The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-06-24
Regular Meeting Of City Council.
COUNCIL CHAMBER.
COLUMBIA, s. c., June 20, 1877;

Oo0ACl1 uiCt tG o L O1s ITSSenG-l11S
Honor the Mayor, John Alexander; AL
dermcn Carr, Carroll, Cooper, Davis,
Griffin, Pugh, Purvis, Simons, Thomas
and Wells.
Petition of BETTE Douglass referred to
Committee on Market; NJ. L. Carr and j.
Hayne, to Committee Oh Ways and
Means; Board Of Health, to Committee
on Streets, with power to net
Alderman Carroll, from Committee on
Accounts, reported bnck the following
bills, : and recommended payment:
Streets-Manson Williams 1878 S131. so;
r. Ferguson 91.35; J. L. Dent 131. 70.
Contingent Fund.-. Z. Fry IL Co., Is. 90;
r. L. Bryan 20.70; Independent Fire
Engine Company $500. Guard House
II. Hannah 80. 90; W. Sticglitz 1850; J.
S. G. Mayrnnt 24.OO; II. L. BRYAN 3. 20:
w. Robinson 1925. Aims, Hospital and
INDECENT Poor-Fagan Bros. &C. 90; Cooper
& Taylor a montbs) 704.78; John Alex
ander LOO; w. Robinson 218.54 J. S. G..
Mayrant 1O2.00; A. W. Kennedy 100; w.
D. Startling 110.16; r. S. Young 1O7.75;
Printing Union-IIerald 5.25. Fire De-
partment nt-Indepcndcnt Fire Engine
Company $3.50.
Report of Committee on Streets rela-
tive to petition of c. Anderson-''It is
out of our power to grant the same with
out the SQnct1On OF Council.
]. A. PUGH,
Chairman Committee on Streets.
On motion, petition of G. Anderson
was granted, provided ne comply with
the ordinance.
Alderman Wells, from Committee on
Fire Department, reported in favor of
the application of the Board of Fire Mas
tcrs.
Reports of Chief of Police for the
months of April and May were referred
to Committee on Guard House and Po-
lice.
Alderman Davis offered the following,
which was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the Mayor be author
lied to offer reward of $500 for the re-
covery of the pin and CROSS stolen from
the Guard House on Sunday, I'd May
last and S100 for the conviction of the
thief.
Alderman Carroll offered the following
preamble and resolutions, which were
carried:
Whereas, at n public meeting of the
citizens of Columbia, held on Tuesday
evening, 9th instant, Mt Parker's Hall, to
take into consideration our municipal
affairs, certain resolutions were unani-
mously adopted, calling upon the Mayor
and Council to take such measures as
they may deem necessary to verify, e1-
plain or deny the published report of a
committee appointed by certain citizens,
and to make public a full and minute
statement of the public debt of the city
of Columbia; therefore, be it
Resolced, by the Mayor and Aldermen of
the city Of Columbia, in Council assembled,
That his Honor the Mayor be authorized
and empowered to take the proper m en-
sures to carry out the object Of the said
resolutions.
RESOLVED, further. That the Mayor be
directed to submit to Council for their
consideration, Mt the earliest practical
moment, q full report of the financial
affairs of the city.
Definitions of j. Altcc and DR.. +.
Green, to serve on the Board of Health
for Wards and 2, respectively, were ac-
cepted, and j. Henry Alice and Col. S.
A. Pearcc, Jr., elected in their stead.
Alderman Simons moved TINT indie
pcndcncc day be celebrated Oh the 9th
July. Carried
The following Ordinances passed a
third reading:
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AN ORDINANCE EN-
TITLED ''AN ORDINANCE: TOR REGULATING
TIE MARKET.
BE it ortaincs! W tic Mayor an,l
[i"cfme" ~ He cuy o. tOfum0id, m
Cou"r1 assembled, That Section 10 Of
an Ordinance entitled IAN Ordinance
for regulating the Market" ratified the
9th day of May, y. ID. 1871, be amended
by adding the following proviso, to wit:
''i'ror"'r'i, That any person or persons
selling fish who shall have procured the
license provided FOR in this section shall
have full power and authority to vcnd
and sell fish ut any hour or time most
convenient"
AN oHDISANcE RELATING TO GyARD HOUSE
BE il ordained by he Mayor a,d .ihie.-
men Of hc city Gt Columbio, ia ComcH as
S"mbi'l, and dy The authoriy Of the same,
That Section four CI) of the Ordinance
for the regulation of the City Guard
House he, and the same is hereby, re-
pealcd; and that in lieu thereof, after the
words Section L." "Be ii further or
d"i'! by the authoriy aforesaid, That all
complaints er grievances made against
the Chief Of Police or bis ~ +o..