The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-10-30


mend, however that the City Registrar be au-
thorizcd to reduce all salaries within his depart
ment.
Ciy Recoyder.-Ths office is created by the
Legislature, and tho salary hxed by Council,
which cannot be changed during life or good be-
haviour We refer Council to Ordinance ratified
April 1892. rage 214, Eckhard's Digest" also to
sccti. n 19,h, Ordinance ratified 1906, page 1873,
same Digest.
1Jf,I Iycasur,f.-We recommend that the salary
OF the Treasurer be reduced to $4,000 per annum,
and that of the Assistant and Clerk to S1400 per
annum.
Clerk If Councd.-We recommend that the sala-
~ be reduced to $1,000 per anuum and ono-half the
perquisitos OF said office; tie other half to go TO
the city.
College of Charleston.- Committee recon-
mend that the Trustees of this Institution be re-
quested to make the same sel-supportlnS, as IN
the impoverished state of the City, Council may
not be in.a condition to assist them.
City Atto1Yaey.-We recommend that tho salary
be reduced to $500 per annum.
Cau RegiStrar.-We recommend that the salary
be reduced to $500 per annum.
FIRE Depart'nent.-We would STAG, m cI.ane arao
YOUR attention to this Department, that the large
amount charged thereto during the past year
arose from the fact that the end OF the late war
| found this organization almost entlreiy "Itnou.
| hose and other appurtenances necessary ior tne
safety OF the city. Another year TINS WIZ De atoi
ed, anl. ut least S2UUUU WILL Oe saNeu uiio 'i's III
Cffu Police.-Your Committee propose material
r ductlons in this department OF the cty, both as
to officers and men-the present organization oeing
entirely too costly and extensive. Formerly, owing
| to the peculiar police arrangements which IL was
| necessary to maintain police in large numbers were
needed as patrol for the streets at night, put
now no reason exists for such patrol Such Po-
lice force shC uld be kept up at the Lower ana op
ner Gnard Houses. as to suffice for duty in cases
| of riot alarm, or emergency; and 1t Is Dene'ea
! that this can be done by the retention OF much
smaller number of officers and men than are nov
in the employ of the city. we rec0mHeLu t one
Captain four Lieutenants two Order!y oerS S1anss, ~
| ten SergeantS, one hunureu rANaVes' "i' ~
following salaries: .,-oo. 49,. ,n,,,r,
Captain 1ENO p,o,. po annnno
FIRST Leutenants each IOUO per 'iil, Snnun,
Second Lieutenants, each. 9OO per annun, tii
Orderly Sergeants, each. 10Y per til aunun
Ser seants each. 'aHV 1O POI = annu
One hundred PrivateS, each OUU per annuin
Ten horses to be allowed.
Detectsue Police 10 consist OF ona ~ Lleuten-
ant and six (6) Detectives. Your Committee aiso
recommend that ali appointments by the Mayor;
for Captain and Lieuteaents OF Police, be approved
or rejecteI by ballot in Council.
Hdh Schoo,-Your Committee, in reducing tne
salaries of this institution are actuated by no 1ee
mos of hostility but when it is borne in mind that
our citizens are now taxed enormously to suppor'
the Public Schools, which are most adnhraply
managed and free to ALL we feel justified IN recon,
mending to Council reduction OF the salaries Oh
| the
Principal to two thousand dollars per annum.
LIST Assistant to twelve hundred dollars per an
| od Assistant TO one thousand dollars per annum
| Sd Assistant to nine hundred dolara per annum'
| French Teacher eight hundred dollars per an
mum.
| German Teacher elght nunuIeu uon"ie PSA ~"
mum. ,,,I ~. a. =.
| Horbor Mnsier-We recommend that the office
| of Assistant Harbor Master be abohsheo :,
| No rar0mm0QQ to reduce INT
| salary Of the Mayor to three thousand collars
O,.nbnn House.-This noble Institution, foster
ed by the city and tue pride OF our people, mas II
| our judgement, been managed during the pas
| two wears by the Commissioners OF the Orphal
House with signal ability, and with every eHort Oh
! ther part to save the city any unnecessary eA
pense; and Council and the community at iargt
| owe them debt of gratitude for their iaDor o.
| love. But your Committee, while they ADMIT thal
the children of this Institution fed and clothee
| at tho smallest possible sum compaulDle VIII
| health and comfort, recommend the following re-
| duction in the salaries Of its officers,
| superintendent eight hundred dollars per an
+ NUN.
| Matron four hundred dollars per annum.
| Physician five hundred dolla per aunum
| Pubic Pruning. Your Committee recommend
| that the Public Printing be given to Two newspa-
| pers at cost not exceeding one tnousand u1f
| iars per annum each paper. The same 10 DC
| elected by Council.
SreetsThis department has cost the ssnSrsd city o.
Charleston during the past year over one hundreo
thousand dollars Your committee recommend
future all work done e. on IN the STaes oo
Streets, and that the inspector be required 10
monthly to Council al a6a be-
naid hv the CITY Treasurer without the approval
| of the chairman of the Committee on Streets ana q
the Mayor. And it is further recommended yn tnar
the assistant inspector be dispensed with. Your
committee are OF opinion that, should this recon-
mendation be rgidly enforced, at least fifty thou
sand dollars can be saved the city the ensuing
wear It is also recommended that the salary OF
the Inspector be reduced to $500 per annum.
Tidal DRAINS. committee recommend that
the Mayor make monthly report to Council OF the
operations Of the drains and the costs thereon,
dnring the monta Council can then determine
what is best to be done. The committee recon-
mead that no bills be paid by the City Treasurer,
except salaries and contract work. unless having
been passed by Council.
[Signed.l Z: W; MAhShAEL t1rH.1
II. B. OLNEY,
Ed. ENS1 ON,