The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-01-11
Procesd dings Of Ooancil.
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cilme, Stork, Walter and Wearp, 4, 5
The minutes of the last regular.
meeting were read and confirmed. y
Proposals for contracting for the
work required by the Street Depart-
ment were presented by G. W.
Wright, jr., & Co., Ferguson & Miller
Hussung & Motz and M. E. Hearne'
ana, on motion. referred to the Com.
mittee on Streets. 80 -
An application for auctioneer,s;
license was received from M. w
Bythewood, and referred to the CITY
Clerk. ''0 ivy
An application from ". Fl. Wipp
teacher of the City Male School. for
fuel for the use of the school, was
granted. "'
Applications for license TO retail
splrltuous liquors were presented by
the following named persons. md
referred to the Committee on Lii
censes: Tavern license--F. A. Jacob
James Claffey, Lewis Daniels, Fred
Zesterheth, VIM. j. Thomas. Quart
license: S. Campbell, John Altee.
George w. Parker, NJ. Comerford'
FISHER a. Lowrance, e. Stenhouse.
The following accounts were nre.
sented and referred to the COMMITTEES
on Accounts: j. G. Dial against Sid.
ney Park, Guard House, Water
Works and Street Departments; Hus.
sung IL Motz against the Street De.
partment; James Douglas against the
Street Department; aud the Lunatic
Asylum against the city.
The City Clerk presented his re.
port for the month Of December.
Referred.
The Clerk of the Market presented
his report for the month of Decem.
Der. Referred.
The Chief of Police presented his
report for the month of December
Referred.
The Committee on Accounts re-
ported on the following bills as being
correct, and recommended their pay.
ment: Hopson & Sutphen against the
Street Department, $I9. Is, and Wa
ter Works, S22; E. & G.. D. Hope
against the Aims House, S27S. is;
and DIR. A. W. Kennedy, for exami.
nation of lunatic, S5. Report re-
ceived and adopted.
The Committee on Market report-
ed the monthly report of the Clerk
OF the Market, for November, as
being correct. Concurred in.
The Committee on Licenses sub
mitted II report, recommending that
license to retail spirituous liquors be
granted the following named per-
sons: Allworden & Stork, NJ. Bran
non. James Clendining, John Grow
ley " Co., F. CARR, Richard Flanagan,
Z. Aani5crg, Cilaries HoefTer, Ro-
bert Joyner, Charles Minort. D.
McGuinnis, T. +. McBurney. VIM.
McGuinnis. t. M. Pollock, G. P.
Remsen, S. Sheridan, w. G. Strick-
land. John Stork, John C. Seegers &
20. Quart Unconstitutional Allen,
y. Il. Bates, p. Cantwell, e. & G.. d.
Hope, Hardy Solomon, Hardy Solo
mon. The report of the Committee
on Licenses was received and adopt
ed, after striking out the name of r..
f. McBurney.
The application of Il. F. McBur-
hey tor tavern license, to be located
on Plain street, between Richardson
and Assembly, was laid before the
Council for their consideration. The
petition of sundry citizens, praying
that Council would not grant Ii.
cense to Il. f. McBurney at his pro-
posed location, having been read, it
was moved and carried, that the ap-
plication of Mr.. McBurney be not
granted.
The Committee on Fire Depart
ment presented the following report:
The Committee on Fire DEPART
ment, to whom was referred peti-
ton from P. F. Frazee, ESQ.,, beg
leave to report, that they have con-
sldered the contents of said petition.
which sets forth that said petitioner
has been in possession of the pre-
misses, carrying on n blacksmith shop,
since the year 1S49; that said pre-
mlses were destroyed by fire in 1865
rebuilt in 1866. The ordinance of
the city prohibits the erection of
blacksmith shops on Main street, or
on the squares terminating thereon.
The shop of the petitioner comes
within the meaning and spirit of said
ordinance; but your Committee can
see no good reason for disturbing the
petitioner ut this late day, when it
has been known to the authorities
for length of time, and no objec-