The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-08-29
Z COLUMBIA. s. G.. FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 3s 1874


vice-presidcnt Of said company, in relation to
| the engine purchased by the city for the COM
pany.
On motion of Alderman Taylor, tho two
communications wero referred back to the
company as matter that Council had nothing
to do with
Captain Jackson, chief of police, preferred
tho following charges against F. j. Allen,
patrolman on the police force:
OFFICE CHEF OF POLICE,
COLUMBIA, S. c., August &c, 1873.
CHARGE AND SPECIFICATIONS AGAINST FRANK
J. ALLEN, PRIVATE ON POLICE FORCE CITY OF
COLUMBIA.
Charge unbccoming IN officer and
detrimental to the interests OF the Service.
Specifcations-1. That, in violation of sec.
ton II of rules and regulations, the said
Frank j. Allen claims tho return of gold
watch turned over by him to the chief of no.
nee IN the month Of May as his property,
said watch having been found in the woods
by him, and which watch, he has been in.
formed, and of which fact hc is fully aware.
has been turned over to Thomas H. thinner
man, OF Orangeburg county, who has proved
himself to be its legal and true owner.
q That in this the said Frank J. Allen, in
violation of section 80 OF rules and rcg,,la.
tions, claims the said watch as his property,
he having found said watch-the said section
30 distinctly prohibiting the receiving Of any
benefit or reward without the knowledge and
consent OF the committee on Guard House.
3. That in this, that the said Frank ].
Allcn i'll violation of section No. q, has
spoken OF discoveries Of such nature as TO
be preJudcial TO the interests and success OF
the force.
All Of which is respectfully submitted with
accompanying affidavit Of Thomas H. Zim.
norman and copy Of affidavit made by said
policeman in his charge against the captain of
police. .ToIIS A.. JACKSON.
Chief Of Police.
The Mayor stated, in connection with the
charges preferred above, that F. J. Allen,
while OIL duty, had found watch which had
beer stolen that the same, with others, was
turned over to the chief. OF police. This
watch was claimed and proved by Thomas IT.
Zimmerman, of Orangeburg, and was delivered
to him by himself in person. That now F. J.
Allen claimed said watch MS his, because he
found it, and had Captain Jackson, chief of
police, arrested, because he could not get it,
and he would, therefore, ask that Allen be dis
charged from the police force
On motion Of Alderman Hoge, the case was
referred to the committee on Guard House
and police, and if charges were found correct
the committee wero instructed to discharge
r. j. Allen from tho force ut onco.
The following bills were presented and re-
ferred to tho committee on accounts:
Cooper Taylor, J. c. Dial, D. B. Miller and
Charles Mahon miscellaneous DAILY EVEN.
ING HERALD, printing NJ. e. Carr and Pagan
Brothers, INDECENT poor; John Alexander,
water Works; s. f. Stratton, examination
jackson. W. Sleiglitz, e bills) IIopson &
Sutphen md NJ. L. Carr, Guard House; NJ. r.
Carr, Aims House; Cooper s. Taylor and r.
c. Silver, clerks office; Cooper & Taylor,
Is bllsD G. D. Lowndes, J. G. Dial and NJ. T..
Carr, street department; j. c. Dial, Sidney
Park; NJ. E. Carr, Hospital.
Alderman Cooper gave notice that lie
would offer nm ordinance to change the name
OF Upper street to Elmwood avenue.
Alderman Carr offered the following ordi.
nance for first reading:
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING SECTION 2 OF AN ORDINANCE
PRESCRIBING TIE DUTIES OF TIE CITY SUR
yEYOR.
Be further ordained, That, hereafter, any
person building or about to build any house
on any site fronting or bounding OH any of
the streets Of the city Of Columbia shall be
required TO have the same located and the
boundaries thereof adjoining such street or
streets fixed by the city surveyor, who shall
DO entitled to receive tho sum OF five dollars
for each lot go located. And in case any per.
son shall erect any house or fence, as aforc.
said, without having the same located by the
city surveyor, rs aforesaid, such person shall
be subject to penalty Of forty-fivc dollars
for each and every offensc.
And de a further ordained, That any person
who shall build his house or fence outside Of
the lines located as aforesaid, besides being
liable to prosecution for trespass upon city
property, shall be subject to fine Of one dol
lar per day for every day it Shall remain of
the line so surveyed.
On motion of Alderman Ilogc, Council ad-
journcd.
CHARLES BARNUM, City Clerk
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