The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-06-04
Proceedings Of Council.


men Agnew. Bates, Bryan, Geiger, Hope,
Hussung, johnson. Radcliffe, Shields,
Walter and Wsring.
The minutes of the last regular meet
ing were read and confirmed.
THE following petitions were presented
to Council: a.. ..4 -
Petition from DR.. John Lynch, asking
that executions against him. in hands of
the Sheriff. be stayed.
: " On motion, laid on the table.
Petition from Drs. Gibbes, Fair and
Reynolds, calling attention to the condi-
tiOn of the drain, corner of Plain and
Sumter streets, which is endangering the
health of the peighborhood. Referred
to the Committee on Streets.
'' Petition from William Steiglitz and
others, calling attention to the condition
of the drain, North side of Washington,
between Richardson and Assembly
streets, as likely to produce sickness.
Referred to the Committee on Streets.
Petition from M. Grinstead and others,
praying that the occupants of house on
thu North side of Senate, between Lin
coin and Gates streets, be removed, being
disreputable characters and nuisance
Mayor, with power to act. ,r,
Petition from Philip Motz and others,
complaining of the store-house adjoin-
ing the. residence of Mr.. j. Lumsden,
being used as dance house, to the an
noyance of the neighborhood, and pray
ing to have the nuisance abated. Re-
ferred to the Mayor, with power to act.
A proposition from w. j. Tucker to
white-wash the market house, was read,
and, on motion, was laid ON the table.
Written charges were preferred by Mr..
j.. Kreuder against Policeman Gurley,
for conduct unbecoming policeman,
which were read.
"a On motion, received as information.
and the parties directed to appear before
Council at their next meeting.
+, The following accounts were present
ed and referred:
Goldsmith G Kind and James Brown,
Water Works Department.
j. M.Dent, M. L. Bower and r. Flan-
igan, Aims House Department..
The City Clerk, Clerk of the Market
and Chief of Police presented their re-
spective reports for the month of May.
Referred to the appropriate Committees.
The Committee. of Ways and Means
reported the. monthly report of the City
Clerk for April as being correct. Con-
CURED in.
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following report:
er ConuMBIA, May 27, 1869.
The Committee of Ways and Means
beg leave to report that they have re-
ceived from the City Clerk mutilated
bills of the issue of the city as follows:
New issue-bills of the denomination
of $2.00, $720; $1.0O, $50; Is cents, $50;
so cents, $50; 25 cents, 100; Of 5, 10 and
Is cents. 80. Total. 81. $40.
- The Committee have destroyed the
above mentioned bills by burning and
receipted to the City Clerk for the same
Respectfully submitted.
EDWARD HOPE,
r. T.. BRYAN, lCommittee.
G. WARING,
Report received and adopted.
The following report was also present
ed by the same committee:
! The Committee of Ways and Means,
to whom was referred the petition of a
number of citizens, asking assistance to-
wards paying for medical attendance on
the young men injured at the late fire,
beg leave to report, that they have exa-
mined the same, and recommend that an
appropriation of $100 be made for that
purpose. . ..
Report received and adopted.
Ihe COMMITTEE on Accounts presented
report, recommending the payment of
following accounts; J. w. Smith, guard
house, 95c. hospital, So; Clerks office,
6.75; Fisher, Lowrance & Fisher, water
works, $6.25; VIM. Klapman, aims house,
$74, and city hospital, $62.80.
Report received and adopted.
The same committee also pl csented q
report upon the account of John Burdell
for services as Chief of Police and negro
hire, recommending that all the charges
made after the 17th of February, 1865,
be stricken out Of the account, and the
remainder paid in bonds of the city.
Alderman Agnew offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolued, That.the report of the Com
mittee on Accounts upon the claim ot
John Burdell be laid on the table, and
that the whole matter be referred to q
special committee of three to confer with