The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-12-23
;rha following petition. signed by .

your honorable body not to paSs any
ordinance permitting the Charlotte, Co.
|lumbia and Augusta Railroad Company
20 connect their road with the Gfeenville
and Colnmbia Railroad Company, by
granting the right of way through the
streets of the oity, unless the following
section be inserted in the ordinance rs a
part of the contract and condition on
which the permission to connect said
roads is gEsnted:
"That the charges for transportation
and freight by the Charlotte, Columbia
and Augusta Railroad Company over
their rnilroad, in all cases, to and from
the city of Columbia, shall not exceed
p,'O ,tIht over the entire line to any point. y
Your petitioners believing that the in
terests Of the city of Columbia impera-
lively demand this protection from
railroad monopolies, pray your honorn-
ble body to grant this just right, which
must enhance the value of the property
of the city, and which is necessary to
protect them from unj ust and discrimi-
mating tariffs.
The above petition was, on motion,
received as information.
petition signed by the Rev. w. ID.
Harris, Pastor, the Trustees of the A.
NJ E. Church and others, was presented,
praying that the exhibition of circ is per-
fcrmances be prohibited on the lot oppo-
site their church, rs they are calculated
to disturb their religious services.
Referred to the Mayor for his action.
The following applications for license
to retail spiri.uous liquors were presented,
and referred to the Committee on Lii
censes
Tavern License-Wm. McCiuinnis, Jno.
Altee, VIM. E. Rose, s. Sheridan, Nj.
Brannon, Hugh Weir, Dennis McGuin-
mis-, Joseph Burdell. Z. NJ. Pollock, VIM.
A. Wright, Alworden & Stork, Robert
Joyner, J. 9. Seegers, Augustus Cooper.
L. Daniels, Michael Collins, 1. Griesha-
ber, w. A. Carr &c Co., John Crowley &
Co., Edmund Wehncr, Gorman & Ba-
denhop.
Quart License-Lowrance & Co., 0. q:
Bates, George Summers, B. H. Rice e.
E. Hope & Co.. p. Cantwell, r.. j. g.
II. M. Gibson.
The following accounts were presented,
and referred Aims Hoase Departmen ut
NJ. l.. Bower, John Meighan, r. G. Shi-
ver City Hospital l.. Bower and
II. c. Shiver.
The Committee on Ways and Means
reported the monthly reports of the City
Clerk for October aud November, as be-
ing correct. Concurred in.
The Committee on Accounts presented
a report, recommending the payment of
the following accounts: T.. & G. D. Hope,
Aims House, $685.; City Hospital,
$135.5 &c. Council Chamber, So; Fair
Grounds, 1898. J. & r. R. Agnew,
Alms4 House, $11206;i City Hospital,
$50. At. J. G. Dial, Water Works. $7.35;
Guard House, $3.50; City Hospital,
1926. J. nj. Dent, Aims House, So;
City Hospital. SS. Robert McDougall,
Water Works, $10.50. Hopson & SUIT
phen, Water Works, 80. Geiger & Nc
Gregor, Aims House, $40. j. W..
Smith. Market, $l1. f. Morris, Market,
81. Report received aud adopted.
The Committee on Streets present
ed the following reports : The Com
mittee on Streets, to whom was referred
the petition of Z. p. Alexander, Presi-
dent OF the Columbia Oil Company, beg
leave to report, recommending that per-
mission be granted to erect n steam en-
gine on the locatioe named in the petit
ton; also, that permission be granted to
construct turn-outs to the Charlotte, Co.
lumbia and Augusta Railroad and the S. G..
RallrOud, on COndltlOn tnat SAID turn outs
shall not interfere with the grade of the
streets, and be planked on inside and
outside of the rails SO far as they may
extend OH any street of the city, as is re-
quired by ordinance concerning rail-
road crossings. Conditioned, also, that
these turn outs shall be used only for the
private business of tho said Company,
and not rs means of uniting the two
railroads, or be used by said Railroad
Companies for the purpose of uniting
the same; subject also to repeal of the
privilege, should the City Council at any
future time deem it to the interest of the
city so to decide.
Your Committee deem it unnecessary
to recommend exemption from taxation,
as, during the past and present time,
manufacturers have not been taxed on
their productions. Report received and
adopted.
The Committee on Streets beg leave to
state, that owing to the caving of n
bank Of earth on Washington street, from
which earth was being removed to repair
the streets, one of the city mules was
killed and cart destroyed. This aoci-
dent was unavoidable, and fortunately,