The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-10-08
James Douglas against the Street

Ine COmmlCtee on Market reported
the monthly reports of the Clerk of
tho Market, for July and August, as
being correct. Concurred in.
The Committee on Aims House
presented the following report:
The Committee on Aims House
beg leave to report, that the cloth
ing, &C., authorized to be purchased
for the Aims House, by the City
Council, at their last meeting, have
been bought. Six pairs of blankets
and ten mugs are still required for
that department.. They would also
report, that the Freedman's Hospital,
recently transferred to the city by the
United States authorities, is now in
good condition. The building used
as q hospital, needed rcpairc, which
have been made; in addition, q dead
house and other out-buildings have
been erected, which were necessary
for the health and comfort of the in
mates. Respectfully submitted.
f. w. WING.
JOS. TAYLOR.
Report received and adopted.
The Committee on Licenses sub
mitted report upon the applications
of Lanier & Hamilton, d. G. Thomp-
son and F. A. Jacob, for tavern IL
cense, and B. 81. Rice & Co., for
quart license to retail spirituous IL
quors- Recommending that the ap-
plications be granted when the IL
censes are paid for.
Report received and adopted.
The Committee on the Market sub
mitted to Council, for their consider
alton, sundry bids for repairing and
improving the Market House. After
discussion, it was moved and carried
that action upon the matter be post
poned for the present.
Council proceeded to the trial of
those persons who had been sum-
moned to work upon the streets of
the city and who had failed to do so,
or pay the exemption from that duty.
On motion, those delinquents who
had failed to appear, were fined 50
per day, for tho three days they had
been summoned to work.
The following resolutions were Of
fered:
by AluerMan hcAoQZlG:
Resol0ed That an election for q
sufficient number of cotton weighers
for the city be held by the City
Council, at their next regular meet
ing, (20th instant, and that the price
per bale for weighing be fixed by
Council.
Resol0ed, That the Board of Trade
ha 1.Qnnncka1 70 - 4o1~
persons to fill the above offices.
Adopted.
BY Alderman Rawls:
Resoloed, That the City Clerk be
authorized to make an assessment for
taxes upon each one of the railroads
now running through the city, and
that said taxes be collected by the
City Clerk at the next annual collec-
tion of city taxes.
Referred to the Committee of Ways
and Means
BY Alderman Rawls:
Resolved, That owing to the strin-
gency of the monetary affairs of the
city, that the salary of Mayor of the
City of Columbia, S. c., be reduced
to 5000, to take effect at the next
election of Mayor and Aldermen.
Referred to the Committee of
Ways and Means.
A bill entitled, can Ordinance to
amend an Ordinance regulating the
Market" received its third reading,
amended, passed, its title changed to
an Ordinance, was duly ratified and
became q law, as follows:
BE IL ordained by tile Mayor and Al
de'naen Of the city Of Columbia, in
Council assembled, That from and
after the passage of this Ordinance,
it shall not be lawful far any person
residing in this city, to sell any beef,
mutton, pork, veal, kid, fish, poul-
try, eggs, butter, fruits or vegetables,
at or around the Market, during mar
ket hours, until such person has
taken out license from the Clerk of
the Market to do SO. The price of
said license shall be two dollars per
month, payable in advance. That
any violation of this Ordinance shall
be punished by fine imposed by the
Mayor, or Mayor pro tem., not ex-
ceeding five dollars for each and eve
ry offence. That it shall be tho duty
of the Clerk of the Market, and of
the police of the city. to report all
violations Of this Ordinance.
Done and ratified under the cor
porotc seal of the said City of Co
lambda, this sixth day of October,
i'll the year of our Lord, 1868.
On motion Gouooil oIio,r,o,J