The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-04
CITY COUNCIL.
Regular Meeting Last Night-An End to
aVexed Question-Monthly Re-
nnrfs Of Officers

Regular Meeting Last Sight-An End to
Vexed 0uestion-Monthly Re-
ports OF Oficers.
At regular meeting of the COM
mon council last night there were
present, his honor, Hon. j. w. Robert
sun, and seventeen councilmen. Read
ing of the journal was, on motion,
dispensed with. a petition from r..
II. Slater was read, aSkinS that a fine
imposed on him for disturbing the
peace be RENTED. Petitioner set
forth that he was so full Of enthusi-
asm over the election of Thomas A.
Hendricks that he couldn't help but
give vent to few patriotic yelis in
honor of the occasion. The fine was
RENTED. Another petition was read,
from E. 2. Everhart, asking that $75
be remitted from Il fine of $10O i'm
posed on him by Recorder Johns for
carrying pistol. Petition was
granted.
Alderman Hill, as chairman OF the
special committee, read an elaborate
report, as to the action of said COM
mittee in regard to settling the differ
ences between the city and the water
company. The report favored the
payment of the claims of the company
against the city from January l to
July 1, 1884, amounting to 5000, but
opposed payment for the current half
year, from July l to December 81.
Alderman Croaker wanted to bring
the matter to focus. The report
was simply a repetition of former re-
por S. The company was being kept
out of its money, and the thing ought
to be settled. Alderman Wells wanted
the contract annulled. Let the mat
ter go Into the courts and be adjudi-
Gated there, The contract was one
sided and ought to be abrOgated, and
hesipes, the company would not per
form what it agreed to. Alderman
Underhill was emphatically opposeu
to the payment of the sum over which
such dispute had arisen. An ami
mated debate sprnng up, but the re-
port was finally adopted by a vote of
Ii to 4. The ordinance apprOpriating
the sum of 5000 to settle the claims
OF the water company came Up on a
second reading, when the following
amendment was offered by Alderman
Hill: 40 amend section l 10y adding
the MISUNDERSTANDING that the
allowance and payment of such sum
shall not be recognition of the val
idity of the contract, nor shall the
same in any manner stop the city
from disputing the validity or per-
Torrance of said contract, nor inter
posing any defense it could have
made, had this payment not been
made.
An ordinance appropriating 5000 for
building a bridge on West Pecan
street was placed upon third read
ing and passed.
The following ordinance was offer
ed by Alderman Odell:
"Be it ordained by the city council
that the sum of 5000 be appropriated
out OF any money in the city treasury
not otherwise appropriated, to pay
interest on city bonds falling due on
January l, 1855"
The rules were suspended, and the
ordinance passed.
Another ordinance, appropriating
the sum of $2,15085 for d monthly
pay roll of the city officials was passed.
Alderman Erwin offered an ordinance
to appropropriate $1,000 for the pur-
pose of building a market house
square in the ninth ward. Referred.
The following monthly reports were
then submitted, and after the reading
of which the council adjourned:
The report of the city treasurer for
November, 1884, shows a balance on
hand October 81, 1884, of $31, no; re-
ceived from assessor and collector,
5000; received from, state on account
of school funds, S2,703; paid non-in-
terest warrants, SILL; cash balances
November 80. $29,S34; money unap-
propriated, $17,O71.
The monthly report of City Physi-
clan Burt, in regard to the city hos
pital:
Number of patients admitted, II;
number patients discharged, 6; num-
Der patients run away. 1 number of
patients died, 1; number remaining in
hospital Decembar l, Is.
The report further states the san
itary condition of the hospital to be
good. and that all the officials and
employees thereof were discharging
their duties satisfactorily.
The city marshai's report for No
vember is as follows:
Total fines of recorders court,
amount collected in cash,
$89o.S0; amount worked out, $435.50;
amount appealed, $1283O; amount
turned over to county, 5000; amount
due by escapes, 1882 SO; amount Of
jury's fees, $21.
Total arrests made for the month,
III, two OF which were turned over to
the county.