Civil Service Amendments Deemed Inapplicable in Austin
City Attorney O Quinn informs the Austin Civil Service Commission that 51st Legislature amendments to police and fire civil service do not apply to Austin because they were not voter adopted. He says the city lacks authority to call an election to adopt them and that the amendments are meaningless for cities that already accepted the law.
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Trueman’ O'Quinn
City Civil Service Commission
State Civil Service Act
Austin
O’quinn
Commission
O'Quinn
John D. Miller
Edward Robinson
Robinson
Texas
Inquiring Photographer Probes City Pay Raise Opinions
The Austin American's Inquiring Photographer Charles Taylor asks four residents if they would pay higher taxes to boost city firemen and police salaries. Burton Sandberg, postman, 1819 West 38th, says he favors a raise for them and cites the need for better protection and living costs.
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Charles Taylor
The
Austin American
Burton Sandberg
West 38Th
Horace Wallace
Engraving Company
Blanco
Agents Warned Talk Defeats More Sales
Bill Bacon of a San Antonio agency told Austin life underwriters at the Stephen F. Austin Hotel that many insurance losses come from talkative agents. He urged keeping quiet, asking clients questions, and not educating beyond necessity. The group meets on the second Tuesday monthly.
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Austin
Stephen F. Austin
Bill Bacon
San Antonio
Bacon
Hy Strong
Austin Association of Life Underwriters
Dry Spell Drives Water Use in Austin Record
Water use spiked as Austin officials reported Monday consumption at 36.2 million gallons, with a July average rising. Officials expect Tuesday’s demand to top the day’s high unless cooling aids reduce usage and rain arrives to cut irrigation and AC needs.
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Austin
Albert Ullrich
Ullrich
County Budget Sees Five-Cent Tax Rate Increase
The proposed 1951 budget calls for a 90 cent tax rate per $100 valuation, a net rise of five cents from 1949 levels. The 0.05 increase results from a 0.05 bump in the operating fund offset by a 0.04 dip in the sinking fund. A public hearing on the tentative budget will be held next Wednesday in the County Commissioners court room.
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County Commissioners Court Room
Jim Berger
Berger
Tom Johnson
General Fund
Jury Fund
Grass Fires Strain City Fire Crews With 15 Blazes
Fire Chief John Woody said crews battled 15 grass fires Monday across sun burned vacant lots. Most were cigarette sparked and two calls were to the pistol range at Zilker Park. July set a record with 125 city grass blazes and 10 outside, surpassing the first seven months of 1949.
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John Woody
Zilker Park
Woody
City Council anti sales tax gains majority oppose measure
Will T. Johnson led opposition calling the municipal sales tax unfair to the poor. Only Mayor Pro Tem Drake and Dr Stuart MacCorkle supported the proposal while Glase and Mrs Emma Longtoo spoke against it.
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Will T. Johnson
Johnson
W.S. Drake Jr
Stuart MacCorkle
MacCorkle
Drake
Taylor Glase
Emma Longtoo
Brown and Root Low Bid for City Paving Project
Brown and Root Construction Company bid 398980 for 60 blocks of permanent paving on city streets. Public Works Director Levander expects City Council to award Thursday. The bid beat Collins Construction and J M Dillinger by several thousand dollars, covering all blocks under the 1950 assessment paving program. Protest hearings will follow contract award as property owners object to assessments.
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Brown and Root Construction Company
Public Works
C. G. Levander
Houston
Collins Construction Company
J. M. Dillinger Construction Company
Levander
Peaie
Ernest Ludwig the Austin Barber of 48 Years in One Chair
Ernest Ludwig recalls a half century behind the chair at Austin’s Palace Barber Shop. He has shaved seven Texas governors and cut hair since 1902, shaping styles from long wartime hair to burr cuts, and served Ward leaders, professors, and Cary students. He now works at Cotton Nailert’s in the Capital National Bank Building.
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Ernest Ludwig
Austin
James P. Hart
The
Way of Texas
Ludwig
Old Palace
Congress Avenue
E. C. Barker
University of Texas
Barker
Felix Krueger
Texas
Fredericksburg
Palace
Francis R. Lubbock
Joseph D. Sayers
W. T. Vanham
James Stephen Hogg
Pat Neff
O. B. Colquist
Ralph Campbell
Neff
Cotton Nauert
Capital National Bank
Fast 24Th Street
Ernest Earl Ludwig
Lake Jackson
John F
Optimists to Present Little League Trophy in Austin
The Austin Optimist Club will award a trophy to the city's outstanding Little League player at the club meeting on Wednesday. American Statesman writer Kermit Westerholm will speak on Little League achievements, with club president Charles L. Howell noting the meeting at 12 15 p m in the Chinese Kitchen.
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Austin
Kermit Westerholm
American Statesman
Charles L. Howell
Stadium Lumber Shortage Delays Butler Park Seating
The city reports difficulty locating lumber for the new softball stadium at Butler Park. Public Works Director C G Levander notes the purchasing office must search for enough lumber to complete stadium seats. The steel framework, built jointly by the city and the Junior Chamber of Commerce, began rising last week and aims to open in September for a world softball tournament sponsored by Austin Jaycees and the Amateur Softball Association.
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Butler Park
Public Works
C. G Levander
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Austin Jaycees
Amatuer Softball Association
440 Square Blocks Sprayed With DDT
City health department reports 440 square blocks sprayed with DDT last week. The anti polio campaign reached Zilker Park with spray on picnic tables and the concession stand. Areas covered include alleys from East 38th Street to city limits and from Red River to city limits, plus alleys from West First Street to West 19th from Lavaca Street to the Missouri Pacific tracks.
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Zilker Park
East 38Th Street
Red River
West First Street
West 19Th
Lavaca Street
Missouri- Pacific
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Margetta Jung
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Hugo Dunham
US Weather Bureau
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Aveo Ave
Comfort
Lake Austin
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