The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-08-20
edings Of Council.
II srfeyl,e CoUNomr CHAMBER
COLUMBIA, AuQust 18. 1895

- COLUMBIA, August 18, 1868.
Present-his Honor the Mayor:
Aldermen Alexander, Greenfield.
Mcdonald. McKenzie,i Rawls, Rem.
sen, Simons. Smith, Wilder and
Wing. ..E
The minutes of the last regular
and special meetings were read and
confirmed.
A communication was presented by
A. Y. Lee, Architect, asking sub
scription from the City Council of
500, to a new map of the city of
Columbia, which he has at present in
state of preparation.
On motion, the communication of
Mr.. Lee was laid on the table.
Accounts of J. G. Dial, against the
Aims House, Guard House, Water
Works and Street Department, were
presented and referred to the Com
mittee on Accounts.
The Committee of Ways and
Means reported the monthly report
OF the City Clerk, for the month of
July, as being correct. Concurred in.
The Committee on Accounts re-
ported that they had examined the
following bills and, finding them cor
rect, recommend their payment:
Fisher & Lowrance, $12.6O, and
James Brown, $21.2C, against the
Water Works; @. II. Baldwin g. Co..
S135.92, Campbell & Jones, $51, and
b: & G. d. Hope, $33.95, against the
Aims House; w. H. Stack, $35. Sc,
and P. f. Frazee, SIS, against the
Street Department. Report received
and adopted.
The Committee on Guard House
and Police presented the following
report:
The Committee on Guard House
and Police, to whom was referred the
resolutions in reference to m in
crease of the police force of the city,
beg leave to report, that they have
examined into the matter of said
resolutions and think it inexpedient,
at present, to increase the police
force of the city, and would, there
fore, recommend that said resolu-
tions be laid on the table. Report
received and adopted.
The same Committee also reported
the monthly report of the Chief of
Police, for July, as being correct.
Concurred in.
The following report was submit
ted by the Committee on Sydney
Park:
Tho Committee on Sydney Park
beg leave to report, that they have
caused to be repaired the fences en-
closing the Park; also, the bridge
formerly used for wagons, &C., has
been remodeled and converted into a
foot bridge. They have also repaired
the arbor over the main SPRING
which work, we trust, will be salts
factory. Report received and
adopted.
A bill entitled can Ordinance to
close barber shops on the Sabbath
day." received its third reading,
passed, its title changed to an ordi-
nance, was duly ratified and became
q law, as follows:
AN ORDINANCE TO CLOSE BARBER
SHOPS ON THE SABBATH DAY.
BE ii ordained by lie MAJOR and Al
dermen Of The city of Columbia, in
Council assembled, That from and
after the passage Of this Ordinance
it shall not be lawful for any "barber
Shops" in the city of Columbia, to
be kept open on the Sabbath day;
nor for any barber to exercise the
business of his trade on said day.
And any person who shall offend
against this Ordinance shall, on con-
viction thereof, before the Mayor or
any one of the Aldermen, be fined,
not exceeding twenty dollars, at the
discretion of the Mayor or Alderman
who shall try the case-which said
fine shall be collected in the manner
now provided by law.
Done and ratified under the corpo-
rate seal of the said city of Co.
lumbia, the eighteenth day of
August, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and
sixty eight.
The following resolution was offer
ed by Alderman Greenfield, and
adopted:
Resoloed, That q Special Commit
tee of Three be appointed to ask of
the Acting Assistant Commissioner
of the Freedman's Bureau transpor-
tation for such inmates of the hospi-
tai as it may deem possible and expe-
dient to remove to their respective
homes or Districts where they be-
long, and, by ali legal and reasonable