The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-05-01

| ouuuha rent Ol vi, 10 IL agreed TO De
paid by the lessees and their successors
IN Office, as trustees of the the free COM
mon schools Of the First School District
OF Richland County. unto G. D.
Lowndes. O. J. Carroll and L: L. Brown,
as suoh trustees. aud to their successors
in Office, for the term Of ninety-nipe
years, all that piece, parcel and lot of
land situated in the city of Columbia, in
the South east corner OF Syduey Park,
having front to the South, on Taylor
street, Of 100 feet, and running to tho
North, into Sydney Park, 81 feet, and
covering the ground on which now
stand the buildings formerly used rs
green house and an engine house, and
which are at this time advertised by City
Council for sale; tue object Of this iense
being to furnish site tor tho erection
! of suitable building for tia purpose of
school-house in the First School Dis
trict of the aaid County o: R.chluna.
And it IL understood ana agrced hy
and between the lessor, the city Of Co
lnmbia, and the iessees. the said G.. ID
Lowndes. G.. j. Carroll aud L. L.
Brown. us snch trustees, who contract
for themselves and their successors III
Office, that this lease shaii continue 80
long, and NO longer, ns The lot of lunl
embraced IN it aud tho building erected
thereon shall be devoted to The purposes
OF free common school: PyOri,ieu,
That it shall be the right of the said
trustees, aud their successors in Office,
to sell or remove the snid building, with
like right Of removal on the part Of
the purchaser, whenever the same shall
| cense to be used as free common
school-house; and the dsuae Of the said
lot and building as q free common school
convenience shall terminate this lease.
notwithstanding it is herein said to be
for the torn of ninety nine years. Aud
they, the said G. D. Lowndts, C. J. Car
roll and L. L. Brown, as such trustees,
for themselves and for their successors
in Office, do by these presents agree to
lease, and have hereby leased, upon the
terms and conditions herein set forth,
and for the purpose specified hereiu, the
said lot OF land herein described from
he said the city Of Columbia; and they,
IN addition, do by these presents bind
themselves to erect on the said lot, at as
early day ns practicable, IL suitrbie
building for the purpose of free common
school education.
In witness thereof, I. John Alr1an.
der Mayor Of the said city of Colu N
blu, and, in behalf thereof, aud in pur-
suance Of un order of tho City Council,
have hereunto set my hand aud the Aeal
of the said city; and We, the said G. D.
Lowndes, @. j. Carroll aud l. L Brown,
as trustees as aforesaid, of the sume
date, to wit: tho 28th day of April, A.
u. 1874. have hereunto set our hands
and seals.
(signed) JOHN ALEXANDER,
Mayor.
c. J. CARROLL,
l.. T.. BROWN.
Signed. senled aud delivered in the
presence OF B. F. GRIFFIN.
Attest: G. BARNUM, City Clerk.
Alderman Carroll offered an ordi-
nance to amend an ordinance ITO mnko
appropriation for the fiscal year com.
mencing January l. 1874" as follows:
Be il o''tai"ed by The Mayor and A.
0ermen of the city Of Columbia, in Coun-
Gil assembled. and by the authority Of the
same. That 30 much OF the ordinance az
iixes the salary of City Physician at
5000 be 40 amended as to read 81, ,0O0
Alderman Davis gave notice of an
ordinance TO abolish the Office of Over
seer Of the Poor.
Alderman Cooper presented the bonds
v. t1Ao AOio~Ib6 uC"iy oltCttO OuuCeIS
Of the city: W. r. Jones, City Clerk,
Treasurer and Assessor; M. T. N xon,
Chief Of Police; J. 81. Pickett, Clerk of
the Market.
On motion of Alderman Puryis, the
bond Of Mr.. Jones was accepted.
On motion OF Alderman Brown, the
bond Of j. n. Pickett WAS approved.
On motion Of Alderman Pugb, the
bond Of 81. F. Nixon was approved.
On motion of Alderman Simons, the
newly elected officers were qualified.
Alderman Purvis gave notice that he
would offer al ordinance to amend an
ordinance establishing the Office Of City
Attorney, and do away with the same.
The Committee on Guard House re-
ported back tho report of the Chief of
Police for the month of March, as exa-
mined and found correct.
The following bills were reported back
by the Committee on Accounts, and the
committee recommended payment: II.
Hannah, Guard House; p. b. Novel;,
Market; Union Herald, printing; A. L.
Solomon, Pagan Bros. two bills; N. Z.
Carr, four bills; W. u. Startling & Co. i,
two bills; A. Stork. Il. j. Harper Il L.
Yonng, l.. T. Levin and J. B. Boozer