The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-07-13
Proceedings Of Council.
REGULAR MEETING.

UouhMl metAat Z + III. FieSeRI
His HqiRpr the MayotkA Idern,e1iH 2 ooSsr,
DENNY \GoodHy r Haynei MMinprt.
Mp onsg, simona, Smith Taylor ssThSmp,
son. Wallace aud Wigg.
The minutes Of previous meetings
were read aud confirmed. !,
PETITIONS. CoNMUN1CAT10Ns,5 &c.
| Applications OF tho following named
persons for. the Office of City Physician
were presented, and received ms informn-
alton !: A. "A. Sylvester, J. N. Boozer, J.
III. Goodwyn,andl.Hliom J. Rawls.
Petition of Mrs. Josephine Couvisart
for rofundment OF portion eof tavern
license paid. Referred to Committee On
His Honor, the Mayor presented the
following: A.
Co1uMprA,' s. O., July II. 1871.
70 he Hon. John .Aleeant2e1, !Nayor.
SIR I.have tue honor OF Informing
the City Council, through you, that tho
liability Of the Central National Bank,
|of Columbia, to be assessed for city taxes,
was this morning. by appointment. the
subject of q conference between the So
lioitor OF that Bank, Colonel f. w. Mo.
Master, and myself. as City Attorney,
which, resulted in the CONCESSION that it.
ls 30 liable, through it's share holders or
ia its corporate capacity, for the use Of
its capital, although United States bonds
or securities within the city for banking
purposes. The tux demanded by the
oity of Columbia will. therefore, be paid
by the corporation without longer delay.
Knowing the libernlity Of the City Coun-
oil to warda the .thx-payers, agreed to
recommcn!l Q them to receive the proper
tax FROM the corporation, in place of re-
qniring the individual shareholders to
pay the ta1 on their Investments in it as
individual personal property; and, on
the payment Of the full tax by it. to re-
fund to such shareholders AS have paid
the amounts thus paid; in this way
avoiding the unjust e1action Of n double
tax. trust that I will not be consid-
cred -aa having gone beyond my just pro.
vince, and, therefore,. that 1ny recon.
mendation will be accepted.
There are some very important ques.
tions as to taxation which your Trea-
aursr has asked my opinion on; but,
after the action of Council on tic last
section OF an Ordinance just passed, in
relation to his duties, I think it conform
able to your wishes to await tho instrnc-
tions of the honorable body over Which
yon preside. When I shall have re-
'ceived them, Immediate obedience will
follow. have tho honor to be. most
respectfully, y ours,
JIMfEs D. TRADEwELL,
City Attorney.
Alderman Wigg moved that Council
confirm the concession referred to in the
communication, aud that the Treasurer
be instructed to carry out the recon-
mendation relative to refundment Of tax
paid. If any. on Central National Bank
stock by shareholders, and, also, to
shareholders in Carolina Bank, if any
have so paid, said Bank having accepted
and paid the total tax. Agreed to-.
application Of Edward Hnghes for
tavern license. Referred to Committee
on Licenses.
The following accounts we're presented
and referred TO Committee on Accounts:
VIM. Stieglitz. Guard House; +. A.
Schneider, Market; T. w. Pope, Aims
House and Hospital: John Alexander,
Water Departmental aud City Bell; Cooper
q Taylor, Aims House. Hospital, Street
Department.
REPORTS, ao g
The reports of City Treasurer and
Clerk of Market for June, 1871, were
presented. and referred to their sppro.
pirate Committees.
$500 UAuS iopolb WAS presented,
and referred to Committee on Guard
House and Police:
CHIEF OF PoL1uE OPPIoE.
COLUMBIA, July l, 1871.
Monthly report Of the Police Depart.
ment for the month OF June, ending on
the 30th, 1871.
The total number OF arrests made
during the month Of June. for all crimes
and offences committed within the oity.
is 70; OF which So were males aud ID
females; 27 were white, and 46 were
colored. The following report shows the
various grades OF crimes and offences for
which persons we're arrested for and
dealt with according to law, to wit: Dis.
tnrbance in street, Is; hauling dead calf
in street. l; inso1ication, Is; transaoting
business without license, 4; disorderly
conduct ip street. IL: riding on side
walk, l; driving on sidewalk, 1; petit
larceny. 4; indecent exposure OF person
IN street, 2; selling CONTRARY to Market
Ordinance, I; hitching horse to Market
sheo, ]; shooting In city. /; using pro-
tane language In street. 4: lyinp in atreet