The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-19
Special Meeting Of City CopnaE
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se1t-Hls Honor tho Mayor 3Skn ~
ander, Aldermen Cooper, DayS }
CARROLL. Carr, Wells, b. Brown,
Thomas, Pugh, Purvis and HMNfeff Ss2 (
The Mayor stated that he hal dlll
this meeting for the purpose o.
and to have an investigation p6laAS6f6
the loss of diamond pin and a oross,l
The City Council having Been censufed
NIL over the country, some action must
be taken to relieve it Of stigma cast upon
it, and the party guilty of the outrage
GUS act in question brought to justice.
Alderman Cooper moved that We enter
into an investigation of the loss of the
pin and cross, also receive the report Of
the Guard House Committee in relation
thereto; and that We consider the report
OF the Committee on Ways md Means
on the application cf School Commits
sioner C. ]. Carroll. Carried.
Committee OH Ways and Means re-
ported as follows:
COLUMBIA, 8. c., May IL, 1875.
To the Honorable Mayor and Aldermen
|3f the Guy Of Columbia bia-GENrIKMEN: We,
the Committee on Ways and Means. hay-
ing carefully considered the application
OF School Commissioner G. j. Carroll, do
respectfully recommend that the sum of
S982. 30 be appropriated for the purpose
of keeping open the public schools
within the city limits until the 25th June
next. b. +. GRIFFIN,
{. j. CARROLL,
Alderman Purvis Was in favor Of keep
ing open the public schools, hut was op-
posed to any appropriation of the city
funds for that purpose at present. In
fact, the city has no funds, and 10 issue
certificates of indebtedness would be
appropriating' the taxes of 1876 in adj
vance; and he suggested that the School
Commissioner call the School Trustees
together, and see if the citizens Of Co
lumbia would not consent to o small tax
tor that purpose. He thought that no
citizen would object.
Alderman Cooper objected on the same
grounds, that certificates would absorb
30 much of the tax of 1876, and would
close up the Aims House and Hospital,
and he thought that the poor of the city
required attention from the city, as well
AS the public schools. He would vote
against the motion.
same strain. He was strongly opposed
to the payment Of any more grants nc
appropriations in advance of the taxes;
on the contrary, he was il. favor OF cur
failing the expenses of the city.
Alderman Carr regretted the necessity
of his voting in the negative; but he
really thought, considering all things,
that the children could suffer but little
detriment by the loss Of only one month g
schooling.
Alderman Carroll spoke earnestly in
favor Of the petition, and feelingly in re-
gard to tho prospect of the children,
about 700 in number. being exposed to
all the wicked Influences surrounding
them in this city.
Alderman Griffin moved for the ayes
and noes.
AYEs-Aldermen Griffin, Carroll, Tho
mas and Simons.
NAYs-Aldermen Purvis, Cooper, Carr,
Wells, Brown, Davis and Swygert.
BY Alderman Purvis-Be Il resolved by
the Mayor and City Council, That we
levy tax upon the real and personal
property of the citizens of Columbia, to
defray the expense of the city schools for
one month, said amount to be raised not
to exceed 81 ZOO.
On motion, the resolution WAS lai.l OH
the table.
Alderman Simons, from tho Committee
on Guard House and Police, handed in
the following report. On motion, the
report was amended by striking out
few unnecessary words, and received as
information:
COLUMBIA, s. G., May IL. 1875.
To the Hon. Mayor and aldermen City
of Columbia GENTLEMEN: The Commit
tee on Guard House aud Police beg leave
to report that they have made several
attempts to discover the person or per-
sons who purloined the diamond pin
and cross, taken from the thief Henry
Daniels by Policeman Lomax. We have
held several meetings, have summoned
witnesses and have exhausted almost
every means of arriving MT the facts.
We have been embarrassed by the con-
tiicting testimony of the different wit
nesses. We desire to say that, nothing
daunted, we intend to prosecute our
inquiries until the guilty person or per-
SONS are discovered; and are only him
dered ut present by the attendance of
the witnesses on the grand jury, who
now have the matter under consideration.
WILLIAM SIMONS, Chairman,
s. p. DAVIS,
Committee OH Guard House and Police.
Alderman Carroll moved that the hall
be cleared of all persons except Council,
and one witness to be heard in evidence
at one time. Carried.
Council then proceeded to take evi-
dence in the investigation of the missing
diamond pin and the cross, an,l con-
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