The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-19
CITY COUNCIL.
roRrY,F1FTH REGULAR MEETING

b. Bsdsnhop Co., and Wulbern stelling. Laid
over for future action.
Application Of T. Ansel for permission 70 Open "a
lager bsm garden, No "a Hasei street. hAi' 0n
Innl;cstion OF Jno. Robinson L Co: for license
10 peck loose cotton on lot No. Cordes street.
Refered TO the Committee ,sa On licenses, ,ne, .ha
kt adjoining his residence In Smith street, No: .,
a : nnissnce. keSared 10 the Board Of Health.
Communication from Mr.. Z. Bull, relative to Q
balance Of SIC, due him by the Commissioners OF
the Nsrket, for work done TO the markets prior TO
he ~. Rsferredt to the Commissioners OF Mar
Asi sAnrficssons Of Mrs. II. Whitehead for permits
lion 70 improve her house in Minority street. and
Mn Ans Tg roSasn so ssen SR se'
Brick and Wooden buildings.
Petition OIL Sullivan, praying 70 be relieved On
hna OF 80, imposed BY the hecor9@ 1or seiIlnS
and .9t On sandsy a M9 Gassas Ena;ns oo
pony, fM loan Of $500, 70 assist m Paylng q
ksISc due for their steamer. Referred TO Special
Oormittee on the Fire Department.
Petitim or Joseph Purcell, Geo: q. Mf1ef, =.
Ssved non the payment Of s fne imposed by the
NAyor tr not closing the bar rooms Of their hotels
49, re expiration OF their Blk months license,
Vhich expired on the seth Of June last.
tke s1bieot, 8 motion WAS made by Alderman
Oos6Tose 10 grsnf the petition, which was carried.
m nekitaon - granted.
M j67Suin& eonmunication Of the Harbor
Nast3 ms red. and received - informanon:
- 80 HA1BoR Hksrxn's Ol7IcE
10 ne Honorable he Xnyor and Aldermen Of hs
s 5 lfB0f CAorieaon.
GEsTIaanx II respectfully invite the attention
fyo hoaoa6le boy 70 tns sreasd eSa y a issdeins
= Dooks, Dodting the mud taken from the
sonne a the ckennel Of Cooper river. Comptaints
hsye hsen lasde that . hrge portion OF the mud
ahns depoated Z b the sction q the Srents W as
tesfica has recently been called to the fact that
s11ui taien nom the Union Wharf docks and do
roSitsd 8 above mentioned, actually formed
6sak n the channel; upon which ship consigned
o MssIs. Cowtsnsy rsnnoms tshse ran 0,pss nsouns
;Ss & INC e Sos .aa ID. ss cf he
Very respsotaeplS1EAf 4 SEAf1RrER H.M.
return d the HGbor Master for June, 1857,
shcWing sssi.selO0 paid into the Treasury. In
focnstion. -
.Dy Alderman Steinmeyer:
j The Oomdttee on Licenses, 70 Tnicn Nss 80,
Hiehaea Nolsn,, each for . junk-shop license, beg
ksrs Is repors fsvorsbly ON the same, the recon-
roends skions and securities being accepted.
JOIN II. sTEINMEYER.
JAMES COsGROYE.
z. B, OAKES.
BY Alderman 6teinmeyer:
f66ommend that Henry G. Street, agent OF Brown
snd Co.'s Wharyes, be allowed to put up wooden
sAod a sid Wharf provided it 10 entirely open
heiow. and ths roof covered with tin.
Respectfully % sS6%tseds e s,,,,,,rpvpp
JOHN r. 0NEILL
JAMES p. EARLE.
Nv Alderman Honour:
Tia Comnoittee ON Hetranchment and Reliek to
uhioh NJ referred the resolution Of Council ITO
sxanine into the condition cf the several depart.
nents Of the City Government, with the view OF
ro(focin9, possible, the expenses which the pre-
seut oondition Of the Treasury seems to demand, "
TSst they have. given to the subject as careful
an Investigation 90 its great Importance demands,
kayine Obtained from the books Of the Treasury
rs amounts paid for the several departments sance
ginning September !, 1885, as per statement here
with.
From the investigation made, the Committee
have not BEEN able to find any mode OF reducing
the ezpsnses OF the several departments, or IN
which due regard TO economy has not been e1ar:
cised, with perhaps two exceptions: The cost OF
sustaining Che City Police Is considerably greater
than that OF any other department., but not more
% than tne present. oigan,Ssooa uen,saas a hhe
pay d both officers and men ID now none 700 mucn;
the only question 70. eo1ndelsaon is whether ether Or Or
not the number employed might be safely reduced;
and this 10 . matter IN which the Committee
are not prepared to express decided opinion,
they therefore prefer that Council should judge for
themselves:
The other departments, to which special
attention 10 invited, Is that Of streets.-
The whole amount expended during the
fiscal year ending September ], 1856, was $s6S46,
md the Committee OF Ways and Means, at the
eoumencenent Of the present yea1 when framing
tie bin 70 raise supplies estimated the probable
amount that would be required at $60, 900. Ten
months Of che year have passed, and the amount
Already expended has reached the very large sum
ds 1Ss1.A .A, being over fifty Per cent. above the
estimated amount that would be needed, and this
d sxnisive Of the paving Of East Bay street. This
paxieularly attracted the attention OF the Commit
tee. inasmuch as Il is, with the exception Of the
~ vhich do not come before Council, or any Of
the Sanding Committees, and Of which, therefore,
they can have NO definite knowledge. The expen-
6SEres Of the other departments are liked either
- tho Coo,,yn;tIao ~, Lconrnta
NM srnc,,,f o,rondad ho;no m r,oncb laroer
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