The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-06-08
Proceedings Of GuuncIl:s.'
SPECIAL MEETING.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,

OoudoilSmet 81 Z r. 81. ! PrSaent-
His HonsE the Mayor; Aldermen Cooper,
Goodwyhs Hayde, Minort, Mooney,
Simonsst Smith, Taylor, Thcp psbp add
Wallaca Absent -AidermenQe and
Wigg.
.f.A COMMUNICATIONS, &C.
Petition of Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta Railroad Company for erection
Of fire plug near their depot. Referred
to Committee on Water Works.
Application of O. II. Qphme for Ia.
vern license. Referred to Committee on
Licenses. "a
The following accounts were presented
and refsfredto Com mittse on ASoodnts:
Johh Al5xandef, WateF, Department,
$6.75; Granitaville Manufacturing Com
pany, Water Department.. $l7.25.
Account OF JOS. Crews, for flour, mo.
lasses and bncon furnished citizens OF
Columbia tn 1895: ;vith cssli6cete Of
James Ct. Gibbes. Esq, appended, was
presented. .,.,a 5N. " t.t7hi.a
On motion of Alderman Minort. the
apcuunt was received as information.
On motion OF Alderman Simons, the
account was taken MP for consideration.
Alderman Cooper moved that the fur
ther consideration OF the account be in
definitely postponed; and on this be
cnlled for the yeas and nays, which were
taken, resulting as follows: j.
Yeas 6; nays 4. Agreed to.
Those voting in the affirmative are:.
Aldermen Cooper. Goodwyn. Hayne,
Minort, Mooney and Smith.
Those voting in tho negative are. His
Honor the Mayor, Aldermen Simons,
Taylor and Wallace.
n
The reports of City Clerk. and Trea.
surer and Clerk Of Market for May,
1871, were presented: The former was
referred to Committee on Ways and
Means and the latter to Committee on
Market.
The following report of Chief OF
Police was presented and referred to
Committee on Guard House and Police:
;.4 OFFICE CH1EF OF POLICE,
COLUMBIA, May 81, 1871.
Monthly report OF the Police Depart
nient for the month of May, ending on
the 3lst of May, 1871:
= The total number Of arrests made dur
ing the month Of May for oil grndos Of
crime and offences committed within the
city limits is 91, of which rs wore males
and Is females; 80 whites and SO colored.
The folio wing report shows the various
grades of crime and offences for which
persons were arrested and dealt with ac-
cosding To- law, to Wit: s,.
Ihtoxication. al: disorderly,' Ia; dis.
turbance,l 13: ya9ranoy, 6; burglary. 4;
insane, l; using profnne language. o;
fhitching horses to shade trees, 2; inter
faring with police on duty, 3; interfer.
ring With city prisoners. l.; carrying con
cealcd weapon, I; driving in brick drain,
2; wasting city water, l; escaping from
Guard House, l; Penitentiary convict.
L; leaving dead horse in street, l; firing
pistol in street, /; doing business with.
out license. G; grand larceny, l; petit
larceny. 2-91.
The following disposition was made Of
fpersons arrested during the month Of
May: 10 served their time on the streets
ut work, OF which they worked lao days
1T 90 cents per day, aud 40 were dis
charged by his Honor the Mayor.
FINES AND Cosrs. The following
statement shows the amount of fines
collected from prisoners arrested by the
Police Department for the month of
May, tp wit: Total amount assessed,
Sl95; total amount collected, $50.
In conclusion, would say we have
Instituted o working gang upon the
streets, and they have done good service
there. There are not SO many loafers in
the city as there were, but there is room
for some improvement, yet. and tho city
is very quiet at present. ] deem it but
justice to say that the police force have
done their duty faithfully and eifectually
during the pnst month.
JOHN A. JACKSON.
Ohief Of Police.
Alderman Wallace, from special COM
mittee appointed to examine books and
vouchers of City Clork and Treasurer,
reported verbally that the committee
had completed the investigation, and
find snme correct and satisfactory; also
TINT the committee at regular meeting
would present written report. Received
as information.
The following named ordinances were
passed, and ordered to be printed:
An ordinance to punish offenders by
confinement in tho work house ut hard
labor; an ordinance to annex new tori
tory to the present wards Of the city of
Columbia.
Council proceeded to count and de.
stroy, by burning, city money; and
Alrht hun1raI