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

AUCTION SALE OF REAL EsTATE.-Messrs, LErTCH
q BRUINS sold yesterday, in front Of the old post
Office, the following property:
A grocery, situated at the corner Of Rutledge
and Queen streets, containing some four rooms,
measuring on Rutledge street "A feet, by 1928 feet
on Queen street. for $145O.
A small house, containing four rooms, situated
on Queen street, one door from Rutledge, lot mea-
surfing 40 by 107 feet, for $1275.
The lot ct the corner Of Magazine and Franklin
streets, with q wooden house containing four
rooms, lot measuring IS feet on Franklin street by
$50 feet, for $3.50.
small building lot, situated at the Northwest
corner OF Coming and Montague streets, with o.
house containing four rooms, and good kitchen
on the premises. Lot measures 48 feet front by A
feet in depth, for $2460 ilG
These sales were all made on the same t terms
one-haif cash, and the balance payable in twelve
months lt ,It
At the same time Messrs. CLIFFORD & MArH-
EWES sold, for cash, a farm Of about five acres on
Rutledge Avenue, Gadsden and Congress streets,
meausuring on Rutledge Avenue 1854 feet; on
Gadsden street 678 feet; on Congress street $40
feet, and on the back line 802 feet It is within
short distance Of the City Railroad terminus Upon
this tract is q two and half story wooden dwell
ing The soil is remarkably fertile, drains easily,
and is admirably located for farming. It has been
recently surveyed and divided into twenty-eight
fine building lots for $450O.
Messrs SA1TE b MoGn1IvRAY made the sale Of
several building lots in the newly laid out town Of
Ravenel, situated on the Savannah and Charleston
Railroad, about fifteen miles from this oity. The
property was divided into half acre lots and forty
eight were sold at prices ranging from S6 to $135O
per lot. At the same time three garden farms Of
Ave to ten acres each were sold for $3.50 to s575
per acre. aa5 u Tti iE...
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CrrY FMANoEs.-REpoRT OF THE CoMMITTEE ON
RErnENoHMENT. The Committee OF the City
Council appointed on the 14th inst, to report how
and In what manner, che expenditures of the city
could be reduced SO that they should not exceed
the receipts, made their report to the City Coun-
Gil last evening. 4-s g9 9"l
In their Introductory remarks, the Committee
describe the position OF the city and point to the
necessity Of retrenchment. They say, emphatical-
ly. 1t is 'patent to every one interested In the
welfare Of the city that the expenses Of the city
government must be materially reduced They
say, also, III the present system OF taxation, or
revenue equal to that now realized, win not pay
both the interest on the debt and the current ex-
penses, 1t is incumbent on Council Hto curtail
the expenses 80 % to reduce the expenditures
within the ncome for our people, Ii their present
AAsHDVOA&onVA axe UAA0u blI6Duy 10
utmost capacity" The Committee state their be-
lief that the credit 81 the city can be maintained
intact; and then proceed to make their recommen-
dations, which are, in brief, as follows:
Aims House.-No reductions or change.
ArtesiGn Vel. All work to be suspended.
Board Ns HSaA h,--No change recommended,
but City Registrar to be authorized to reduce sal.
aries.
College Of Ghar9eston.- Trustees TO be requested
to make this institution self-supporting, as the
city may not be able 10 give it help. AZ ..f+.4
Fire Depgrtnen.--No change to be made.
Oity Pohce.--Number OF officers and men, and
amount Of salaries, to be reduced. Propose TO
have one csatasn Of sl50e, two Netenants at slOoo
two heutenants at $500, two orderly sergeants at
$76O, ten sergeants at $720, one hundred priyates
at $500. Detective police 10 consist OF one henten-
amt and six detectives. AL appointments Of Of
ficsrs OF police to be approved by Council. III.
Hasoof Maar.- Ofnce OF Assistants Harbor Mas
Orphan House.--No changes beyond reduction
OF salaries Of officers. FL
PueaicF Pra.fng. TO be given 10 two newspa-
pers, at not excSeaing. $1,000 each.a i'3
Stseess. Provision made for proper supervision
OF Work done. Assistant Inspector 10 be dspensed
with 10 is expected that s50.OOG csnb6 saved in
the ensuing year. y
!. 1sda DrGSns.-M Monthly reperta to be made OF
the drains and costs, for cotsiderasiots and action
Of Council. ss sS$A
Sata''aes-IThes following rednctions are pro-
posed in salaries Of city and other ocers, Asses-
sor to S1100, and no clerk To be employed; Tea
Aurer TO $4,000, aud Assistsnt and Clerk "a Sl4D0.
Clerk Of conncii TO $1,000, snd one-haif os perqoi-
sites; City Attorney TO $500; City Registrar TO
slboO; the Mayor to 5000; Orphan House Supesin.
tenaant 10 $500; Mssron 10 eA0O, and phyaiolan to
sooc; Inspector Of Streets TO $500; High Eohbol
frincipal 70 $1,000; Assstants.s respostiveiy. Ia
s's,a $1,000 =ss saa; -. 80.
| ers 20 $500 ssg stsifs9 SSI ss W NM SE 3ggl d
L 10 . summary Of the, whole SSboss al sht,.
uaistsa TO Council The raport itasie III Yacid.
tArse and practical; and 1t Shows asthorousls
knowlsdge % tas subjects of which II tfeaksi a
wen on arm resolve to rsconrnsnd what aospaed
bea toy the pfssefvaton Of the honor ma ctddit
o. dsas Ola Chasiestcn, se .is.s Y. ;5TT 7sr
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