The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-07-30
i<cgular Meeting city Council.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
COLUMBIA, S. c., july 2S. 1874

Council CHAMBER,
COLUMBIA, S. c., July %. 1874
Council met ut So =. NJ. Present
HIS Honor the Mayor. John Aiexan-
der, and Aldermen Brown, Carroll,
Cooper, Davis, PnGh. Purvis. Simons,
Swygert. Thomas aud Wells. Absent
Aldermen Carr and Griffin. The mi
nutes of the last regulur und special
meetings were read and approved.
PETITIONS. COMMUNICATIONS, &C
OF j. W. Parker, for trustees of Pal
metto Orphan Home, asking abAto-
mont OF water rent charged SAID iEsu.
tuition; referred to Committee on
Water Works. OF Josiah Stokes au,I
others, fruit sellers. for permission to
sell on the different rsilrond platforms;
granted. OF Z. Williams, 4. Walker
and A. Robertson, city employees,
asking for salary due them; referred to
Com mittee on Ways and Means, with
power to act. OF Col. S. A. Pearce,
ii reply TO u com III u uicatiou from City
Clerk. in regard to testing capacity Of
water works, referring Council to testi.
mony given in case OF Columbia Water
Power Company ps. city Of Columbia:
referred to Committee on Water
Works. OF john Agnew, W. K
Green fold, A. Threewits, Nj. II. Berry
and Mitchell & Thompson, for reduc-
ton OF license; referred to COMMITTEES
on License. Of D. Gambrill, D. G.
Peixotto & Sons. Jacob Levin, Ssibels
& Ezell and 81. g. s. Beard for rsduc.
ton OF license; not granted. Or w.
P. Hi1 for reduction Of license; grant
ed. OF F. W. Wing. jacob Levin and
A. A. Sylvester, NJ. D.. to pay their
licenses in claims against city; granted.
OF John Jeans and others, shoe.
makers, for reduction of license: re.
duced from $l0s to So. OF II. G.
Beard for stay Of execution issued
against estate Of his father, John
Beard. for non.payment OF taxes; re-
ferred to the Mayor. with authority to
act. o. Col. =, .. Childs in refer
ence to oomplettnn o: now City Hall;
received az information.
The following bills were pref ented
and referred to the Committee on Ao.
counte: Cooper & Taylor, Hospital,
Aims House, bell tower; Il. Madden,
Street Department.; WIN. Sloan, sta
tionery and printing; DR.. B. ". Tay-
lor, -four bills,) examination OF pauper
lunatics; DR.. John Il. Darby, attend
ance on city policeman; Melton &
CLARK for amount paid for printing
argument in license casea.
REPORTS
OF City Physician for the quarter
ending July %, 1874. was referred to
the Committee on Aims House.
OF r. e. B. Hewetson, architect of
new City Hall. Received as informa.
ton.
Alderman Cooper, from the Com.
mittee on Ways and Means, returned
the report of City Treasurer for May
and June, 1874. Examined and found
correct. Concurred in.
Alderman Carroll, from the Com.
mittee on Accounts, reported back the
following bills and recommended pay.
ment. Adopted: Cooper & Taylor.
Hospital, Aims House, Guard House,
Market. Bell Tower, Street Depart
ment, Clerks Office; John Alexander.
City Clock, Street Department, 3 bills;
w. ID. Starting & Co., Aims House aud
Hospitals; r. Il. Bryan, stationery; NJ.
Steiglitz, Guard House.
Alderman Davis, from the Commit
tee on Guard House and Police, re.
turned reports OF Chief of Police for
April and juno, 1874, as examined and
found correct. Concurred in.
Alderman Carroll called up for
second reading an ordinance to make
city coupons receivable for dues to tho
oity.
Alderman Purvis made II point of
order, that the ordinance could not
have been properly considered, undor
the rules, at special meeting. The
point was decided to be we'll takon.
The ordinance received it's first read
ing. aud Was ordered to lie over for II
second.