The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-22

n meeting of the water and light commits
sion held on August 10, 1895, and was
referred to the city council, with the rec
ommendation that the city council fur
nish The water for sprinkling as suggest
ed by the superintendent.
w. ]. OLIPHANT,
Secretary Water and Light Commission.
The recommendations of the water and
light commission were adopted.
Alderman Tobin, for the water and
light commission, presented the following
Austin, Texas, Aug. 16, 1895.
To the Mayor and City Council of the
City of Austin:
Gentlemen-Your wafer and light com
mission, in accordance with instructions
have perfected plans and advertised fol-
bids for building a reservoir, said bids
to be received ON the 18th day of Septem
her.
Deeming it important to ascertain il
possible by the time the bids are to be
received for building the reservoir, the
cost of the reservoir site, so that the cost
of the site and the cost of the reservoir
could be determined at the same time, we
have obtained from Mr.. r. S. Tinnin
the owner of the land on which it is de-
sired to locate the reservoir, a proposition
containing four different proposals, which
is herewith attached.
We, your commission, would respectful.
y recommend that the fourth proposition
of Mr. Tinnin be accepted, and that
the city attorney be directed to draw VI
the necessary agreement and that the
finance committee be authorized and di.
rected to select a commissioner to repre-.
sent the city in the arbitration to deter.
mine,
First-What price the city shall pay fol
the whole tract of land.
Second-What price the city shall pay
for the al acres.
Third-What price the city shall pay
for the % or 30 acres, in the event the
city council shall determine to locate the
reservoir on this site.
Respectfully submitted,
WIN. H. TOBIN,
FRANCIS F'ISCHER,
j. =. SCHNEIDER.
Water and Light Commission.
Austin, Texas, Aug. 16, 1895.
Hon. John Mcdonald, Mayor of Austin
Dear Sir-Replying to your inquiries,
submit to the city of Austin the following
propositions:
First-I will take for the whole of what
is known as the Breckenridge tract. on
which it is desired to locate the distribut.
ing reservoir of the city of Austin, the sum
of thirty thousand dollars 0,000.O0D
SecOnd-I will take for the 241 acres of
said tract required for the reservoir site
and the entire water shed the sum of
twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00.)
Third-l will take for the % or 80 acres
required for the reservoir site the sum of
fifteen thousand dollars ($15,00O.0O1
FOuth-lf the above prices are deemed
unreasonable L am willing to leave the
price to be paid by the city to arbitration,
the city to select one arbitrator, | to Sc
lect one, and the two so selected to select
the third. Very respectfully,
Alderman Shelley moved to lay the
whole matter on the table subject to call
and the motion prevailed.
Alderman Goeth, for the committee on
ordinances, asked for further time in
which to prepare reports on several mat
tiers recently referred to the committee.
Granted
Alderman Platt, for the cemetery COM
mittee, to whom was referred a petition
from the congregation Beth Israel"
requesting permission to erect fence
around a One-acre tract of land purchased
by them from the Cemetery association,
and lying just east of a two and One-half
acre tract owned by the city, also for per-
mission to subdivide said acre into blocks
and lay out streets and walks as they may
deem proper, submitted a report thereon
which states that: 1--WE have carefully
considered the same and failed to discover
any reason why the city should object or
withhold his consent ITO the petition. We
would therefore respectfully recommend
that. the petition be granted as prayed
for" The report was adopted.
BY Alderman Tobin, for the waiter
and light commission presented a
statement from the superintendent of
the waiter and light system showing cost
of completing the laying of pipe, including
reservoir pipe; also the balances apprOpri-
ated to pay approved accounts, made by
the board of public works. A recapitula-
tiOn of this statement shows:
The report was received and ordered
filed
Alderman Anderson entered the coun-
Gil and answered to his name.
Alderman Goeth, for the committee
on finance, made verbal report in effect
that i'm accordance with the provisions of