The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-12-13
Oil aa the cheapest, and thought it bet.
Ftsr, to gse oil at all points practicable.

t.ss6l0eImhN ORtf0Il recommended QOlnR
away entirely with gas sIampS
On motion Of alderman Lowndes. the
report OF the committee was adopted.
On motion Of Alderman Cooper, tho
Clerk was Instructed to advertise for
bids for 200 lamp posts, the painting of
the same and also for the Jumps to he
plnced thereon.
The following bills were reported
publican Printing Company, printing;
d. G. Peixo.to & Sons, Street D.purt-
ment; Fugnn Bros INDECENT poor; W.
Stcieli:z, Guard House.
Alderman Carr, from the Committee
on Market, reported thut tie insurance
would be withdrawn from. The marx et
nnlea. the gus pipes were remedicl, as
the pipes were too small, and burners
wers taken oil; thus en,lapgerii.g the
building.
The Mayor stated that he had infur-
mation irom oiicer, oi ;ha gas company
that the fAul. was not in the pipe but
the burners, they not being large
enough.
On motion Of Alderman Tayl the
| Market Committee were instructed to
purchase niue feet burners for uss in the
| market.
The following report ni the Com nmit,r,:
on Bell Tower was submitted nud re
cclved HI information:
COLUMBIA. S. G., Dec. Q, 1879.
To he IIynordJtc lie Mayor u,.d Alder
men IF TIC cHy-GESTLEaIES: We, the
Committee OH City Clock, beg leave to
| report that we have had tho bell tower
comf"rtably fixed, as directed by Cour-
| ell.
All Ut Which is respectfully submitted.
RICHARD YOUNG. Cuairmnu,
Is L. GRIFFIN,
MANSON WILLIAMS
The ordinance for appropriations for
the Year 1874 was then taken up. aud,
| with several amendments, passed to "a
third reading, an.l became u law.
Alderman Cooper made motion IL
strike out the entire second section, re-
gnlating salaries. Ga being put to u
vote, the yeas uad nays were called fu.,
and resulted rs follows:
Those voting III tho Affirmative were
Aldermen Young, Carr. Gr!i1ia, Cooper
and his Honor the Mayor.
Those voting in the negative were
Aldermen Carpenter. Thompson, Car
roll. Lowndrs, Mitchell, Taylor and
| Williams.
Alderman Carpenter spoke AS to the
new City Hall, saving that the city had
given uute oi 81 700 10 Mr.. Wariua
for sixty days, to pay for the work iron,
abroad, and stated tia! the tin for the
roof WAS here; that by The acceptance uI
the city for thirty days the roof could
be Immediately put on, and asked Coun.
Gil t. Instruct the Treasurer to give suc!
acceptauce.
On motion, the Treasurer was so in
structed.
Alderman Carr presented u bill Of Mr
Smolk for $l97, for numbering streets
Said amount was made up in sums th.,
Mr.: Smolk had been unable to collec
from property holders.
Some debate enSueu on the above
when, OH III otion o! Aileruluu Carr, til.
bill Was ordered paid
The following resolutions were offeret
by Alderman Carpenter. and adopted
Resolr"i, That the Superintendent o.
the Grecnyille aud Columbia Railroad
be notified by the Chief Of Police tt
have Wayne street. ut the corner 0
l. L.dy, put III proper order.
Resoiced. That the Clerk is hereb,
instructed to furnish the said Saperin
teDdent with copy Of the ordiuanc,
regulating railroad crossings.
AlIerm an Taylor, from the Commit
tee on Guard House, reported that til,
committee had. under instructions, as
} certained that the uniforms for the DO
: lice could be furnished by Kinard {
; Wiley at S3l sop suit; also. presente,
, u sample OF Goth to be- used, und re
commend that Council order from them
On motion OF Alderman Young, ih
recommendation Of tho COMMITTEES WA
} adopted. and they were ordered to hav
; the uniforms made ut once.
; Resolution by Alderman Griffin:
ReSolrsf. That tha Finance Comuit
tee, with the Mayor, be instructed t.
pay the police force two months pay
also, the street hands, before Christmas
The following was offered by Alder
man Carroll:
} To the Hon. Mayor and Aldermen 0
the CHy Of m]iu-GESrLEMES: Th
Trustees Of the Free Common School
desire to erect 4 building within tn
t city limits. to accommodate chillre
, who may wish to attend The free com
mon schools. The Trustees have leyic
tax sufficient to put mp tho building
aud would respectfully ask the Counc
S to grant them the privilege OF crec.in
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