The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-01-23
Proceedings of Council.
COUNCIL CHAMBER
COLUMBIA. january 81, 1868.

COLUMBIA, january Il, 1868.
Present-His Honor the Mayor;
Aldermen Alexander, Fisher, Geiger
Hunt, Mcdonald, Mckenzie, Rad
cliffe, Stork, Walter and Wearn. -
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and confirmed.
The following communication wns
read
To Me Mayor an; aldermen of The citv
9f Columbir.
GENTLEMEN: We, the UNDERSIGNED
firemen Of the city of Columbia. re-
spectfuIly beg leave to call the attes<
tion of your honorable body to our
petition laid before your last meet
ing, and to suggest that we fear we
did not fully explain ourselves. mas
much that the means required to put
tower on site of old water basin
would not reach to q very consider
able item, compared with the result.
We intended to suggest to your hon
orable body, that the wooden tower
now in use would answer the purpose
very well, If removed on to the above
place and a parapet put around it for
steeplemen. Hoping for ynrr f.-c,-
able consideration, we remain, very
respectfully, your obedient servants,
JOHN A. SHELL.
And others.
On motion, the above paper was
referred to the Committee on Fire
Department.
Applications for tavern license from
L. s. McKerson, and from George
Summers for quart license, we're pre-
sented, and referred to the Commit.
tee on Licenses.
The following communication was
presented, from the City SURVEYOR.
and received as information:
COLUMBIA, s. O., January 8, 1868.
Alderman Hunt, Chairman Committee
on Streets.
SIR: Under instructions from His
Honor the Mayor, I have made the
required survey on Medium street,
beginning ut the city landmark near
the West gate of University grounds,
on Sumter street. My survey extend
ed West to Gates street. I find the
store of d. S. Thompson, South west
corner of Richardson and Medium
streets, the only correctly located
piece OF property on the latter street.
Iho Northwest corner OF Richard
son and Medium streets, (Gilmore's
property is six feet eight inches on
Medium street. This departure from
the proper street line increases as the
street extends Westward. The pro-
perty at the North-c east corner of
Gates and Medium streets encroaches
twelve feet on the latter street. This
error in location of the street, if con-
tlnued to the river, would materially
contract the size of the square South
of Medium street at that point. The
drain which you are now laying on
Medium street is well located, and
Will subserve all the purposes you
design IN Its construction. Yours
respectfully. THOS. c. VEAL,
~, City Surveyor.
The following petition was pro-
sented:
TO HIS Honor, The Mayor und Al2sy-
men Of The City IF Columbia:
The petition of the subscriber re-
spectfully showeth, that the property
on Plain street, from about half way
OF the Northern side of the square
between Assembly and Gates streets.
is not on the line of Plain street, and
your petitioner would respectfully
ask permission to bring his fence on
line with the said street. Your
petitioner would further ask permis-
sion to cut down tree which OBJ
structs the pavement. And your
petitioner will ever pray, &c.
w. L. WALTER.
Referred to the Committee on
Streets, with power to act.
The following accounts were pre-
sented and referred to the Committee
on Accounts: Duffie & Chapman
against the Guard House Depart
ment, VIM. Glaze & Co. against the
Water Works, and J. L. Kirkwood &
Go. and L. @. Veal, Surveyor, against
the city.
An amendment to can Ordinance
to raise supplies for the year 1861"
received its first reading. By una
nimous consent, the rules were sus-
pended. when it received its second
and third reading, passed, was duly
ratified and became law, rs follows:
Be ii ordained by The MAYOR and
Aldermen Of the city Of Columbia,
That Section of the Ordinance to
raise supplies for the year 1868 be
amended by adding the word "quar-
terly" after the word "paid," on the
first line of the said section; so that