The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-01-19
Proceedings of Council.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
COLUMBIA, s. c., January ls, 1866.

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Prcsent-His Honor tho Mayor; Alder
men Bates, Fisher, Glaze, Guignard,
Geiger, Harris, Hope, Stork and Wells.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and confirmed.
The petition of F. w. McMaster, Actu-
ary, praying permission to mako annual
returns for the Southern Mutual Life Insur-
was received and granted.
The petition of William Simons, for
auctionecr's license, was referred to the
Clerk.
His Honor the Mayor presented q report
as to the amount of city money now in cir
culation, to wit:
Bills of the denomination of 5 to
% cents. .......-............> $50 w
Bills of the denomination of so
cents. 49o w
Bills of the denomination of 81, -
Bills of the denomination of s5... $50 90
Aggregate neutrality-suspicious.. IS, ,6s5 90
Annexed state of expenditures for
the city. *, ,293 ~
The report was referred to the Commit
tee on Finance.
The Committee on Streets presented tho
following report
Your Committee respectfully report that
they have seen, for months past, many
bridges in various portions OF the city
either destroyed or left in very dangerous
conditiCa to travelers-many of which are
of great Importance to the general public
thoroughfare. But as the condition of the
city is at present without the means of en-
forcing law and order, your Committee
would respectfully say to all whom it may
concern, you must look out for your own
safety III crossing bridges, or places where
bridges were, as it would be folly to under
take to build or repair the bridges. 1t
would only furnish food for further depre-
dations and be quite all expense to the
city.
We would further say, as to some com
plants heretofore made to the city autho-
rites relative to the various open wells
and sink holes, on open lots, which make
it quite unsafe to the travel of pedestrians,
that the city authorities have no control
over foot paths made across open lots by
pedestrians. They have control over the
streets alone, but the Board of Health
have the power to enter private and open
lots and remove nuisances. Signed,
ORLANDO Z. BATES,
J. II. WELLS.
Moved and adopted that the report be
received and Incorporated in the proceed
ings.
The Committee on Streets presented the
following special report:
The Committee on Streets. to whom was
referred the renting of the State Fair
Grounds, respectfully report that they have
succeeded in renting the same for one year,
froE> January 1, 1866, to January l, 1867, to
Nessrs Gibbes & Glaze, for the sum Of
s400: payable at the end of the year.
Signed, ORLANDO u. BATES,
J. II. WELLS.
And it was moved and carried that the
report be received as Information and
adopted.
The Committee on Accounts submitted
the following reports:
The account of Hussung & Motz WAS
favorably received and ordered to be paid.
The account of John Burdell contained,
in the Judgment of the Committee, errors,
and they recommend that the account be
returned to John Burdcll for correction.
The report was, therefore, received and
adopted.
The Committee on Water Works pre-
sented q schedule for water rate for the
year 1866; which was received and adopted.
The account of Mrs. M. McAlister was
presented and referred to the Committee
on Accounts
Numerous applications were received
from parties for license to retail spirituous
liquors; which were referred to the Com
mittee on Licenses.
The following resolutions were offered
and adopted:
ReSolred, That John Burdell be instruct
ed to make out his account for services
rendered according to the rate of salary
allowed him by the Council.
ReSolced. That all persons selling goods,
wares or merchandise Of any description
whatsoever, are required to keep sales
book, in order to make correct returns of
all sales made and that all returns of sales
made to the City Clerk be published quar-
terlv, with the names of the firm or per-
sons making such returns.
ReSoiced, That in consequence Of the
great waste Of water on burnt or vacant
lots, the Superintendent is hereby required
to shut off the supply on all such lots
where the owner refuses to pay for the
same.
Kesolced, That the Committee on Ways
and Means take charge of the mutilated
bills and city coupons in possession of the
Clerk, and take an account OF the same,
destroying such as is proper.
Resoired, That the Clerk be authorized
to procure an assistant to aid him from the
present date to April 1st, or so long as he
may find one necessary.
On motion, Council adjourned.
+. H. ELMORE, City Clerk.
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