The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-12-20
Proceedings of City Council.
COUNCIL CHAMBER.

COLUMBIA, December IS, 1866.
Present: His Honor the Mayor;
Aldermen Fisher, Geiger, Hitchcock,
Mcdonald, Radcliffe, Taylor, Walter
and Wearn.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and confirmed
A memorial, signed by numerous
merchants of this city, lisapproving
of Il greater increase of the circl,la-
ton of the city currency than is ne
cessary for the redemption of the
present issue, was read before Coun-
ell. and received as information.
An account was presented by y.
Mordecai, for cash pai;! for pro7i-
sions for the Relief Committee of
Columbia, in May, 1860, principal
and interest amounting to $235.2i,
payable in gold. Referred 10 the
Committee on Accounts, foccXamina-
ton.
The following accounts were pre-
sented and referred:
J. c. Dial, against the Water Works,
Street Department, Market Depart
ment and Guard House Department;
p. B. Glass, against the Clerks office
and Guard House; and VIM. Sloane,
against the Street Department.
Applications were received from
W. b. Lawson, for tavern license,
and from J. Bahlman, fer renewal of
license. Referred to the Committee
on Licenses.
The report OF the CHIEF of Police
was received and filed as information.
\ communicates was received from
the City Clerk, requesting that Coun-
Gil would, as soon as practicable, cs-
tablisl the rates OF retail licenses for
the ensuing year.
Alderman Walter offered tne fol-
lowing resolution:
Resoiceel, That tie communication
OF the City Clerk be referred to the
Committee of Ways and Means, with
the request that they take the matter
into immediate consideration, and
report to Il called meeting OF Council
Adopted
The Committee on Accounts sub
mitted q report recommending that
the following accounts be paid:
Lunatic Asylum, for pauper luna
tics, S217.S7; c.. G.. Newton, against
the Market and Clerks office, IS. 20;
NJ. A. McAllister, against the Water
Works, $40. Also, that so of
the account Of John Alexander &, Co.,
and So Of the account OF I. G. Veal,
City Surveyor, be paid.
The Committee reported unfavora-
bly, upon a bill for S77.4O, presented
by the Columbia Gas Company, for
damages sustained in the blowing up
of the Market steeple
The above report was received and
adopted.
The Committee on the Market re-
ported the monthly report of the
Clerk of the Market, for November,
as being correct.
Report concurred in.
The Committee on Licenses re-
ported favorably upon the applica-
tion OF NJ. D. Arledge for tavern Ii
cense to retail spirituous liquors.
Report received and adopted
The following resolutions were
offered and adopted:
By Alderman Mckenzie
Resolced, That the City Clerk be
instructed to advertise in the city
paper for proposals to furnish 200
cords of good, long-leaf pine wood,
for the use of the Water Works; the
wood to be corded in the yard, to the
satisfaction of the Superintendent.
Bids for the above to be left with the
City Clerk on or before the next regu-
lar meeting of Council, Council re-
serving the right to divide the con-
tract into two or more parts.
By Aldermen Mckenzie,
ReSolced, That the Superintendent
of the Water Works be Instructed to
canvass the city, for the purpose of
making out a correct register of the
names Of those citizens who use the
water, the number in family, and all
other particulars regarding the use of
said water. For each day that his
services are thus required, he shall
have the assistance of one of the
police.
By Alderman Mcdonald,
Resolrea, That the election for four
additional policemen, heretofore or
dered, be postponed until further
notice
BY Alderman Radcliffe,
Resolred That the Mayor and CITY
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