The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-11-12
Charlotte street Composition Sidewalk.
15nn snnnrn Yards-An1nunt e1pendeQ


1900 square yard5-Amount e1penoeo 80. :.
Am nm expcnded for stone Steps... 4.25-3A 90
Ira street Clu:eway-Amoupt coLrac' o ~
SA50-Amount exDended on account. 1o'o.oo
Trunks for Drain ge OF Low Lots mount oo
contra ts42O-Amount p id on account: oo'oo
Lynch street, las. side, so cur Ing ana
sections OF trunks 20 feet-Apount paid o
Tor labor and mixing and uIaterA.... ao'So
Flood Gate in Wentworth and Gadsoen
streets Trunks-Amount expended So
Total Expenditure OF work referred 10 ~
ns orc orm Of Rocor; for ali public works. such as
have had printed in tabular FORMS sho I'D hc useo In
orJer that tho Council the end OF every monh or
sh tne to cf everything DONE 1t would be very
fr also to the Committee Ways aud Means deter
mine tne oun o. M ,scords cpp in is oss pre
par a in This mode but which have had OCCASION TO
use but to very slight extent, cons,at-
| ts MateiIl Book-Showing the quantity OF mlterial
hourht and on hand during the year. tner cost their up
pica;ion and where applied and 1t what cost enabling
You to sec by ready ancins process the seal OF I'M
IN eacn div sion OF the city and to deter inc in
sc any assessment Tor public 1mproyem Mt should oe
needed wha ratio shou chargeab.o to each sp cia
a. made Tor each Ward respectively
. Sidewalk 10 ,k- no ing the number Of square
yards pavement in each Waid OF ne cy stieet hiue
u s. sewer and Drain BoOk-showi2g the nu nber Of
ct of AMI aims constructed, tneir grades, ana
also number OF feet OF sewe and drals repaired In
ch division and sire OF be city, ana at wnat cost
T. Drain Certificate BooE-Beiug Bpectcaucns OF mode
of constructing lateral drums, g -es and manner OF
| connect ng them with the main s:wers
S. Time Book-With columns for remarka and 8isna-
| lures. .... ...o
of the work und amount of Tho partial payments made at
each stage Of the work.
T. Carriage Book-Showing where the carriage il from,
where to carried Of cart number OF loads cAtsd
with cost per load and total coast ,,.-
| g. Tool Bo k-Showing the tools and implements
boncht for puhhc work where used and stored.
with such . system of records in tabular forms but
little required to write them up ana tnsy ian DC
would rYspectfulIy recommend to your honorable
body the necessity the appoi tment OF BOARD OF
Puno Works 10 consist of three Aldermen, the Cnair-
man of the Board to be saaried officer and to receive
the appropriations TOR ch departments OF the poDnc
works may be ordered by the Counou; saia oMSer =,
nav the certificates CT Civil En1 neer In favor OF
such PARTICULAR works. from time to time, according to
the progress OF the same This Board with tne EnRi,
neer to determine the necessity and importance OF al
WORKS within the appropriation made Dy tne "ener1
Council
The surveys for the city map. required to bo carried
out by tn Ordinance postponed IN consequence OF
the expense they would created In the employment
OF parties assist in their prosecution.
Your honorable body will approve OF rms postDone-
mcnt when you consider the present financial condition
the city. and the large expenditure and expenses Pao
for the survey OF Wards Nos anu WINCH Is sao 70
have been $3.50 but which Is not too much, when you
consider tle careful In which SAID survey was
made and the vauaolo nformatin which the map con-
tains.
It's hoped however that the city may soon be In con-
diton to eet the expenses the survey which is 80
much needed to determine the location and extent OF
The city ands mark Its boundaries, Tx It's proper ano
marks showing Its street algnments, the levels graoes
and determlre its drainage and sewerage. a.,
The public grounds and parks iced some attenuon.
Tut Of means has prevented the laying OUT OF
tn grounds and making such other improvements ano
repairs much ne -ded.
The demands for maps surveys, street alig11ments,
elevations grades &C.. have ped az wen as the
Jew records left from tho war, &c would permit tre
lent searches Ia the Office OF registry OF mensne ana
conveyances have assisted me In furnishing some nor
milton Of city ands, &c.
Iwould respectfully suggest that this department oe
copies
of all c pere recordtd in III Registry OF Mesne anu
Conveyance aud Of such may be obtained from otner
sources which copies should be filed in this oice nav
ing been properly bound in book form and Inde1ed In
alphabetical order Tor speedy reference
The pers alluded TO sist OF maps and plats OF SET
temens and villages between Line street and the City
Boundary End kLown by various pames and as they
for he vrons and contemplated enlarg met oi tne
city, copies them wou be yAluao 70 economse TUG
costs aud fees Of frequent reference
ton LOUIS J. bAkBoT,
City Engineer
I Return Of City Sheriff for October, 1867 showing
81 1868 95 paid over to the Oily for taxes due. In
formation.
Alderman Ravenel from the Committee OF Ways
and Means, made verbal report III reference 10
the pay which is now due the city polce ana otner
He Simply stated that the Committee Of Ways
and Means had directed the City treasurer that.
in paving out the money OF the city, he should give
city money. They lad no other money to give
He had received no report from the City Treasur-
er, aud, therefore did not know whether the Polce
had taken their pay In city Dllls or mol: some
might have done 50. It was well known the city
had 10 other resource. E cry Alderman IN Coun-
Gil knew il as well as he did.
Alderman Wragg made the following report,
which was received as information:
The Committee on tho Artesian VOL respect
fully report to Council tnat the desire for retrenoh-
ment, s strongly manifested on all sides, prompts
them to pause il Their TX for the pre;ent, anu
leave it 10 this body to say when the undertaking
| lay be resumed.
4 very few words will placo Council in posses
sion of all that has been done.
Immediatey on the passage Ct tho resolution
placing $50 at the disposal OF tha Committee o.
the Well, they secured the ssrylc - OF Major j. o.
Welton, whose e1perle Ca and local kn1ledyo
seemed to lnlicate him as the proper person Tor
the undertaking. With Ca .racterlstc energy Major
Welton at Lnce set to worE.
On commencing operations 1t was necessary 10
begin as 1t were, from the beginning. new
tower had to be crectod Tue engine had to be 81
most rebuilt The poles, WIKI ali their uplngs, to
be made anew. Many of tle indispensable tools
and implements to be supplied. Thus was c3n-
siderable part OF the money, appropriated oy
CouLcil, expended before the atto.hpt to remove
tue obstructlng tool could be CONNIE eIced.
1t will BIZ remembered by Council that at the
time work was suspended some tour years ago,
bucket was caught in tho sand, rising IN the pot
tom Of the Well and left thers. The object, when
work was resumed Under the direction OF tho pre-
sent Committee, was first to recover THIS pucKet.
As soon the necessary preparations naa o9en
completed ATTEMPT, to this end, we're begun
Many dficuIties we.e encountered and success
fully overcome by the perseverance and ln-ehl,
goDce of the experienced Superlnten1ent anu
finally success seemed almo't secured wneL,
short time ago, most unexpectedly; an lmpedment
was encountered which could not be satisfactorily
accounted Tor except Ill the supp1sltol that some
thing had been dropped III the Well. Whether
this has been DOM by accideht or design l. Is no
in the power Of the Complttos to cetermne' out
they may say that the occurrence OF such on accl-
dent seems almost impossible. After much care
lu examination Major Welton is certain that the
subs ance is iron.
This obstruction could probably bo overcome
with time and perseverance, but tho sal condition
OF the city finances demands economy, ana re-
renchment must extend to this undertaking.
For tho present, therefore, it only remains Tor
the Commit @ to render an account OF the money
expcn1ed, and to express the hope that this great
undertaking may yet triumph over all the Difficult
ties that have beset it, and pour out perennial
stream of health and refreshlnent for the benefit
OF generations to come.
For preparing the old engine. ........ .S12o.M
For building the tower. .;...:..; .7io.Sa
For labor material, tools, workmanship and o,o .,
For % Mao. Woltons saaiy lat s6 por day. s04.S4
Balance remaining une1pended .....''.-.' 'So4'So
s5,OOO.OO
For all OF which proper vouchers have been SUBJ
mitted
Respectfully submitted BY
WM. T. WkAGG. Chairman. Committee
| JNO. II. HONOUR. on the
II. D. OLNEY. Artoslan
JOHN +. O'NEILL. Wel.
Alderman Prnglo, from the Committee on va
cant Offices and Council Journals, made the fol-
lowing report, which was concurred in:
The Committee on Vacant Offices and Council
Journals respectfully report that they have exam
MED tho Journals Of Council, kept by the Clerk,
aud find tn om all correctly and neatly written up
and indexed, and oil papers properly endorsed and
filed away
JAdEs R. PRINGLE. Chairman.
E. D. ENSION,