The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-28
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Council met at z 4HH M. Present.
His Honor the ,Msy6r, John Alexander.
and Aldermen Coopak aoodwyn, Hayne.
Minort. Mooney. SimSns, Smith, Taylor.
Thompson and Wigg. Absent-Alder.
men Denny and Wallace.
The minutes OF previous meeting were
read and confirmed +
Petition of W. O.. Davis, for refund
ment OF tax paid, as by recent survey
his property is outside the oity limits.
On motion. the petition was granted.
Petition OF Mr.. Geo. Lover, praying
that ditch in Gadsden street, near Ne.
dunn street. be filed up. Referred to
Committee on Streets, with power to
act.
Communication from the Misses
O.Callaghsn, requesting Council to
adopt and enroll the school taught by
them as city school-said school to be
supervised aud controlled by the Coun-
Oil COMMITTEE on Schools. and q salary
To De paid them from the City Treasury.
On motion OF Alderman Wigg. the
communication WAS referred to Commit
tee On Schools.
Communication from Smith & Simous.
enclosing estimate Of cost (S35) to re.
pair steps at Aims House.
On motion of Alderman Thompson.
Messrs. Smith & Simons were author.
ized to do the work.
His Houor the Mayor presented the
following petition and enclosure:
SUpEnINTs OFFICE, G., G. & A. r.. r..
COLUMBIA, s. O., Meroh 26, 1872.
10 Me Honoru6le Muyo,. ana Council of
Columbia
GEHRLEMEN: On behalf of the Char
iotte. Columb!" ind Augusta Railroad,
ocg leave to lay before you the following
f"ots and petition. concerning the recent
resolution of Council. requiring this
company to open Upper Boundary street,
as lib intersection with our cmbaukment.
When this road was first built, the street
WAS leit open. and was orossed by th.
railroad ou high trestie. Persons Hv.
ing III that ne'ghborhood used to walk
over the trestle, and in the course of
llme several accidents occurred by indi.
Viouais failing thro1gh-one OF which. I
am informed, was fatal to O young GIRL.
FuDllc opinion and the newspapers culled
on Council to require the road to fill ND
the trestle. which Council at last did. aa
VIII De seen by letter attached lom
Mr. WE. dln7e, who was ut the time n
member OF Council To open pussnpe.
say, twenty feet wide at bottom, through
THIS embuhkment, There thirty i've feet
h'gh.) aud bridge the chasm properly.
VIII require AN outlay of at least 81 600
on tue part Of the railroad, besides the
perpetual expense Of maintenance of
the wooden bridge-the cheaprst that
could be. erected, the place being on \
sharp curvs and very dang. rous one.
and nny aocldent ever hmppenlng there
necessarily involving q fearful loss OF
life.
La consideration Of these circum
stances. tho street having been closed by
the order of Council and in obsdi.ncn
to the wishes of the community. purticn.
iarly OF those who lived in the ne,yhbor.
hood, aud now being reqnirud to be
opened for the benefit of the community
entirely, and to increase the value Of
privats property in that vicinity, l most
respectfully lay before the honorable
Conncll this my petition, that an ordi-
nance or resolution be passed, that the
expenses incurred by the Charlotte. Co.
lumbia and Augusta Railroad, in open
lug aud bridging Upper Boundary street.
be refunded to them by remittapcs Of
their tnxes next due to the amount OF
So, 600. respectfully ask, also, th.
width OF the opening be fixed at not ex.
ceeding eighteen feet in the clear ut tile
bottom; and ujso that we be allowed
until August l, 1872. to complete it. I
ask this delay, because it would endan.
ger our trains to undertake the work in
the present wet weather, and also be.
cause the recent floods have 80 injured
our road-bed that We will absolutely re
qnire all the skilled labor Mt our disvosal
inr some time to maintain and repair
onr track. Very respectfully.
L P. ALEXANDER. Snp't
COLUMBIA. s. o., March 26, 1872.
GEN. ALExANpEa-DEAR SIR: In an.
swer tn you note Of tins dat... l wnuh
say that about tho year of 1852 or 1853.
the City Council served notice on Col.
Palmer. President of the Churlotts Rail.
road. III regard to the trcstle Nurth Of
the depot. requiring it to be filled up, as
1t was thonght TO be dangerous at the
time; and Col. Palmer and AIR. Sumner.
Snpcrintendeut Of the road, appeared
before the Council anl ed to have
the work done, aud 1 thiuk Mnj. Stark
tilted up the trestle for tn. company.
(Sigue,i WM. GLAZE.
Col. Wm. Johnston. President, and
Gen. Alexander. superintendent of tho