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


CITY COUNCIL.
F0RTY.FIFTH REGULAR MEETING
Presont-The Mayor, nnd Aldermen Rayenel,
Gordts, smalI O,Noill, Willis, steinmeyer, Olnoy,
oakes, Il, nour. Ens'on, whilden, Cossroso. But
The mil ltes OF tho last moetings were roed md
confirmed, ,nd the following matters dspoacd of !:
ApPlicat,ns rer No, Lf,epaes from 6. D: All
'G JOIN &oses HssfSn Eaui g. sRsns 5eSa
Co., D. ". Ohlandt, Q. Todcmann, Klinck, Wick
onberg & Co. Reforred TO Committee on Licenses.
Application OF J. H. ,Ju gbluth. L; Kenake, H:
over for future action.
lager bee; garden, No II Hnsel street, I Laid ado on
Application Of Jno. Robinson 4 Co. for liconso
to pack loose cotton ON lot No. Cordes street.
Roforrol to the Committee OH LiconBes.
Communication hom Y. Yglesias, reporting tho
lot adjoining his residence in Smith street, No. 8,
q nuisance. Referred TO the Board OF Health.
Communication from Mr. E. Bull relative to q
balance OF $40, due him by the Commissioners OF
tho Market, for work done to the markets prior to
the war, Referred TO tho Commissioners OF Mar
kots.
Application s Of Mrs. H. Whitehead for permits
sion to imprUvo her houso In Minority street. md
william M Mhsua Helms TO put pg wooden shed on lot in
Brick and Wooden Buildings.
40 Of T. suYsn prsyng to DO relieved Of
fetition Of tho Marion Steam Fire Engine Com. Com.
pany, for q loan OF $500. to assist IN payi' u
COMMITTEES on tho Fire Department
Petition OF Joseph Purcell, Geo. @. Mixcr, F.
topdo 9eck, and A. Butterfeld, praying to be ro-
M5os for not closing the bnr of their hotels
after .hs expiration OF their a1 months license,
which expired on the 90th of June last.
fkara anr.n axrH1on nnkS Ja H,-k
the subject, motion WAS mado by Alderman
CoegrYo to grant the petition, which was carried.
The Es petition ;an1,"a WAS Snlnn,1,;c,,,o, sISated m
Master vas read, and received as information:
HARBoR MAsTER's 0FE1oE, [
10 me Hcnuruse ,e aiyo, ,nd ass.1,,s. nc 81! Of 2s
.7ESTtnNEa - respectfully invite tho attention
Of iour honorable body to the great evil resulting
tn m the practice OF those engaged In dredging
thu Dock depositing tho mud taken from tho
81 sba nadia sdsae Sa o, river GoH1pnss
thu deposited is by tho action Of the currents
bro !ght back into the adjoining docks. Ny at
mud taken from the Union Wharf docks and do
positcd as above mentioned, actually formed q
bank h In tho channel; upon which Q ship consigned
I ther lore respectfully suggest, that measures
bo aa ted TO remedy rem this evil By dopostnY
very 'e'psSaSlT1ytt s. 3. TURNER h. N.
Retn Of the Harbor Master for June, 1867
showinr sae1.ss-1oo paid into tho Treasury. In
BY Aide man Steinmeyer:
ferred th applications Of ". A. Bachman and
Michael olan, each for q junk-shop license beg
leave TO n port tAvorablY on tho sao. the roooni-
mendatioEB aud securities beng accepted.
Respectfully submitted.
aS SaAfs I; SesaRoEF: sHhsSH EYER
2. B. OAKEy.
BY Alderman steilmeyer:
The Committee on Brick and Wooden Buildings
recommend that Henry g. Street, agent Of Brown
aud Co.'s Wharyes. DO allowed to put up q wooden
shed on said Wharf, provided It is entirely opon
below, and he roof covered with Gin.
Respectfully submitted, 4
..,tH :, JOHN N sTEINMEYER.
J9aEs 52aE i =. 1HItLE. GhRIE.
by A!dern an Honour:
The Committee on 2etronohmcnt md RolioH, to
which was ieforred the resolution Of Council hto
examine into the condition OF the several depart
monts Of tho City. Government, with tho view OF
reducing; i possible the expenses, which the pre-.
senT SEP condition OF the Treasury seems to demand"
Tint thoy have givon to tho subject as careful
An inyee! CATION oa it's grcat Importance demands
the amounts paid for the several departments nnco
the commencement OF tho present fiscal year bo-
ginning September !, 1866, as por statement hero
From tho investigation mado, the Committee
have not been ablo 70 find any mode OF reducing
the expenses OF tho several departments, or i'll
cisod, with perhaps two except ons. Tho cost OF
sustaining the City Police IL conll6srabIy greater
than that Of any otlEr department, but not moro
30 than the present organization demnnds. The
PAY OF both Oh cers and mon LIB now mono too much;
the only question for consideration is whether or
and tSis Is matter IN Whlsh a Sa5ey oniseS
they therefore prefer thai Council shonld Judge Tor
Tho $tSer aopar!ments. to which special
Ths waole smsunt e1penasd, during the
and tbs Committee Of Ways md Means S sIt at tho
commencement OF tho present year, when framing
hS S e bst stss soaP ss ss
months Of the year have paused, and tho amount
alrssdy expanded has reached tho very large sum
s Ssng S sss rpys ih
particularly attracted tie attention Of the Commit.
tteS. I.smuch as II is, with tho exc. pion Of the
Ior Mmah do not come before Council, or any of
th' Standing Committees, and Of which. therefore,
thy can have no dG1nite know. edge. The expen.
alture OF the other departments Sro fIod either
Vrol6srSe or ny resolution or fhe bills credited
py the Cr -lmittee on Accounts
than any other department, except the Police. m
ducec more Particular examination, whom it an.
peavey INV thSre has beon steady increase from,
month TO month the I,nount expended In Septam
ber being ss2S7: 30. and IN June. ti76io.sSp pI The
committee hsye condensed the last named sum.
with the following result: Paid for c,rt,nSy
t9sSs 20; reP.irs s2o42 so; labor, slsSa; lumber,
s4es; eurbing, s1G226 62; bricks, te5Iil; hard,
ware, 5000; stationery, 1910. and scayenoera
ts421s, Totsl, az above s17 e46.ss for one month";
nearly $4,000 Of which is for tho single tom oi
carting. The charge generally made Is from
ih'ty 10 forty cents per loads the latter
greatly prsdominatin8, while in two inrt.nces IS
q Tatf kba LII
SnIn az criterion. and calculating tho twsnty~vo
working dAys Of tho month, the sYersge number
ofcarts employed daily would Le 1888. Tho Com
n,ittee content themselves with making singIo
statament OF the facts and leave Council 70 form
their own conclusions, but recommend tlIo ndop-
ton Of the following resolution
Rss1t1ed That all work on The stroo.s bo sus-
pended pr tn, present, except that Of the Scsyan
gef aol the paving Of Broad stroet and othor work
sst N judgment OF the Committee on Streets
mH D, iosoiutely necessary; and that hereaftar
mont ly report Of expenditures for thIs denart.
:rtent lss made to Council. IL - 1'fD'''- 'f'''
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