The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-25
PaooEEDlsas OF CITY COUNCIL.
/ it,, iFt,o,RrY.r1Rsr REGULAR MEETING.

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PT,oCEED1Has OF CITY CoUNoIL.
All. FoRTY.FIRsr REGULAR MEETING.
.Ikay.. /, oouNcn CHAMBER, MAY 81, 1867
PresentEHis Honor Mayer GAnnAnD; Alder
man aEnpTs, O'NEnL, WILLIE, srKnMEYKn, oAKEs,
HoNoua MARSHALL, CesanoyE, EARLE, CoUBTE-
NAY. PnmoLs, SMALL, RAyENKLi WRAoo, WurI-
DHN.-18 mGIlbers.T T. T'!{. e. ga
The minutes otthd Last meoling were read and
confirmed, and the following matters disposed of;
Costello and Jas, Magrath. Refcrred to Commit.
teo on I6ensos. 4 q .'.s. -.'"' i. s,1
g. praying that tho sidewalk and cutters be repair
Cd S,ras and tae asd dlssp' M FoffFod 70 R Adeon
praying to b. amount
paid fiji taxes. Rofcrred TO Committee OF Ways
Petition coi residents ip! The, :neighborhood Of
Rutledgo Street, calling attention to tho condi-
tion OF lot on Rutledse btreot between Queen and
Petition OF residents In aibbo'a street, praying h
that the lamp In said street DO lit. RefDrred to
Committee ON Lighting tho City. ~ q ! :, 4
tho roofs OF tho city buildings with metallic roof
ing paint, at q per square. Referred to tho
Ioturn, OF the Harbor Mastor for April, 1867,
showing s5s5 4G-loo paid into the City Troaspry
Firemastefs wsS referred to the. Special Commit
= . oaAnIrsrois, May 10, ass7..' |
~ GrsrIEMEN :WTho Board or Fire Mnatora, ut
resolution, and directed tho same to bo sunt %
your honorable body Worry respectfully, r. sShS,e1
lpiih 1tl III - 1ora Clerk and .supoIintondent.
). Rssetped, That this Board feipeetfully request
ditiptI Of the City Finances will permit, TO allow
the Bari1o compensation TO tile Engincor of Tho
S tSo N
said company be allowed 6o1 feet new hose and Q
new hose reel, 49,.
the commissioners Of tho Orphan House wns
ordered 10 be published: -; ..: ~. 4.s-T (.
{ ,'ihp9ls 4: CHARLESTON Il. c.. May Is, 1867. /.
ssndrsTLKiaa 4 have boon directed by the Board
OF Commissioners Of tho Orphan House to pro-
sSo sSo s s of 5 sssh @ Sa
institution I Ht.aT a. ,1T...t-t (
yYeFy respectfully yours. /
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The Committee on Investigation into tho origin
OF the late fire, &C., beg leave respectfully 10 re-
esrs as possible, so much q t6S matter referred 70
this end have taken tho testimony or every persol
sssaReSss aaRSasaSs know any Of tho a'fa connected
tAppoars that upon the night Of the fire, dining
r9omNo. !, in which L originated. had been ooeif
Pied % usual Tint ta the early part OF evening
ysod dl5) sshIah. hosevsr. yer h hnd BEEN suhsred to
charge, leh the room ior tie night it had becoms m
eItinguished, She closed and looked the door
about eight o'clbok. The steward who hsd. spent
oabo1b aslfPast hiho O'Clock. n eomiag- ip-he
ssw into dining room No. l. and at that time there
sfeG sbos. e. Is he he
front OF the building, and again ssw nothing nnu;
sss s esS aS'Ss S So SS bsss ts
hcass 81 door In the BASEMENT, sa ahisl "a kept
the windows Of d;ninS room No. /. 10 these win,
dows there are no shutters inside or out: = IV95
Zone coming from the small onter gatn to this en-!
asIs directly S fssssss 's and eps1a rnaoSs
Tssssd 6siSss ssS rs
obasr7e | It oS4ihe spfsssss esssson tsS #aSS
%i S5s @ < sa a1 IL sn9
mp to his pose Gt twelve midnight This watohman
saw nothing unusual nfter reaching hie post In the
ssssR tJng fssSs o casS b %
dining room No.1. Ho Thought nothing Of 1t at
ass fl ss Hhaas s tss
crease alarm in his mind apa t9 satst him that tho
aoS1 ra
tho doos Of dining room. No. Ho thsni ifurned
ana sss ssis &c tss esps Ss
!. aa&6ts descended again. on his wsy down! Bssem}
%aE sms sS
alarm, he gasl on! BY the hall deor, and caused
e e
: Gpa hronsed BY the alarm, bel, camo over imnfel
andsscenasd as far as domitory No s, The inmates
OF whiofh he aroused, After being up there come
sg: L H taSss iis az
FtThss shouso being4thus srouaod, Miss Irving at
.oothiann the alarm 10 Ito Stewards door
sss%$$ ss4s II =
L Tho engineer as soon as ho heard tho alarm put
on his fro, and began plumbing water. 40 es 10 MI
S and an tho th
basomont Tho ininstea of tilo hospital being put put
Rs Rsuss ssai ss avsa saa N t2d the
No accident Of any kind occurred, and wo
Mhd P5dsidenes for ,6uf. escape from % calamity
tho bafo contemplation Of which fIIss sond With
II is very; apparent. that tho Chairman Of our
Board was early at tho scono OF tho disaster, and
promptly adopted al measures necossary for the
and lie protection Of lie property. .f.,, - -
In yieT lot other: matters roiorrod TO them, tho
committee content, themselves with this simple
Narration of the iaess, as = IT ds they hays been
a AZ tSS Sesnitofs their deliberations upon .heso
faeIg, They recommend tho adoption Of tho accom-
sesThlT tf8 efga6Sd in tho investigation and con-
htGn "a Tho other matt referred 70 them,