The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-10-16
meeting OF Uisy 0o.AsiI.s &;
CouNcrr OHAMnnR.

& C6unsil met st 7.3O PM Present.
His /" Honor. the Mayor, Aldermen
Thompson, Lowndes, Mitchell, Carroll,
Roge. Young. Taylor, Osrr, Williams,
Grifiu aud Cooper. Absent-hidofnaan
Carpenter. M
Minutes OF last regular meeting were
read, and, with some alterations, were
/ approved.
Minutes Of special meeting OF October
7th we're read and approved.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
a communication from J. Levin, SEQ
retary and Treasurer Of Columbia Gas
Company, in answer to mmunioation
from Council, saying they could nc.
| furnish gas for street lamps at less than
four dollars per month per lamp.
On motion of Alderman Hoge, the
Same was referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means to report as to tile pro-
priety Of putting up lamps.
The following communication was re-
oeived, and, on motion of Alderman
Taylor. the prayer Of the petitioner was
! granted
COLUMBIA. s. c., October ID, 1873.
10 The Honorable THO M1yor and Alder
men Of the City o,~ Columbia.
GENTLEMEN: 1 notice that by recent
action of your body the city has deter
mined to issue to j. D. Blanding $l3,-
500 of twenty-year soven per cent.
bonds in place of the scrip bonds of
the oity, issued in 1885, ut Eve per
cent interest, known as Blanding
! Water Works bonds. AS hold one OF
these bonds, No. 9, for 81. 600, issued
July 9th, 1885. I woold ask of your
honorable body that this boud be also
included, and that you issue to me, in
lieu thereof, seven per cont. bonds, tho
same as to Mr.. Blandiug. Respectfully
yours, F. W. GREEN.
A communication, signed by many
citizens OF the city residing in Wavsrly,
asking Council to open Lady street
under the Charlotte, Columbia nna Au
gusta Railroad and work the streets in
thelr portion OF the oity. was referred
to the Committee on Streets.
The application of>Aaron Barnett for
tavern license was received aud referred
to the Committee Oh License.
The petition of Thomas P. Walker.
for remuneration for extra services rem
Health, for 1872 and 1873, which was
referred to the Board of Health. was
| reported back. with the following en-
dorsement:
Respectfully referred back to the CITY
Council; the Board of Health not pro.
suming to dictate to the Uounoii It
fully acknowledges the merits of Mr.,
Walker as an efficient and eperpetf6
member of the Board of Health.
(Signed,) J. a. WATSON, NJ. D.,
Acting Chairman.
On motion of Alderman Taylor, the
aQ m, q yvao raSaiyo1 i,,f fNrrook;or
The following bills were presented
and referred to the Committee on Ao.
counts: j. B. Novel;. Market; W. Stieg.
litz, Guard House, two bills; E. D.
Smith and A. A. Sylvester, examination
Of pauper lunatics; VIM. Sloane, print
ing; Pagan Bros, INDECENT poor; Jesse
Chapman, J. Parker, Nj. Williams. John
Alexander. three bills, Street Depart.
ment; III. l. Carr, six bills, different
departments.
REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS
The report of the Chief of Police for
September WAS presented and referred
to the Committee on Guard House and
Police: Total amount fines assessed,
Sl32 80; total amount fines collected,
SS7 rs.
The report of the Overaeer OF the
Poor for month Of September was pre-.
sented and referred to the Conn ittee on
Aims House.
Alderman Hoge gave notice that lie
would offer, at next meeting, an amend
ment to the ordinance regulating the
duties OF Overseer of the Poor.
The report Of the Clerk of the Mar.
ket for September was presented and
referred to the COMMITTEES on Market.
The report Of the City Clerk and
Treasurer was presented aud referred to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
Aisc, tho report of City Clerk and
Treasurer, for receipts aud 'disbnrse-
nents, from May l to October l, was
presented and reforred to Committee on
Ways and Means.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Accounts reported
back the following bills and recon-
tnended payment. and, on motion, the
report OF the committee YVES concurred
III: Pagan Bros. and M. L. Carr, indi.
gent poor; Columbia Gas Light Com
pany, for gas; J. N. Dreunan and Nj. E.
Carr. Hospital; NJ. L. Carr, Aims
House; NJ. E. Carr, City Park; M E.
Carr. Guard House; Z. 3. Novel;, Mar.
ket; S. + Stratton, examination panper