The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-25
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Special Meeting OF tue City Councii.
siA, COUNCIL CHAMBER,

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Cooper and Griffin.
The Mayor stated that the Council
had met for the special purpose of elect
ing new officers, as per resolution of
Council at the last meeting, and asked
of Council il they were ready to go
into an election.
Alderman Brown made motion to go
into an election.
Alderman Pugh ohjecting, it was with
drawn.
Alderman Pugh wished to increase the
police force to twenty eight patroImen
and two sergcants.
Alderman Cooper argued against it,
Alderman Carroll and Swygert spoke,
and were willing to increase the force
but reduce the pay.
a motion, by Alderman Pugh, to ~.
consider the motion of Alderman 81.
mons at,the last meeting ns to the police
| force, WAS lost.
Alderman Cooper asked to put Of the
election for policemen for few days,
and made IL motion to lay over the eiec-
tion Of policemen and scrgcauts of DO.
lice.
Alderman Pugh offered al amend
ment as follows: To defer the election
until they could be paid off who would
be discharged by the action of Council.
On being put to n vote, the samc was
adopted.
The election of Chief of Police next
came up. Candidates-M. +. Nixon. J.
A. Beatty, L. j. Radcliffe, r. J. Palmer
and d. y. Fosket. On being put to q
vote. NJ. L. Nixon was declared elected
by the Mayor, ho having received mil.
jorty OF the votes of the Council.
Then tho election OF City Physician
was taken up.
Alderman Carroll gave notice that he
would offer an ordinance to amend the
ordinance with regard to City physi-
clan. to increase his pay, which is now
at $500. to $1,000 per year. Candi.
dates-D. u. Darby, d. 3. Miller, a. S.
Hydrick aud j. N. Boozer. On being
put to II vote. a. s. Hydrick, haYiug re-
ceived Il MAORI y Of the votes, WAS de-
cl"red by the Mayor elected City Physi-
cian for one year.
The next tuken up was the election of
Clerk of the Market Candidntes-J.
\. Edwards. n. E. Williams, J. r. Sim
gleton. S. L. Morris, S. T.. Cross, j. e.
Pollock, j. II. Pickett, s. Startling, J.
Wells, p. B. NOVEL; and J. S. Bamp.
field. On being put to vote, j. ii.
Pickett, having received minority Of
the votes, was declared by the Mayor
elected.
Il motion was made by Alderman Car.
roll to defer the election of City Attor-
ney until the next regular meeting.
Alderman Simons offered resolution
to indefinitely postpone the motion Of
! Alderman Carroll, which, on being put
to vote, was lost.
The motion Of Alderman Carroll was
then taken up aud adopted.
The election of City Clerk, Treasurer
and Assessor was then taken up. and d
motion, by Alderman Simons, that the
Council 60 into an election was adopted.
The candidates we're: Walter Jones,
Richard Jones, P. B. Glass and Mr..
Barnett. On being put to vote, Walter
Jones. on receiving a majority Of the
votes, was declared by the Mayor elect.
Ell.
4 motion by Alderman Carroll, that
the City Clerk publish the names of all
tho applicants. was. on being put to a
vote. adopted.
On motion, Council adjourned.
CHAS. BARNUM, City Clerk.
KNIGHTS OF PYrn1As. The annual
session OF the supreme Lodge OF the
World, knights of Pythias, which com
menceJ ON Tuesday, April 81. at Pitts
burg, PENNSYLVANIA, is tho sixth since its
foundation, and occurs in the eleventh
year OF the order
On February &c, 1874, p. c. George
Q. Ganisey, OF De Molay Lodge. No.
II. OF Chicago, reported TO the Supreme
Chancellor, Hon. Henry Clay Berry, OF
Illinois, that he had instituted Britta.
MIA Lodge, No. l, in the city of Lon
don. Englnnd. with Mr.. w. e. Davis
as Chancellor Commander, and George
Il. With, ns Vice Chancellor, and seve
raj other very well known cantlaman as