The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-11-18
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men Agnew, Bates, Bryan, Geiger, Hns-
sung, johnson, Radclifse. Shieds, Wal
ter and Waripg. -
The minutes of the last regular meet
ing were read and confirmed.
petition was presented, signed by
Jas. l.. Beard and others, praying that
Council would have the water pipe on
Gervais street extended from Barnwell
street across Wipn street. Referred to
tho Committee on Water Works, to re-
port at next meeting of Council
An application from J. HI. Heise, for
tavern license to retail spirituous liquors,
was presented, and referred to the Com
mittee on Licenses.
The following accounts were present
ed, and referred to tho Committee on Ac-
counts:
E. Il G. D. Hope, Aims House and
City Hospital; Nj. l.. Bower, Aims House
and City Hospital; J. Mcighan, Aims
House; Fisher, Lowrance & Fisher,
Water Works.
The Committee on Accounts reported
the accounts of J. NJ. Dent, against the
Aims House, $3.50, and City Hospital,
S14.40, as being correct, and recon-
mended their payment.
Report received and adopted.
The Committee on Streets presented
the following report: The Committee on
Streets, to whom wns referred the petit
ton of Messrs. Charles Logan and G. a.
Hall, for permission to erect steam en-
gine and cotton gin on tho lot owned by
the former, bounded by Pendleton, Me-
dunn, Gates and Lincoln streets, beg
leave to report, that there being no pro.
perty near the same to be injured by fire,
and the property in the vicinity being
w nj pot
where third party can possibly be in
jured; they therefore recommend that
the prayer of the petitioners be granted
Report received and adopted.
| The Committee on Market reported the
monthly report of the Clerk of the Mar
ket for October, as being correct. Con-
Cured in.
The Committee on Guard House and
Police reported the monthly report of
the Chief of Police for October, as being
correct. Concurred in.
A special committee presented the fol-
lowing report: The committee to whom
was referred the petition of sundry mer-
chants, in relation to drummers, beg
leave to report by ordinance The ordi-
nance was presented, received its first
reading, and, on motion, was ordered to
be printed.
An Ordinance for Me protection and regu-
h1tion Of tie trade Of the City Of Colum-
bia. Iotar Drummers, Runners. Agents,
Statesmen, 1i'drelerS on representatives
Of parties residing beyond the corporate
limits of tie city; Express and Railroad
Employees, and all other persons not en-
gagged in legitimate mercantile business
,cithin the City Of Columbia, s. G.
SECTION l. BE ii ordained, by lie MAYOR
| d Of TJo oJ,
| Council assembled, and by authority of tie
same. That from and after the passage of
this Ordinance. merchants, party or par
ties. who shall have in their employ,
within the corporate limits of said city,
any drummer or runner, or any other
person, whose occupation shall be to
drum up trade, shall pay n tax Of two
hundred dollars per annum for each per-
son employed by them as aforesaid, and
shall have the names of such employees
recorded with the Clerk of Council, and
shall pay said Clerk fec of fifty cents
for each person 60 registered; and for
each failure to comply with this Ordi-
nance, and being duly convicted before
the Council at any regular or extra meet
ing of tho same, the person or persons
SO convicted shall pay fine OF not less
than fifty dollars. or more than SIO0.
Sec. 2. And be ii further ordained, That
each and every person who shall be en-
employed or engaged in running after
customers for any mercantile house, shall
first obtain from the Clerk of Council a
leather band, which shall be worn out
side and around tho hat or cap of such
runner at all times, Sundays excepted, j
with the name of the wearer. the house
drumming Tor, and tho business con-
Quoted by the same, painted or printed
in plain, legible letters, and shall pay
therefor the sum of fifty dollars; said
band to be good for one year only, and
for each and every violation of this Sec
tion there shall be fine of not less than
fifty dollars or moro than $40, on con-
viction before the City Council.
SEC. 3. And be IL further ordained, That
it shall be unlawful for any person men,
toned in the second section of this Or
dinance to interfere in any manner, by
way of soliciting trade, or preventing
the same, within the space of fifty feet Of
any storo or house, carrying on the same
or like business rs the one they are en-
ployed in, or for; and that for every vio-
lation of this section there shall, on con-
viction before tho City Council, be fine
| imposed of not less than twantv- ua dol