Minutes of a Called Meeting of the City Council Austin Texas Jany 23rd 1899. Called Meeting of Hon: Jno: P. McCall Mayor Presiding. City Council. Roll Called. Present. Aldermen. Bealy, Brady, Brooker, Fehr, Greer, Haynes, Huhn, Maddox, McLemere, Miller, Morris, Nitschke, Powell, Rosengren, Shelley, Stumpff and Walter, 17. Absent. Aldermen. Belvin, Fischer, Horton, Redd [illegible] Ziller, 5. The following Call for a Special Meeting of the Council was read Austin Texas, Jannuary 23rd 1899 Call A Special meeting of the City Council of the City of Austin is hereby called to meet at the City Hall at 8:30 O'clock P.M. this 23rd day of January 1899 for the purpose of considering what action if any, it is proper to take in reference to the Bill introduced into the Legislature of Texas, proposing the adop-tion of a new Charter for the City of Austin. Signed Milton Morris, Alderman, First Ward Joseph Stumpff " Sixth " J.M. Bealy " 2nd " J.B. Nitschke " 7th " J.E. Rosengren " 8th " Austin Texas, January 23rd 1899. Marshals Certificate 4 P.M. I hereby Certify that the following Aldermen have been served with the above call by having it read to each of them in person Viz: Beaty, Belvin, Brady, Brooker, Fehr, Greer, Haynes, Huhn, Maddox, McLemere, Miller, Morris, Nitschke, Powell, Redd, Rosengren, Shelley, Stumpff, Walter and Ziller, and that aldermen, Fischer and Horton, have been served by a true copy having been left at each of their respective places of business, they being out of the city James E. Lucy, City Marshal.- Mc- Res° in regard to Alderman Morris offered the following resolution. New Charter & Resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin. Naming Comm° That Aldermen, Powell, Nitschke, Greer, Rosengren, Stumpff, Brooker, and Redd, and such Citizens as they may select to act with them, and they are hereby appointed to take such steps as they may deem proper to prevent the passage of any Charter for the City of Austin by the sitting Legislature, which is not in conf-ormity with the wishes of the People, nor promotive of the interest of said City, and especially to demand in the name of the citizenship of Austin, that any Charter so adopted shall before it goes into operation be submitted for ratification to a vote of the qualified electors of Austin. Alderman Haynes moved the adoption of the resolution which motion prevailed by the following Vote: Yeas. Aldermen, Bealy, Brady, Brooker, Fehr, Greer, Haynes, Huhn, Maddox, Miller, Morris, Nitschke, Powell, Rosengren --- Page break --- 119. Shilley, Munify, and Hacker. 16. Nays, Alderman, Mc Lenore, 1. Alderman Madelos offered the following resolution which was read and adopted. Res: inviting Cityzn Be it resolved by the City Council, that the Committee on Charter to Co-operate With be and are hereby directed by the City Council to invite any Citizen Comm: of the City of Austin, who may feel an interest in the welfare of the City to meet, advise and co-operate with said Committee. Alderman Zieths entered the Council Chamber. On Motion the Council adjourned Jno. a. Johnson City Clerk.