The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-03-14
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CouNg1I CHAMBER,

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CohuMBiA. g. c., March IL, 1873.
sConncil met at 7.30 P. Nj. Present.
His Honor the Mayor, md Aldermen
rhompson, Lowndes. Mitchell, Carroll,
Young. Carr, Williams, Griffin and
Cooper. Absent-Aldermen Carpenter
and Hoge. On motion of Alderman
nowndes, the reading OF the minutes OF
the previous meeting was dispensed with.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
Communications from Edward Brown.
Melton Davis, Edward Howell, John
Sumter and Charles Hail. for positions
on tue police force, were referred to the
Com mittee on Guard House and Police.
Petition from r. @. Shiver, asking
permission OF Council to run q steam en-
glne on the streets, until charter can
be obtained for street railway. Re-
ferred to tho Committee on Streets.
A communication was received from
u. L. Berg, giving an estimate of the
work done on the new City Hall, and
showing the total amount OF the work
done to be $l4, $780, Received as inform
alton.
An application was received of South.
ern & Brandt. for tavern license. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Licenses.
The following communication from
Mr. W. r. Ca,hoart, manager of tho
Western Union Telegraph Company, was
received:
COLUMBIA, 8. c., March IL, 1873.
~ tic Honorable the Mayor and Alder
men Of The city OF Columbia:
The petition Of William r. Cathcart
respectfully sboweth to your honorable
BODY that he is the managing agent of
the Western Union Telegraph Company
IN the said city; that said company, last
year, A u. 1872, paid into the treasury
VI said city tho sum of $3.50 for license;
that as yonr petitioner is informed and
believes, the payment of a sum for
license Tint year was not exacted from
any other telegraph company doing
business IN said city. Wherefore, your
petitioner, relying on the spirit which
nctuuted your not exacting the payment
OF any sum for license from other tele-
graph companies in the year A. D. 1872,
aud deslrous that tho company whose in.
terest he represents in said city shall not
DO placed on more unfavorable footing
thnn other companies, and that it shall
not suffer by default of your petitioner,
respectfully prays that tho said sum of
500, already paid for license, may be
refunded, aud that tho said Western
Union Telegraph Company may be ex-
empted from thu payment of any license
for the present year, a. .. 1878.
Aud your petitioner will every pray.
W. Il. CATHCARr,
Manager Western Union Tel. Co.
On motion of Alderman Mitchell, the
petition was referred TO the Committee
on Why's nnd Means.
The following bills were referred to
the Committee on Accounts: DR.. r. ".
Glbbes, examination pauper lunatics; A.
w. Kennedy, examination pauper luna
tics; s. B. Thompson, examination pau
per lunatics; John Alexander, Water
Works; 8. E. Stratton, examination pau.
per lunatics; r. L. Bryan, stationery; b.
F. Griffin. Aims House; B. F. Griffin,
SlO6. ~, Street Department.; B. F. Grif-
hn. Hospital; J. W. Smith, Aims House;
W. Steiglitz, J. A. JacksonA and J. W.
Smith, Guard House; South Caroinian
office, advertising; P. B. NOVEL;, market;
3. f. Griffin, INDECENT poor; Columbia
Gas Company, gas; T.. II. Heinitsh, in
digent poor.
REPORT OF oITY OFFICE.
The City Clerk and Treasurer pre.
sented his report for the month of Feb
ruary. and the same was referred to the
Committee OH Ways and Means, us fol-
follows:
Balance from January. ...S 2.154 o.
From sale of bonds. ........ 32.500 OU
Fines ................. 80. 26 90
Special interest collected 80. 9,730 80
Other collections. 1875 Sc
Total collections $50. 39I 90
Total amt paid out 47.3i2 64
Special int. in bank 9,739 so
Bnl. to add to act. 2.712 o.
$50. 1914 90
The report of the Clerk of the Market
was presented and referred to the Com
mittee on Market
The report of the Chief OF Police was
presented and referred to Committee on
Guard House and Police.
The report shows the amount of fines
collected, $67 So
The report OF the Overseer of the
Poor was received and referred to the
Committee on Aims House.
The report Of the Superintendent of
Streets was received and referred to
the Committed on Streets.
The Committee on Guard House re-
ported back the petition of T. j. Allen,
for remitting of fine imposed by the
Mayor, with the recommendation that
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