The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-02-11
Regular Meeting City Council.
eos .-eettst, CoUNCIL CHAMBER,

| CoLUMBIA. 8. O., Feb. 9. 1876.
Present HE Honor the Mayor, J.
Alexahdet ;.Aldermen Svygert. Brown,
Cooper. Wells, Thomas, Purvis, Car.
roll, Carr, Simons, Da Wis and Pugh.
The minutes of the last regular and
special meetings were read and con-
6rmed.
The petition OF w. D. Startling g.
Co. WAS referred to Committee on
Ways aud Means. .-...... .-
Tue report of ". B Stanley, Chief
of Fire Department, referred to Com.
mittce on FIRE Department., and order
ed to be published with proceedings of
City Council.
OFFICE OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.,
COLUMBIA, January 26, 1875.
10 tie Honorable tie Mayor and Al
dernaen Of tie city of Columsbiu-GEN-
TLEMEN: Iu compliance with the re.
qulrements of the ordinance regulat-
ing the lire department.. beg leave to
lay before your honorable body our
annual report of the fire department,
showing the condition of the same,
aud also the number Of fires, and loss
by the same for the year ending Jauu.
ary 20, 1875 We have two steam fire
engines. with hose carriages, with
l.0OO feet of hose to each; thirty.
tive active members to each engine
company. Two first class Land
euglnes. with hose carriages. aud 500
feet Of hose to each; sixty-tive active
members to each engine company.
One second class baud engine, without
reel or hose; sixty.three uetive mem
bers. One hook and ludder apparatus,
in complete order, with all the ncces.
sary apparatus. numbering thirty
eight men. We have had during the
year twenty three alarms, at which all
The department we're out; thirteen of
Which were false. leaving ten actual
hres, by which property was destroyed,
amounting to Sll,045. The loss on
the same, to insurance companies was
81. 800. leaving the loss to the owners
Of the property. for one yeo1. only
u. .246. Onr water supply is sufficient
for present purposes. but would recon-
mend ttat more .rls:as rls.:s DO Pct down at
such points as may be designated by
the Board Of Fire Masters, and, II
practicable. an enlargement of the
water mains on Taylor, Washington
and Gervais streets East, and an ex-
teusion on Gervais street West, as far
AZ tho railroad depots. On inspection
Of the hose belonging to the oi.y
engines. we fndythat the Vigilant has
but 250 feet of &6od hose. the Enter.
prise bat 800. aud the Copgaree none.
We would recommend that l, ,Ot o feet
OF good hose be procured aud dis
tr!bnted to the above companies We
would alao recon- mend that q suitable
location In Ward 4 be assigned to the
Congaree Company for the housing of
their engine.
The following is the report of fires
in the city of Columbia for the year
ending 25th January, 1876: Januury
6, lo74-Location Sumter street, Ward
4; loss $500; incendiary. January &c
Senate and Bull, Ward l; $40; aco,-
dent. March 19-Assembly and Bull,
Ward /; $500; accident. April 30
Gervais and Pickens. Ward /; $40; nc.
cident. May 24-Senate, Ward /;
&c. 600; insurance 81. 500; incondiary.
June 15-College Campus. Ward /;
SIS; accident. October 15-Assem.
bly,, Ward 2; $500; accident. Nuvem.
ber 2S-GAdsden, Ward 3; So. 600
81 500; inccndiary. December Z
Lumber. Ward 4; S4OO; incen ndiary.
December l2-Gates. Ward 3; $40
ncoident. Loss l1,O54; insurance
So. 800
We desire, before closing this re.
port, to return our thuuks to his
Houor tue Aayor and Aldermen for
the support they have rendered thus
department, and also to the officers
nnd members of the police department
for the assistance which they have ex-
tended to us. Respectfully gu omitted.
WM. Il. STANLEY.
Chief of Fire Department..
is petition OF sundry hucksters
Was referred to Committee on Market.
Alderman Simons gave notice that
he would present at the next regular
meeting OF Council can ordinance to
amend an ordinance relating tu mar
ket."
Alderman Purvis also gave similar
notice.
Petitions of c. Deal and ". I. Hall
were referred to Committee on Stree,
Department.
Petitions OF John and Harriet Ene.
lish, E. Pollard. NJ. A. Holmes, Vigi
liant Fire Engine Company and New
England Linen Hose Company. re-
ferred to Committee on Ways and
Means.
Petition Of W. Adkins vas, on mo-