The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-11-17
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Fridsy .ozning, November u, 1871;
ss- Proceedings OF 0isy CoanoiA.,


proceedings Of the City Council as fnrn
nished by the City Clerk, We would
have been pleased to have had full re-
port Of the debates Of this body. As it
is, we must content ourselves with such
reports as the Clerk chooses to publish.
That he does not publish everything. is
evident from the fact that he has never
yet published that secret and illegal
issue Of $3.50, 600 seven per cent. oity
bonds. 81 h ~ ay
Now, to review: First. with respect TO
Alderman Wigg's financial arrangement
with DR.. Neagle. It seems that We have
caused that little plan to be modified.
The note given to DR.. Neagle is extend
ed to 4th March, 1872, and the $500. J00
seven per cent. bonds are placed for safe
keeping in the hands of w. B. Guliok,
Cashier Of the Carolina National Bank.
Well, tits better for Major Gulick to
hold the bag. SO farj so we'll. Thus. in
case No. Il Alderman Wigg end DR..
Neagle place themselves under Major
Guliok's cost tail! There let them rest.
But what about the secret and illegal
issue Of $25O.OOO seven per cent. bonds?
Alderman Wallace, in all the simplicity
Of aldermanio nature, throws much light
upon this subject. Ingeod time he tells
us that the Legislature will legalize the
illegal issue! Thus the charge made by
us is sustained. The City Council do an
illegal act, and then wait for the Legisla-
ture, to iegalize, ,iti And neither Alder
man WallaUe, nor any other member of
the Council. can see anything wrong in
this gross abuse of official trust!
Now, let us come to the second sub
ject- contract awards. It seems that
here. too, We, lave accomplished some
thing. For d long time, the Council
triod to ignore this investigation. Now
they propose to have one, and for this
work the City Attorney has in association
with him Alderman Denny and Alder
man Goodwyn, oolored. This. too, is
an advance. We take it for what it is
worth.
That pure and wise Alderman, Sam.
B. Thompson. who ls supposed to have
blown his brains through brass instru-
ment long since, offers the resolution TO
investigate, and makes speech upon
the occasion. There has been ''great
howl In certain newspaper about inves-
tigation, he says. and let it come. "We
want the TRUTH" he says, and We agree
with the Alderman. They want it badly.
"We are going to have it," he adds.
Wehope so. It is good thing to have.
Now let Thompson go.
Alderman Wigg next rises. He is
glad perfectly delighted-to have the
investigation. He wants to put every AL
derman upon the recordl All, Mr. Wigg,
you are oil on the record. We have put
you there. and you stand not least in
prominence upon the record. This
Alderman hos also much to say about ga
certain newspaper mean the
PHGN1x-and calls it the s.Columbia
Thunderer." Has it ever occurred to
the Alderman that thunder and light
ming are connected together? If Alder
man Wigg has heard the thunder to
his dismay, has he not also felt the
scoroh Of the lightning? But We leave
him where he places himself-beneath
theprotection of Messrs. Waring & John
son, not noticing further his self-oon.
demnatory and petty remarks. This
much, however, We may add: That
Alderman Wigg will find the committee
of the Board of Trade and their attorneys
at all times ready to assist in the pro-
posed investigation.
AS respects the action Of the Council
In relation to the fair grounds, we let
that matter rest for the present. The
State Agricultural and Mechanical So.
oiety can afford to be Independent, know.
ing that the citizens of Columbia, with
or without municipal aid, will see that
Columbia shall continue to be the seat OF
the annual fairs.
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