The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-08

standing 8. neatly score OF our most substantial
citizens It is therefore topic Of great delicaoy
requiring nice handling. But we viii keep our
readers no longer in suspense. There is a rumor
on the street, daily growing, as rumors will do
whom uncontraa;cted, that the City Council. at
their recent meeting IN secret sessto1s-but the
fact is we do not believe single word Of it
! shared among themselves snug amount Of Uncle
Sans green promises to pay"
1t ls said th,t this the second secret meeting
OF this financial" character. Tho first ono took
place some months ago, when it wns said q con-
siderable amount of gold coin having been found
in one corner Of the coal cellar in the CITY Hall
building, His Honor Immediately convened the
dozen-and-a-hah Of Aldermen, and shared the
amount with them in equitable manner. The
| gold was composed Of eagles, half and quarter
eagles, with few sovereigns. We did not learn
the exact amount distributed, but have heard It
| was IN the neighborhhood Of $4,000. Whether
| tho Mayor got only e.: eias! sl1ar5, or whether
with a view Of making slong division" short, they
| allowed the Mayor two shares, and thus divided
| the treasure" into twenty instead OF nineteen
equal parts, our informant could not say.
Last week one OF the city officials having, BY q
streak Of luck, found huge pile of greenbacks,
there was repetition OF these pleasant exercises
locked doors, secret session, long DIVISION and al
wort home rejoicing with pockets full Of valuable
mementos Of Uncle Samuel.
This, we repeat is the story, but we do not be-
ieve word of it. We know all these gentlemen
too well to believe them capable Of such selfish
conduct. In fact we have it upon the positive au-
! thority OF two Aldermen, one Of Ward No. 2, and
one OF Ward No. 4, that this report OF the late
secret session Of Council is altogether unauthor-
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Of our readers are still disposed to believe where
we tell them to doubt, we would refer them to No.
Broad street. at the sign OF the News Boy, where
they may perhaps hear something to their ad-
vantage.
REGULAR NESTING Oh Crrx Couron.-Counoil
met at 5 P. M.
Present, His Honor the Mayer: Aldermen RAVE
MEL, WRAaa, GERDrs, .O'NEnL, SrEnsMHYER,
OINEY, OAKrs, HoNouR, MARSHALL, PRnaLB,
WHIDrs, EARLE, CoURrENAY, and CosoRovE.
The minutes Of the last meeting were read and
confirmed.
The applications Of n. BADENHoP for license
for two billiard tables; Of JOHN VALDEZ to pay for
three months tavern license; Of - MoaR1soN for
q junkshop license; Of DAN'1. MOORE for transfer
OF junkshop license, and Of J. OWENS to be refund
ed junkshop icense, wore all referred TO the
Committee on Licenses.
The petition Of JOHN KENNY to be allowed to
erect . wooden building in Tradd street, between
Limehouse and the groen, wns referred to tho
COMMITTEES on Brick and Wooden Buildings.
Tie petition OF ALEXANDER RopBRrsoN for tho
renewal OF certain certificates Of city stock, was
presented, and it appeared that the requirements
Of the law were fulfilled having been advertised in
the DAILY News, the petition was granted.
The petition Of the Hope Fire Company, statine
that in 1854 the Company borrowed $500 in Con-
federate money from the CITY, half Of this amount
was paid by the evacuation, and they now petition
to be allowed to pay the ainder in the pro rata
value Of gold at that tine Referred to the Special
Committee on the Fire Department.
The bills from the Charleston Gas Conop.ny
amounting to sz1s 50, were referred to the Com
mittee on Accounts.
Alderman HONOUR presented a claim OF Mr.. JEo.
Q. BuRcKMEXER against the City. The Mayor stu
ted that this claim had been presented in 1885, and
Was then referred to the City Attorney, who
thought that as the claims go back as far as 1913
and 5l an interval OF ten years occurred to the time
OF the WET, when the claim could have been made.
that it was now forfeited, but that the claimant
could appeal to the Courts Of the country. On mo
ton Of Alderman OLNEY, the matter was again re-
ferred to the City Attorney with orders to report to
Council 4.:
Ine Comm1ttee on Brick and Wooden Buildinps
reported favorably on the petition Of JNo. F. TAY.
LoH to erect wooden building in Pritchard Street.
Adopted. E IA
The Committee on Accounts reported favorably
on the bills against the Aims House, amounting
to s2446 6S. Adopted.
The same Committee reported that they had ex-
amined the books and papers in the City Treas
urer's Office, aid find them to be correct -,
proper. Received as information.
The Bill to Regulate the Storage Of Petroleum.
it's Products, and other Inaammable Oils,n came
up for its second reading, was passed to
third and ordered that its title be chan ged to an
Ordinance, and be prepared for engrossing.
The Committee on Engrossed Acts reported two,
and the '.Act Regulating the Cleansing OF Priyiea
and Vaulta in the corporate limits Of the City" and
the Act entitled, Gan Ordinance to amend an Or
dinance to Raise Supplies for 1867, were engrossed
in due form. s5.1
No further busines. appearing the Council 3D.
journed.
! MAasDrss NJ. PnoronA1. BALM, for Coughs, Colds,
Consumption. :, -41