The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-05-23
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
ity Council met at s PM, yesterday.

City Council met at s PM, yesterday.
Presont-Hon. ?. G. GAILLABD and Aldermen
RAvENEL, MARSHALL, SrEINMEYER, OAKEs, Will
DEN, ESsToH, EARLE, CosaRovE, GERDrs, SMALL,
BUTLER and PRINoLE.
The Minutes OF last meetings read and con-
firmod.
Applications for various licenses from STREET
Bros & Co, JAS. W. BROWN & Co. BAKER & TAI
BOT, J. J. KEHNEDY, Il. FINK, II PErERMAN, d.
FELDMAN. Referred 10 tho Committee on Lii
censes
Petition Of o. W. & q. II. BESNErr not granted,
Petition OF MARY HAFFEHrY. Referred to the
Committee on Licenses.
Petition OF A. WILLIAMS in behalf OF Fire Com
pany, No. g. Referred to Board Fire Mastor-.
Communication Of GEO. A. TnESHoI.M, ESQ.,,
and others, Committee Chamber of Comln rce.
Referred to Committee of Ways and Means.
Petition OF Mrs. MARIA FINLY. Granted.
Resignation OF L. e. SroppELBEIN. Accepted.
Return of Harbor Master for April, 1866, show
ing s400.10 paid into the City Treasury. Received
as information.
Report OF Captain of Police for April, 1866, show
ing AGO cases reported md s3Gl paid into City
Treasury Received as information.
Bill OF DAILY NEWS, amounting to s203.72, Re-
ferred to Committee on Accounts.
The Mayor read report of Commissioners OF
Pilotage Oh withdrawal of license of Mr.. VIM.
| CAMPS, with accompanying papers. Referred back
to Commissioners for final action.
Alderman EARLE reported favorably on the petit
| ton of JAMES CoPEs, Esq, asking for permission
| to run railway from Union Wharves to ware
house on East Bay street.
Alderman dERDTs, from the Committee on
| Streets, reported cost for opening and widening
certain streets; also the cost for purchasing lands
on Meetin., King, Horbecks Alley and Queen
streets, for Park Received rs informatio'.
| Alderman GERDTs, from same Committee, 70.
/ ported, recommending estimates of DooaAN &
WHITE, for pawn. East Bay, Broad and Queen.
streets, be accepted.
Alderman OAKEs reported favorably on severa
applications referred to Committee OH Licenses at
last meeting.
Alderman WuILDEN reported, recommending nj
additional appropriation OF $3.50 for repairs O.
pumps and wells
Alderman Wu1LpEN, from Special Committee
reported, recommending that the Commissioner
of the Poor be authorized to re-commence th'
distribution OF rations to the needy, under th
same rules and restrictions as heretofore done.
The Mayor reported favorably on bills Of GA
Company and Orphan House. Ordered to b.
paid.
The Mayor, from tho Special Committee ap
pointed to investigate the matter of certain Alder
men living out of the Wards to which they wer'
elected to represent, and also presented the let
ters of resignation OF Aldermen MACBETH ant
CAMERON, which were accepted; and, on motion
the Mayor authorized to issue his proclama
ton to fill the vacancies.
Alderman CosaRovE was placed on the foowin
} Committees, viz Committee on Licenses, Tids
Drains, Public Institutions, &C., &c.
Alderman MARSHALL moved that Council NEE
: on Thursday next, at P. NJ, for the purpose c
| nominating new Managers for some OF the Wardt
and any other business which may be brought ul
/ Adopted.
Alderman GERDTs moved that estimates b
/, invited for repairing King-street Plank Road.
} On motion, Council adjourned.