The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-03-13
Called Meeting OF city Council.
ArsrrN. Fehrnarr 10 1S7o
NO. %

AUSTIN, February 10. 1879
Mayor DeGTess presidipg. II n call
ed; quorum present. The following
business was transacted.
Veto message of his honor the
Mayor, on IAN ordinance regulating
the storage of hay, straw, fodder, ETC.,
within the fire limits of of the CITY of
Austin, laid over until next meeting.
Report nf city engineer and street
committee on the reservoir of the City
Water Company rs follows:
AUSTIN. February 10. 1879.
| Hon. J. C. DeGress. Mayor of Austin:
!Sdr-In obedience to your endorse
ment of the tenth instant upon the ap-
plicatien of NJ. ID. Mather, president
of the City Wafer Company, of the
same date, in which am instructed by
your honor to ''me asure the reservoir
and make report as TO its capacity and
make report NJ to its capacity and gen.
eral condition." | have the honor to
state that, by accurate measurement, I
found the average area tn be 10, 1876
square feet and the depth 10 feet. This
gives 36i, 705 cubic feet allowing 1-2
gallons per cubic foot, | find the Ca
pacity of the reservoir 10 be two mil
lioas, seven hundred ard thirty-five
thousand, two hundred and eighty
seven q, 735, 2S7) gallons. The bottom
OF the reservoir is the natural bed
rock, and the embinkment is formed
from the excavation of stiff earth
and limestone, thoroughly packed and
free from leakage. The interior slopes
are lined six inches deep with con-
crete, composed of one part of hy
draulic cement TO three parts of sand
and gravel, and grouted with clear
cement mortar. The top is finished
with coping of stone, fifteen inches
wide by four inches thick, the whole
presenting a neat and substantial ap-
pearance. The reservoir Is in success
full operation and Is, in every respect
up to the requirements of the contract
and the purposes for which it is in-
tended. Very respectfully, your obe-
dent servant,
c. d. ANDERSON,
City Engineer.
We, the committee appointed to su-
pervise the lining and digging of the
city reservoir, cOncur in the above re-
port. +. RAVEN,
j. SIBERIAN,
Committee.
The report was received and sdopted.
Aa ordinance amending section 3
of article 305, section s If article 300,
section II of article 3lS, section 80 of
article 331 and section 9 of article
33S of the Revised Ordinances of the
city of Austin, together with the re-
port OF the Market House Committee
recommending the passage of :he
same.
Report adopted and the ordinance
read first time.
BY Alderman Raven:
BE 1t reSOl0ed, That the Committee
on Cemetery be requested to make a
contract with the water company to
furnish the city cemetery with water.
Read first time and referred to the
Cemetery Committee.
By Alderman Raven:
Be it resOloed by tie city Council
Of tie city Of AuStin, That the Mayor
be and he is hereby authorized to in
vlte the Hon. Justice Miller, of the
United States Supreme Court, to visit
this city.
Resolution adopted.
Petition of r. G.. Koerber for an ap-
propriatit IL for amount of damage sus-
tained to his horse and carriage on
East Pecan street. Read and referred
to Finance Committee.
Alderman Sheehan moved that the
approaches to the East Pecan street
bridge be widened and protected, un-
der the supervision of the City Eugi-
neer and Street Committee. Motion
carried.
On motion the Council adjourned
to 4 p. NJ, February 20, 1870.
i. NJ. BRADLEY, C.ty Clerk.