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Austin Roads: Less New Build, More Equipment

Monday, September 27, 1954 special called

  • Major Construction Project Reduction:

    Planned spending for new street and bridge construction sees a significant cut, dropping from over $1.2 million to $211,000, indicating a potential completion of past projects or a shift in infrastructure strategy.

  • Investment in New Road Equipment:

    Despite fewer new construction projects, the city is allocating significantly more funds for purchasing motorized equipment, increasing from $20,000 to over $73,000, likely to modernize its existing fleet.

  • Increased Focus on Storm Drain Management:

    The budget includes a substantial boost in funding for storm sewer supervision, rising from a few hundred dollars to over $9,000, pointing to a new or expanded effort in managing the city's drainage infrastructure.

  • Continued Upkeep of Unpaved Streets:

    Maintaining unpaved roads remains the largest single maintenance expense, with over $260,000 proposed, underscoring the ongoing need for basic road care throughout Austin.
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Slat 861 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 47 ACCOUNT NO. 3200 PUBLIC WORKS STREET AND BRIDGE MAINTENANCE Summary PERSONAL SERVICES SALARY RATE PER HOUR PROPOSED 1954-55 1 Street Marker Helper 1 Loading Machine Helper $ .97 $ 2,279 .94 2,208 1 Janitor Yardman - 1.02 2,396 1 Manhole Builder 1.22 2,866 1 Inlet Builder 1.17 2,748 1 Maint. Repairman "C" 1.08 2,537 21 Laborers 7 Laborers 99 16,282 3 Laborers .96 6,765 Il Laborers :.94 24,288 Extra Labor & Overtime Step Raises Merit Increases 8,505 1,910 1,875 120 $ 319,817 862 862 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 48 ACCOUNT NO. 3201 PUBLIC WORKS STREET AND BRIDGE DIVISION MAINTENANCE SUPERVISION 100 Personal Services 200 Other Services 300 Materials & Supplies 400 Fixed Charges 500 Maintenance TOTAL EXPENSES 900 Capital Outlay -EXPENDED ESTIMATED 9 MONTHS 1954 PROPOSED 1953-54 1954-55 $ 7,600 $ 8,823 $ 40,050 2,110 2,610 3,200 110 4,734 145 $ 9,820 $ 16, 167 $ 43,395 TOTAL OUTLAY $ $ GRAND TOTAL $ 9,820 $ 16, 167 $ 43,395 i 863 863 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS ACCOUNT NO.3202 PUBLIC WORKS STREET AND BRIDGE DIVISION MAINTENANCE OF PAVED STREETS 100 Personal Services 200 Other Services 300 Materials & Supplies 400 Fixed Charges 500 Maintenance ... 49 ESTIMATED 9 MONTHS 1954 1953-54 PROPOSED 1954-55 $ 20,400 $ 24,964 $ 29,020 5,700 6,884 7,500 17,200 18,400 20,000 TOTAL EXPENSES $ 43,300 $ 50,248 $ 56,520 900 Capital Outlay TOTAL OUTLAY $ GRAND TOTAL $ 43,300 $ 50,248 $ 56,520 864 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS = 864 50 ACCOUNT NO. 3203 PUBLIC WORKS STREET AND BRIDGE DIVISION MAINTENANCE OF UNPAVED STREETS -EXPENDED ESTIMATED 9 MONTHS PROPOSED 1954 1953-54 1954-55 100 Personal Services $ 96,900 $ 133,614 $ 121,915 200 Other Services 40,400 53,692 51,500 300 Materials & Supplies 78,000 81,886 87,000 400 Fixed Charges 500 Maintenance TOTAL EXPENSES 215,300 $ 269, 192 260, 415 900 Capital Outlay TOTAL OUTLAY $ $ $ GRAND TOTAL $ 215,300 $ 269,192 $ 260,415 865 865 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS === ACCOUNT NO. 3204 PUBLIC WORKS STREET AND BRIDGE DIVISION MAINTENANCE OF STRUCTURES 51 - -EXPENDED ESTIMATED 9 MONTHS 1954 PROPOSED 1953-54 1954-55 100 Personal Services $ 2,900 $ 12,792 $ 4, 330 200 Other Services 440 1,405 600 300 Materials & Supplies 1,450 3,585 2,300 400 Fixed Charges 500 Maintenance TOTAL EXPENSES $ 4,790 $ 17,782 7,230 900 Capital Outlay TOTAL OUTLAY $ GRAND TOTAL $ 4,790 $ 17,782 $ 7,230 866 866 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS ACCOUNT NO. 3205 PUBLIC WORKS STREET AND BRIDGE DIVISION ΜΑΙΝΤΕΝΑNCE OF STREET MARKERS 52 -EXPENDED - ESTIMATED 9 MONTHS 1954 1953-54 PROPOSED 1954-55 100 Personal Services $ 4,640 $ 6,322 $ 6,320 200 Other Services 1,520 2,005 2,200 300 Materials & Supplies 70 193 300 400 Fixed Charges 500 Maintenance TOTAL EXPENSES $ 6,230 $ 8,520 8,820 900 Capital Outlay TOTAL OUTLAY $ $ GRAND TOTAL $ 6,230 $ 8,520 $ 8,820 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS === ACCOUNT NO. 3206 PUBLIC WORKS STREET AND BRIDGE DIVISION STOREROOM AND WORKSHOP 867 867 53 -EXPENDED ESTIMATED 9 MONTHS 1954 1953-54 PROPOSED 1954-55 100 Personal Services $ 6,600 $ 8,566 $ 22,276 200 Other Services 1,050 1,383 1,650 300 Materials & Supplies 1,700 2, 154 2,450 400 Fixed Charges 500 Maintenance Less: Distributed to other Divisions TOTAL EXPENSES 900 Capital Outlay 1,000 1,387 1,315 12,756 $ 10,350 $13,490 $ 14,935 TOTAL OUTLAY $ $ $ GRAND TOTAL $ 10,350 $13,490 $ 14,935 868 868 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS = ACCOUNT NO. 3208 PUBLIC WORKS STREET AND BRIDGE DIVISION Contract Work 54 -EXPENDED ESTIMATED- 9 MONTHS PROPOSED 1954 1953-54 1954-55 100 Personal Services $ 9,400 $ 16,027 $ 6.950 200 Other Services 4,300 16,436 4,050 300 Materials & Supplies 9,700 11,689 9,000 400 Fixed Charges 500 Maintenance TOTAL EXPENSES $ 23,400 $ 44, 152 $ 20,000 900 Capital Outlay TOTAL OUTLAY $ $ $ GRAND TOTAL $ 23,400 $ 44, 152 $ 20,000 869 869 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS ACCOUNT NO. 3209 PUBLIC WORKS STREET AND BRIDGE DIVISION Miscellaneous Maintenance EXPENDED ESTIMATED 9 MONTHS 1954 1953-54 100 Personal Services $ 286 $ 538 $ 200 Other Services 107 194 300 Materials & Supplies 88 94 400 Fixed Charges 500 Maintenance Less: Distributed to Other Divisions TOTAL EXPENSES $ 481 $ 921 $ 900 Capital Outlay TOTAL OUTLAY $ $ $ GRAND TOTAL $ 48 1 $ 921 $ 55 PROPOSED 1954-55 50,746 50,746 870 870 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS ACCOUNT NO. 3211 PUBLIC WORKS STREET AND BRIDGE DIVISION STORM SEWER SUPERVISION 100 Personal Services 200 Other Services 300 Materials & Supplies 400 Fixed Charges 500 Maintenance 56 -EXPENDED - ESTIMATED 9 MONTHS 1954 PROPOSED 1953-54 1954-55 $ 690 $ 690 $ 8,954 25 25 50 TOTAL EXPENSES $ 715 715 $ 9,004 900 Capital Outlay TOTAL OUTLAY $ GRAND TOTAL $ 715 $ 715 $ 9,004 871 871 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 57 ACCOUNT NO. 3214 PUBLIC WORKS STREET AND BRIDGE DIVISION ΜΑΙΝΤΕNANCE OF STORM SEWERS -EXPENDED ESTIMATED 9 MONTHS PROPOSED 1954 1953-54 1954-55 100 Personal Services $ 18,912 $ 18,912 $ 18,780 200 Other Services 1,800 1,800 2,210 300 Materials & Supplies 2,460 2,460 3, 300 400 Fixed Charges 265 500 Maintenance TOTAL EXPENSES $ 23, 172 $ 23, 172 $ 24,555 900 Capital Outlay TOTAL OUTLAY $ $ $ GRAND TOTAL $ 23, 172 $23, 172 $ 24,555 872 872 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS ACCOUNT NO. 3218 PUBLIC WORKS STREET AND BRIDGE DIVISION CONTRACT WORK STORM SEWER 58 EXPENDED- ESTIMATED 9 MONTHS 1954 1953-54 PROPOSED 1954-55 100 Personal Services $ 2,240 $ 2,240 $3,266 200 Other Services 250 250 334 300 Materials & Supplies 1,262 1,262 1,685 400 Fixed Charges 500 Maintenance TOTAL EXPENSES $ 3,752 $ 3,752 $ 5,285 900 Capital Outlay TOTAL OUTLAY $ $ $ GRAND TOTAL $ 3,752 $ 3,752 $ 5,285 873 873 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 59 ACCOUNT NO. 3219 PUBLIC WORKS STREET AND BRIDGE DIVISION Misc. Maint. Storm Sewer 100 Personal Services EXPENDED ESTIMATED 9 MONTHS 1954 $ 1953-54 $ $ 200 Other Services 300 Materials & Supplies 20 20 400 Fixed Charges 500 Maintenance TOTAL EXPENSES $ 20 $ 20 $ 900 Capital Outlay TOTAL OUTLAY $ $ $ GRAND TOTAL $ 20 $ 20 $ PROPOSED 1954-55 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS ACCOUNT NO. 3290 PUBLIC WORKS STREET AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION SUMMARY 674 874 60 -EXPENDED ESTIMATED 9 MONTHS 1954 1953-54 PROPOSED 1954-55 271 Contractual Services 100 Personal Services 200 Other Services 300 Materials & Supplies 400 Fixed Charges $ 91,891 $ 121,288 $ 7,210 332,408 466,759 125,614 59,646 126,888 68,192 74,921 4,710 1 500 Maintenance TOTAL EXPENSES $ 552,137 900 Capital Outlay 382,437 TOTAL OUTLAY GRAND TOTAL Less: G. O. Bonds TOTAL $ 789,856 $ 137,534 489,583 73,466 $ 382,437 $489,583 $ 73,466 $ 934,574 $1,279,439 $ 211,000 (847,570) 87,004 (1,189,163) 90,276 875 875 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 61 ACCOUNT NO. 3290 PUBLIC WORKS STREET AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION LAND AND IMPROVEMENTS -EXPENDED ESTIMATED 9 MONTHS 1954 PROPOSED 1953-54 1954-55 100 Personal Services $ 3,000 $ 3,359 200 Other Services 1,400 1,465 300 Materials & Supplies 400 Fixed Charges 500 Maintenance TOTAL EXPENSES $ 4,400 $ 4,824 $ 900 Capital Outlay 911 Land 358,600 457,603 TOTAL OUTLAY $ 358,600 $457,603 $ GRAND TOTAL $ 363,000 $462,427 $ CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS ACCOUNT NO. 3291.. PUBLIC WORKS STREET AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS TO GROUNDS 874 876 62 -EXPENDED ESTIMATED 9 MONTHS 1954 PROPOSED 1953-54 1954-55 100 Personal Services $ 300 $ 321 $ 200 Other Services 300 Materials & Supplies 400 Fixed Charges 500 Maintenance TOTAL EXPENSES $ 300 $ 900 Capital Outlay 913 Improvement to Grounds 7,500 321 $ 7,500 TOTAL OUTLLAY GRAND TOTAL $ 7,500 $ 7,500 $ 7,800 $ 7,821 $ 877 877 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 63 ACCOUNT NO. 3292 PUBLIC WORKS STREET AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION BRIDGES 100 Personal Services 200 Other Services 271 Constructual Services 300 Materials & Supplies 400 Fixed Charges 500 Maintenance -EXPENDED ESTIMATED 9 MONTHS 1954 PROPOSED 1953-54 1954-55 $ 466 $ 1,787 59,096 126,450 TOTAL EXPENSES $ 59,562 $ 128,237 900 Capital Outlay TOTAL OUTLAY $ $ $ GRAND TOTAL $ 59,562 $ 128,237 $ 878 878 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS ACCOUNT NO. 3293 PUBLIC WORKS STREET AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION CULVERTS AND STORM SEWERS 64 -EXPRRITORID ESTIMATED 9 MONTHS PROPOSED 1954 1953-54 1954-55 100 Personal Services $ 30,092 $ 40,185 $ 4,240 200 Other Services 99,616 114,488 57,481 300 Materials & Supplies 30,292 32,822 2,610 400 Fixed Charges 500 Maintenance TOTAL EXPENSES $160,000 $ 187,495 $ 64,331 900 Capital Outlay TOTAL OUTLAY GRAND TOTAL $ $ $ $160,000 $ 187,495 $ 64,331 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 879 879 65 ACCOUNT NO. 3294 PUBLIC WORKS STREET AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION CURBS AND GUTTERS -EXPENDED 100 Personal Services 200 Other Services 271 Contractual Services 300 Materials & Supplies ESTIMATED 9 MONTHS 1954 1953-54 $ (49) $. 550 438 400 Fixed Charges 500 Maintenance TOTAL EXPENSES $ 550 $ 389 $ 900 Capital Outlay TOTAL OUTLAY $ GRAND TOTAL $ 550 $ $ $ 389 $ PROPOSED 1954-55 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS ACCOUNT NO. 3295 PUBLIC WORKS STREET AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION PAVED STREETS 880 880 66 -EXPENDED ESTIMATED 9 MONTHS 1954 100 Personal Services $ 56,613 200 Other Services 231,387 300 Materials & Supplies 37,000 1953-54 $ 74,265 350,801 41,199 $ PROPOSED 1954-55 2,000 68,103 100 400 Fixed Charges 500 Maintenance TOTAL EXPENSES $ 325,000 $ 466,265 $ 70,203 900 Capital Outlay TOTAL OUTLAY $ GRAND TOTAL $ 325,000 $ 466,265 $ 70,203 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS ACCOUNT NO. 3297 PUBLIC WORKS STREET AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION STREET MARKERS 881 881 67 - -EXPENDED - ESTIMATED 9 MONTHS PROPOSED 1954 1953-54 1954-55 100 Personal Services $ 1,420 $ 1,420 $ 970 200 Other Services 5 5 30 300 Materials & Supplies 900 900 2,000 400 Fixed Charges 500 Maintenance TOTAL EXPENSES $ 2,325 $ 2,325 $ 3,000 900 Capital Outlay TOTAL OUTLAY $ $ $ GRAND TOTAL $ 2,325 $ 2,325 $ 3,000 882 882 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS ACCOUNT NO. 3298 PUBLIC WORKS STREET AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION MOTORED EQUIPMENT 68 CAPENDED - ESTIMATED 9 MONTES 1954 1953-54 PROPOSED 1954-55 100 Personal Services $ 200 Other Services 300 Materials & Supplies 400 Fixed Charges 500 Maintenance TOTAL EXPENSES $ $ 900 Capital Outlay 931 Motored Equipment 16,037 20,557 73,466 TOTAL OUTLAY $ 16,037 $ 20,557 $ 73,466 GRAND TOTAL $ 16,037 $ 20,557 $ 73,466 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS ACCOUNT NO. 3299 PUBLIC WORKS STREET AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION OTHER EQUIPMENT EXPENDED---- ESTIMATED 1.00 Personal Services 200 Other Services 300 Materials & Supplies 400 Fixed Charges 500 Maintenance TOTAL EXPENSES 900 Capital Outlay 951 Pumping and Miscellaneous 9 MONTHS 1954 300 883 883 69 PROPOSED 1953-54 1954-55 $ $ 3,923 TOTAL OUTLAY $ 300 $ 3,923 $ GRAND TOTAL $ 300 $ 3,923 $