The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-19
CITY COUNCIL.
Proceedings OF a Regular Meeting
Of the city Council.

AUSTIN, d uly 10, 1000.
Hon. w. A Sayl)r, mayor. presid-
ing.
Roll call. Present: Aldermen Kin
ney, Lawrance, IIuppertZ and Moeller.
On motion of Alderman Huppertz
the council was called and the mar
shall sent after the tbSenteeS.
Aldermen Radkey. Platt and Wilson
came in and answered to their names.
On motion the call of the council
was suspended.
The following report was received
from the police committee, which was
adopted:
We, the police committee, to whom
was referred the report of the city
marshal for June, 1883, recommend
that the same be adopted.
n. p. METZ,
IL. PLATT.
His honor the mayor presented the
returns from the election held in the
fifth ward, June 8, 1883, for the cleo
ton of an alderman from said ward.
Alderman HuppertZ moved that
the mayor appoint a committee OF
three aldermen to canvass the returns
from said ward. Motion adopted.
The mayor appointed as the COM
mittee Aldermen Huppertz, MoelleT
and Radkey.
The committee, after counting the
vote, made the following report, and
submitted the following resolution
Both were adopted:
We, the undersigned committee ap-
pointed to canvass the election re-
turns from the fifth ward for alder
man. do most respectfully report that
we have examined the election re-
turns, and find that at said election
ITO votes were cast, of which "a were
for Henry Pfannekuehen, 80 were fol-
John A. Wayland. whereby said
Henry Pfannekuchen is duly elected
alderman of the fifth ward.
II. w. MoELLER.
b. RADKEY.
E. HUPPERTZ.
Resolved by the city council of the
city of Austin, that the clerk of the
city be instructed to notify Henry
Pfannekuchen of his election as alder.
man for the fifth ward, and that he
the said Pfannekuchen, appear before
this council at the next meeting to be
installed and take the oath of office.
The following resolution was adopt.
ed by the city council:
Resolved by the city council of the
city of Austin, that the leave OF
absence heretofore granted a. S. Wal.
ton, city attorney, be and the same is
extended hereby for thirty days from
this date.
A resolution was introduced grant
ing to the Juvenile hook and ladder
company the right to use Hope hook
and ladder truck. Referred to the
fire. ,1&s - 60
department.
Alderman Platt introduced an or
dinance granting to the Capital com
press company of the city of Austin
Texas, the right to construct and
maintain side and spur tracks from
the main line of the International and
Great Northern railroad in and upon
and through West Cypress street, anC
In ana upon and across Bowie stree!
and West Avenue. The ordinance
was read second and third time, un
der suspension of the rules. and passed
unanimously.
A petition was received from the
City water company asking the oOun
ell not to enforce an assessment made
against their property for ad valorem
taxes of 1888, Referred to the
FINANCE committee.
- Alderman Kinney moved that tn,
mayor appoint committee of three
aldermen to investigate the mannel
of feeding city prisoners. and the
quality of the food furnished. Thu
motion was adopted.
Alderman Platt ia the chair.
Aldermen Kinney, Radkey ana
Wilson were appointed as the com
mittee,
On motion the council adjourned.
L. i. PURNELL, City Clerk.
~ A BASKET of potatoes, seventy il
gambler, weighing sixty-two pounds
IS on exhibition at the Merchants
Exchange. Memphis. They are from
the farm of G. w. Harbert, four mile
out of the city.