The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-03-21

50. $212;; 81 :. S156;. 70 cents, 500;
80 cent?, St60; % cents, $3.50. %;
naotional bills from 10 10 15 cents,
! sso ssoS2$$sae4SS $se4S. a5 a5. :. ..- .
= The Committee have destroyed the
above mentioned bills by burning.
and recoipted to the City Clerk for
the same. Respectfully submitted,
JJ.,E EESSHIIE,RIs rs 81 En-, -
d. p. MCDONALD,
The Committee on Accounts sub.
! mitted report, recommending that
the following accounts be paid:
e. & G. d. Hope, against the Aims
House, S273. 81; w. g. Bower,
against the Aims House, $40; John
Alexander. against the Water Works,
$163.65; Market S.; Street Depart
ment &c., and T. G. VEAL for survey
of streets, $50. Report received and
adopted.
The Committee ON Market reported
the monthly report Of the Clerk Of
the Market, for February. as being
correct. Concurred in.
The Committee on Guard House
and Police reported the monthly re-
port of the Chief of Police, for Fe-
bruary, as being correct. Concurred
in.
The Committee on Aims Ho Use
presented the following report:
The Committee on Aims House, to
whom was referred the petition of
the Ladies' Industrial Association,
would respectfully report, that they
have had the same under considera-
ton, and while they approve of the
plan they cannot recommend it. in
consequences of the dilapidated con-
dition OF the only vacant room at the
Aims House, believing that the ma
chinery would be ruined by rain.
Your Committee would further report
the condition of the we'll at the Aims
House, and would recommend that it
be put in complete order and O pump
placed init. Respectfully submitted,
w. P. GEIGER,
w. It. WALTER,
Committee.
Report received and adopted.
The following resolutions were
offered and adopted:
BY Alderman Fisher: f
Resolued, That the Committee on
Aims House be requested to ascertain,
by application to Mr.. Plumer, the
cost of an. iron well and pump suited
to the purpose of the Aims House.
and report to the next meeting Of
Council.
By Alderman Mcdonald:
Resolcea, That the Committee on
Fire Department be authorized and
empowered to sell the old fire engine
belonging to the city, now lying in
the yard of Mr.. John Alexander.
A special committee, appointed at
the last meeting of Council, present
ed the following report, which, on
motion, was received and adopted:
COLUMBIA, s. c., March TO-; 1868.
To his Honor The Mayor and City,
Council Of Columbia.
GENTLEMEN: The Committee ap-
pointed to draft suitable resolutions
on the death of our late City Attor-
ney, Hon. e. j. Arthur, respectfully
ask leave to report rs follows:
Again are our happy voices hushed
to whisper in the presence of death;
again is our official circle broken;
again are we called to mourn for de-
parted worth; and again has the
insatiate monster, death, cut down in
in our midst one whom we had
learned to honor and love, not only
as an officer. but as worthy citizen.
In the relentless. track of death, our
lamented Arthur has fallen, and with
his fall q gloom has settled upon our
hapless city, and our citizens mourn
and will not be comforted for the
loss of one of their brightest trea-
sures. Our lamented friend has al
ways exhibited, in the discharge of
/ his duties, whetheras Senator, Mayor,
Alderman or Attorney, indomitable
perseverance, energy and integrity;
and in his death the city has lost an
efficient officer and an upright citi-