The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-08-27

| ment. Adopted: Fagan Broa., -indi.
gent poor, 2 bills; P. Cantwell, Street
Department; ]. Meighan. Aims House.
3. w. Wiug, Guard House; G. S. IRE.
xevant. N. D.. examination of panper
lnnatio; Independent Steam Fire Eu.
Rihe Company. hall rent.
Also. reported back, without recon
mendation. bill OF Il. Madden for fnr.
nishing street signs. Ordered to lie
over until tho next meeting.
Alderman Carr. from the Committee
on Market. reported back tho report.
of Clerk of Market for the mouths Of
June and July as examined and found
correct. Adopted.
Alderman Davis, from tue Commit
tea on City Park, recommended that
| George A. Richmond be employed to
| assist tho committee in projecting
! plans tn e4cavate tue marsh or low
lnn'la III the Park. in order to make "A
lake or pond. Referred hack for
further Information ~ tu cost OF the
sninc.
Alderman Wells. from the Commit
tee Oh Fire Department. reported
favorubly upou petitIon Of tho Pre-i-
dent of Vigiinnt Fire Engin. Cuun.
pnny for the sum Of SlO0 due said
company. Ordered for future consl.
ueratlOn
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
The following ordinance, introduced
by Alderman Purris, was put upon it's
third reading:
AN OnDINANCE TO AMEND AN OEDI.
NANCE ENTITLED GAN ORDrNANcE TO
MAKE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE F1s
GAL YEAR COMMENCING JANUARY lsr
1874"
BE ii orcnined by tho Mayor AMI
Aldermen Of The city Of Columbin. in
Council assembled. and By The authority
of The same, That the ordinance Gu
titled IAN ordinance to mike nppro-
priutions for the fiscal yeur cornm.uc-
lug January 1st, 1874" tie ameuded by
adding to Section Q thereof. after the
words and figures ''fnr the Messenger
of Council, Sl20." the words und
figures, to wit: "for the City Attorney,
81. 900"
On motion of alderman Simons, the
ordinance was laid on the table.
The following ordinance, introduced
by Alderman Carroll. was put upon it's
third reading:
AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL AN ORp1-
NANCE ENTITLED IAN ORDINANCE
CoNcERNINa BEEF CATTLE" PASSED
DECEMBER 4TH, 1866.
BE ordained by Me Mayor and
Aldermen ef The city Of Columbia, in
Council assembled, and 6y The uuthoriiv
Of tie same, That ON ordinance now Of
force in the city of Columbia. entitled
IAN ordinance to repeal an ordinance
concerning beef cnttle," passed De-
cember 4th, 1866. be. and the salne is
he: eby. repealed. and the ordinance
entitled can ordinance concerning
beef cattle" passed December 4th,
1866, be, and the same is hereby, re-.
ordained.
On motion Of Alderman Smons, the
ordnance passed its third rea.liug and
became law.
On motion, the petitions of Messrs.
Boatwright, Dent, Allen, Miles, Minis.
Shuttle aud Young were granted aud
tho Mayor instructed to issue to them.
in payment of their claims, city notes
receivable for taxes.
The further consideration OF petition
Of VigiIant Fire Engine Cnm puny for
SlO0 WAS deferred until the next meet
ing.
On motion Of Alderman Pugh. DR..
Inlley was elected to fill the vacancy
III the Board of Health for Warl2.
On motion of Alderman Davis. th.
vacancy in the Board from Ward l
was filed by the election OF DR.. Sloan.
Bids for burying tho panper dead
were presented by Fagan Bros. aud
M. Fl. Barry.
On motion Of Alderman Carroll.
they were referred to tho Committee
| on Aims House.
On motion, the Committee of Ways
and Means was empowered to make
arrangements to pny off the city EN-
ployees and feed the city mules.
On motion of Alderman Griflin,
Council adjourned.
WALTER r. JONES.
City Clerk.