624 624 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 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 10th day of September, 1956 at the Municipal Building, Eighth and Colorado, in Austin, Texas, at 2:30 P.M. for the purpose of holding public hearing on bus request. (Sgd) Elsie Woosley City Clerk (Sgd) Tom Miller Mayor City of Austin, Texas ATTEST: (Sgd) Elsie Woosley City Clerk 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 purpose therein stated. (Sgd) Lester E. Palmer (Sgd) Ben White (Sgd) Wesley Pearson 625 625 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS Special Meeting September 10, 1956 2:30 Ρ.Μ. Council Chamber, City Hall The meeting was called to order with Mayor Miller presiding. Roll call: Present: Councilmen Palmer, Pearson, White, Mayor Miller Absent: Councilman Long The Mayor announced that this was a meeting called for the purpose of holding a public hearing on the Bus Company's request of August 28, 1956. MR. EDWIN MCKELLAR, MR. O. ASHLEY, and three others appeared at the hearing. Mr. McKellar did not object to any increase, but did object to the inconvenience of providing change along with the weekly pass. One other also objected to this; but when explanation was made that tickets or metal tokens would be issued, he withdrew his objection. MR. JOHN JAMES appeared inthe interest of improving bus schedules. Mayor Miller introduced the following ordinance: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THAT CERTAIN ORDINANCE ENTITLED: "AN ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING FARES AND CHARGES COLLECTIBLE, BEGINNING THE 1ST DAY OF JULY, 1947, BY EVERY PERSON, FIRM AND CORPORATION ΜΑΙΝΤΑΙNING AND OPERATING WITHIN THE CITY OF AUSTIN A BUS SYSTEM FOR LOCAL TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS FOR HIRE USING OR OPERATING UNDER A PUBLIC FRANCHISE; PRESCRIBING PAYMENTS TO THE CITY OF AUSTIN, BASED UPON GROSS ANNUAL RECEIPTS FROM OPERATIONS, BY EVERY PERSON, FIRM AND CORPORATION MAINTAINING AND OPERATING WITHIN THE CITY OF AUSTIN A BUS SYSTEM; FIXING TIMES FOR SUCH PAYMENTS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY," WHICH ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN JUNE 26, 1947, AND IS RECORDED IN BOOK "M", PAGES 523-524, INCLUSIVE, OF THE ORDINANCE RECORDS OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, BY AMENDING SECTION 1 THEREOF PRESCRIBING RATES FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS FOR HIRE BY BUS WITHIN THE CITY OF AUSTIN. _ CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS ८२८ 626 The ordinance was read the first time and Councilman Pearson moved that the ordinance be passed to its second reading. The motion, seconded by Councilman White, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Palmer, Pearson, White, Mayor Miller Noes: None Absent: Councilman Long MR. CLARK and MR. THIELE appeared before the Council regarding their inability to get a school bus to take their children to Wooten School. Mr. Malone, Austin Transit Company, stated he would be glad to try to work out something for this area, and would go out and meet with the group, if Mr. Clark and Mr. Thiele would like for him to. The Mayor asked that the question of refunding payments made for social security by the firemen, be brought up at the next Council meeting. There being no further business the Council adjourned at 4:30 Ρ.Μ. subject to the call of the Mayor. ATTEST: APPROVED Wooly City Clerk Jom Meller Mayor