The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-02-17
Proceedings Of Council.
CoqNqm CHAMBER,
CoITTArAIA. Fertfnarv If. 1870

COLUN8IA, genEnary 10, lSIu.
| Present: Hiss HonaE The Mayor; AL
dermea Agney Bryfn, Claffey, Geiger,
Hope, Hussuns. SHIELDS, Walter and
The minutes OF the last regular meet
ing were read and confirmed.
A petition from Messrs. Boyne &
Sproull, in reference to the license on
marble or stone yards, was presented and
referred to the Committee on Ways and
Means. ''-----------
A petition from M. McGuinuis. pray
ing that certain repairs on Assembly
street, near his Sesidaiiae, be made, was
presented and referred 10 the Committee
on Streets, with power to act.
A communication from the Chief of
Police, asking that the resignation of o.
B. Bates, assistant policeman. be recon-
sidered and that he be reinstated to
Office, was read and tho application
granted. =.
A petition signed by John Alexander,
Richard Tozer, r. w. Wing and James
Hunter, praying TINT Council would re-
duce their water rates for steam engines
from $75 to $50, was presented, and, on
motion, laid on the table.
The following accounts were presented
and referred:
Hussung & Motz and W. b. Stack
against the Street Department; John
Meighan against the Aims House.
His Honor the Mayor presented his
report of the Investigation held by him
in reference to oherges of Irregularities
by the Palmetto Fire Company, at the
recent fire in Davis. Alley, towards the
Independent Fire Engine Company,
which was read and reteived MS informa-
ton; also, that copy of the report be
forwarded to the above mentioned COM
panies.
The Committee, of Ways and Means
reported the monthly report Of the City
Clerk for January as being correct. Con-
Cured in.
The same committee also presented
the following report;
The Committee Of Ways and Means, to
whom was referred the petition of w.
S. Hastie, beg leave to report that they
recommend the bonds of the city past
due referred to, be funded at par, in
Guiding interest in seven per cent bonds
from the first OF April, 1864, on pre-
sentation to the Oielk of Council, and
that Mr.. HASTE be informed of the
action of Council. Report received and
adopted.
The Committee on Market reported
the monthly report of the Clerk of the
Market for January as being correct.
Concurred in.
The Committee on Guard House and
Police reported the monthly. report
of the Chief OF Police for January as
being correct. cConCurred in.
The Committee on licenses submitted
report, recommending that license to
retail spirituous liquors be granted the
following named persons:
Tavern License Crovisart,
Owen Brazil, D. G.. Thompson, John T.
Wilson and Thomas Glymph.
Report received and adopted.
The applications of T. T. Cooper and
Hitler & Tecksa, for a similar license,
being objected to by the citizens living
in their respective neighborhoods, were
not granted
The Committee on Water Works pre-
scented report Of the assessment for
water rates for 1870; which was received
and adopted.
A bill entitled ''an Ordinance to pre-
vent the erection of wooden buildings on
Main or Richardson street." received its
final reading, was amended, passed, duly
ratified, and became law, as follows:
AN ORDINANCE TO PROHIBIT TIE EREC-
TION OF WOODEN BUILDINGS on MAIN
OR RICHARDSON STREET.
BE ii ordained by the Mayor and Alder
men Of The City Of Columbia, an Council
assembled and by tie authority Of The
same, That from and after the passage of
this Ordinance, it shall be unlawful to
erect any wooden building or buildings
on any of the squares fronting on Main
or Richardson street, from Upper
Boundary street to the new State Capitol,
within O distance of one hundred and
fifty feet from said Main or Richardson
street And it shall be the duty of the
City Police to prevent the erection of any
such building or buildings within the
limits above defined; and they are
hereby authorized and required to re-
move any such buildings, or parts of the
same, that may be erected, or attempted
to be erected, within the above limits.
And any person or persons who shall
erect, or attempt to erect, any such
building within the limits aforesaid shall,
besides having the building removed, be
also liable to fine Of twenty dollars for
each and every day such building, or
part of building, shall be permitted to
remain