The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-03-11

M Fl Nxon. Vhist q Poii0ey insAel
oonrt with city 81 NC6tu mhia, S. G :.
May.2 1874, TO January. 1876, inolu.
3 ,Da --is1A-s May 81, to amour. of
dues. es per police docket, $l38. 25;
June 30. &24S 86; July 81, 500. 80; Au.
|gast 81, 4lO9 25;r September 80,
$lS4 on; October, 81. e7z. 80; Novem.
Der 30. 36S 90; December 81, $64. so.
aaSSa15Soo.Jsnaary aS1S 81, -s7s 90--total,
1874-May, to receipts from balls, as
verbally reported, 800; November, $50;
December. $35 l675-Jauuary, 500
total. $125. Grand total, 81, 1914 .O5.
CR -lS74-May, by expenditures,
no vouchers, 86495; June, $50 65;
July. $2l.50; August, 938 As; Septem-
ber. S26. 90; October. &81 rs; Novem-
Der, $6A.56; December, SIS. go. 1876
January. $50 40-totsI. 1858 rs. Cash
paid TO policemen, May, $5G6. 80; CITY
Treasurer. w. r. Jones, $67. Grand
total, 1887 Is. Cash to DR.. Chief of
Police, Sl36 40. Amount paid to 10.
'ioe on pay roll. $696 rs; paid to police,
per report, 85669O
dRNTLEhEH: In compliance with
the accompanying resolution, We have
to report. that We have examined the
book. 60, of the Chief of Police. and
farnish therelrom tho annexed state
ment for yonr .approyA or other wise.
II shows balance - tho debit of tho
Ohisf Of e86. 90. TO be charged: to his
:ccoont tby. the City Treasurar-less
100. which he says he paid to. tho late
|tEfsssorer. Mr. WliR, Jones, and
which will be plsaed 30 his credit ct
she proper time. We find tbst all
swine. goats. horssc, &aS taken up
have been released BY order OF his
Honor the Mayor, on the payment of
the poiicenen's molety of the fines;
therefore. no funds have accrued from
that source. We have no vouchers for
any OF tue accounts to show, but there
are entries on the Chief of Policies
books for all except receipts from balls,
&c. Respectfully submitted.
Report of Committee on Water
Works was received as information.
Alderman Purvis spoke at some
length on the application of Col. 8. A..
Pearce. Jr., for the use of the old
water works, (which reverted, by con-
tract. to tho city in December iast,) by
the Columbia Water Power Company,
upholding that the said company had
not fulfilled the contract with the CITY
III any way, since it was made, and
that the city would not be justified in
complying. He hoped the Council
would unanimously vote against it..
In conclusion, he offered the following
preamble and resolution:
whereas, by the terms Of the con.
kPo oNt ~Ifh ko n,,Ir -: n
company, the old city water works
have reverted back to the city, and
proper demsnd has been made upon
the agent, Ooi. 8. A. Pearce, Jr., to
turn over the same; and whereas the
contractor has not complied, and
shows no disposition to do so, but, on
the contrary. il nov soliciting the use
OF the works. and has been during the
late freshet using the old city water
works. the now having proved entirely
inefficient, ~ -, go 80 :
Be il resolred. That the Mayor be
instructed to take possession of aud
work the same for tho sole benefit OF
the CITY w. PURVIS.
Alderman Wells presented report OF
{. 9o%@ittse On P4Neixy Heck and Lad
!Aiderhlu ,Pot,Is ndsed the adop.
ton of the report. Carried.
Report Of Chief of Police was re-
ferred to Committee on Guard House.
F. Alderman Wells hosed to I peoon-
slider the pttition sof iHAeood u Treut.
len. Carried. - ''.v
Alderman Purvis moved that the
petition of Hagood & Treusleu be re-.
fsrred to tho Com mittee, on WAYS and
Mesns.u tlUN ,in'i.iA!
Alderman Carroll moved that the
report Of his Honor the Mayor on City
Hall. &C., be adopted and published
with the proceedings of Council. as
follows:
Co1UARIA. 8. g., March 8, 1876.
10 the City Council-GENrs:, have
examined tue report OF the City
Architect on new City. Hall. and re-
port the following for yonr informs.
tlon: The amount of contract to build
the Oity Hall ID $50, 500; and tho cou.
tract says, first. the suid Clark Waring
to credit the city Of Columbia, upoa
tho acceptance and execution of the
contract, with the sum of 1900. on
Account OF money heretofore paid by
the city to James NJ. Allen. the former
contractor, the said credit to be made
in part of the aforesaid sum Of $50, 500.
Below l give yoa tho Arohiteot's q
estimste of the ,amount.of work done
and the amount of orders given uhici,