363 Called Meeting of the City Council Austin Texas, May 31, 1905 Hon T. H. Shelley, Mayor presiding Roll Called Present: Aldermen Armstrong, Booker, Duncan, Haynes Miller, Moore, Petri, Powell, Redd, Shurmate, Smith Von Rosenberg, Wilhelm. Absent: Alderman Redd The following Call of the Council was read Austin Texas, May 31st 1905 Call of Council A special meeting of the City Council of the City of Austin is hereby called to meet in the Council Chamber at City Hall, at 8 o'clock P.M. this 31st day of May 1905, for the purpose of considering and acting upon a resolution to advance to the Water and Light Commission the sum of $12,000.⁰⁰ out of the City Hall fund. T H Shelley Mayor Rev Moore Chas G Armstrong Fred Shurmate Austin Texas May 31st 1905 I hereby certify that I have served the above Call of reading same to the following named Aldermen to-wit: Thoe Shelley, H Redd, A Duncan, H Von Rosenberg, P.W. Powell, F.L. Booker Jas Wilhelm, I.A. Armstrong, Geo. Shurmate, K.L. Haynes, H. Petri, W.G. Miller, W.P. Smith and Rob Moore. W.H. Morris City Marshal Call ordered Alderman Moore moved a Call of the Council which was seconded, and the Marshal directed to bring in the Absentee. On motion of Alderman Powell, the Council took a recess for ten minutes. Call suspended Alderman Maaden entered the Council Chamber The Council being full on motion, the Call was suspended The Mayor laid before the Council the following resolution: Resolution to transfer City Hall fund to the Genl fund Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Austin; That the City Treasurer of the City of Austin be and he is hereby instructed to place the funds now on deposit to the credit of the "City Hall Fund" to the credit of the general revenue fund of the City of Austin. Alderman Haynes moved that an ordinance which had been prepared, loaning the money now in the City Hall Fund to the Water & Light Commission be read --- Page break --- The ordinance was read for information On motion of Alderman Haynes the Council took a recess for 5 minutes At the expiration of the recess the Council was Called to order by the Mayor. Alderman Powell moved that Aldermen Schmeiser, Brady, Strumph & Ketchum be invited to seats within the bar of the Council, which motion prevailed. Alderman Shumate moved the adoption of the resolution offered by the Mayor, which motion was lost by the following vote: Yeas Aldermen Brooken, Haynes, Webber, Powell Shumate & Von Rosenburg 6 Nays Aldermen Armstrong, Green, Wackin, Moore Petri, Redd, Smith & Wilhelm 8 On motion the Council adjourned. Jno. Johnson City Clark