716 Minutes of a Called Meeting of the City Council Austin, Texas. November 20, 1897. The Mayor and the President of the Council both being absent the Council was called to order by the City Clerk. Alderman Shelley was called to the Chair. Roll called. Present. Aldermen Celvin, Maddox, Nitschne, Platt, Powell, Robertdran, Shelley, Taylor, Townsend and Zilner 10. Absent Aldermen Beaty, Fischer, Haynes, Horton, Kuhn, Lawless, Linn, Miller, Rudd, Rosengrin, Schnilder and Stumpf 12. No quorum. Alderman Taylor moved a call of the Council. Not seconded. Aldermen Beaty, Fischer and Lawless entered the Council Chamber. Alderman Schneider entered the Council Chamber. Roll called. Present Aldermen Beaty, Celvin, Fischer, Lawless, Maddox Nitschne, Platt, Powell, Robertdran, Schneider, Shelley, Taylor, Townsend & Zilner 14. Absent Aldermen Haynes, Horton, Kuhn, Linn, Miller, Rudd, Rosengren and Stumpf 8. Call of Council read. The following call of the Council was read: Austin, Texas, Nov. 20th 1894. We the undersigned Aldermen, hereby call a Special meeting of the City Council, to meet in the Council Chamber at City Hall at 4 o'clock p.m., this 20th day of November, 1894, for the purpose of amending the election ordinance as to the polling place in the Second Ward. J. M. Maddox Second Ward. Thos. F. Taylor Fourth Ward. J. M. Beaty Second Ward Joseph Stumpf Sixth Ward. J. M. Celvin Sixth Ward. Austin, Texas Nov. 20th 1894, 4 p.m. Marshals certificate of I hereby certify that the following named Aldermen have been serving of call. served with the above call by having it read to each of them in person: Beaty, Celvin, Fischer, Haynes, Horton, Lawless, Maddox, Miller, Nitschne, Platt, Powell, Rudd, Robertdran, Rosengren, Schneider, Shelley, Stumpf, Taylor, Townsend and Zilner and that Alderman Kuhn had been served by having a true copy left at his residence, he being out of the City, and Alderman Linn has been served by a true copy having been left at his last known place of residence in the City. James E. Lucy City Marshal. Mr. Ords. amending Sec. B. By Alderman Maddox. An ordinance amending Sec. B, of an ordinance of Ord. ordering an entitled, an ordinance ordering an election to be held in all of the Wards El. in all Wards E.Y. D'lms of the City of Austin, for the purpose of electing a Mayor of the City, Three members of the Board of School Trustees, Two members of the Water & Light Commission, and one Alderman from each of the Wards of the City. Alderman Stumpf, entered the Council Chamber. The ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following vote: Ayes V. 14 [illegible] Beaty, Celvin, Fischer, Lawless, Maddox, Nitschne, Platt, Powell, Robertdran, Schneider, Shelley, Stumpf, Taylor, Townsend and Zilner 15. --- Page break --- Nays None. On motion the Council adjourned. C.O. Johnson City Clerk.