346 Called meeting of the City Council Austin, Texas, May 05, 1905 Hon W. S. Shelley, Mayor Presiding. Roll Called Present Aldermen Armstrong, Ames, Haynes, Macker Miller, Moore, Petri, Powell, Shumate, Smith, Von Rosenberg Wilhelm Absent Aldermen Crocken & Redd The following Call of the Council was read Austin, Texas, May 5th 1905 Call of the Council A Special meeting of the City Council is hereby Called to Meet in the Council Chamber at City Hall at 8 o'clock P.M. this 5th day of May A.D. 1905, for the purpose of hearing and acting upon the report of the special Committee appointed to adjust the claim of the Water and Light Commission against the City, and for the further purpose of taking Such steps as the Council may see fit, towards the entertainment of the Italian Ambassador, who Visits the City on the 6th instant W. S. Shelley Mayor Jas Shumate Jno B. Smith H. C. Haynes E. Von Rosenberg Jno Macker E. J. Wilhelm Austin, Texas, May 5th 1905 I hereby Certify that I have this day served the within Call for a special meeting of the City Council by reading the Same to the following named Aldermen to wit H. A. Miller, A. Ames, R. A. Powell, W. T. Moore Jno Macker, H. C. Haynes, Jas Shumate, E. J. Wilhelm Jno B. Smith, W. J. Armstrong, W. A. Redd, J. M. Armstrong J. A. Wilhelm, Tom Smith W. G. Morris City Marshal Aldermen Moore for the special Committee presented the following report Austin, Texas, May 5, 1905 Report of the Special To the Hon. W. S. Shelley & City Council of the City of Austin Committee on the Claim Gentlemen of the Water & Light The your special Committee to whom was Commission refereed the Matter of the indebtedness of the City of Austin and the Austin Water & Light Commission beg leave to report that we have investigated the Matter and find that in our judgment there is no indebtedness due the Water & Light Commission by the City of Austin --- Page break --- 347 The also report that we find that the money heretofore set aside for the purpose of erecting a new City Hall cannot be loaned to said Commission as a reason for not being able use the money heretofore set aside for the purpose of building a new City Hall we cite the statutes of the State of Texas which provide as follows "The City Council may " "provide by ordinance" special funds for special " "purposes, and to make the same disbursable" " "for the purpose for which the fund was created! " "Any officer or appropriating said special fund" " "shall be deemed guilty of malfeasance in office," " "and shall on complaint of any one interested in" " "said funds misappropriated, be removed from" " "office, and be incapable thereafter" " "to hold any office in the City."" Respechfully Submitted R.W. Moore Chas. Armstrong H.L. Haynes Report adopted Alderman Redd entered the Council Chamber On motion the report of the Committee was adopted by the following vote Yeas Aldermen Armstrong, Banea, Haynes, Maden, Wickson, Moore, Petri, Redd, Shumate, Smith and Wielcher. 11 Nays Aldermen Powell, Von Rosenberg. 2 Alderman Shumate offered the following resolution which was read and adopted On account of the anticipated Visit of Baron Edmond Meyer des Planches, Embassador extraordinary Committee to meet and Minister Plenipotentiary from the Court of Italy, To the the Italian United States, which important event occurs Minister Saturday, May 6th at 10 o'clock a.m and to the end that due Courtesy be accorded to so important a Visitor, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin that a Committee, Composed of Aldermen, the Mayor and two Citizens to be appointed by the Mayor to Co-operate with a special Committee which has been appointed on the part of the legislature to Meet said distinguished Visitor upon his arrival And extend to him on behalf of the City a Cordial Welcome The Mayor in response to the above appointed Aldermen Shumate, Haynes, Bunea on the part of the Council and Messrs Dockrall and Affien on the part of the Citizens On motion the Council adjourn Silas. J. Tunnell City Clerk