The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-22

wonId therefore bo but aatO IF good material I'd
rSilli and tof1rm tho bank, until wo repair tho
Tho shapes OF tho cayiios arc OF m,,oli larsot
dtmonsions laterally than vertically, and tho dc.
stTnOton Str s3nsed by THO tide water ogshOr with
along ho Gse 81 ho SsR Sa tnn SseSn
er 20 of qf cr r4sns na % IN ns
hdo upon tho wall at that point Of elevation.
Tho cavities higher up on thu faco OF tho wall
in diameter, nnl tho woar at those places is moro
r'lAa lIno, in ao depth ssR than Il 10 !atcrally
action on tho part Of your honorable bndy, aud il
it be your pleasure aspcccation s,ttins forth tho
manner OF doing tho repairs will DO drawn up aud
proposals for tho work received. .'''' =
Any repairs, howovur, that may from timo to
tmo DO made to this work, though tlcy DO Of per
mancnt and durable character, will bU but atitli-
Tho proper conrso would DO to construct pormui-
mont anu durnblc sea wall Of rock work, woro thu
city i'll prosperous condition and ablo TO do 30.
Very respectfully submitted. i 'f
Your obedisat servant,
Referred to Committee on On Public Buildings,
Grounds &o. T. !ti
= nEronrB OF Committees. ~
Committee oil Strcets-Alderman Gerdts, Ohaii
Tho Committee oil Stroots, to whom was ro-
forred tho Communication OF hlessrs. Robort T.
street, bog loaSp to report: t', -. 40, !
Tint thoy hnYo ccuferr. d with tho City Attor-
noy, and, aftor examination Of tho Journals and
records. 1t appears by tho proceedings of Council
31st August, 1917, that Council accepted proposi-
ton from Dir. Alexander ii. ChiHoln, tho previous
owner OF Tho mills, to contribute 5000 towarl tho
repairs Of Tho Ga,iYyway.
| rhe repairs wers ourpotel by AIr. Chiaolm a,ld
| approved by Council; nn1 OH tho 5tI, Novoinbgr,
Tho report further states that Mr.. Alexander n.
eonsSy sS 70 so 5iy cd"ae sossn foot IN width Of
| his land tho north sitIo ot tho causoway and
Widening tho strcot, from 83 to 40 foot md alao
engaged to erect ton (1O) houses two sorios high
ing that these ercctions would contribute in tho
way OF ti1cs to tho City Treasury, AMI would add
to tho security OF tho northern side OF tho CAUSE
way.
T,o ofIor contract Inns not beon found, and iy
probably among tho lost papors OF tho city. But
,hore is on record i'll tho Mesne Conveyance Ofiye,
decd Of tho strip o Of land Soh me- IL. s cnisoI,n @
agreed to convey to tho city. Tho description iB
ns follows: All That lot Of land lying TO tito west
ot Savage street aud north of Tratd strrot, mciy-
urng niid containing in with sovon t7) foGt from
north to Houth, anu running from Tho west limo of
Savage stroct to tho cdgo Of the channel Of Ashley
River, butting aid bounding north OH lnnd OF A.
II. Chlsom south on Tradd street. east on Savage
street, and west un channel OF Asloy nivor." Tho
City Attorney has ordore1 for Council COPY of
this decd, rs tho original has not boon found and
| ii probably destroyed.
| T..is ca,tscway is tho continuation of Tradd
| streot and part thereof Tho preservation OF tho
street is of importance to Council to whom belong
tito water lotn on tho south Bdo thereof; mud it Il,
tho only means OF access to Chisoin's Mill, which
docs very largo business, and tho propriotors OF
which pay ht avy tax to the city.
II is well knawn that tho finances Of tho city nro
much Strengthened, but still tho Committee recon-
.mond tdat tho proposal Of thu aLossra Chisolm bo
accepted, and that Council undertake TO hnvo 10
nortnorn barrier repaired by tho driving of heavy
pho slabs, to DO furnished FREQ OF cost by tho
ifIIh NJ
Ont barrier, and that tho street bo then llcd mp by
tho city. Tho worh to bp done ,indor tho Bupcrin-
tondcncc Of tho City Engineer upon proper coil
| tract nadu.
In relation to tho engagement OF Mr.. Ale1. II.
| Chis0lln to eroct ton houses his land on tho
northern side of tho barrier, it is proper to sato
that Robert Chisolni i Sons, who arc tho present
proprietors OF Tho mill property, havo connec-
lion herewith, md that whatovcr responsibility
anyeS"' sy "'"'n'' 20 nh aEaY 6 qSa9 GEDr g0f'0n
| JAMES II. PltINdLE,
| Y. B. OAkES,
| JACOB SMALL,
I'M, BUTLER.
The Mayor took occasion to read tho following
letter OF Il. Il. Chsolnl & Sons:
CHARLESTON, Juno 11tl, 1867.
10 Me Honorable Mayor and City Council Q,
GESTLRMEN Allow lib 10 correct an orror wIicl,
was inadvertently made by his Honor tho Mayor Mt
tho last moeting Of Council when our application
4
paired. staiumcnt mado TINT wo had not
complied with contract entered into with thu
docs not oSist, Was nn understanding had in isi7
with 1ir Alexander H. Cliisolm. who OWNS suntlry
wator lots ON The north OF Trn,ld street. III these
os al the ond Of Tradd street, and al tho asscss-
mont on tho property (now idlc} is very heavy, we
ought 70 enjoy tho privilege of a safe Gompunica-
tion with il, Wo ask nothing moro from tho city
than TO keep tho street in ordor leading to our
property, to which, as tax payers, wo think we aro
Il. 4. cHIsoLM & SONS.
/! Committee on Brick and Wooden DuildingH-
Alderman Stcinmcycr. Chnrman. 81
| to which was referred communication OF J: +.
johnson, reporting tho erection OF wooden build
| ing on fradd street, betwsap New aud Logan
That there is an Act Of tho Logialaturo By which
tho erection Of odon buildings in tho city s do
clnrcd to be public nuisance, pnd nny DO nbatod
There Is also on Or iinanco OF tho City Council
efaIlpg 3 pecuniary penalty to tho erection OF
wooden buildings in violation OF tho law.
| tho name OF tho State, sad in the second case by
civil snit for tho Ans or ponslty ~ tho namo Of the
ihe Committee arc Of opinion that the raptiop
of tho building reported Is violation botA Of the
State law and Of the City Ordinance, bus under .
misnpprehensIon Of tho law The assent OF Council
Committee on tho petition Of John Kenny, which
1867. -
Tho Committee aro advised that tho action of
Council by asscnting to the erection OF tho build
iEg. would bar tho recovery, In Llie name Of the
City Council, OF tho pecnIinry pennlty nnior tho
Ordinance, because it can hardly DO supposed that
| my Court would allow q party to punish oil act
which lie had authorised; il would DO Ilsb,ess,
therefore, md unreasonable, for tho City Connoil
to Institute a suit i'll this olHo. ''' y{
State lGY ia not undar tho control OF Council,
and any citizen Who may think llinself sggrioyed
has right to mnlto bis affidavit before masis-
trato, and have tho question 0f puisance triod be-
fore Court aud jury. -
The Committee ask to be discharged from tho
further consideration OF tho matter.
| JOHN II. STEINhiEYER.
JAMES p. EARLE.
JOHN F. ONEiLL.
Committee on Accounts Alderman Olncy, Chair
man. l...t,rs.s
Tho Committee on Accounts report that they
have examined tho following bills find them cor
roct, and recommend they be ordered for payrnont,
bills OF IIs Company amounting to 80 sa1os os
Sundry BILLS ngoinst tho Orphan nouse amount 'iT
sundry bills against iio Aims House am unns 'o07 20
Far! s7.Os7 &C
{: + $ai #iiSfsl f sSHFaD SHsH5' Mayor, Committee
Adopted.
Special Committee on tho Fro Department
Alderman Whildon, Chairman. .