The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-12-20

ABOVE mentioned bills by burning,
and receipted to the City Clerk for
the same. Respectfully submitted.
J. FISHER,
D. P. MCDONALD.
A. r. TAYLOR,
Committee.
The report Of the Committe, of
Ways and Means was received and
adopted. ~
The Committee on Accounts SUBJ
mitted report, recommending the
payment of the following bills: - Z
Street Department., Hussune g.
Motz, $40. 80; John Alexander, $S:
Fisher & Lowrance, SO; Water
Works, Fisher & Lowrance, $27.74;
Fire Department, Hussung & Motz,
81. Report received and adopted.
The Committee on Guard House
and Police reported the monthly re-
port of the Chief of Police, for No
vember, as being correct. Concur
red in. HL71.
The same Committee also present
ed the following report: The Com
mittee on Guard House and Police,
respectfully report, that owing to the
pecuniary condition of the city, they
woIld recommend that the assistant
police force be reduced to six, from
and after the 1st of February, 1868.
and that the Mayor be authorized to
discharge all of the present assistant
police force, except six, on the 1st of
February aforesaid. Respectfully
submitted. ID. 2. MCDONALD,
W. T. WALTER,
Committee.
The above report was received and
adopted.
The following reports were submit
ted by special committees:
The committee appointed to adjust
the claim of T. J. Robertson against
the City Council of Columbia, beg
leave to report that we have consider
ed the claim and make the following
report: The vouchers show the de-
livery of 598 cords of wood, which
your committee value at So per cord,
making, in round numbers, 1900;
but, in consideration of the time at
which the service was rendered, we
recommend that the claim be can
celed by the city by paying in the
bonds of the city OF Columbia
81, 800. Respectfully submitted,
A. M. HUNT.
J. FISHER,
JOHN MCKENZIE,
JOHN ALEXANDER,
Committee.
Report received and adopted.
To- his Honor the Mayor. and Aldermen
of the city Of Columbia.
GENTLEMEN: Your committee ap-
pointed to frame suitable preamble
and resolutions on the demise of our
late brother Alderman, William
Hitchcock, offer the following for
your consideration:
Whereas, it has pleased an All-wise
Providence, in His own mysterious
way, to remove from his sphere of
usefulness our late brother Alderman
William Hitchcock, we are, by this
sad separation, reminded of the
frailty of human aspirations, none
knowing what day may bring forth.
Selected by his fellow-citizens to
represent them in the councils of the
city government, fulfilling the trust
thus confided to his charge, punctu-
ally-with honor to himself and his
SNAAS0Aou ~ 70 AL u mOmcuG, dS IL
were, he is removed by the remorse-
less hand of death. A vacancy is
thus made in our board. which we all
feel and lament. While we mourn
his loss, we add our sympathy to the
heart-broken widow, who, by this
sudden swapping OF the golden
thread of life, is left to grapple with
the stern realities of earth. MAY
God temper the wind to the shorn
lamb. Be it therefore
Resoloed, That in the demise of
Alderman William Hitchcock, this
board has lost an able counsellor, q
true friend, a social companion.
ReSoloed, That this board deeply
sympathise with his afflicted and sor-
row-stricken widow in this her day of
trial and bereavement.
Resolred, That page of the record
book be dedicated to his memory.
Resolced, That the City Clerk trans
NIT copy of the above preamble
and resolutions to the widow of our
departed brother Alderman. Re-
spectfully submitted,
JOHN MCKENZIE,
w. T. WALTER,