The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-07-27
Special ssos..Hs city Council.
COLUMBIA, 8. O., July 25,! lS7;
COUNCIL CHAMBER,

NobunblA, y. w., July Z0s 1913.
Council met at 8o'olookIP. M. Pre-.
sent-His Honor the Mayor; Aldermen,
Thompson. Mitchell, Carroll, Young:
Taylor. Carr, Griffin and Cooper. f,Ab.'
sent-Aldermen Carpenter, Lowndes,
Hoge and Williams
The meeting was called to transact re-
gular business.
The minutes of the last regular meet.
ing, also OF special meeting. were read
and approved.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
The following communication was
presented from I. Fl. Coleman, and. on
motion by Alderman Taylor, the prayer
of the petitioner was granted:
To his Honor The Mayor and Aldermen of
The city Of Columbia.
GENTLHMES: respectfully solicit from
your honorable body q lease, for five
years, Of 100 feet by $50 feet of the
square attached to the park, situated on
the Southeast corner Of Gadsden aud
Blanding streets, for the purpose of Civ
ing thereon pyrotechnic exhibitions on
Independence and emancipation anniver.
saries, or on any other public occasion as
may be appropriate. propose, should
my views meet the approval OF your
honorable body. to enclose the same
with substantial fence nine feet high,
and to erect seats within said enclosure.
to accommodate 1000 persons; and on
the corner of Gadsden and Banding
streets. to erect flagstaff, for the pur.
pose OF displaying the national colors on
all public anniversaries. Respectfully.
I. H. COLEMAN.
COLUMBIA, June 30, 1873.
A COm mun in ,ti0n frono W NJ n,oa
of Charleston. to Alderman Carr, in re-
lation to new City Aims House and Hos.
pital. was, on motion, received as infor-
nation.
The following communication from the
Board of Health wus presented, and, on
motion by Alderman Taylor, was re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and
Means:
OFFICE BOARD OF HEALTH,
COLUMBIA, July %, 1873.
To tie Honorable Mayor and Aldermen of
the city Of Columbia.
GENTLEMEN: I am directed by the
Board of Health to state, that the Board
is composed OF physicians, mechanics
and merchants, and that the duties re-
quired of them as members of the Board,
interfere at times seriously with their bu-
your honorable body will make suitable
compensation for their services for each
day actually in the discharge of the du-
ties. l am, very respectfully.
(Sigued) THOS. p. WALKER.
Clerk of the Board.
The following communication and re.
solution from the Board of Health was
presented, and, on motion by Alderman
rnfn o1r - II
with power for them to net in the matter
at once:
OFFICE BOARD OF HEALTH,
COLUMBIA, July II, 1873.
10 HE Honorable Mayor and Aldermen Of
the city Of Columbia.
GENTLEMEN: I am directed by tie
Board upf Health to communicate to your
body the following resolutions passed at
their last meeting. and request that i'm
mediate action be taken thereon. am,
very respectfully,
THOS. p. WALKER,
Clerk OF Board.
"Resolreel. That this Board recon-
mend to the City Council to request Col.
s. A. Pearco. Agent of the columbia
Water Company, to dispense with the
pumping OF river water into the distri-
butiug reservoir-it being, in our OPT.
MON, unfit for use; and we believe that
the springs supplying the old steam mill
reservoir, il kept properly cleansed. are
amply sufficient to supply the present
wants of the city"
The following communication from
W. Is. Nash and J. +. Ensor, was re-
ceired. and, on motion by Alderman
Taylor, the prayer Of the petitioners was
granted:
OFFICE S. G. LuSAr1c ASYLUM,
COLUMBIA, July -, 1878.
To tie Honorable the Mayor una Ahlernen
IF tie city 2f ColunJiu
GENTLEMEN: The petition Of the TN. .
dersigned respectfully sheweth, that the
present water supply 10 the male depart
ment Of this institution being entirely
inadequate to the ordinary wants of the
same, the Boar.l Of Regents hum bly, pray
your honors to have six inch water
pipo laid down Lumber street TO point
opposite the centre Of the present pre-
misses CT the male department., distance
OF about 240 feet. AS this is of the
greatest Importance to the welfare and
sanitary condition of the inmates, and
to the safety Of the institution in case
of the accident Of fire, it is hoped that
this petition will meet with the prompt
aud favorable con ,ideralion of your ho.
norable body.
And vour not itioporc ~; m .vos ,,ro- g.,