The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-21
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CouMo1L CHAMBER.

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His, Honor the Mayor, John Alexander,
and Aldermen Cooper, Denny, Hayne,
Mooney. Simons. Smith, Taylor, Thomp-
son and Wigg. Observation-Disclosures Good
vyn, Minort and Wallace,
On motion OF Alderman Denny, it waa
= Reaolved That the vote whereby Conn
oil refused 70 eocept the proposition OF
Mr.. James n, Allen, relative tosthe City
Hall contract, be. and the same is here
by, reconsidered. .:S Is,
The following contamination; was pre-
sented and read:
81 Co1uMBfA, s. O., March 12, 1872.
1okta honorable the Mayor and Aldermen
: of the city Of Columbia.
:, GENTIHMKN; The undersigned, mem
bers Of the committee appointed by the
Board of Trade to carry ont the litiga-
tion commenced. some time ago in rela-
ton to the contract for building the City
Hall, have seen, with regret, your rejec-
tion Of the propositions made to your
body for the settlement OF the matter.
Believing that the proposed arrange
ment win be beneficial to the taxpayers
OF Columbia, we respectfully ask you to
reconsider your action upon the proposi-
tion made We are authorized to saw
that Mr.. r. @. SILVER, the other mem-
ber Of the committee, (now absent from
the city, approves OF the suggestion
now made by Us. Yours. very respect
fully, EDWARD HOPE,
JOHN O. SEEGERS.
Hon. j. D. Tradewell, City Attorney,
addressed Council and submitted for
action of Council the following:
Whereas an authorized committee of
the Board Of Trade of the city of Co
lumbia, in q written communication.
addressed to this body, have expressed
their regret at the rejection by the City
Council OF the proposition Of Mr.. Jas.
Id. Allen, to be released from his con-
tract for the erection of City Hall, and
to accept the offer of Mr.. CLARK Waring
to build the same; and whereas, in thus
pressing upon the City Council the 40.
oeptance of the said offer, the Board of
Trade assume all the moral responsible
ty involved in change of the con-
tractor, and guard the City Council
against all oensure in the future for any
evil consequences which may grow out
OF suoh change:
Resol0ed, therefore. That the contract
OF James M. Allen with the city Of Co.
lumbia for the erection of a City Hall,
for the sum OF $138. 600, be forthwith
surrendered, and, with his bond, be can
celed.
Resolued, That the offer of Mr.. Clark
sum of $50. 500. be accepted.
Resolped, That the contract now sub.
mitted to the City Council by Mr.. Clark
Waring, for the erection Of the Citv
Hall, and his bond, in the penal sum of
$50, 900, for the fulfillment thereof, with
F. w. Wing, John Agnew, John D.
caldwell and w. O. Swaffield sureties
thereon, beaocepted; that the said con
tract be executed in duplicate by Clark
Waring and his Honor John Alexander,
on behalf Of and as Mayor of the city of
Columbia under the seal of the corpo
ration and the .Rttestation of the CITY
Clerk. f.n |.
On the questit y of adopting the reso
lutions, the yeas and nays were taken,
resulting as follows: Yeas, 8; nays 0.
Adopted.
Those voting in. the affirmative are:
Aldermen Cooper, Denny, Hayne, Moo
ney, Simohs, Smith, Taylor. Thompson
and WiggL0, = lI6 ~
His Honor the Mayor stated that had
tho vote resulted in tie, lie would have
voted in the affirmative. l
Alderman Denny introduced the fol-
lowing resolution; which was adopted:
Whereas, the notes held by Hon. j.
L. Neagle, against the city OF Columbia,
for seventy-fiye thousand dollars, and
which became due on the 4th March,
1872, (notice OF which was given at the
time when said notes became DUE have
not yet been. paid; therefore, be it
Resoloed, That the Mayor is hereby
authorized and directed to execute three
notes for 1926, 900 each, and, with such
notes. negotiate loan; and the Mayor
Is hereby authorized to pay the amounts
due to said ]. Il. Neagle, with moneys
80 borrowed, upon the surrender of tile
notes held by him.
Alderman Denny introduced the fol-
lowing resolution:
In order that the three notes of
S25, 600 each, which the Mayor has been
authorized to execnte and negotiate.
may be met and paid at maturity, be it
Resoloed. That the Mayor and City
Treasurer are hereby authorized and
directed to have prepared and executed
bonds authorized by the Act of the Gen
eral Assembly, approved on the 18th
March. 1872, 80 that all early issue may
be made and the money realized thereon