The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-08-10
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COUNCIL CHAMBER,
CoLUMBIA, August l, 1856

Prcsent-his Honor the Mayor;
Aldermen Fisher, ueiger, Hitchcock.
Hunt, Mcdonald, Mckenzie, Rad
cliffe, Taylor, Walter and Wearn.
The minutes Of the last regular
and special meetings were read and
confrmed..,
H. Henrichson appeared before
Council to Answer to the charge of
selling spirituous liquors without
license, on the 21st of June last.
After full investigation of the
charge, he was convicted in four
cases and fned ten dollars in each
case and ordered to be prosecuted.
Messrs. J. Startling and S. johnson
a!so Appeared to answer to similar
charge. By request of their counsel,
J. D. Tradewell, Esq, the further
consideration of their case was post
poned until the next regular meeting
of Council.
An application was received from
John Mcintosh for permission to
change his present quart license to
retail spirituous liquors to tavern
license; which was referred to the
Committee OH Licenses. =
X. w. Shand, Esq, rendered his
resignation as a member of the Board
OF Health, being about to remove
from the city, which resignation was
accepted and the Mayor requested to
ill the vacancy.
: A communication was received from
the Board of Health, informing the
Council that in consequences Of not
having q quorum at their Last regular
meeting, they were unable to transact
any business.
On motion, the City Clerk was in
structed to request the attendance Of
the absent members, on that date, at
the next regular meeting of Council,
for the purpose Of rendering their
excuses for their absence.
The City Clerk presented his report
for the month of July. Referred to
the Committee of Ways and Means.
The Chief of Police presented his
report for the months of May, June
and July. Referred to the Commit
The account of J.. J. Goodwin,
NJ. D.. City Physician, for the hire Of
cook, laundress and nurses, for the
Freedmans Hospital, to August 1,
amounting to &4S.O0. was ordered to
Oe paid.
The accounts of +. l. G. D. Hope
against various departments of the
city, j. D. Bateman against Street
Department, W. B. Stanley and J.
w. McCarson against the Aims
House, and Goldsmith d Kind against
the Water Works, were referred to
the Committee on Accounts.
j. y. Thomas, assistant policeman,
rendered his resignation; which was
accepted, and the Clerk authorized to
advertise an election, to take place on
the 2lst inst, to fill the vacancy.
The Committee on Accounts sub
mitted a report recommending that
the accounts of J. c. Dial, against
the Guard House, S4697; Street
Department, $l4.6O; Water Works,
Sl9.27; Fisher Il Lowrauce, against
the Water Works, 1913. 55; Hopson &
Sntphen. against the Street Depart
ment, S2l.5O; and j. l.. Kirkwood,
for removal of city bell, $500, be
pad. They reported unfavorably
upon the account of Levinia Bryant,
nurse at hospital, for services render
ed, and recommended that the ac-
count of Fl. w. Powell, for salary as
teacher in City Male School, be refer
red to the Committee on City Schools
for investigation. The report of the
Committee on Accounts was adopted.
The Committee of Ways and
Means, to whom the petitions. of
Mrs. n. c. Brown and +. w. Green,
relative to the Issue of city bonds to
them III place of others, reported,
recommending that the said appiica-
ton be laid on the table for future
consideration. Report received and
adopted
The Committee on Guard House
and Police presented the following
report:
The Committee on Guard House
and Police beg leave to report that
they have had temporary Guard
House built of wood for the use of
the city, at cost of about $7OO. The
building is completed and in the oc-
cupancy of the city authorities for
the confinement of law-breakers.
The Committee beg leave further to
report. that they have agreed with the
Commissioners of Public Buildings
for Richland District TO lease or let to
them one room in said Guard House,