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

Sn6 the Pr5oeedrngs 0F C6u6oiI. ----~----
II, F. Nixon. Chief OF Police. in,ac.
count With city Of Coinn nhia, s. c
May, 1874. to January. 1876, iooiu-
siye: .3 tsa
DB --l87A-MAy 81. to amount of
tues, ss per police docket. $l33. 25;
June so. $248 35; July 81, 500. 80; Au.
lgast 81, 500 25; September 80,
$l3A 00; October 81. S71.6O; Novem.
Der 30. 868 90; December 81, 1854. so.
l875-.January 81, $76 90--total,
8999 05.
lo4-May, to receipts from balle. as
verbally reported. $40; November. $50;
December. $35. 1S75-January, $40
total. $125. Grand total, 81, l24.O5.
CR -1874-May, by expenditures.
no vouchers, $64 .95; June, $50 65;
July. $2l.50; August, $38 As; Ssptem.
Der. S26. 90; October. $3I rs; Novem
Der, $6L. 55; December, SIS. so. 1876
January. $50. 40-tosal. 1858 rs. Cash
paid to policemen, May, $500. 80; CITY
Treasurer. W. r. jones. $67. Grand
total. 1887 65. Dash to DR.. Chief of
Police, Sl38 40. Amount paid to no.
lice on pay roll. $6U6 rs; paid to police.
per report. 1866. 80.
GENTLEMEN: In compliance with
the accompanying resolution. We have
To report. that We nave examined the
book~. DO. Of the Chief of Police, and
fnrnish therefrom the annexed state
ment for your approval or other wise.
II shows balance 70 the debit of tho
Chief OF el36. 20. to be charged. to his
eccount BY the City Treasurer-less
xoo. which he ssys he paid to tho late
hhlFraasurer. Mr. ". r. Jones, and
which will be placed to his credit at
che proper time. We find that all
swine. goats. horses. &c., taken up
have been released by order OF his
| Honor the Mayor. on the payment of
the policenen's moiety 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.
PeHrce, Jr., for the use of the old
water works. (Which reverted, By con-
tract, to the city in December last by
the Ooiu mbia Water Power Company.
upholdlng 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 resolutions:
| Wherpna hv tho TOWN, ~ ti,r zo.
tract with the Columbia Water Power
Company, the old city water works
have reverted back to the citv, and
| proper demand has been made upon
the agent, Ooi. s. A. Pearce, Jr., 10
turn over the same: and whereas the
contractor has not complied, and
shows no disposition to do 80, but, on
the contrary. il now soliciting the use
OF the works. and has been during the
late iTeshet using the old city water
works. the new having proved entirely
inefficient, So,
Be ii resolred. That the Mayor be
instructed to take possession of and
work the same for the sole beuefit OF
the city. q. W. PURVIS.
Alderman Wells presented report OF
Committee on PL@aix Hook and Lad
der House. Az iEEtf'i
| Alderman Porsis moved the adop.
tion OF tue report. Carried.
Report of Chief of Police was re-
ferret to Committee on Guard House.
I Alderman Wells moved to recon
slider tho petition OF HAgood 4, Trout
len. Carried.
Alderman Purvis moved that the
petition of Hagood & Treutleu be re-
fsrred to tho Com mittee on Ways and
Meane.1 fl''i.
| 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:
CoLUMBIA. s. c., March 8, 1875.
| 10 the City COuncil-GsNrs: I have
examined the report OF the City
Architect on new Oity Hall. and re-.
port the following for yonr informa.
ton: The amount of contract to build
the City Hall is $50. 800; aud tho cou.
tract says. first. the said Clurk Waring
to credit the CITY Of Columbia, upoa
tho acceptance and execution of the
contract, with the sum of $1,000. 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 $S6, 500.
Below I give you the Arohiteot's
estimate OF the amount of work done