The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-05-30
Special stsstlns OF the City counul,
~ ~ CoUSCIL CHAMHFn,

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tt; Oounoil met, pursuant to call. at 8 u
O'clock p. NJ. Present-Hfs Houor
the Mayor, John Alexander; sbd Alder.
men Brown, Carr, Carroll, Cooper,
Davis, Griffin, Pugh, Purvis, Simous,
Swygert. Thomas and Wells.
The Mayor stated that as q quorum
was not present on Tuesday. the Goth,
the regular meeting night, lie called
this special meeting to transact routine
| business.
The minutes of previous meetings
were read aud adopted.
PETITIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, E~c
Petition Of snndry butchers, asking
thnt tho ordinance forbiddiug the re.
failing OF meats outside Of the market
during market hours. ba enforced, was
referred to the Committee on Market,
aud the Chief Of Police Instructed to
aid said committee in the enforcement
of said orslinanca.
Petition Of Betsy Douglass, asking
tAa. the amount due her by the city
for services in market be applied to
tha liquidation of her sous taxes. was
| referred to the Committee on WAYS
aud Means
Petition of Miss 0. r McGowun,
praying for Il Reduction of assessment
on her property, was referred to the
C0mu,ittee On Ways aud Means.
Petition OF Charles II. Gardner, for
permission to keep open the side door
uf his store ou Sundays, for the pur.
pose Of selling candles, fruits. &c, was
! rana. aud, on motion of Alderman
| SimOns, it Was resolved that the PRAYER
Ut the petitioner be not granted.
Petition nf Z. Dukes, for permission
to haul ten Ioads of dirt from Gadstlen
street to repair sidewalk in front of his
reaiieuce, vas rn!rrred to the Com.
! :atttee nii STREETS.
Oommnuic,t from Ja.Db Levin,
Secretary aud Treasurer of the Uolm,n-
b!a Gas LIGHT Company. stutiug that
if gas bill for month o! March was not
settled t'y Saturday, the lG,h of MAY,
tho gas would be- shut Oft, wns re-.
f.rred to the COMMITTEES on Ways and
Mcans. The Mayor stated that subsc.
4neutly to the rrcript of above, com
municatioE H. called npon Mr.. L.y,n
IN regard 10 t!;!s matter, aud hu prn.
missed to take no further steps until
June l, pro1lmo.
Communication from Special Com
m,ttec Of Board uf Firemnstrrs, asking
| that immediate action be taken to pu,
III operation system OF fire alarm.
adequate to protect the property of
citizens. was, on motion nf Alderman
Carroll, REFERRED to tiis Com mittee on
City Clock, with power to have tG..
new city bell pnt up in the tower Of
!he new City Hail as soou III posslb ble
I fHha fnIlo,r,n~ 1>,l
and referred to the Con mttso on Ao-
counts: P: CantweIl. N. T. Carr. F..
w. Wing, Street Departments; ". u.
Startling & Co, City Hospital; w. d.
Startling & Co, Il. s Young. J. l.. Fry
& Co, Aims House; W. T.. Carr,
Guard House; NJ. z Carr, bnld,ng z
oil she'd aud fences for naptha; Minis &;
Shiver, filing and settling lamp posts;
L. Cantweil, Council Chamber.
REPORTS
Alderman Cooper, from the Com nit
too on Ways and Means, reported that
he had renewed the policy on the Mar
ket HOUSE for one year. Received ns
information.
Alderman Carroll. from tho Com .iit-
tee on Accounts, reported back the fol-
lowing bills. aud recommended pay.
mont: Edward Reed, Cooper e Taylor,
Jackson Parker, Samuel Guurdine, NJ.
E Carr, Street Department.; M. Ste,g.
liiz. two bills, Cooper & Taylor, J. a.
Jackson. two bills. Guard House; L..
F. Grfiiu, City Hospital; b F. Grif.
tin. indlgenr poor; Is F. Griffin, Aims
House; s. E StrAtton. s. D. Swygert,
examination Of panper luuat,cs; Co.
Iumbla Gas L,ghs Company; Indepen.
dent Fire Eusins Company. rent Of
hall.
Alderman Carroll. from the Commit.
tee on Market. reported several butch.
ers III arrears. Referred buck to the
Committee. with power to ;,ot.
Alderman Gr;Ifln, from Special Com.
mittee OIL new Guy Hall. to whom was
referred the Ummuhicailon Of the
agent of the Atlantic Lightning Rod
Compauy, offering to put up rods on
new City Hall, asked for further time.
| Granted.
Eli" following ordinance, offered by
Alherman Carroll. passe. its third
r,.n.liug 40 bee .ms law:
AN "RDiNANCE TO AMEND AN OHDiHAScE
| To make APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE Fis
OAL YEAR CuMMENCISG JANUARY
1874
Be IL ordained by the Mayor aud AL.
dcrmen uf the city ot ColumOln, III
Council nssem oIed. and by the mntho.