The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-13


favor of plank road covering, will be $500. .n
The relative value OF these roads, however, VII
be in great measure dependent on the wear aho Ila
tear, and this viii be represented clearly oy elle
The nlank covering will sustain in this climate
an average duration of about seven years 1or tnS
hest materials The magnitude OF repairs WILL
begin after the fourth year to become quite ia5Se,
and the entire renewal must be accomplished W
the end of the eighth year.
sary and perpetual continuance every eighth yeal.
In the case of shells, tie process OF destr9ctoh
is quite different, the renewals are 30 muc9 ai1
nuaIly added to the solid bed Of the road ana VIII
be permanently valuable in proportion to the DunS
of the materials, and the skill Of its application
We have then the annual costs Of repairs:
list of the shell road will be $3.50 per annum.
I'd Of the plank road will be $3.50 per annum: =,
From which we have the difference in favor OF tne
shell road for tho seven years OF INC rosPee'i's
wear and tear $500.
And each succeeding seven years this dnference en- 9
Will be more and moro marked, from the fact that
the more frequent vols OF the shells Will more
and more tend to solidify the permanent roadWay;
ever beyond it's intrinsic and ever changing value.
II will be proper to state that for the more
perfect and secure drainage Of this street tn9 t',
several brick drains and culverts now e9isung VIII
REQUIRE repairs and renewals, and there Will require
to be built for temporary uses, two or three PanK
ones. The cost of which will be: Repairs OF oid
culyerts md construction OF new ones-s1oo. AS
this item of expenditure is necessary, irrespective
of the character of Improvement whloa may pe
adopted, their comparative costs are hot 1here"S
All of which is respectfully submitted.
ioof oD0040n' II LOUIS ]. BARB0T,
CITY Civil Engineer.
po,ds NJ VIM Kirkwood, Jacob F. Schirmer,
Wm W;thers. G. J. Beckmann and W. J. Wiley, all
officers of the Markets, were approved.
REPORTS.
By Alderman Honour:
red the petition of Charles Fl. Noise ask leave TO
report that the petitioner applies for return OF
taxes paid by him on articles exempt by law from
taxation. This, in the judgment OF your Com
mttee, is matter which properly belongs 20 the
Committee Of Ways and Means VINO pad Feporsdsa ns so TO
what articles are exempt from taxation. we
therefore respectfully recommend that the peti,,
ton be referred to the Committee Of ways and
4'o'A'' s. G. COURTENAY.
The Committee on Licenses beg leave to report
favorably on the following applications for Licenses
and recommend that they be granted; granite
John b. Mensing, No. 40 East Bay.
Thos. ?. Kavanaugh, No. 107 East Boy.
Henry Conlon, No. A Reid street.
Henry Denger, King and Line streets.
L. schnell & Co., King and Tradd streets.
James E. Boyce & Bros, Palmetto and Ashley
streets.
JUNK SHOP LICENSES.
Curry Maxwell, No. 19 Wall street.
PEDLER's LICENSE.
NJ. Seckendorf. . 60.
TRANSFERS OF LICENSES.
David Murray, Junk Shop License to John Hem
ny, No. As Queen street; John Owens to Honora
;O'Donnel, No 2S Tradd street; I. Richter's Iay'
ern License to Il. Kruer; Joseph Meyer & 60. To
Henry Kessel, No. 249 East Bay.
Respectfully submitted.
- z. B. OAKES.
JAMES COSGROVE.
Adopted.
BY Alderman Olney:
The Committee on Accounts report TINT they
have examined the following accounts, find them
properly youched, and recommend they be passed
for payment, viz
sundry bills against Orphan House, amount
ing TO-. 'S@'"o1 J."
Sundry bills against Aims House, amounting
Bill of VIM. johnson, fer lime furnished Aims . :.