The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-12-13
PRocEEDINGs OF CITY COUNCIL.
EXTRA MEETING.

COUNCIL. CHAMBER, December H. 1866.
wrags, Gerdts, Snail oNe oaEes sas steinmeYer apepe
Honour, Marshall, Whilden Butler Courtenay
and Pringle-fourteen.
were postponed. ~
The following matters were disposed Of:
Applications for Licenses from G.. H. Lindstedt
and Philip Riley. Referred to, the Committee On
Licenses. - N
Petition Of g. 9. Wharton, praying to be REIN
down IN front Of his house. Referred to the Com
mittee on Relief.
Petition Of 6. Irving, for permission to put up a
to the COMMITTEES on Brick and Wooden Buildings
Petition Of Henry Mooney, praying compensation
for land taken from his lot to widen East Bay
street. Referred to the Mayor.
The following communication was read
/ OFFICE CHARLESTON CRY RAILWAY Co.,
CHARLESTON, December H. 1866. !
70 d1ei Honorable Mayor and aldermen:
| GENTLEMEN: The President and Directors Of the
Charleston City Railway Company present their
pleasure Of your company on Saturday next, the
18th inst to participate with them in the first ride
over our street ,ilway.
The cars for your accommodation will be in readi-
ness IN front OF the City Hail. at IL O'Clock, the
above mentioned day.
have the honor to be, gentlemen.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
a. n,oot;on ), ;n-;..4;JN mo: O. 8. RIGGS, Prest.
Return Of Harbor Master, for November, 1866,
showing 1891 711oo collected for harbor fees. In
formation.
The following we're referred to the Committee on
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1854 32-10o. Thos. 4. johnson, for beef, s2782
Alderman Small made the following report,
which was adopted: y,
GENTS: The Aldermen of Ward 81" to whom
referred the petition Of sundry citizens Of said
Ward, praying that Messrs. Lopez & sons be pre-
mt hnir lot
in Smith street, beg leave to report: That they
have carefully examined the petition Of Messrs:
and gave the subject its due consideration; and
upon Investigating the matter, the following facts
were elected;
That the subject complained Of is no new enter
prise. That Messrs. Lopez & Sons has applied to
thel their lot i 1871 (Which was graatsa ana have
Greenville, by order of those then in authority,
and now claim the right Of being permitted to
continue their former privilege.
Mr.. Yelling, whose engine and workshops are in
close proximity to the same residences, has been
permitted to re-erect his establishment since the
close Of the war; also number of others in other
Your Committee, therefore, with MI due respect
to the Pehtoners, can see no just reason why
re-erect their former establishment so very essen
tial to the rebuilding Of our city if said steam
engine and buildings are put up in accordance
with the established law.
Respectfully submitted
JACOB SMALL.
JOHN s. sTEINMEYER.
JOHN F. O'NEILL:
HENRY GERDTS
Council proceeded to election for Commits
sioners Of the various inst tuition, when, ballot
the following persons were declared duly elected:
Con1a1ss1cNERs OF MARKETs-C. M Furman Dr.
Vim; Hume, A: r: Taft Samuel Hart, ST., VI. II.
and saha jeSn 9Snn E ssss sess & Ged hRoaf h Sev @so
ONell, q. 2. Fraser, -. II. Honour, Jr.
COMMISSIONERS OF ORPHAN HousE-W. G. Bee,
sanssure, r.. G. Gilchrist, W. H. Houston, ". b.
schirmer, j. Fl. Murrel, tCol. G. b: smonton.
J. Barbot, r. J. Kanaufi, T. D. Eason, Col. e. n.
Locke, Dr. 3. W. Desaussure, Dr.. g. G. Brown,
Joseph Sanders 7; J: Pelzer, John N. Greer,
CoNfnssIoNERs OF PnoTAaE-Capt. J. Fergu-
son, Daniel Lesesne, Thos. s. Budd, James Wells
man., James a. Taylor, a. P. Caldwell, William
SUPERVISORS HIGH scHoo1-R Yeadon, H. D.
Lesesne, Rev. w: B. Yates, Col. E. B. White, Hon.
oakes W W6den, = n. Marsba aHIP1n r. aerdts; e.
FRE MAsTEns-- a; = n 3; Nathan, B. NJ. Alexander,
BoAnD Of HEA11H-Hon. P. G. Gafllard, Mayor
Ward No. /, Alderman Ravenel; Ward No. 3, Al
derman Conrtenay; Ward No: $, Alderman Co.'S
Alderman Oakes; Ward No. 6, Alderman Marshall;
Ward No.7, Alderman Enston; Ward No. g. Alder
man Whilden; City Registrar, DR.. Geo. s. Polzer.
TRUsTEEs CoILEGE OF CHARLEsToN-Alderman
Ravenel Alderman Honour, Alderman IIWragg.
from the Prssident and Directors Of the
Charleston Gas Light Company to the Legislature,
praying to be allowed TO charge $6 per thousand
feet for gas instead Of -, read and the follow
ing resolution adopted:
ResoIued, That the City Council approve the pc
hhon Of the Charleston Gas Light Company, and
hereby recommend it's adoption by the Legislature.
Alderman Butler, from the Committee on En-
crossed Bills, reported US having been engrossed
BY the Clerk, an Ordinance to establish the Office
Of Sleeper Of the Tidal Drains " to define his du-
ties and fix his salary, &c. The Ordinance was
ratified in due form.
|% Alderman Wragg moved that the Clerk be au-
thorized to give notice that Council will ct its
next regular meeting, proceed to an election for q
Keeper Of the II dal Drains. Adopted.
s II. W. 81. SMITH,
Clerk Of Council.
sVice VIM Letby. resigned. VII sglEi
Twice Hon Charles Mncbeths who declined reelection
Twice A. o. Andrews declined reelection.
nV1ce w. I. Trenholm, who resigned his Heet.
3udgeW. s. o1DHA,z, late o Confederate sena-
tor from Texas, end exile il Mexico, has returned
to that State. The Houston Telegraph states that
the causes which rendered his ss!f-expatri ration