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

EDWIN u. ENSTON.
JACOB SMALL
II. Is. OLNEY.
WILLIAM RAVENEL.
@. WILLIS.
Tho Dill received it's first reading this evening.
Whoreas tho ueneral Assembly or tho SLato iid.
| OH tho eighteenth day or September, IN tho year
eighteen hundred nnd sixty six, pass Joint rcHo-
luton Of tho following tonOr and object, to wit:
| tho Dluo Ridge Railroad Company in South Caro-
! lima be and aro hereby authorized to deal with
| tho shares hold by tho State IN said Company in
tho same manner ns with tho shares Of oil other
Stockholders In any arrangement TINT may DO
inudo with amy othor companies or individuals for
The completion OF tho snid rond by tho sBuiIig Of
proferred shares, or reducing tho number OF
| ahareA held by the Stato, III tho Hnmo rat O in
which tho city Of Charleston and other stockloi-
ers may consent thnt their shares shall DO ro-
dueed, OF i'll any other manner in which il mny bo
found necessary TO surrender POI lion OF tho cap-
tai already invested to accomplish tho constr1ic-
tio? Of tho said railroad. Provided that in any ar
ranGenlent That may be mndo tho State shall not
| shares hcld.n
aiding in tho completion Of tho Dluo Ridgo hail
IT'ad by any reasonable arrangement That vii! con-
duco to that end,
Now be it ordained, That tho City Council of
Charleston do hereby consent to dofer thoir claim
| for dividends on oil stack now hold by tho corpo-
rution in tho Bluc Ridge Railroad Company in
a ae ana Has IL sns ssS sSS s ss0s s
of G soa G
| howpyor That II tho carnings OF tho Company
which arc divided profits, shall DO in cIccss OF
lcnds on Tho new stook, such oxessa shall bo ap-
piled In equal ratio to the old aud the now aock
aud provided also that tho stock held by tho City
soaHrnent.
Tho Mayor made tho following report, which wns
| adoptsdI
III g REronr. II.
Tn fino fboir
cation Of Dr. J: J. Ohisom, Prcaident Medical 30.
ciety and Chairman Of Trustees Of Roper Hos.
pital, tho Board OF Health deem II duo to item
selves nnd this body 10 place tho whole subject
| matter before tho community in such form au to
onablo them 70 arriyo ut correct conclusions, and
in doing SO will consider the several points in tho
In January last when tho majority report Of tho
II o o fTs 6sGvsa bvs ns
tho Bureau, additional Recommendations were
doomed necessary, to avoid the risk Of the Hos
s elsSea E IL asSaS S Sa @
TINT about four.ffthB Of tho means Of maintaining
| our health department. arD obtained from tho Gov
SS not sis to 30 81 md 'as sRo
Beard Of Health, at a moeting hold on Sd hIay
list, nftar duo consideration Of the mattor and il,
sassEf EPsa s as d1ssed ss
pital Accommodations,
Trustees OF tho Ropor Hospital. Us those genfler
mon had formally declined accepting tho resolu-
tion o. Council adopted in February last (author
Hospital]. through lInir Chairman, whose r iottor
was read TO Council On tho Qoih Februsry, and is
recorded on the Journals of Council; and soepndly,
under tho Viii Of Mr, Roper, pais with tie eohtTe
ptai b epy 30 our Hsaih poparinent sn' t H9s i
That i should 81 iG bc placed under his control e'a
:. With regard 70 tho oxtept Of accommodations in
tho two hospitals, were tho samo rple applied to
ing tho number OF bods to tho cubic foot in tic
aavRral wards, tho accommodations thero would
isll shoEt pt the number stated in tho communioa-
1n aes1s SH fespsss esPonss it un
avoidabio, but tho Board adopted ihst Inodo
which they bsley9, woula prove most economical
vided, hospitals for freedmen would havo been n
ssd i6s sIty would tleh have hsd e provide rs.
sESss Is aeE fus q
mated a. about s2O6S per snnum, to ms!ntain tho
present arrangement, rather than DO obliged TO
poor, wholly Of tho expense Of the city.
the e. dH1 So Rondr IS nong ad aysd
Committee, ma 10 to Council on tho 18th Jan.
nary last, y win be seen that ,'tho Trusteeu
besSoen so snd soo spS can bo O
creased to SIC, 900, when from tho resumption Of
Tho. payment Of interest BY State and corppr4io
Sources thoy arc In receipt OF their entire MEANS"
who Is also The Treasurer OF the Board, we have
ou9 E Gna
we are satisfied thst that amount wonld not suffice
to support the Hospital on scale adequate 10 tIe
" tha. The city would Be caliod npon 70 supply Tho tho
tall Etlor this would 30 tho case or tho city
pense would be greatcr Than under tho prosont ar
rangomene. II must BIO borne In mind that this
rssrs only TO hosP.Ssl, P.S expenses and EeTo tho ar
health districts. - " ''' ''''-Ie IeS@'' 80
keeping tho sick in thoir institution would So for
supplies, and as these aro obtained from govern
mont, the city would DO at no expense to furnish
sos It's ss 81 n al
nishos means, and wore vo to soud patients to tho
Roper Hosptsal, when not under government con-
the government, all tho supplies now furn.shed
would bo Withdrawn. s,r 5.sl.
The chairman concludes by saying "I have evory
Of the Government officers to be allowed TO trans
for tho supplies With tho whto patients, It would
have beon granted" Tho Bosrd regret that
charge 80 grave should bo made against tho GKeou-
two officers Of the Board II not against Tho Board
itself and In q manner 30 positive, but they are
only competent kuthoiity, that tho Chairman Of
tho Trustees hns boon told by tho medical oilcar,
that supplies would BIO furnished their hospital Ii
1t wero pltced under his control. This condition
pot having beenhtceded to, supplies haYo not been
furniahed It. sesnns, thop, tho failure 70 obtain
supplies Ia owing 10 tho acon OF tho Trustcee and
not 10 that Of this Board or it's officers,
Tho Board will conclude by recommending that