The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-03-30

bottom below the park, on the city lands.
and that the Committee on Fire Dapart.
ment designate the site. y Adopted. .tssss!!..s5s
Alderman Mitchell, Chairman OF Com.
mittee on Fire Departments. reported that
agreeable to instructions OF Council, ct
former meeting. he had made an estis.
mate OF the cost to repair the old I Hook;
and Ladder House, which;f would be
about Sl65, and asked Council to In.
strootshe com mittee whsther they should
proceed to have the work done.
Motion, by Alderman Thompson, that
the Oity Clerk advertise for bids for the
"ork Has' on being put to vote, adopt.
Alderman Carpenter, Chairman of
the Special Committee on New City
Hall, reported that tue committee had
notified the contractor verbally that if
ne did not proceed with the work, the
olty would, as by terms of contract, put
workmen on tho building, aud charge
the same to him, and asked of Council
to take suoh steps ss would ;asu.a the
pushing forward of the work to compile:
tion.7 y :S1, rnI
The following resolution, by Alderman
carroll. was unanimously adoptet:T-, =
fesofoed, That the Special Committee
on New City Hall be-. and are, hereby.
instructed to enforcs the conttaot with
CLARK Wnring, in relation to the con.
struction of said Hall. -:
Alderman Carr reported sethas. many
complaints we're nada.by citizens NJ 10
the irregular pA4ner a. locating bn1ild-! :!
'ings in the CITY, guI> offsrsd5 the follow
ing as an amendmRnE 10 the existing or
dinance in re8afH TO The City Surveyor,
which was put atgA AIlteSa eSaIdhd opted: t;v;.
Whereas it Has ElohR been apparent
that the fee OF IS Is sths CITY Surveyor.
for surveying and btatinG Each or iauy
Of the CITY lots, ia t6lall ly inadequate as
compensation for the same; therefore,
Resolced. That hereafter, the, legal
price shall be 6ye dollars 1857 for each
aud every lot so surveyed and located
the said fee to be recoverable in ACCORD
ahcs With the ane or penalty to the
owner. or owners thereof, as set forth in
Ssction OF an ordinance prescribing
the duties OF the City Surveyor.
And De H. further resolued, That, in or
der to prevent enoroaehments upon the
streets. or upon the property of adjacent
owners, whether present OF absent, it
shall be the duty of the Chief OF Police
to see that the said section OF the said
ordinsnce shall hereafter be faithfu
executed. Il Z, ~. sE,.i =
The following was also offered By AL
derman Carr, and. on motion OF Alder.
man Carpenter, referred to the Conn nit
tee on Ways and Means: Ss
Whereas'-it has become patent, that
unless something be done to. stop the
Irregular and incorrect method OF lining
buildings and fences upon the streets =
owing, ID great part, to the extension OF
the city boundaries beyond the original
surveys, as we'll as the conceded inaccu-
rate position OF many of the initial
points OF reference in the more distant
streets-most serious damage to the city9
as we'll as to the citizens, may accrue; be
it, therefore.
Resolved. That the City Surveyor shall
proceed at once to make such snrveys
and corrections as shall be necessary to
guard against the same; and that he
shall furnish new map of the CITY of
Columbia as guide, in future, against
any and every encroachment OF private
property upon that of the city's;. aud
that committee OF three be appointed,
together with his Honor the Mayor,
with power to act, whose duty It shall DO
to mako such terms with the City Sur.
veyor rs shall be equitable in bringing
about this result.
Alderman Mitchell stated that many
OF the police force had desired him to
ask OF Council for them that the city
furnish the cloth for their spring or
summer uniforms; that he favored doing
this. and asked OF Council to take tue
matter into consideration.
Alderman Carpenter opposed it. rs IN
Indirect way OF asking an increase of
salary.
Alderman Carr was in favor Of giving
them snits in full. as the duties were
hard and their pay small.
After lengthy debate, Alderman
Young offered the following motion,
which was adopted: That the city fur
nish the cloth as asked for the police
suits, and that the committee procure
samples Of the same, with cost, and re-
port at next meeting of Council.
The following was offered by Alder
Alderman Thompson, as to duties of
Lieutenant Of Police, and, on motion,
was ordered to be added to rules already
passed as to government of that body:
DUTIES OF LIEUTENANT OF Po1roB.-
It shall be his duty to assist the Captain
in the performance of all his duties, and
In tho ahpanoo af tba n,