The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-02-14


vey thp aMoupt Of water palled1oI in the
contract 70 the time required.4 colonel
Pearce's works were works Of straw, and
wopIda not last Ave years, much less
t.ensy. { IL he would carry ont bis pro-
misses respecting the canal and the build
ing OF factories, he {ths Nayor) would
go Tor carrying out the contract with
him. hard as It was; otherwise. not. He
believed that II the assurances which
Mr.. Pearce had given were fulfilled. the
benefit to the oity would be more than
sufficient to connterbalanoe the enor-
NOUS amount to be paid by the citizens
under the contract; but as Colonel
Pearce had utterly failed to come mp to
these promises, which were ths founda-
tion OF the argument, he believed it the
duty OF the Council to exhaust every
means to prevent the Preparation 81 SO
gross fraud on the citizens.
Alderman Hoge was satisfied that the
Council intended to pnsh this, matter,
and he did not wish TO be regarded
as standing in the way of their move
ment. He had felt it a duty, entertain.
ing the convictions which he did on this
subject, to act as b 3 had done, .bnt would
now withdraw the resolutions.
Resolution by Alderman Wilder. that
the City Clerk be instructed to pay Mrs.
teddy $l2. expense of the burial Of her
husband. Adopted.
Ihe Mayor now ordered the Council
room cleared, for the purpose of hearing
the views OF the attorney in the water
works case, and the doors were shut.
The hall being cleared of spectators.
the counsel WAS heard from at length on
the Water Works case.
Alderman Carroll offered the follow
ing resolution, which was unanimously
adopted:
Rcsolved. That it is the intention Of
the City Council of Columbia to fight
the Columbia Water Power Company to
the bitter end, because we think they
have forfeited the contract, not only in
point OF time, but in the character OF tL,
work.
The Committee on Ways aud Means.
to whom was referred sundry applioa-
tions for the reduction OF sssessment.
reported on the same--in some cases
granting the same, and in others not
granting the prayer OF the petitioner.
Inc report was, on molion, adopted.
The Committee on Ways and Means
made the following report on the COM
mnnication of r. 4. Scott, which had
been referred to them:
dered the proposition submitted in the
within communication, and have come
to the conclusion that the petitioner is
entitled to rolief. He loaned money to
the Council. when it was extremely din,
cult to obtain it, and when it was neces.
sary to defray the current expenses of
the city. Your Committee il not ,pre-,
pared to recommend that the bonds be
cold ut the price specified, viz: sixty
i've cents on the dollar-prefetripgNt ITO
leave that to the discretion Of HE Conn
CHI. But it does recommend, that I'm
case the Council refuse to deliver said
bonds at the price specified, means be
taken at once to cancel the debt OF 3,
Is. SCOTT, by immediate payment, If nos.
sible; II not, by transferring the debt to
other parties who may be willing to-
take it.
(signed.) L. CASs CAGPEN TER.
Chairman.
On motion of Alderman Hoge, the re-
port OF the Committee was adopted.
A motion, by Alderman Hoge, to ad-
jonrn. was lost.
REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS
The report Of the Chief of Police was
presented and referred to the Committee
on Guard House and Police. Total num-
Der OF arrests, SO; total amount of fines
collected, SOL.
The report of Street Oyerseer was re-.
ceived aud referred to the Committee on
Streets
The report Of the Clerk OF the Market
WINS presented and referred to the Oom.
mittee on Market.
The report of the Oyerseer OF the
Poor was received and referred to the
Committee on Aims House.
The report of City Treasurer for Janu-
ary' was presented and referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means: Balance
from December, 1872, 81. l.473. 80; anes,
policemen. $40; total taxes collected.
S10.536 80; special tax collected,
50, 759 So; total. $15,9l2 81. Balance
paid out. SO. 1893 SO; special interest de-
posted. 'S3, 759 .88. Balance to new ac.
count, 50, l54 OF; total. 5,8l2.57.
Motion. by Alderman Hoge, to pay the
teachers in city schools $50 per month.
Adopted.
On motion of Alderman Cooper, the
Council adjourned.
CHAS. BARNUM. City Clerk.
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