Tonight's Meeting
A short preview of the Austin city council's monthly session, hinting at friction over city officer appointments.
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The Austin Weekly Statesman · January 7, 1897 · 5
1 min readThe city council meets tonight in regular monthly session. There are quite a number of matters to be considered by them, and it is highly probable that they will be in session some time. They may consider the matter of city officers again tonight, in which case a lively session is promised, though it will hardly last as long as the last one.
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