The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-04-23
Prooeedings Of Council. n !
SO. CouNCL CHAAtBHR,
fs CoLLMBIA, April d, 1885,


clifHs, Taylor, Walter ana Wearn.
The minutes of the last mseting
we're read and after srk..;...:a.sss Ale AZ,
name of 2G. Hoefer for C.. Hoefer,
we're confirmed. 49, '',S7 "
The following communication was
read: - - .'5]'
HEADoR's NIL. Posr OF CorUMB1A,
4, ..CoLUMBIA, April 13, 1865.
Hon. TAeo. Stark, Mayor City Of
Columbia.
SIR: By direction of the command.
ing officer, ] have the honor to fur
nish for your information, the follow
ing copy of endorsement, received of
these headquarters, on the 10th inst,
OF the Major General Commanding
Second Military District, on your
communication addressed to these
headquarters, on the 3D. tilt, viz: 9
AS q municipal election will soon
be authorized, the present Council
may hold over; but Frank Wing and
@. p. Remsen will be appointed to
fill vacancies in the I'd Ward.
(Signed) ED. r. s. CANDY,
Major General Commanding.
l am, Sir, very respectfully. your
obedient servant, .:t
JAMES Y. CUMBERT;
Lieut.. Sth Infantry, in charge of civil
affairs. ~
Messrs. F.. W. Wing and q. P.
Remsen, the Aldermen appointed,
being present, His Honor the Mayor
administered to them the customary
oath of Office, together with the oath
prescribed by Act OF July Q, 1852"
After which they took their seats at
the board. -:
His Honor made the following ap-
polntments on committees: Alder
man Wing on Accounts, (as Chair
man, Aims House and City Schools;
Alderman Remsen on City Clock, las
Chairman Market and City Scales.
An application from w. T. Sealy,
for tavern license To retail sniritueus
liquors, was presented and referred
to the Committee on Licenses. ~
w. B. Johnston, Magistrate, pre-
sentsd an account for committing a
lunatic to the asylum. Referred to
the Committee on Accounts.
The Committee on Accounts pre-
sented "a report, recommending the
payment of the following accounts:
r. & G.. d. Hope $l4O.24; and P.
Cantwell S16.83, against the aims
house; A. Palmer So. 80. against the
market. Reportreceived and adopted.
The Committee on Market report
ed the monthly report of the Clerk of
the Market, for March, as being cor
rect. Concurred in.
The Committee ON Aims House
submitted report upon the petition
of Mrs. Jennings, matron of the aims
house, for arrears of pay due her for
services as matron. in 1855 and 1866,
recommending that the sum of fifty
dollars be paid her in full settlement
of her claims. Report received and
adopted. ,a
The Committee on Fire Depart
ment reported that they had sold the
old "Vigilant" fire engine to Mr..
John Alexander, for the sum of $1OO.
Concurred in.
A bill to alter and amend an Ordi-
nance entitled San Ordinance Con-
cerning Goats and SWINE" was pre-
sented by Alderman Fisher, received
its first reading, and was ordered to its
second reading at the next regular
meeting of Council, as follows: Be
nfurther ordained. That any citizen
OF the city of Columbia may be
allowed to take up any goats or
swine and confine the same, until
notice is given to the Chief of
Police. whose duty it shall be to
remove the stock to the city pound;
and that the parties who may take
up either goats or swine, shall receive
one-half of the fine imposed and
collected from the sale, in redemption
of the same.
Alderman Mckenzie offered the
following resolution, which was adopt
ed:
Resoloed, That the Committee on
City Schools be instructed to report
by ordinance or Otherwise q mora