The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-05
CITY COUNCIL.
ELECTION OF MAYOR JUNE SIX
TENTH PROVIDED FOR
BY ORDINANCE.
Contract With w. Y. Leader
for City Printing
AnnulIed.

for City Printing
Annulled.
The Contract With the Gas
Company Referred for
Investigation.
OTHER PROCEEDINGS.
The city council met at p. m. yes.
terday; II aldermen present-subSe.
quently increased to IA members.
Alderman Odell presented the petit
tion of a jury in the recorders court
alleging they were considering case,
and the recorder adjourned court be-
fore verdict was had, and the jury
believing they could not agree and
that by filing a statement to that eff
feet they could separate and go home,
prt sented the statement, and that the
recorder had them fined for contempt
of court $40 each, and they are now
in custody. They ask the council to
decide if the recorder acted properly
and if not the fines be RENTED, las they
Gid not believe their action was in
contempt of the court. The alleged
contemptuous verdict was as follows:
We, the jury in the case of the city
of Austin VS.. James Burns, charged
with keeping open the doors of his
saloon on Sunday. do hereby agree to
disagree.
c. p. RAYMOND, G. w. Bergman,
n. N. CANNED G. F. Cramer,
j. Geggie. N. ID. Townsend.
The jury subsequently rendered a
verdict in satisfactory form. Not
guilty.
After statements before the council
from the foreman of the jury, which
was agreed to as correct by. the other
jurors, disclaiming having intended
any contempt, and further statements
made by Recorder Johns and City
Attorney Pendexter, the council or
dered the fines RENTED.
The council then considered the bus
mess for which the meeting had been
called, to make some provision for
the note,of the city held by Swenson
& Son, in New York, and due Junt
LIST.
Alderman Hancock spoke explain
ing the necessity of some heroic action
to meet the emergency to prevent the
credit of the city suffering by any de-
fault in the payment Of the note; and
after some little discussion as to the
proper mode to be adopted, an ordi-
nance was unanimously passed under
suspension of the rules, appropriating
$13,5OO, to be borrowed from special
funds, if necessary, as far as other
available funds of the city
may not be sufficient to
meet the contingency of paying
the note at once; this amount be-
ing sufficient, it was stated, with the
unappropriated balance of previous
appropriations for the purposes of the
debt Originally $4,000 and INTEREST,".
The council being about to adjourn,
Mayor Saylor took occasion to tender
his resignation, taking effect June l,
and to address the council as follows:
MAYORS OFFICE,
May %, 1884.
To the Honorable City Council of the City Of
Austin:
Gentlemen-I have the honor to
tender you my resignation as mayor
of the city of Austin, to take effect
June /, 1884, a position, which,
through the suffrages of her people, l
have by their kind Partially been
twice chosen to fill.
In discharging the duties of the of
flee have tried to the best of my abil-
ity to serve her interests honestly and
faithfully. If have committed errors
they were of the head and not of the
heart. The prosperity and material
advancement of Austin has been my
great aim, and l congratulate her cltl-
zens upon the rapid stride she is max
ing in that direction as evidenced by
magnificent residences that adorn her
beautiful hills, and her massive blocks
daily being erected upon her business
streets. The sound of saw and ham,
mer are heard throughout the extent
of her limits. She Is rapidly 1mprov-
ing IN moral and educational facilities,
as shown by her increasing churches
and school houses, and the location of
the state university within her cor
poration, an institution in which am
proud to say every citizen takes a
great pride in its assured success.
1 look forward to Austin's future
with great hopes, and when she shall
have awakened to the great import
ance of erecting upon the banks of her
beautiful Colorado immense manufac-
to the thousands of good citizens who
would gladly avail themselves OF her
educational advantages and beautiful
climate she will then assume her
proper place among the vigorous cities
of the great state of Texas; but until
her energetic business men awake to
this fact, the cities of Fort Worth, San
Antonio, Houston, and Galveston, will
continue to lead her in people and
prosperity, as now.
To you, gentlemen of the city coun-
Gil, with whom my personal and bust
ness relations, I am proud to say have
been of the most pleasant and agree
able character, as well as to every city
official of the present city admins
tration, must say, in closing. My
official and social intercourse
has without exception been of the
most agreeable and pleasant nature,
and in taking leave of you, can as
sure you 1 shall carry with me to my
new home the kindest feelings indi-
vidually for all, wishing you every
success in life, and feeling that in the
continued discharge of your Off
cial duties you will strive to
build up and advance the
material interests of Austin.
The address was made with evident
deep emotion, and at its conclusion
Alderman Odell offered resolutions
which were unanimously adopted
complimenting the mayor upon his
character as a citizen and fidelity as
an officer, and extending the best
wishes of the council to him in his
duties as collector of the port in his
proposed new home in Ell Paso.
The resignation being accepted an
ordinance was passed providing for
an election to fill the vacancy, an !
the council adjourned till the first
regular meeting in June, when fur
ther action will lie had fixing the date
of the election and providing for cleo
ton commissioners.
Meeting last evening Alderman
Robertson presiding and eleven mem
bers present. Absent members were
sent for.
Reading minutes of last meeting
was dispensed with.
City Marshall Lees monthly report
was read. Fines on account Of ar
rests made amounted to $1682.55.
There were 1853 arrests including
three state cases.
City physician Burt's report was
read. 1t presented nothing of special
interest.
City treasllrer's reDort showed mon.