The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-16
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Carr, Griffin Cooper. TAYLOR. Lownd. =
and Young. Absent-Aldermen Hope
ana Williams. h@A aAl a.tstAoS ap4S
siOn motion of Alderman Carpenter.
the reading of the minutes of the last
regular land special meetings were dis.
pensed with.
a communication from s. Sheridan.
ior settlement on account of the police
10rce, was referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
"A communication from D. W. Elder,
70 purchase or lease q portion of the
CITY ysproperty, embraced in Sidney Park,
waa referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means. ,'l 4Ee
,.Aipseition from the Enterprise Fire
astae Company, for the city to erect
f0r them an engine house and hall, was,
on motion Of Alderman Cooper, re-.
'oeYved as Information. f"it
The following bills were received and
referred to the Committee an Accounts: !:
Cooper & Taylor, s. W. Hook and
John Alexander, water works; Cooper
q Taylor, A. Richardson, u. @. Dial,
w Glaze, w. Steiglitz, HOWE & Allen
end'I "A. jackson, guard house; Chas.
Mahon. miscellaneous; Cooper & Tay.
lor, Fagan & Bros, two hills,) INDECENT
! poor; W. Sioan, printing; Cooper &c
Taylor, w. Glaze, two 'bilIs,) L. Will
con; clerks Office; Hopson s. Sutphen,
miscellaneous; Howie &.Allen, J. D.
+ Startling d Co., hospital; J. O. Dial, W.
ID. Startling d Co., aims house; M. Will.
lamss Cooper & Taylor. 1.-TWO bilis,) B.
E Griffin. (tHo bilis.) Jackson Parker,
John Alexander, j. @. Dial, .(three
bills. f. w. Wing. street department;
S.lfD. Swygert, examination pauper
: lppatios.., ND -.
A; large number, of applications for
renewal of tavern license were received
and referred to- the Committee on
Tha report of the Ohief of Police for
thasmQnth sof December was presented
apd referred to the Committee on Guard
Amount of fines collected, $4740.
The report Of the Overaeer of the
Poor for the month OF December was
presented and" referred to the Commit.
teeion'Alms House, III
The, report of the City Clerk and
Ifeasnrer was received, and, on motion,
Was referred to the Committee on WAYS
and Means. aa1
Alderman Carpenter, from the Com.
mittees Ways and Means. spoke on
the subject. OF. street lamps, which the
4 committee had recommended at for.
mer meeting, and also called the atten-
t!on OF the Oonncil to one on exhibi.
tion IN the hall, and thought the burner
was one preferable to any light he had
scent II being,a burner that generated
it's ova gaa from naphtha, ana gave
light equal. II net superior, to the best
90HY = Sr0A an hn the v,okAn- - A.
! kihd 81 burners to he Used ii the lamps
ordered by the city Had not been deter.
mined i6afi,s 7 asked 81, Council to take 40.
ton. He also stated that the cost would
be about $3, 200, with burners and all
attachments, including lanterns and
posts. He also asked Of Council to hesr
from John' D. Whilden, agent of the
Globe Gas Light Company, of Boston.
who was ID the hall, and had the before
m8htionsd light on exhibition.
Captain Whilden then made state.
ment as to the cost of naphtha in the
burners offered by his company. Also,
offered to attach his reservoirs and
burners to the lanterns contracted for,
and run 200 or more lights for fve
years, furnishing all material, oil, ETC.,
for $50 per lamp.
On motion of Alderman Carpenter.
the Whole matter was referred to tho
Committee on Why's and Means
Alderman Carpenter, from the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, who were
requested to furnish, statement of
bonds sold and paid for to the city,
made the following report: New bonds
issued, $3.50, 600; total amount deli vercd
and paid for, $2l4, $50; balance deposit
ed in the banks Of the city, S35. $50.
On motion of Alderman Carroll, the
report of the committee was adopted
and ordered to be published.
The following resolution was offered
by Alderman Carpenter aud adopted:
Reso'ced, That o standing committee
OF three members OF the City Council be
appointed by the Mayor, to be known
as the Committee on Street L.mps and
Gas Lights.
The Committee on Accounts reported
favorably on the following billa, and re.
commended that the same be paid,
which was adopted: John Alexander,
jackson Parker, B. L. Griffin, Street
Department; John Alexander, Guard
House; D. 9. Peixotto & Sors, Cooper
Taylor, Street Department; r. J. Har-
per, Guard House; DR.. r. W. Taylor.
two bills,) examination pauper lunatics;
j. A. Jackson, Guard House.
Alderman THOMPSON. Chairman ri