be 7½ feet west of and parallel to the east property line of said LEONA STREET. Said gas main described above shall have a cover of not less than 2 feet. (11) A gas main in RED BLUFF ROAD, from a point 1331 feet east of Springdale Road easterly 204 feet, the centerline of which gas main shall be 16 feet north of and parallel to the south property line of said RED BLUFF ROAD. Said gas main described above shall have a cover of not less than 2 feet. (12) A gas main in WEST 11TH STREET, from a point 293 feet east of Toyath Street easterly 90 feet, the centerline of which gas main shall be 8 feet south of and parallel to the north property line of said WEST 11TH STREET. Said gas main described above shall have a cover of not less than 2 feet. (13) A gas main in LAMAR BOULEVARD, across West 32nd Street intersection, the centerline of which gas main shall be 7 feet west of and parallel to the east property line of said LAMAR BOULEVARD. Said gas main described above shall have a cover of not less than 20 feet. (14) A gas main in WEST 33RD STREET, across Lamar Boulevard intersection, the centerline of which gas main shall be 7½ feet south of and parallel to the north property line of said WEST 33RD STREET. Said gas main described above shall have a cover of notless than 2 feet. (15) A gas main in LAMAR BOULEVARD from a point ll feet. south of West 34th Street and 21 feet west of the east property line of Lamar Boulevard southeasterly to a point 7 feet west of the east property line of Lamar Boulevard. Said gas main described above shall have a cover of notless than 2 feet. CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 75 (16) A gas main in LAMAR BOULEVARD, from West 34th street norther ly 412 feet, the centerline of which gas main shall be 7½ feet west of and parallel to the east property line of said LAMAR BOULEVARD. Said gas main described above shall have a cover of not less than 2 feet. (17) A gas main in WEST 35th STREET, across Lamar Boulevard intersection, the centerline of which gas main shall be 13 feet south of and parallel to the north property line of said WEST 35th STREET. Said gas main described above shall have a cover of not less than 2 feet. (18) A gas main in LAMAR BOULEVARD, across West 34th Street Alley #2 intersection, the centerline of which gas main shall be 7½ feet west of and parallel to the east property line of said LAMAR BOULEVARD. Said gas main described above shall have a cover of not less than 22 feet. (19) A gas main in LAMAR BOULEVARD, from West 37th Street to West 38th Street, the centerline of which gas main shall be 7 feet west of and parallel to the east property line of said LAMAR BOULEVARD. Said gas main described above shall have a cover of not less than 2 feet. (20) A gas main WEST 37th STREET, across Lamar Boulevard intersection, the centerline of which gas main shall be 24 feet north of and parallel to the south property line of said WEST 37th STREET. Said gas main described above shall have a cover of not less than 2 feet. (21) A gas main in WEST 37th STREET, from Lamar Boulevard easterly 13 feet, the centerline of which gas main shall be ll feet south of and parallel to the north property line of said WEST 37th STREET. Said gas main described above shall have a cover of not less than 2 feet. The Texas Public Service Company is hereby put upon notice that the City of Austin does not guarantee that the space assigned above is clear from other underground utilities, but is based upon the best records we have at hand, and that the minimum depth stated does not have any reference to the fact that greater depths may not be required at special point. When the Texas Public Service Company requires definite information upon the ground as to elevations or working points from which to base the location of their assignments they shall apply to the Department of Public Works not less than three (3) days before such information is required. The Texas Public Service Company is further put upon notice that they will be required to bear the expense of repairs or replacement of any underground utility damaged during the construction of lines named in this resolution. i CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 76 AND THAT whenever pavement is cut in the vicinity of a fire plug, water must be used at intervals during the course of backfilling of the ditches. THAT the work and laying of said gas mains, including the excavation in the streets, and the restoration and maintenance of said streets after said mains have been laid shall be under the supervision and direction of the City Manager, and under all the pertinent terms and conditions of the certain franchises granted to said company by the City of Austin. ed by the following vote: Which motion, carrying with it the adoption of the resolution, carriAyes: Councilmen Bartholomew, Glass, Johnson, Long, Mayor Miller Noes: None The Mayor announced that the unexpired term of Victor H. Pannell, member of the Board of Adjustment, which Murray P. Ramsey had filled, expired January 1, 1949, and he would entertain a motion to reappoint Mr. Ramsey for a term of two years as a member of the Board of Adjustment. Councilman Bartholomew moved that Murray P. Ramsey be reappointed as a member of the Board of Adjustment, for a two-year term beginning January 1, 1949. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Bartholomew, Glass, Johnson, Long, Mayor Miller Noes: None The following bids were received on the electrical switching equipment for turbo-generators #5 and #6 for the Power Plant Expansion: Bidder Allis Chalmers Mfg. Co. Westinghouse General Electric Co. Total amount of Bid $266,230.00 294,113.00 258,910.00 Upon the recommendation of the City Manager and the Director of Utilities that the low bidder be given the contract, Councilman Johnson offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: (RESOLUTION) WHEREAS, the City of Austin has received competitive bids on electrical switching equipment for turbo-generators #5 and #6; and WHEREAS, the bid of General Electric Company, Schenectady, New York, has been found to be the lowest and best bid considering quality, price, and date of delivery; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: THAT Guiton Morgan, City Manager, be and he is hereby authorized and directed to enter into a contract with General Electric Company, Schenect ady, New York, for the purchase of electrical switching equipment for turbogenerators #5 and #6, at a price of $258,910.00. Which motion, carrying with it the adoption of the resolution, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Bartholomew, Glass, Johnson, Long, Mayor Miller Noes: None CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 78 neighboring property it appears just and equitable to reduce this assessables valuation from $3,640 to $870 on the Tax roll for the year 1947; therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: THAT the City Tax Assessor and Collector be authorized, and he is hereby so directed, to reduce the assessable value of said land from $3,640 to $870 on the Tax roll for the year 1947. Which motion, carrying with it the adoption of the resolution, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Bartholomew, Glass, Johnson, Long, Mayor Miller Noes: None The City Manager brought before the Council a letter which had been received from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation regarding an alleged claim against the City of Austin in the amount of $8,100.00, for power furnished the Houston Power and Lighting Company and the Dow Magnesium Corporation through the Lower Colorado River Authority, June, 1942 to March 1, 1944. After this matter was fully explained by the City Manager and the Director of Utilities, the Council instructed the City Manager to answer the letter with a denial of such claim. (See L. C. R. A. file in City Manager's office for full details of this claim). There being no further business, upon motion of Councilman Glass, the meeting was recessed at 12 noon, subject to call of the Mayor. ATTEST: Acting City Clerk APPROVED: Jom Milla. Mayor