The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-16
PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCIL.
SPECIAL MEETING.

COUNCIL CHAMBER December -, 1857,
Present-Gne Mayor and Aasrmen i an. rsauener el,e.
Wrags, Gerdts, Small Nelll, Willis, Ste Mmeyer'
Olney. OaKes, HonJur, Marshall, Enston, HnHden,
Cos1roye. Cvurtenay, PrIngle, and Butler-lS
The Minutes OF the last meeting were read and
confirmed.
ing to report to Council. that the office OF City AS
sesss n had become vacant III consequence OF the
inability of the gentleman recently elected to quail
fy by taking the oath prescribed by the Act OF Con-
grsss OF 1852, which was required OF him by the
Commanding General.
He also stated tnat the General requested Coun.
oil 10 reco umend some Une HIM tJr appointment
TO tnat otic5 VINO could qualify and as several per-
sons nad Deen named as suitable, VINO Gould 90 so,
he would uggest tnaE Council should proceed oy
ballot TO select from among the names presented
to them, one to be recommended TO the Connaho-
ing GeA eral for 1ppointment:
Tne Layor then proceeded to read the names OF
the foAoHlug persons WAC were rsconns1ueu tUi ~,
the appointment, viz: Samuel klngman, ESQ, W..
N HuIues, Esq, aud y. Tylce, Sen'r. d aIso IN
cured i any OF the Aldermen had any other
names to supmlt-whereupon
Aluerman Wuilden nominated Mr.. JACOB r.
Schirmer.
by ballot u No .iaate o suitable person out OF the
names submitted, to recommend to tue Com
manding Ge -ecAl FOR appointmelt Carried.
Council proceeded b., ballot 10 nominate, when
on counting the votes Mr. w. n. hughes was re-
ported rs naVlug receIVeu u naIoflIy VI sHo 'o'9S
Inc following communication was referred to
the Special CoLlni- tee on the Fire department:
CHARLESTON, December ., 1867.
Hon. MdAor aud A.~einlea:
GENTLEMEN: would respectfully INFORM your
honorap.e Dody, tnat on tine hrst day o1 ia oaIs
next tue mousse now used for the protecIIon " out
steamer is to be gwen up to the owners. As IL
will b. nard matter Tor US - OBTAIN oesnaDio
location alter tuat tiae desire to bring to your
attention. zee fact that the Charleston fre CoH-
pauy have organized themselves INTO HOOK ana
Lluder Company, sanctioned by CounciI anu tue
Board of Fire Masters. Inls cnanSe VIII Hecssei-
tats change OF locatio.. the part OF salo COLL
pany, for this reason: there Is noY HOOK and
Ladder Company IL the Lower Wards, ana IL VIII
he necessary 10 nave the other In the upper "arus
There viii be no difficulty IN obtaining mouse III
the Upp-r Wards, AS the CITY, some years aSo,
butt O double uouse, one part was used py the
Hook and Ladder Company then organized, ana
the otner BY the Washington Ere Company. 1ne
former company have been dlso ueo lor many
wears consequently the house Is vacant, ana can
be used at any time as originally contemplated
Being fully impressed that your honorable Dody
have full authority aud control OF the property
used by these companies, and change being ne
cessary together with the change TO take place
with nv COMPANY as above stated, hereby make
application for the house In Wentworth-street,
now used by the Charleston Fire Company, III the
event OF their being removed to the upper Waros'
have the honor very respectfully TO De,
Your obedlenL servant,
E. D. ENSTON,
President Steam Fire Company OF Axmen.
Alderman Prlngle called the attention OF Council
to the condition of st. MichaeIs Clock, and stated
that it Is very much out frepalr, and offered the
following resolutions, which we're adopted:
Reso!oed, That inc annual appropriation Tor paJ-
ing the Keeper OF ST. Mlchael's Clock be discon-
tlnued. q
Reso,ced, That the Special Committee appointed
some time ago 10 examine and report ON the con-
diton of the clock be authorized TO advertise Tor
estimates for putting the same in good oider, and
to report to Council.
Adjourned w. d. SMITH,