The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-14
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Crry HAL. CHARLES ION, Sept 10, 1867,
To tte Uo, 0rd1ie, tte h"3" ana d!os'me" g "te
CUy Of Charleston
C;,:yTI fMEN: At the request of the medical Off
Ger of the Board of HeaIth have made the exam
nation by levels OF several low lois with the view oil
determining the mode and direction OF draining
them.
The first is situated nj the corner o Morris anu
Coming streets, covering an area Of nearly TWO
acres the second on the south side oi Lane street
i'll rear Of McssiS. Wharton i Prtci:s Factory the
third in Mclntosh's Court. Mus street near I.iI-
elite the fourth, one door south oi Wehi"oi'"
street on tho cast side oi Gadsde,. 5.raai.
The mole OF Gr.inina IN tuToe nE5s Il .lhcd Miu
be by meaus Of surface ana suCt.ii"4Y'i' - '''"
and slight aiIouut 81 aiiinS sh" SiS..t- 80 -
direction 10 the surface water tS iAs' , iialiso,,,,
will require ditch Of 20 teaj i'll length, properly
graded besides the cleaning and repairing OF the
present trunk across Gadsdon street
The work required for ,de three trst named
places will be given out hy contract as provided
for bv Ordinance and the last can DO done by the
street hands.
lv nercssary, and have the honor to submit it for
the action of Your Honorable Board.
' ' LOUIS j. BARBoT,
City Engineer
Nhereupon Alderman Olney oferod the i2llow
ing resolution which w.S laid over under the 18TH
Rule:
RESOLVED That the Engineers report be accepted
and he be directed to carry out the work as PROVIDED
for by ordinance.
REPORTS.
Alderman Steinmeyer made the following IT.
ports, which were concurred IN {: s...1,,,. an
The Committee on Licenses report laNofilpi, oii
the application of Holmes Il Macbeth lor Aue.
tioneers' License, and recommcnar 1ne hrIVTR TVTR VI
the same JUHN IL. ,S6L6vi, = ~, :,
JAMES COSGROEE
The Committee on Licenses TO "illcn r, MriI ,.o re
farred the following applications respec,iulS re-
mort favoraby upon the examination OF tile sun
and recommend that they be sracTr npUm
payment OF the license fee 10 the lil! lie"9"'si'
JUNK SHOP LICENSE.
C. Irwin No. Is South Dav.
Mrs. Mary Harvey, No. q Middle street; .t;,,,,,p
JOHN II. STEINMEfER.
JAMES COSGROVE.
Alderman Oluey made tho following reports,
which were laid over, there not being money
quorum present o,4 +h.t thev
have examined tho following bills, nnd thenl ".
rect and recommend they bo passed for paynhen''
VIZ.
Sundry bills against Aims House, 20 s,o ee
amounting to. ::....' S-' w
sundry bills against Orphan House, . ecc 10
amounting to. o...........-....''''' -'o'O -
:. 1or o.
:
H. b OLNEY,
E. WILLIS, Committee
PC. GAIILARD,
Mayor
r,o co,,,roi+tee on Accounts to whom WAS re-
far,od tbe netition of the Charleston Steam flre
Company of Axmen, report, that from the treas
urers books, it appears SAID Compah! optainou &
loan from the City Council IN Decenper loOf upon
the usual terms, of s2,5Q0, OF which Ss6O was pau
nrevions TO the lst February, 1860. As TINS ioan
pc roade in Confederate currency which at that
time was very much Deprecated, the committee
recommend that it be arranged by reducing tne
amount to the gold basis on 1st February, lo0o
and adding thereto the value OF gold In heprescn1
National currency. -, e,.,o.
SIS SO in currency is fair equivalent for the bal.
ance due, and recommend that upon payment OF
that amount, said Company be discharged from
further Claim on account OF SAID loan.
II. 3. OLNEY,
f. WILLIS, Comm;tte
PC. GAILLARD,
The Mavor submitted to Council the following
statement furnished him by the City Treasurer,
relating to the issues of certificates OF lnoepted-
ness and city bills, which was received as lnforma-
ton:
September 1, 1867.
Amount certificates Indebtedness IS -oo ~
sued to dSea,od date 10 date sSs'2i Ss2Si % %
Amonnt in circulation. ........... s., 1928 81
September 9, 1867.
Issue city bills. ............ Sl9 ,500 UO
Redeemed bills ........... 30,n3 ID
Amount in circulation. s19,7 50
Amount of Indebtedness 5,72S 81
s255l5 16
The following bill came up for its second read
ing: ,,,o ~, ,ocvs
BILL TO REGULATE THE DREDGING OF DOCKS >,
Whereas The best interests OF the city, as well
as tho convenience of the shipping vls:tlhS inc
port demand that the channel OF Cooper river De be
kept open with sufficient depth OF water fof a IL
commercial purposes, and free from obstruction
BE il ordained, That in future all mud removed
from any of the city docks by dredgo machlnes,
or otherwise, shall be deposited on the east SIDE
of Hog Island, between Castle Pinckney anu
Mount Pleasant and III no other part OF the
harbor. .,., -
The Harbor Master shall be furnished with a
copy Of this Ordinance, which he IS required
strictly to enforce; and to report for prosccn,
ton all violations OF the same; when snail
subject the party so offending to q fine not ex-
ceeding one hundred dollars for each and every
offence.
On motion, the second reading was postponed
to future meeting.
The letter of the Trustees of the College OF
Charleston, asking for an appropriation OF SI32o
to meet the payment Of the internal revenue tax
ON the Raynard endowment, came up ior action
and was laid over, there being no money quorum
present. cc... p;,,oo,
Alderman Earle moved that the City Engineer
be authorized to advertise for estimates to 90 the
work referred to in his report to Council this ave-
LAG Aaionrned, III. SMITH,
Clerk OF Council.