The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-04-22
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
What Was Done by the City Fathers at
their Last Meeting.

their Last Meeting.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
ORANaEBUnG, S. C. April Il, 1886.
Council met this day at 5 P. NJ.
Present Hon. J. s. Albergotti, Mayor;
Aldermen Cannon, FaireY, Lightfoot
and Williams. Aldermen Copes and
Minus being absent
PETITIONS.
ORANGEBURG, S. G. April 6, 1886.
To the Honora6le the Mayor and AL-
dernen Of the city Of Orangeburg:
GENTLE11EN.---With the consent of
the Board of Health, / hereby request
an immediate appropriation Of one
hundred dollars for its use.
| W. G. WANNAMAKETi, NJ. d.,
Chairman B. of H.
Granted.
ORANGEBURG, S. c., April 6, 1886.
To the Honorable, the Mayor ami A.
dermen Orangeb,trg s. c,
| .GENTLEMEN.-I have the honor to
request that, rs my business is very
small and carried on in little Tent on
Russell Street, you reduce the License
from ten dollars to such an amount,
as in your judgement you may deem
proper. Soliciting favorable reply, L
have the honor to be yours, &c,
J. D: PALMER.
On motion License Of Capt. j. D. Pal
mer was reduced from ten dollars to six
dollars per arfnum.
To the Finance Committee of the Hon.
orable City Council Of The city Of
Or0nge6tirg, ...
The undersigned respectfully shows:
That he represents the firm OF Henry
Bichoff & Co., of the city of Charleston,
sc. That he is Commercial Sales
man and does and has done business in
the City of Orangeburg during the
and ending March 3lst, 1886. That
during the month of April 1885, he
solicited and sold goods in the City of
Orangeburg, for which privilege he
paid to the City Treasurer two dollars
as provided by Ordinance of said City.
That during the month of June, during
the same year, he paid to the said City
Treasurer ten dollars for an annual
License as provided by said Ordinance.
That the amount paid into the City
Treasury during the said fiscal year,
(5y his firm,) was twelve dollars.
Wherefore your petitioner prays of
your committee, to allow him 4 rebate
of two dollars for the fiscal year begin
ming, April 1st, 1886, and ending March
31st, 1887. And.your petitioner will
ever pray, sc. w. NJ. GRAHAM.
FOR II. BISCHOFF & Co.
/ certify that the within statement
is true. CD. KoRTJoHN,
City Treasurer.
The facts of the within areknown by
me to be true and correct.
J. W.FAIREY.
The City Treasurer is hereby in
structed to allow the within rebate on
this years License.
". T. L1enTFooT,) Committee
ROBERT COPES, on
J. A. WILLIAMS. Finance.
Petition Granted.
REPORTS.
TO the Honorable city Council Of the
city Of Orangeb,trg:
| GENTLEMEN.-Theu undersigned Com
mittee on Finance respectfully beg
leave to report: That they have made
the following license in accordance
With Section 10 of License Bill, ratified
Harch 5th, A. D. 1886.
"Dealer in, and tuners or repairers Of
,'Piano-fortes, Melodeons or Cabinet Or
gans and other Musical instruments,
per day each, $500, per annum each
$1,000.
All of which is respectfully submit
ted,
Y::IA VT: ILAIernaTnEE,ooor,( ranE,o Finance
j.. 4. WILLIAMS, Committee.
So ordered.
The special committee appointed at
the last regular meeting OF Council to
confer with the Board of Health in
reference to Mr.. Cornelson's obstruc-
tion in the old grave yard branch, sub
mitted the following from that Board.
II consider the pond harmful to the
health Of the town, and have formed
my opinion from the following facts:
1st, 1t is situated on the principal
channel by which the town is drained,
and acts rs an impediment to the free
outflow of the filth that takes this
route, allowing great deal of it to
accumulate on it's bottom to decompose
and pollute the surrounding ground,
water and atmosphere.
End, The pond gives rise to fogs and
dampness, and the latter serves as a
carrier of any decomposing matter
that may he evolved, and adds to the
injurious effects of such matter IN the
air.
3rd, The evaporation of the pond and
ground water lowers temperature, pro-
duces chills, and increase the sudden
and injurious changes of temperature
by which health is injured.
4th, 1t causes persistently high
ground water-in it's neighborhood-
and thus favors the decomposition of
organic matter in the soil, and the
evolution of unhealthy eftluvia." l."
But think 1t would be very unwise
to run it down at this season of the
year, and expose all Of the accumulated
filth to the heat of the comming sum
mer's sun.
1t would not do to trouble it llneXt
winter, unless it is filled with clay or