The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-04-26
Proceedings of Council.
COUNCIL CHAMBER

council met Mt 7.30 2. Nj. Present.
His Honor the Mayor, John Alexander,
and Aldermen Carr, Carroll, Cooper,
Griffin, Hoge. Lowndes, Mitchell.
Thompson. Williams, Wilder and Young.
Absent-Alderman Carpenter.
The minutes OF meetings of April -,
II and IS we're read and approved.
PETITIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, SC.
His Honor the Mayor presented the
following:
To His Honor The Mayor and Aldermen of
The City Of Columbia.
GENTLEMEN: The Central National
Bank, of Columbia, S. c., desires to erect
banking house in the city of Columbia,
on the corner of Richardson and Plain
streets; and to render access to the base.
ment convenient on those streets, re-.
quest. on behalf of said bank, permis.
sion of your honorable body to use and
appropriate in perpstuity four feet of
the pavement, or sidewalk, on Richard
son street and Plain street. respectively.
under such provisions for the safety of
passers-by as may be necessary and un-
derstood between the city authorities
and the bank.
A proposition in the form Of resolu-
tion on this subject will be presented to
your honorable body. which trust may
be passed as a preliminary step i'll the
matter. Respectfully submitted,
(SlSned) JOHN B. PALMER,
President Central National Bank.
The communication was laid over,
temporarily.
Also. the following petition was pre-
sented and read, and, on motion of AL
derman Hoge, referred to Special Com
mittee on City Hall and Market, with
instructions to report at next meeting:
10 ne Honorable Me Mayor and aldermen
Of The City Of Columbia
GENTLEMEN: The humble petition of
Israel Smith and William Simons re-
spectfully sheweth unto your honorable
body that on the 14th day OF September
.ast, they contracted with the former
City Council to build new market for
the sum OF Si8,61G-said building 10
have been erected according to plans
and specifications drawn by a. Y. Lee,
civil engineer, and adopted by your pre-
decessors; thnt in accordance with said
contract, your petitioners commenced
the said work, and had progressed with
tho same, under the direction and con-
hol, ana 'rM Tie expressed approval. Of
said architect, until Thursday last, the
18th day OF April instant, when, on the
night of said day, said building was
completely demolished by a violent
storm OF wind; that your petitioners had
received during the progress of said
work the sum OF 80 900, all Of which has
been expended upon said building, and
your petitioners are further indebted for
'corh and material upon said building
in the further sum Of 81. 200, or therea-
bouts. Your petitioners further sheweth
unto your honorable body that they did
the work upon said building in sub
sfdnfiatand ,cOr&mdn-lihe manner, in strict
accordance with the directions of the said
architect; but said plans being dcfeciire
IN many particulars, (as the result has
ahown,) said building has been destroyed,
through no f.t"A Of your petitioners, but
to their great loss and damage. Your
petitioners, therefore, pray that rs said
building cdnmot be erected in stable
manner in accordance with said plans,
said contract be rescindcd; the debris Of
said building be taken by the city, and
that, as al act of right and .juStice, your
petitioners be reimbursed for moneys
laid ont in work and labor, and for ma
terinl furnished by them and not yet
paid for by your honorable body-yonr
PetitioHcIS ashlHS no compensation
whatever for their individual time and
labor spent on said building.
And yonr petitioners will ever pray.
(S;gned) [. SMITH,
WM. SIMONS.
Petition Of Fanny Roach, for remune-
ration for horse killed by falling in "A we'll
on vacant lot, Assembly street, near
Richland street. Referred to Com mmlttee
on Ways and Means
Communication OF Mr.. c. Die, re-
qnesting Council to purchase copies of
''Birds-Eye View OF Columbia" Re-
ferred to Committee Oh Ways and Means
Petition OF citizens, praying that o
brick drain be laid on Taylor street,
from Sumter to Bull streets. Referred
to Committee on Streets.
Applications OF j. IL. k!cinbeck and
j. G. jacobs, for tavern license. Re-
ferred to Committee on Licenses.
Claim Of proprietor Of Columbia Ho.
tel, for $3.50, for damages sustained to
property during riot, april 1, 1872. Re.
ferred to Committee on Ways and Means.
The following accounts were present
ed and referred to Committee on Ac-
couts: w. S. Popo. $43.SO, Water De.
partmont; Il. l.. Howell. 90 80, Street
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