The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-01-12

= And pr0vid6d farther, That noelis,
oriminatiQn in freight or -passaao, shall
be made bysaid railroad tcompany, to
the detrinent Of the citizens or business
interests Of Oolpmbia. ,.,s,t'.
The following presmble and resoln-
ton. offered by Alderman Walter, wes
Whereas, The City. coaaoiii ,ua made 81.
representation Of two hundred and ffty
dollars TO the Ph@Ri1 Axe. Hook end
Ladder. Company, for, the pprpose Of aida
ing and assisting said Organization, in
hitting up a suitable apparatus for use at
nres and whereas, a long time has
elapsed since the appropriation was
mace aud no information regarding the
formation of said company has reached
this body, as to q speedy organization of
the same be it therefore
Resoired, That the COMMITTEES on Fire
Department be and are hereby in
structed, to inquire into the matter in
question, and report thereon.
The following resolutions were offered
and adopted:
BY Alderman Bates That the City
Clerk be authorized to notify the Com
missioners of Richland County, that, on
the first day Of March next, all the pau
pers and poor, within the limits of the
city of Columbia, will be turned over to
them for support.
BY Alderman Bryan That when the
Council adjourns, it adjourns to meet on
Friday next ut 3 o'clock p. m.
BY Alderman Hope That Commit
tee of three be appointed by the Mayor,
to ascertain whether or not it will be to
the interest of the CITY to sell the stock
owned by the city in the Greenville and
Columbia Railroad Company, and report
to this body at the adjourned meeting on
Friday next. Aldermen Hope, Agnew
and Bryan, were appointed on the above
Committee.
BY Alderman Walter That the Com
mittee on Water Works he instructed to
procure such number of extra lengths OF
pipe, as may be necessary, to supply any
emergent defect in the main pipe; to
purchase the same at the lowest price,
and furnish original bills to the City
Council.
By Alderman Hope That the Com
mittee on Streets are hereby instructed
to report to Council rs soon as practical
BILE, the names of streets, or parts of
streets, enclosed also the names of all
they hold possession the said Commit
tee be authorized, also, to employ the
City Surveyor to perform the necessary
services, and to pay him for the same.
A bill entitled "An Ordinance to raise
supplies for the year 1870" was called
up for its second reading. Pending the
reading of this bill, motion to adjourn
was made and carried.
FRIDAY EVENING.
The Council met at 3 o'clock p. nj.
Present: His Honor the Mayor; Alder
mon Aguew, Bates, Bryan. Claffey, Hope,
Hussung, Johnson and Walter.
A bill entitled "An Ordinance to raise
supplies for the year 1870" received it's
second reading and was ordered to its
third reading at the next regular meeting
of the Council.
The following report was presented by
a special committee:
The Committee appointed to examine
into the expediency of disposing of the
stock held by the city in the Greenyille
and Columbia Railroad Company, beg
leave to report, that they recommend its
sale upon the best terms possible, and
the proceeds applied to the liquidation
of the bonded debt issued for the pur-
chase of said stock, and that His Honor
tho Mayor, with tho Commltteo on Ways
and Means, be authorized to sell the
ouuhos 4tooPCCbiuuy buoulLteQ,
EDWARD HOPE,
JOHN AGNEW, ICommittee
r. L. BBYAN,
Report received and adopted.
| A bill, entitled "An Ordinance to pre-
vent the erection of wooden buildings
terminating on Richardson street," re-
ceived it's first reading and was laid over
under the rule.
The following resolution, offered by
Alderman Agnew, was adopted.
Resolued. That the City Clerk be di-
rected to publish in the daily paper, for
the information of the public, that por-
tion of the ordinance PROHIBITING the
driving of wagons, &C., on the pave
ments or sidewalks of the city
On motion, the Council adjourned.
J. S. MCMAHON, City Clerk.