The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-06-26

limits, ana respectfully recommend that
Council will take proper stops to abate
the cause.
It will take considerable outlay OF
money, which, by resolution OF your
body, large expenditures cannot be made
by the Board without your consent
am, gentlemen, very respectfully.
THOS. P. WALKER,
Clerk of Board.
Considerable debate ensued
Alderman Thompson arose aud stated
thaktf dirty and filthy water was being
thrown into the reservoir, he, for ono,
was willing to take the necessary steps to
have the same stopped.
The Mayor stated that the whole
Water Works, by order OF the Hon.
Judge Carpenter, were in possession OF
the Columbia Water Power Company,
and that the Council, under the order of
the Court. could not take any action until
the case now pending was heard.
Alderman Cooper thought the Conncil
ought to go after the Columbia Water
Power Company, and iEdict them for
furnishing filthy water, which was slow
poison to the people. Mr.. Pearoe thinks
he has money, and can do as he pleases.
II necessary, the Alderman stated, he
would go for calling d mass meeting OF
the citizens, to take action in the matter.
He also stated that, ut this time, he sent
two or three squares for water to use in
his family, and his neighbors did the
same. as the water in the pipes was unfit
for use. He also stated that DR.. Darby
bad stated that be would not even use
the water for bathing purpoees. as he
feared i'll effects from it. In this state of
things, tho Alderman thought it time for
some action to be taken. If Mr.. Pearoe
boasts of his money, the Council should
show their power.
Some general debate ensued, when AL
derman Cooper again arose. and wanted
TO know if the Mayor, in times like these,
had not the power to go and examine the
Water Works, without being fined by
Judge Carpenter. IF this was the case,
the people should be called together in
mass meeting, and, il necessary, in order
to stop the supplying of filthy water, and
the came could not be stopped without,
they should 60 in body and tear up
the works OF the Columbia Wator Power
Company.
Alderman Cooper then offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopted:
Resolued, That the Council instruct the
Mayor to call mass meeting OF the citi-
zens, to take action as to the water fur
nished by the Columbia Water Power
Company. and that copy Of the con-
tract be furnished to the Chairman Of
the meeting.
Alderman Hoge arose. Hs thought
that the Council had the power to act,
and he hoped the Mayor would be in
structed to inform the Board of Health
to go to work, and that they would be
sustained by the Council in forcing the
Columbia Water Power Company to
cease furnishing such filthy water to the
citizens
Motion, by Alderman Cooper, that the
Council hear from DR.. Roberts, City
Physician, on the subject. Adopted
DR.. Roberts stated that he had e1a-
mined, some three weeks ago, :he water
from the pipe, and that he had found it
very impure. and con tanned much organic
matter, and lie considered it poisonous
if furnished from filthy streams, as said
by some, and might cause an outbreak OF
disease at any moment.
The following resolution was offered
by Alderman Carroll. and adopted:
Whereas, in consideration of the pro.
bable appearance Of cholera in our midst,
the filthy appearance Of the water, and
IN accordance with the opinion of tue
City Physician, that the water is impure,
the Board Of Health is hereby requested
to investigate tho matter at once; and if,
in their opinion, it endangers the health
OF the citizens, that the Columbia Water
Power Company be directed to at once
ceaae using tho water from the river.
The following, offered by Alderman
Carroll. wns adopted:
Resoivel, That the Chairman of the
Committee on Streets be empowered to
take as many hands ns will be necessary
to carry out the recommendation Of the
Board Of Health.
The following resolution, 10y Alderman
Hoge, was adopted:
Reso!red, That the Board of Health is
hereby dirocted to abase at once every
nuisance in the city endangering the
health CT the citizons, and to enforce
rigidly the ordinances bearing on the
subject-calling Oh the city police, if No.
cessary, to enforce their orders,
The following communication from the
Board of Health was received, and, on
motion by Alderman Thompson, the re-
commentators OF the Board Of Health
were adopted: