The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-05-29
Proceedings Of Council.
SPECIAL MEETING.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,

SPECIAL MEETING.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
COLUMBIA, May 27, 1870.
Present-His Honor the Mayor; Alder
men Denny, Cooper, Goodwin, Hayne,
Minort, Mooney. Simons, Smith, Taylor
Thompson, Wallace and Wigg.
Tho Mayor stated that he had con-
vened the Council for the purpose of
presenting the following communication:
COLUMBIA, May 26, 1870 i.
Hon. John Alexander, Afyor-DEAR
SIR: At a meeting of the Board of Trade,
last evening, it was
Resolced, That the Chairman of the
meeting request the Mayor and City
Council to suspend the enforcement of
tho ordinance published today, in re-
gard to cotton weighers, anu to appoint
II committee of tho Council to confer
with committee of the Board of Trade
on the subject.
This being, in our opinion, matter
of great Importance to tho business in-
terests of Columbia, you will please take
prompt action, and advise me of the re-
suit; also at what time it will be con-
venient for your committee to meet ours.
Yours respectfully,
EDWIN j. SCOTT, Chairman.
cs6 Aittce of three from the Council was
fnted to meet similar committee
| ff0lI the Board Of Trade, on Monday,
at 10 o'clock q. m., in the Council Cham
ber
The Mayor appointed Aldermen
Thompson, Wallace and Taylor on the
above committee.
| 1t was also moved and carried, that
| the further consideration Of that part of
the communication of Mr. Scott, which
asks that the ordinance regulating the
weighing of cotton be suspended, be
postponed until the next regular meet
ing of the Council.
The following communication, from j.
d. Tradewell, Esq, City Attorney, was
read aud received as infornation:
Hon. JOHN Alexander, Mayor-DEAE
SIR: BY the 18th section of tho city
charter, found in ~ vol Statutes ut
Large, page 333, the Mayor and Alder
men of the city of Columbia arc autho-
rized to establish and keep up public
scales, or scale houses, with proper
weights and scales for weighing cotton
or other articles sold by weight in the
city. BY the 10Th section. the Mayor
and Aldermen are authorized to appoint
ono or more public weighers, whose
duties may be prescribed by that body,
to which tho public weigher or weighcrs
are accountable, and 30 forth. Authority
is also given by that Act (section 10y to
assess ns high rs six cents on each bale
of cotton weighed, and proportional
sum on other articles, to be paid hy the
seller, &c.
BY the Goth section of snmo Act, (city
charter,) the scales and weights thu.
established are to be the standard tc
which all others in the city shall con
form, n departure from which subjects
the person departing therefrom to fine
and imprisonment, in the discretion o
the Court, on conviction in the Court o1
Sessions for Richland.
It is apparent to my mind, after looking
at these sections of the city charter, (Ac
of 1854, that to the Mayor and Aldermen
Of the city of Columbia is confided tho
fullest control of the matter of weighing
cotton or any other articles sold by
weight within the limits of the city; anl
that. therefore, the ordinance OH thai
subject of 10Th January, 1869, is legal
and may be enforced against all v;olntors
of it in the summary manner therein dc.
signateu. l am, respectfully yours,
JAMES d. TRADEWELL,
City Attorney.
The City Clerk presented his resi- gna
ton, to take effect on the 3lst instant
which was. on motion, accepted, aud IN
election ordered to be held on Tuesday
the 3lst instant, Mt Il special meeting, te
Gil the vacancy.
Alderman Thompson offered the fol
lowing resolution, which was adopted:
Resolvea, That the thanks of this
Board be rendered to Capt. j. S. McNIa
hon, City Clerk of the city of Columbia
for the able and efficient manner in which
he has discharged the duties OF his Office
Alderman Wigg gave notice that, a
tho next regular meeting of Council, he
would introduce an ordinance to repca
the 1st, ID and Sd sections OF an ordi
nance entitled can ordinance concern
ing goats and swine"
On motion, Council adjourned
j. S. MCMAHON, City Clerk
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