The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-01-05
Proceedings of Council.
COUNCIL CHAMBER.
CoLUMBIA, January l, 1867.

Mckenzie, Radcliffe, Stork. TAYLOR.
Walter, and Wearn.
The minutes of the last regular and
special meetings were read andc on
tirmed
An application was received from
Mrs. ". II. Wigg, for permission to
open free school for girls in the
city, TO be compensated from the ap-
propriation made by the State for
Free Schools.
Referred to the Committee on City
Schools.
a communication was read from
Ihcs. b. Lee, Esq, Architect Of
the South Carolina Pcnitentiarv. ask
ing permission to construct railroad
from the Greenvillc and Columbia
Rallroad to the Penitentiarv: the
road to be built for the use Of thc
Penltcntlary, and to be u permanent
structure
On motion, referred to the Com
ml.tee on Streets, with power to act.
The following accounts were pre-
sented, and referred to the Commit
tee on Accounts:
Kirk & Howell, for Guard Houae.
q. S. Bower, against Aims House:
dnssung Il Motz, against Market.
Guard House and Street Departments:
=. q q. u: Hope. against Aims House:
). g., Dial, against Water Works
Guard House and Street Dcpart-
ments.
Applications for license to retail
spirltuous liquors were received from
the following persons, and referred
to the Committee on Licenses:
For 7dce7m License 20. p. Rem
sen, e.. Zesterfeth, John Mcintosh.
Trevett & Beraighi, James Malony
y Co. NJ. ). Calnan, Chas. Krcuder,
I: N: Pollock, +. A. Jacob, VIM.
McGlnnls, S. Sheridan & Co., w. G.
Strickland, D. G. Thompson, Al
Brannan, NJ. d. Arledge, Lewis Dan
lels, Z: Hamberg, Alworden & Stork.
John Tanning, Nathan Miers. J. M
Sill, James G. McKenna, j. c. See
gers, John Stork, W: 3. Lawson.
Michael Allen, Patrick Fahey, Robert
Joyner
quart License. E. & G. d. Hone
Mm. Slcan, John Dooley, 0. q.
Bates; %. Stenhouse. Hardy Solomon.
George ". Parker, P. Cantwell
Campbell s Milling, A. l.. Solomon.
Fisher & Lowrance, George Sym
mers.
The Clerk of the Market presented
his report for the month of Decom-
ber
Referred to the Committee on Mar
ket.
The Chief of Police presented his
report for the month of December
referred to the Committee on
Guard House and Police.
The Committee on Accounts re-
ported, recommending that the fol-
lowing accounts be paid:
j. G. Dial, against the Guard
House, S1S.35; Water Works, $40. 20:
Street Department IS. so; Market De
partment $40.
T. B. Glass, against the Clerk S
Office S25, and Guard House, SlS. rs.
Watt Il Wise, against the Water
Works So3.71, and VIM. Sloane,
a5a1nst the Street Department,
S23. SO.
Report received and adopted.
The Committee on Water Works
submitted the following report:
TO the Honorable iNuvor and Aldermen
Of tile City Of Columbia.
GENTLEMEN: Your Committee on
Water Department respectfully sub
nit the following report, viz: That
the city has been thoroughly can
vassed by the Superintendent Of
Water Works and assistants, in accord
ance with the resolution passed at
the last meeting of your board. We
find, by that report, that there is
using the city water 266 families, 50
stores, - bar rooms, 6 steam en-
gines, 4 boarding houses, hotels. 4
barber shops, 3 fountains, l livery
stable, and the three railroad compa-
MES, together with bakeries, black
smith shops and printing offices.
Your Committee would recommend
the following as the assessment of
water rates for the present year, to
wit: Each railroad company, $3.50
per annum; hotel, first class, $1OO:
hotel or boarding house, second
class, $50; private boarding house,
third class, S25; steam engines, $75;
fountains, S25; bar rooms, $25; bake
ries, SIS; dyeing establishments,
SIS; blacksmith shops, $40; stores,
IS; Livery stables, S10O; families of
tho first class S05. -fom;lioe of a.