The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-08-16
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W. r. JONES, City Treasurer.
The report of the Chief of Police,
for mouth of July, 1871, was read aud
referred to the Committee ON Guard
House aud Police
The report OF the Clerk of the Mar
ket,, for month OF July, 1874, was read
ana referred to Committee on Market.
Alderman Carroll, from the Commit
tee on Accounts, reported back the
following bills and recommended pay
ment; adopted: Jno. t. Darby, NJ. D.,
bill for medical services rendered city
policemen Injured while in discharge Of
official duties; A. S. Hydrick, NJ. D.,
and B. ". Taylor. NJ. D., e bills.) ex.
animation of pauper lunatics; Melton
Clark, bill Of printing briefs in IL
cense cases; Cooper e. Taylor, Hospi-
tai, Aims House, bell tower. Also re-.
ported buck, for Information, bill of II l..
Madden for street signs furnished by
him.
Mr. Madden was requested to state
upon whose authority the work was
done. He replied. upon the authority
Of the Mayor and IA majority of Coun.
Gil; that the agreement was in his pos
session, but not ou his person; where
fore, on motion of Alderman Purvis,
the bill was referred buck 10 the Com
mittee on Accounts
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The ordinance, introduced by Alder.
man Carroll, to make coupons receivu-
ble FOR dues to the city. was called up
for second reading. Alderman Brown
moved the i-defiuite postponment Of
the ordinance. The ayes aud nays were
callcd, which resulted as follows: Ayes,
six; nays. fonr. Those who voted in
the affirmative were Aldermen Brown,
Pngh, Purvis, Simons. Thomas and
Wells. Negative: Aldermen Carr,
Carroll Cooper and Davis. So the
ordinance WAS indefinitely postponed.
The ordinance. introduced by Alder
man Purvis, to amend an ordinance
entitled "An ordinance to make appro-
prlalions for the tisc, year commeuc-
ing January LIST. 1874" was called up
for Il second reuding. Ga motion of
Alderman Brown, it Was passed to a
third rending.
The ordinance introduced by Alder.
man Carroll, to repenl au ordinance
entitled San ordinance to repeal an
ordinance concerning beef cattle, -
passed December 4th, 1866, came up
ON its second reading. Ou motion OF
Alderman Brown it was passed to q
third reading.
NEW BUSINESS.
Alderman Purvis Introduced the
following resolutions, which were
adopted:
Resoired. That the COMMITTEES on
Ways aud Means be empowered to ne.
gotiate loan Of $1,000, lat rate OF
Interest not exceeding IL per cent.
per month, to pay of the police force,
street and water works hands, and to
farn;sh tho city stock.
ReSolceu That the Chief of Police
be Instructed to sell, ut the Guard
Honse. on Monday next, at pnblic out
cry, the gray horse owned by the city.
Bill tor furnishing medicines to the
| Alms Huuse, Hospital an,! ben eficiaries
OF the city was presented to Council
by DR.. l. Ii. HenltSh, to whom the
contract was awarded for one year
from August Ist, 1874, for the sum of
$500
Proposals for doing the city printing
were presented by Caion- HcrnM Pub
lishing Company, L. g. Carpenter,
proprietor Columbia Union, and Julian
a. Selby, proprietor Of CoInmblu
PiIENIX On motion Of Alderman
lugh. the cnutrnct VII. awarded to Mr.
Stlby. he being the lowest bidder, as
follows: For publishing proceedings of
Council. Slu0; for publishing adver-
tlsements emnnaing from City Clerk,
Sl0O; for nll advertisements of city
officers. other than City Clerk, one
half of regular rates.
Proposals for bnrying the paper
dead were presented by tagan "
Bros; NJ II. Berry and I. Griess-
huber On motion of Alderman Pugh,
they wore referred back, with the re-.
quest TO send in bids more explicit.
On motion Of Alderman Thomas,
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