The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-12-01
M..s Meeting OF Cltl.en-T.1.Taxers.

C0IUaDfA, NovsM Mber 80, 1874.
According to public notice, q meet
ing OF citizens convened at Twins
Hall, at y o'clock.
Colonel Wallace being present,
stated that he had called the meet
ing as President of the Tax Union of
the County, it was exclusively meet
ing efecting the interest of the city of
Oolumbia-moved that the meeting re-
solve itself into o citizens meeting,
aud that Edwin J. Scott, ESQ.,, be
requested to take the Chair and Mr..
jacob Levin to act as Secretary.
The meeting being organized. pro-
Fisher offered tho following preamble
aud resolutions, ~h:ch we're rn-n;-
monsly adopted:
Whereas the contemplated excessive
taxation in tho city of Columbia ex-
oitrs apprehension and alarm on the
pa Of the citizens, for the welfare
snd prosperity OF the ely, be it, there
fore,
Resoloed, That committee of twenty
be appointed By the Chair 20 =sit
upon the City Council. and request of
that body a full examination Of the
financial condition of the city.
The following. offered by Major
Guiick. was unanimously adopted:
Resotred, That tho oom mmittee shall
Investigate the financial condition
Of the city. and suggest what tax
es shall be approved to meet the
current expenses of the year 1875, and
how much will be required to meet the
payment Of interest Tor the same year.
Resot1ed. That the same committee
be also authorized to make such in
vestigation into the financial manage
ment OF tee city, for the past year, as
they may deem proper.
U Resoi0ed. That they shall also con-
slder whether some legislation shall
not be asked from the Legislature to
establish new and better checks upon
the disbursements Of city funds, and
to secure a more responsible financial
management.
Reso!oed, That the committee shall
report to nm adjourned meeting OF tho
cltIzens. to be called by the chairman
OF the present meeting.
The following was offered by @.
+. Jsnney, Esq. and unanimously
adopted:
ResolDed, That committee OF Ave
be appointed toinQuire into the issuing
OF CITY bonds and to ascertain. II pos-
slble, whether any bonds have been
Issued privately or fraudulently, and
by whose authority and to whom
issued.
Resolced. That committee OF five
be appointed to examine the law in
relation to the debt of the city, and
report what action should be taken by
the citizens, in order to avoid the pay
ment OF the excess Of the debt above
the limit prescribed by law, and also
what proceedings at law should be
taken to punish ail persons who have
been connected with the fraudulent or
improper Issues of city bonds.
MIR. G f. Janney submitted the fol-
loving statement:
Mayor Alerander's First Term, OF
Twento-one Months. Receipts from
May, 1872. to February l. 1874. $751;
238. .O6; disbursements from May,
1872. to February l. 1874, s44S,-
400. 80; average monthly expenditures
paid. $21. .354.8I.
First Term, TDenty too Months.
Receipts from June l. 1870, to April
l, 1872. S279,9l6.73; disbursements
from June l, 1870, to April /, 1872,
S27S. 157. O3; average monthly expen-
ditnres paid, $40. .643 so.
Extraordinary expenditures first
term, being debts due before the com
mencement Of his term:
lnterest-coupons paid S 7l,799 70
City money redeemed. -. 2O,l45 10
Old bonds past due. ..... 28.4lO 90
Fair grounds-mortgage 8,875 81
Lunatic Asylum-past
due. -. 1909 so
$l3O, O,539 50
Debts incurred city
election rs 2.27s 90
CITY Hall nll............... l2.500 90
Mar ket. .......... ..... 5000 90
Archltect. ct............... 2,Goo HS