The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-03

.,b;cS rennired for the safety OF the work or sruc
ture scme twenty cubic yards OF SOLD material TO
| an il ND, This occurred in one OF those places
where the stratum OF quicksand Is but few teet
below the pavement or ON q level Win inc lounua-
tons of the buildings.
No explanation is further needed for the causes
than to direct your thoughts to the excavations
for fire wells and tidal drains, which you have all
observed to De satisfied of the rapid movement OF
quicksand in oozing from its bed the moment 1t
| Ii tappel and exhausted.
Duty requires me, in the charge OF this depart
ment, to bring the above to your attention. ana
hope your honorable body, and the citizens VINO VINO
NAV be interested in having such wells mado, Wil
consider that my motive in bringing TINS matter 7
before you is for their personal safety aau enaI VI
their property.
| Yery respectfully submitted by
iu- '' LOUIS j. BARBoT.
City Engineer.
| REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
| By Alderman Steinmcyer:
The Committee on Brick and WOODEN b Bu,ulnsS' lT
70 which was referred the application OF Mrs. nj.
| Whitehead, No. Minority street, for permission
to improve her house by building an upper piazza,
recommend that it be granted, provided the sneu
is covered with tin. -
put up wooden shed on his lot In Llmelonse
| street. the Committee recommend that 1t be not
granted, the same beng contrary to law.
Respectfully submitted: ,--.,,,,,,
i u.
| JAMES z. EARLE.
| JOHN +. ONEILL.
| The Committee on Licenses, to Yhlch were ie-
ferred a large number OF applications OF nm
| keepers" and restaurant Keepers iof NO IL
ceose. report that the committee met Tor the puf;
nose of considering the same. They examined
/ twenty-nine applications. and forwarded tnom W
General Fl. B. Clitz Commanding this Post, who
| returned them with the accompanying conuiuni-
| cation, addressed to the Clerk OF Council:
| HrADouARrERs MILITARY PosT OF CHARLESTON,
| CIrApE1. CHARLESTON, s. c., July 20, 1867.
". H Smith, Esq, Clerk Of CoatrcI:
| SIR The Brevet Brigadler- General CommandlnS
approves Of the following named applicants for tor
Spappern License No. 2, viz L. Kenakc, No. 300
King street, G. Johnson. No. G5 Hasel street, Fofd'
ham Bros, No. 1872 Meeting street: j. H. JnngDlqtn,
| Meeting and Wentworth streets; IL. d. Badenhop
Co., No 1O3 Meeting street; MniDorn e. sd S5egi pn
| street; N Fehrenbach. Broad street; N. G Parker,
No. los East Bay and declines to approve OF lssu-
| ing any more. Very respectfully,
40 HARRY P. ANDERSON,
| Second Lieut. 9th Infantry. Adjutant.
The Com nittee therefore recommend tbat those
approved by the Military be granted; also the 1oi-
lowing hotel keepers: . n-,u
White & Mixer, Charleston Hotel; Joseph I;nr, pur-
cell, Mills House; Mrs. H. L. butterfieIa' an fava.on
Wicking, Merchant's Hotel; ?. Meitzler' Globe
AA''e1' ~ JOHN II. STEINMEYER.
/ N. DE-
| J.. COSGROVE.
| The Committee on Licenses to which was re-
ferred at the last meeting, the following apphca-
tions for No. 1 Liquor License, report that they
have examined the same, and recommend Inat
they be granted, to take date from lst july
| instant, viz: c..
@. D. Ahrens, King and Market streets; ". Sem
ken & Co., King and Spring streets Jno. a; COOK
| & Co., King and Mary streets /; j. Goegen NO. lo9
| King street C. Dieckhoff & Co., Chapel and
Alexander streets D.Lilienthal & Co., Market and
Church streets; D. Paul Co., Church ana broaa
streets; Jno. C. Ogemann, King ana george
streets John Hurkamp Co.. King ana broad
streets; G. w. Steffens d Co., King and george
streets d. w. Ohlanet, No.. SS Spring street !;
Klinck. WichenbeIg & Co., Broad and Church
streets; John H. Vollers, Beaufaln and Archdaie
streets. cn,,,,,,,pvDp
e. OAKES.
J. COSGROVE.
On the application ofJno. Robinson q Co., 1or
permission to pack loose cotton, at No. Cordcs
street, the Committee on Licenses recommend
that it be granted on the payment of the license
'e' ~ '''' 0''' JJHN Fl. sTEINMEYER,
2. B. OAKES,
j. COSGROVE.
In February last, City Council authorized the
Mayor to take the necessary steps provided by act
of Assembly for opening South street from Hano-
yer to America street. After long but unaVoida-
BILE delay, owing in part to the absence Iom the .I,
CITY OF one Of the property owners Interested, the
several lots have been appraised, IN conformity
with the law, amounting in all to $3.50, currency
The papers are in the hands Of the City Attorney
who has notified me that one OF the parties has
executed o conveyance of his land to the city,
which conveyance has been approved by him; q III
I would recommend that the Mayor be authorized
to settle with the several parties, upon the ap-
proval by the City Attorney OF their several deeds
Of conveyance.
The Mayor submitted the following statement:
At the last meeting Of Council report was sub,
mitted by the Committee on Retrenchment and
Relief, which renders some remarks from mo al
solutely necessary.
Of my official acts; on the contrary invite an eT-
animation full and scrutnizing; and think that,
in Justice, such an one should bd afforded me-.
The Committee in their report, say they ''have
not been able to find any mode of reducing the ex
penses of the several departments, or IN which a
due regard to economy has not been exercised,
with perhaps two exceptions" First OF these Is
the police, but as the main expense OF this depart
menl is fixed by Ordinances, and the amount OF
necessary incidental expenses, not thus provided
for is small, it will be unnecessary to dWel on
this. The other department to which special at-
tention is invited is that of Streets.
That very large amount has been expended IN
this department is true, and that such expendi-
ture may be deemed injudicious, may possibly be
equally true. Had the report OF the Committee
gone no. rnrther, / should have been silent,
but when its language is such as to warrant any
or all Of the many rumors Wmcn nave peen cur
rent in our streets, to reman silent would be IN
Acknowledgement of mach, if not all, that has been
sold.
To give some idea Of the amount of work done,
will state that since the FIRST OF December last,
upward ct nine miles Of sidewalks have been
crrbed and guttered with plank and filled with
earth; new barricades built and streets filled with
earth on both sides Of Rutledge and Calhoun
streets, where they cross Benefits pond, as also
that portion Of Calhoun street bordering on INC
pond, west Of the residence OF Mr.. John 5. Ryan;
large quantities Of earth and rubbish hauled INTO
some fifty streets, in order to bring them to
proper grade, that the water would run OIL after
rain. In addition to this, some thirty or mere
wooden trunks tsome Of large size and consldera,.
BILE strengthJ, have been built. My estimate OF
the average width of tho sidewalks filled with
earth is eight feet, and believe this Will be under
rather than over the true average.
The extent of repairs to the brick pavements IN
the lower wards is not so easily arrived at, but the
bills for this WORK are all made out IN accordance
with the measurement of the City Surveyor and
Engineer
10 effect this work, much material was required,
and an examination Of the bills will show that all
the materials were bought at market prices, nor
was the purchase of materials confined to particu-
lar parties, but they were obtained where they
could be got most advantageousy.
a little more tnan ouc-tniu w thS eAPohoi''tio
in this department was paid for hauln5 or cart
age and when the vast amount of earth and other
material to be moved is considered, it does not
appear disproportionate. A portion of the carts
was employed at So per day the rest were paid by
the load, at various rates according to distance,
principally ut 80, 35 and 40 cents per load. As Il
large number of carts were employed, some super
vision was necessary, and parties were emp poyed
to keep account of tho number of loads made BY
each with instructions not to give credit for small
and imperfect loads, thus taking every reasonable
precaution against imposition.
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