The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-04-16
Regular Meeting City Council.
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OoLUMBA, 81 ", April IA, 1870.
Council met at 7.30 p. III. Present
His Honor the Mayor John Alexander;
Aldermen Cooper, Pugh, Davis, Wells,
Simons, Purvis, Carr, Thomns. Carroll
and Brown. The minutes of last regular
meeting were read and confirmed.
Petitions of A. Wittvogel, C. Mordecai
+. Hunt, Howie & Allen, S. f. Black
we'll and l.. Davis were referred to Com
mlttee on Licenses. Petition of Nj. +.
Carr wns referred to Committee on Ways
and Mems. Mayor and CITY Treasurer
to draw up notes prayed for in such
manner ns to provide against the use of
the collateral in any wny until after the
LIST March, 1876. Petitions of E. ].
Scott, Hutchinson, Dial and Meade were
also referred to Committee on Ways and
Means Petitions of Hngood g. Treutlen,
Z. Anderson, several citizons On Elm
wood Avenue and l.. Hitler were referred
to Committee on Streets Petition of
Cooper & Taylor was, on motion of Al
dorman Wells, granted. Petition of
hackmen WAS, on motion of Alderman
Thomas. granted. Petitions of s. r.
North md Melton 4 Clark were referred
to Committee on Water Works. Petition
of II. d. Scott to be handed back to him.
Resignation of Policeman r. BRIGHT
was accepted.
On motion of Alderman Pugh. on pc
tition of Glass, the Mayor was reuucstcd
to appoint n committee of three.
The petition OF NJ. Ehrlich was referred
to Committee on City Lamps.
Order OF II. Madden, on motion ns
Alderman Cooper, was laid on the table.
Communication from the City Attor-
ney was laid over to next meeting.
Letter of G. Steats was received os in
formation.
Bills against the city from sundry per
SONS were referred to COMMITTEES on Ar.
counts.
Alderman Carroll, from Committee on
Accounts, reported back the following
bills, and recommended payment: Aims
House, Hospital and INDECENT poor,
John Alexander, SIG; Pagan BROS.
S44.5O, Guard House; John Alexander.
1920, City Park; J. c. Dial, s1O.S5
streets; John Alexander, S63. OF; Il. Han
mn, S3850; John c.. Dial, Sll.45, new
Opera House; r. E. Plumcr, Sl34. SO.
Application Of p. Spcllman for tavern
license was referred to Committee on Lii
censoS.
Alderman Carroll moved that the beef
contract be awarded to w. D. Sturling &
Co. Mt D cents per pound.
Report from Committee on Streets was
Alderman Carroll moved that report of
committee on D. Holmes petition be
adopted.
Alderman Carr. from Committee on
Market. reported back report of Clerk of
Market rs correct.
Alderman Simons, from Committee on
Guard House and Police, reported back
report of Chief of Police as correct On
motion, ordered report to be published
OFFICE CHIEF OF POLICE,
COLUMBIA, 8. c.. March l, 1875.
To the Honorable the Mayor and Alder
men Of the city Of Columbia -GENTLEMEN:
1 beg leave to submit the following re-
port, for the month ending 28th Febru-
ary, 1875: Total number of arrests made
during the month of February, for all
grades of crime and offences, were 2G} !;
of which 234 were males and 81 females
61 whites and 202 colored. The follow
ing statement shows the grades of all
qSimes and offences committed within
the city limits during the pnst month,
ending 2Sth February, 1875: Committing
nuisnnccs. Z; violating ordinances, 10;
creating disturbance, 25; suspicious cha
racters, is: resisting police, 10; shooting
IN city limits, GS; shooting sling shots,
81: drunk, 81; disorderly, 10; grand lar
ceny, 1; petit larceny, Z; swindlinc, 9:
fnst driving, 3; disorderly house, 3
total, 263. The following disposition
WAS made of persons arrested during the
past month, ending 28th February, 1875:
l3 served their time, of which they
worked 50 days; 3 were turned over to
Trial Justices; Ii were turned over to
their parents for correction, and 1O5
were discharged by his Honor the Mayor
The following statement shows the
amount. of fines collected by the Police
Department for the month ending 2Sth
February, 1875: Total amount assessed,
1898; tOtnl amount collected, Sl6G; col
lected from public balls. hogs and
horses, Sl7.50.
Expenses Chief of Police for the month
ending 2Sth February, 1875, as per petty
cash of Police Departments BroomS.
81 80; buckets and cups, 81; blncking.
$1.20; case of Bermnn, So Joe Randall's
Case OF Black. $3.50; carriage prisoner.
so cents; cartridges, Is cents; Cooper e
Taylor, corn and fodder, 1920: brooms,
$1.5O; medicines, so cents; John Lee,
special detective. 81; medicines Is cents :
Policeman Bright, S1.25; Policeman
Avery, S1.50; Policeman Robertson, 81 f;
Sergeant Williams, So; hanging gnte, IS
cents; corn for hogs, so cents; carriage,
Young, SO cents; postage stamps, 50
cents; Police Conncll, So; Randalls spe-
cinl detective, 50. so; soap, rs cents; Po-
lice White $5; coke, Guard House, so
conts; John Lee, special detective, So:
Policeman Golden, $3.50; Rnndalls,
81. so; bncon, SIPS; carriage prisoner, so
cents; Policeman w. Robertson, 81; Po-
hceman LOmax ST: Sergeant Williams