The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-07
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| lIGal. SS,lOo 81
City marshal Lees report shows
| Total arrests, 164.
Total amount of fines assessed, ....... S1.S99.00
Back fines cold in cash. u 05
| " 4" worked out. ...........-....... 1855
OF the $1899 there was collected jim
cash $625.S0; amount worked out,
| $352.3O the balance being made up
of appealed cases, $307.95, and sund-
ries.
The report of current expenses ren-
dered by city clerk PurnelI foots a
budget of $43.91526.
The reports OF city assessor and
collector Sterling for the quarter end
ing July 81, shows:
Income from sundry taxes ........... SIS 1884, 80
So tax for public Schools. 2.547.O7
City sexton Nitschke reports SO
deaths in the city during the month,
divided, whites %, colored Ii, Next
can l.
One item in the city clerks report
is $28460.15 to pay 6. M. Swenson u
Son OF New Y ork on account OF loan
to the city.
City physician Burt reported that
he had removed the 10 city patients
from Dr.. Cummings buildings TO the
new city hospital. He recon- nends
that three trustees be appointed to
manage the hospital. Also states that
an appropriation Of $500 to $500 is
needed to make necessary improve
ments and to complete the furnishing
of the hospital.
DR.. Burt also called the atten ton 10
the council to what he considered the
Objectionable method Of privy
sinks made in the ground, AMT
recommended the use of boxes
instead, t. be placed over the ground
at sufficient elevation to allow the air
to circulate under them, that these
boxes be diSinfected regularly and
elnptied at least once every month. Dr.
Burt argues that while we may not be
able to keep away the germs OF disease
by quarantine, we can destroy the
means for its growth. He recon-
mends specially the use Of dry pull
verified earth or dust to be sprinkled
frequently over the privy contents,
aud the use of proper d1sinfectants
occasionally.
He recommends that the council
pass an ordinance preventing the use
ofholeS in the ground for pr1vy pur-
poses under heavy penalty; requesting
the regular use Of dlslnfectantS and
dry earth or dust especially in privy
vaults; and requiring parties who
cannot or Will not connect with the
public sewers to provide suitable
boxes for their privies to be placed
from four to six inches above the
ground, the contents OF the boxes to
be covered with dirt once day and
emptled once month.
A petition of the Austin rifle club
to be allowed to practice target shoot
ing on certain grounds was granted.
Petition of f. A. Bernd, fined as he
represented under misappre hension by
him, of his plea of guilty before the
recorder, he not understanding Eng
fish, was granted, and the fine re-
mitted.
One from A. Reisig was not granted.
Petition of Mr.. Copes to continue
certain lease of Alfred Smith was
refused.
Resignation of Policeman johnson
was accepted.
The committee on printing reported
awards of the city printing to The
STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMTANY,
for the printing of proclamations and
ordinances, and to E. Won Boeck-
man for the printing OF the council
proceedings.
Report adopted and contracts Or
dered to be made in accordance with
! the bids.
The special committee on the COM
plant against Policeman Oberwether,
reported that they found that that OF
ficer had acted under mistake as to
identity of the person complaining,
but they censure him for not using
more discretion, Action on the report
was postponed at the instance OF coun-
sci for the complainant.
| Alderman Brennan offered resolu-
ton for the appointment OF three
special policemen to be recommended
by the city marshal to the mayor.
| Adopted.
Alderman Odell offered his resigna
tion as chairman of the Finance and
Cemetery committees. He did this.
he said, to enable the new may or to
re.appoint without embarrassment to
his administration under a new re-
gime.
Other aldermen resigned their posi-
tions on committees for the same rea-
son. Alderman Hill presented his
resignation in terms quite compliment
tary to the mayor.
Alderman Mas presented an ordin-
ance providing for iron foot bridges
on Congress avenue crossings, in place
of the wooden bridges. Referred.
A resolution calling for the use OF
disinfectants, and the removal of nuis-
ances calculated to produce infection
and requesting the mayor to issue his
proclamation urging the citizens tt
use care and diligence to prevent
causes for sickness, and to clean ane
disinfect their premises, was passed
The resolution was offered in con
sequence of the apprehened appear
: ance of Asiatic cholera.
3 The council adjourned till 8 O'CLOCK
l this evening, for the special purpos'
of passing the monthly pay roll ap
preparation.