The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-09-08
Proceedings Of Council. Z
COUNCIL OHAMBER,

SoLuMBIA, .. W., S6ptemDef D, 1S(U.
Council met at p. m. Present-His
Honor the Mayor; Aldermen Cooper,
Denny, Goodwyn, Hayne, Minort,
son. Wallace and ,Wigg.
The minutes Of meetings of August
16 and % and September 2, were read
and confirmed.
PETITIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, 20.
Applications from twenty-five persons
for appointment rs policemen. Received
as Information.
Tho following accounts were prcsen.e ed
and referred to Committee on Accounts:
Cooper & Taylor, Aims House, Market,
Hospital. Street Department., Guard
House; Taylor & Graham. Street Depart
ment, Aims House, Hospital. Guard
House; T. w. Wing. Police Department.;
D. Epstin, Police Department; e. d.
Gilmore, Street Department and Water
Works; Thomas Cherry, Street Depart
ment, Columbia Gas Company; Peter
Surgener, Hospital; John Thomas, Aims
House; Hopson IL Sutphen, Water
Works; T. Schneider, Council Chamber;
[. Sulzbnoher, Council Chamber, City
Surveyor.
Communication from Secretary South
ern Commercial Convention, to be held
at Cincinnati, October 4, 1870, request
ing appointment of delegate to repro
sent the city of Columbia in said Con
vention.
On motion of Alderman Wallace, His
Honor the Mayor was elected to act as
delegate for city of Columbia.
Petition Of Fannie II. Roach, for pay
ment of value Of horse killed by falling
down an uncovered we'll, within the cor
porate limits Of the city. Referred to
Com mnittee on Streets.
Petition Phoenix Hook and Ladder
Company, praying Council to order al
terations in staircase of truck house.
Referred to Committee on Fire Depart
ment, with power to act
Petition of Vigilant Fire Engine Com
pany, praying Council to erect for said
company n new engine honse in n cen
trail location; also, TO be furnished with
additional fire hose. Referred to Com
mittee on Fire Department..
Communication from Presidents of
independent, Palmetto and Vigilant Fire
Companies, requesting that each compa-
ny be furnished with 500 feet of new
hose. Referred to Committee on Fire
Department.
Communication from b. f. Jackson,
City Surveyor, exhibiting result of sur
vey of dividing line between Indcpen-
dent Engine House and p. +. Frazee's
lot, on Washington, and calling atten-
tion to the survey stake having since
been removed by some person nnautho-
rized; also, reporting cases where owners
of property have encroached upon the
street line. Referred to His Honor the
Mayor, with authority to act in the pre-
misses. Also, communication from City
Surveyor, relative to street land marks,
showing that many of same are out of
position and exhibiting irregulnrity in
former surveys Received as informa-
ton.
Ap 2lications of W. j. Thomas, R.
Howard and Nathan Myers, for tavern
licenses. Referred to Committee on Lii
censcs.
REPORTS
Report of City Clerk and Clerk of
Market for August, 1870, were presented.
The former referred to Committee on
Ways and Means, and latter to Commit
tee on Market.
Alderman Denny, from Committee on
Accounts, reported on account of E. W..
Gilmore for 1856. rs, and recommended
payment. Adopted.
Alderman Cooper, from Committee on
Streets, reported that we'll had been
covered OH lot on Assembly street. be-
tween Laurel and Richland, and recon-
mended the cost of same (Sl0 4O) be
assessed against Childs. Palmer 6 Co.,
owners Adopted.
Alderman Mooney, from Committee on
Guard House and Police, reported re-
port of Chief of Police for August, rs
examined, and found correct. Concur
red in.
Alderman Wallace, from Committee on
Water Works, reported from the com
mittee the following:
ResOlued, That the City Clerk be in
structed to advertise for proposals to
supply the Water Works with 500 cords
of good quality pine wood. Adopted
Alderman Simons, from Committee on
Fire Department, submitted the follow
ing:
COLUMBIA, S. c., September 6, 1870.
The Committee on Fire Department.,
pursuant to official duty, have made an
investigation as to the origin of the fires
which occurred on August 20, 23, and
September 3, and from evidence ad-
duced, respectfully report:
l. That the fire at frame building, q
few feet North Of Neagle's Hall, (which
occurred Saturday evening, August 20, J