The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-29
ProceedA9Ks OF Council.
:A6uNcrh CHAMBER.
CoLUMBIA.B. o. AUG 81 I97

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Council met at 7.8O p. NJ. Present.
His Honor the Mayor; Aldermen Car.
Penter, Lowndes, Thompson, Mitchell.
Carroll. Wilder, Griffin and Cooper.
Absent-Atdermen Hoge. Young, Carr
and Williams Minutes of previous
meeting were read and approved.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
Communication from .Wm. Jeffers, of
fawtuoket. Il. l., was received, and, on
motion. WAS received as information, and
Clerk was ordered to answer the same.
Inc following was received:
To The Honorable Mayor and Aldermen of
The city Of Columbia, S C.
SfENTs: Having some time since pro-
missed most worthy young man to aid
him in putting up q ons-story small
orlck store on retired lot in the upper
part OF the city. and will be 100 feet from
any other building, and with the view of
making it cost as low as possible, would
respectfully ask the consent Of your
honorable body to cover the roof with
shingles. Location, corner Richardson
and Lumber streets. Very respectfully
WIN. MoGUINNIS.
On motion of Alderman Carroll, same
was laid on the table, as permission for
such request could not be granted with
out violating an ordinance.
communication was received from
z. Hamberg, preferring charges against
Policeman Greenwood
On motion Of Alderman Thomson.
the parties were ordered to be summon.
ed before Council at next regular meet
ing for Investigation and trial.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
The Committee of Ways and Means,
to whom was referred the petition ot the
Columbia Oil Company. praying for re-
ductlon OF assessment, reported same
back, with recommendation that ASSESS
ment be reduced to $1,000
On motion of Alderman Thompson,
same was agreed to.
Petition of Rowland Keenan,, asking
reduction OF license, referred to came
com mittee, was reported back, recon.
mending that same be granted.
On motion of Alderman Lowndes.
same was agreed to.
Also. reported back petition of E. j.
Scott u Son, asking for reduction in tax
assessment, with recommendation that
Same be not granted.
On motion by Alderman Thompson,
the recommendation of the Committee
was adopted.
lis and recommended payment: Dren-
nan Sc Pope. $l9 .O5, Aims House; Dren-
nan & Pope, $21.9O, John Alexander,
$500. Hospital; w. Glaze, LOO, John
Alexander, $l2 90. Clock Department:
P. 3. NOVEL;. SIS 60, VIM. Sloane, Sf3 60.
Market; A. Richardson, 1.55, Police
Department; Peixotto & Sop, $l0:2
Street Department; W. steigJit4; $40 90.
John A. jackson, SI2.95, Gusfd. House:
J. E. Dent, $1,000. 3. f., Grifin,
$508 "a, Aims House; wa. Dnfie;
So. 35. contingent; John Alexander.
$500; Joseph Crews. S4l6.60; Char
iotte, Columbia aud Augusta Railroad,
$0.75; @. W. Simmons, $l8 10; MIR.
Epstin. $4,000: A. Palmer, SAT 90,
Water Works; J. J. GOODWIN, GIG. 90,
examination psuper lunatics.
The Committee OF Water Works re-
commended. the following:
That the water Pipe on Riohstdson
street. in rear of the State House. be
taken up, and larger pipe be put
down, for two squares; and that tue pipe
taken MP be used for Sumter street,
which was passed to be done at last
meeting of Council. There is, at pre-
sent, no protection to property below
the State House. as the pipe is too
small to supply any of the fire engines.
Motion by Alderman Griffin, that re-.
oommendation Of the Committee be
adopted, and that the Chairman of the
Committee be empowered to have the
work done at once. Agreed to.
The Committee on Licenses, to whom
was referred the petition of A. Cooper &
Co.. for tavern license, reported same
back. recommending that same he grant
ed. Report adopted.
The Committee on Market reported
back report Of Clerk of Market. for June
and July, as found correct.
RESOLUTIONS
His Honor the Mayor offered tho fol.
lowing:
Resoloed, That the City Clerk furnish
the Council with list of the returns of
all the merchants in the city who return
over $4,000. offer this resolution on
the ground that there are some mer-
chants in the city who have returned
S50.0O0 and $50, ZOO as the amount of
business they do. have been informed
by one clerk in one of the establish
ments, TINT he has himself sold over the
amount returned, and there are several
clerks in the same house.
On motion of Alderman Thompson,