The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-03-30
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Present-His. HonoEttfs Msyor; Alder
men Carpenter, Thompson, Lowndes,
B Mitchell. Carroll. Young, Csrf ana VII.
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Meeting called TO ~ s.tIt..pa.asos .as regular iicI
busln ess. Council met. at Z. 80 P. n,
Oq motion OF Alderman Carpenter,
the reading OF the minutes OF last reeu.
lar meeting WAS dispensed With.
e PETITIONS AND CONCENTRATIONS.
Petition from the Republican Print
ing. Company, asking permission to move
thsir ssc:.s engine into, the ,hhi!ains
known as the Richland House. Nm.
On melton OF Alderman CARPENTER,
theprayer Of the petitioners was granted.
| A petition from L.F. Hopson, Trea.
snrer Of Independent Fire Engine Com
psny, sskins OF Council to purchase the
hand engine Of them for 81, 500. Re-
ferred to COMMITTEES on Fire Department.
A petition was received from Gold
suish'& Kind, asking for remission of
taxes. Is they lost q mule byja broken
leg On the street. ~ 20 +''5A".
The same Was, on motion Of Alderman
Thompson. referred to the Committee
on Ways aud Meals. ;,
A petition was received from r.. J.
Allen. making for the position Of sergeant
on .he police force.
On motion, tho same was referrnd to
the Committee on Guard House. i,grE
COMMUNICATIONS were received from
the following parties. asking for posi-
tions onathe,poiice force, and ION motion
ofsAiderman Carpenter, were ioferred to
cha Gommitteei on .Guafdaa House. L !.
job hnson,s 81. Williams, 81. Watson. ~, ,
Hey wood, j. Burt, John Sumter, W. B.
Anderson, Silas Gilmore aud Richard
Reed. ih"1I nbs "..it.tI,g fra Etl.
"A comm unicatton from ". c.. Swat
field. asking Of Council to lay a water
pipe ou Sumter street. 150 feet, to Join
the main pipe on Washington street,
was referred t9 thu Committee on. Water
tHts Honor the Mayor. presented q
commu hicationi he had received from
Mics o. &. MoGo wnn, asking for pay.
ment for scholars taught by her in 1870,
which was referred ito Committee on
Schools. M IpA - :,
Bills, from the following persons were
received and refersei to Tie Committee
on Accounts: Carolina National Bank,
interess; .Hopson & Sptphen, dog coll
lars = H. Goodman, Aims Rouse; e. u.
Smith. 80
REroF1s oF 5oMMtrrsas.
Alderman Carpenter. from Com mittee
on Ways and Means. reported back the
accounts, of the City Treasurer ofor
mopthe OF Jsnnary and February, ~ ex-
Rmihed aud found correct. = i.r.s,,r,..
On motion, the report OF the commit
teh. YES adopted! 'F,:"' ..i"J l''.a.' .
Uhe Cqmmittae on Accounts reported
back bills for the following parties, and
recommended payment; which was, on
motion, adopted: John Alexander, w,
Steiglet8, Columbia Gas Light Com pany,
D F.. Griffin, John a. jackson, Z. r..
Heihitsh. 8. e. Stratton, A. ". Kenne.
dy, r.. w. Gibbes. 8. B. Thompson,
South Carolinian Office. J. ". Smith, P.
B. Novel;. r. L. Bryan and Sauoho
Avery. t',u 7 g,ts,
The Committee on Guard House re-.
ported back the report of Chief Of Police
for month OF February, az examined and
fonud correct.
On motion. the report Of the commit-
tee was adopted.
Alderman Carroll asked Of Council to
DECIDE whether the poiioe should be in.
creased. He thought larger force
should be on at night.
Alderman Carpenter opposed the iu-
crease o. tbe fOfce, aB the financial con-
ditiou would not afford it.
Some little debate, but no vote taken.
The Committee on Aims House re
ported back the report of the Oyerseer
of the Poor for February, as examined
and found correct.
On motion, the report OF the commit.
tee was adopted.
Alderman Carroll. Chairman of the
Committee on Schools, asked permission
OF Council to repair the steps and ba-
meters at Howard School House, as they
were ont OF repair.
On motion, the same was granted.
Motion, by Alderman Carroll, that the
policy of insurance on the Howard School
House be turned over to the Columbia
Educational Society.
A vote being taken, same was adopted.
The Mayor stated that on the 2Oth, he
received despatch from the Hon. T. J.
Robertson, United States Senator. that
he had procured for. and presented to,
the city, seven English sparrows; that
the same had arrived in due time, q
sample house being forwarded with
them; others had been prepared for
them, and placed in the City Park, where
the birds had been releaaed