47 `the Architects` `Respectfully Submitted,` `C W Moore` `Henry Petri` `Tom D Smith` `A E Cuneo` `J M Meredith: Committee.` `Alderman Redd entered the Council chamber.` `Alderman Moore asked permission to withdraw his report, which was granted.` `On motion the report was referred to a special Committee consisting of Aldermen` `Moore, Crooker, Haynes, Sutor, Cuneo & Armstrong. The special Committee retired,` `and after a time returned with a verbal report that they were unable to agree.` `A motion was then made to adjourn until 8 oclock P M Jan 9th 1908, at which` `time the Committee could probably agree upon a report, which motion prevailed` `by the following vote:` `Yeas Aldermen Armstrong, Crooker, Cuneo, Haynes, Moreland Petri Scott, Sutor & Wilhelms` `Nays Aldermen Moore Redd & Smith` `J.O. Johnson` `City Clerk` `Adjourned called meeting of the City Council, Austin Texas, January 9th 1908.` `Hon F M Maddox, Mayor presiding : Roll called:` `Present Aldermen Armstrong, Crooker, Cuneo, Haynes Meredith Moore, & Wilhelm 7` `Absent Aldermen M Miller, Moreland, Petri, Redd, Scott, Smith & Sutor 7` `Alderman Moore moved a call of the Council, which was seconded and the Marshal` `directed to bring in the absentees.` `Aldermen Smith, Sutor, Moreland, Petri & Scott entered the Council chamber and` `answered to their names .On motion the call was suspended.` `Alderman Moore for the special Committee presented the following report, as a` `supplement to the report of the City Hall Committee.` `Austin, Texas, Jan 9,1908.` `To the Honorable City Council of the City of Austin.` `Gentlemen:` `We have carefully considered the matter of the partial acceptance of the` `the City Hall and would make the following suggestion, subject to your approval:` `We would suggest that such contract as the City has with Messrs Belger & Brydson` `be left in its present form, and that the City accept the building under the contract` `contract from Messrs Belger & Brydson, except the stairway and stair vestibule,` `which is not yet completed; that the City retain from the contract price the sum` `of $ 1500.00 , which said sum of $ 1500.00 shall be paid to Messrs Belger &` `Brydson upon the completion of the stairway and stair vestibule, according to` `the plans and specifications heretofore adopted and agreed upon covering that` `portion of the contract. We recommend that 45 days from this date ,namely, Jan.9,` `1908, be given Messrs Belger & Brydson in which to complete the stairway and` `stair vestibule, according to the plans and specifications heretofore adopted` `covering the stairs and stair vestibule, and that, in the event such stairway` `and stair vestibule be not completed according to the plans and specifications` `within said 45 days ,the City of Austin be authorized to have same completed.` --- Page break --- 48 . according to the plans and specificationsand pay for same out of the $ 1500.00 retainedfor that purpose, and the balance of said $ 1500.00 shall be turned over to Messrs Belger & Brydson of their order. We recommend that an agreement or contractembodying the features of this report be entered into between the City of Austin and Messrs Belger & Brydson, and that Messrs Belger & Brydsonbe personally responsible to the City for the completion of said stairway and stair vestibule aside from the retention by the City of the $ 1500.00 above mentioned. Respectfully submitted . C W Moore, A E Cuneo, W J Sutor . C J Armstrong, H L Haynes, L M Crooker After a full day Frye On motion the reports were adopted . By Alderman Moore an ordinance appropriating the sum of $4331.75 for the p purpose of paying estimate No 9 on building new City Hall The ordinance was read the first time and passed under suspension of the rules by the following vote : Yeas Aldermen Armstrong, Crooker, Cuneo, Haynes, Meredith, Moore, Mor Moreland, Petri, Scott, Smith, Sutor & Wilhelm Nays none 12 On motion of Alderman Haynes the City Hall Committee was authorized to employ such means as they may think best in moving into the new City Hall and that they employ some teporarily to take charge of the furnace in the new building . On motion the Council adjourned. Geo. Johnson City Clerk