The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-12-13
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COLUMBIA, DfGenabaS g, 4 lS73..
fyr OonnoifmEt at 7l30'Rsi ID. PreSsnt- x <
His Honor fhe Mayor, aldermen sOat.
penter. Tombson. Lowndes. Mitchell,
Carroll. Young, Taylor, Carr, Williams.
Griffin and Cooper. Absent-Aldefman
Hoge. Theminutes OF the last regular
meeting were read aud approved.
The following communication from
j. .. r:adewe!!, City Attorney, WAS, on
motion Of Alderman thompson, re
ceived as informution:
| COLUMBIA. S. c., Decemh.r 9. 1873
To The Hon. john Ale.cantle,, lluyor--
SIR: l regret that tho sev.le illuess Of
Major g. D. Melton rendered it ntces-
sary 10 postpone the arguments If cuun-
sci before the Supreme Court in the
case If the Columbia Water Power
| Company, respondent. against the city
Of Columbin, appellant, and in the
license tax case. involving the question
OF the constitutional power uf the
Mayor and Aldermen Of the city to levy
license tax, rs provided in their ordi-
nance Of the 23l of December, A. D.
1872. 1t is expected, however, that
these cases will be called and heard
| preme Court, and decisions rendered in
them at the earliest duy that may be
practicable. This delay IN Tho inal de-
termination Of the questions made in
these appeals is very unfortunate and
embarrassing, but 1t could not be
avoided
JAMES D. TRADEWELL.
The following was received. aud, OH
motion by Alderman Curroll, referred
to the Committee on Water Works:
COLUMBIA. S. c., December 0, 1873.
To HIS HONOR THE MAYOR AND al
DERAIEN OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA: ::
Your petitioners respectfully pray that
your honorable Council will have cx-
tended water pipes from Bull street to
| Pickens street ut as early date as pos
sibie, and your petitioners will ever
pray, etc. THAD: Z. ANDREWS.
L. G. rHROP.
A petition from NJ. Dooley, bill
poster, asking the privilege of erecting
| bill-boards in prominent places in the
city, was. on motion by Alderman lay
lor, granted.
y communication from Ruth Tucker,
for aid for herself aud family. was. on
motion by Alderman Taylor. referred to
the Committee on Aims House.
REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS
The report Of the City Treasurer for
the month Of November, WAS presen e,l,
and referred to the Com mittee ou Ways
and Means.
The report of the Overseer of tue
Poor, for November. was received. nnd
referred to the COMMITTEES TN Alms
Honsc.
| The reports OF the Clerk Of the Mar
kct, for October aud November, we're
presented, and referred 10 the Commit
tee on Market.
Alderman Carroll stated to the Conn
Gil the condition. Of the gas burners in
the market, and thought them unsafe
and liable to set it on fire. and stated
that the insurance agent hul protested
against continuance to him.
The report of the Chief of Police,
for November, was presented, and re.
icrred to the Committee on Guard House
and Police.
Amount of fines collected during the
month Was SS2 so
Tho following bills were preseut.d
aud referred to the Committc on a.
counts: r. W. Glbbes, examination oi
pauper lunatics; A. Palmer, bell tower
Cooper 4 Taylor, miscellaneous; Hop
sou & Sutphen, Police Department; 4
Palmer, Cooper s. Taylor, INDECENT
poor; p. B. Novel;, two biils.) Coope,
& Taylor, B. L. Griffin, Cooper & Tuy
lor, Street Department; Is. +. Griffin
W. Steigliiz, J. A. Jackson, Cooper &
} Taylor, Guard House; Columbia Ga.
Company, gas; 81. Goodman, (foul
bills.) j. Il. kiLard a. Co., Cooper 4
Taylor, Aims House; H. Perrin, Clerk,
Office; a. Palmer, Cooper 4 Taylor
Water Works; Cooper & Taylor, bel
tower; j. a. Selby, printing; N. J. Cal
nan, miscellaneous; II. Goodman. (swt
bilIs.) Cooper e Taylor, Hospital
Cooper Il Taylor, Street Department
Cooper & Taylor, Police.
The Committee on Ways and Means
to whom was referred the propriety o
putting up street lamps, made the fol
lowing report:
The committee to whom was refcrrc,
| the matter OF street lamps, beg leave t,
submit n further report. After cores
ponding with nearly every importan
city between Baltimore and New Or
leans, the committee find that the mos
, economical, as we'll as the most rcliab
method for lighting the streets Of Co
lumbia, is with oil lamps. The com mil
tee also find that good oil can be obtain
ed ut Cleveland, OHIO, (whcre it i
made ut twenty-five cents per gallon