The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-03-14
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CoUNUIL CHAMBER.

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.Conncil met at 7.30 P. NJ. Present
His Honor the Mayor, and Aldermen
Thompson, Lowndes. Mitchell, Carroll,
Young, Carr, Williams, Griffin and
Cooper. Absent-Aldermen Carpenter
and Aoge. On motion of Alderman
nowndes, the reading of the minutes of
the previous meeting was dispensed with.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
Communications from Edward Brown,
Melton Davis, Edward Howell, John
Sumter and Charles Hall, for positions
on the police force, were referred to the
Committee on Guard House and Police.
Petition from r. G. Shiver, asking
permission of Council to run steam en-
glne On the streets, until charter can
be obtained for a street railway. Re-
ferred to tho Committee on Streets.
A communication was received from
q. L. Berg, giving an estimate OF the
work done on the new City Hall, and
showing the total amount of the work
done to be Sl4, 730. Received as inform
alton.
An application was received OF South
ern Brandt, for tavern license. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Licenses.
The following communication from
Mr. w. r. Cathcart, manager of tho
western Union Telegraph Company, was
received:
COLUMBIA. s. c., March IL, 1873.
To the Honorable the Mayor and Alder
men of the city OF Columbia:
The petition Of William r. Cathcart
respectfully showeth to your honorable
body that he is the managing agent of
the Western Union Telegraph Company
IN the said city; that said company, last
year, A D. 1872, paid into the treasury
Ut said city the sum of $3.50 for license;
that ns yonr petitioner is informed and
believes, the payment of q sum for
license thnt year was not exacted from
any other telegraph company doing
business il said city. Wherefore, your
petitioner, relying on the spirit which
nctuated yonr not exacting the payment
OF any sum for license from other tele-
graph companies in the year A. d. 1872,
and deslrous that the company whose in
terest he represents in said city shall not
De placed on more unfavorable footing
thnn other companies, and that it shall
not suffer by default Of your petitioner,
respectfully prays that tho SAID sum of
Sl5O, already paid for license, may be
refunded, and that the said Western
Union Telegraph Company may be ex-
empted from tho payment of any license
Aud your petitioner vii! every pray.
W. Il. CATHCARr,
Manager Western Union Tel. Go.
On motion Of Alderman Mitchell, th.
petition was referred to the Committee
on Why's and Means.
The following bills were referred to
the Committee on Accounts: DR.. r. ".
Glbbes, examination pauper lunutics; A.
W. Kennedy, examination pauper luna
| TICS; 3. IS. Thompson, examination pau
per lunatics; John alexander, Water
Works; 8. e. Stratton, examination pau
per lunatics; r. l.. Bryan, stationery; b.
F. Griffin, Aims House; B. F. Griffin,
SlO6 ~, Street Department; B. F. Grit
fin, Hospital; J. W. Smith, Aims House;
W. Steiglitz, J. A. JacksoA and j. W.
Smith, Guard House; South Carokinian
office, advertising; p. B. Novel;, market;
3. r. Griffin, INDECENT poor; Columbia
Gas Company, gas; L. II. Heinitsh, in
digent poor.
REPORT OF CITY OFFICE.
The City Clerk and Treasurer pre-
sented his report for the month of Feb
rnary, and the same was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means, us fol
follows:
Balance from January ....S 2.l54 OF
!oin 7hic "a oonaS. S....... o2, 0UU w
Fines s................. 80. 26 90
Special interest collected 80. 9,739 80
Other collections. ........... 1878 Sc
Total collections $50. .394 90
Total am t paid out 47.3l2 G4
Special int. in bank 9.739 80
| Bal. to add to ac't. 2,7l2 o.
$50, 304 90
The report of the Clerk of the Market
was presented and referred to the Com
mittee on Market.
The report Of the Chief OF Police was
presented and referred to Committee on
Guard House and Police.
The report shows the amount of fines
collected, $67 SO.
The report of the Overseer OF the
Poor was received and referred to the
Committee on Aims House.
The report of tho Superintendent of
Streets was received and referred to
the Committee on Streets.
The Committee on Guard Honso re-
ported back the petition of T. j. Allen,
for remitting of fine imposed by the
Mayor, with the recommendation that