The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-08-29

| BY lease. And whereas it will proDapiJ cUs
the applicant hom $500 to $1,000 to hn IN l7! I1
lot mentioned; we recommend that II oe 1a, sU.,
to Mr.. John 81. Devereux for the sum OF sever
| hundred and fifty dollars, he agreeing 10 I'M
mediately improve the same: o:...,,
EDWARD P. WALL, on
WALTER CADE, City Lands
Laid over for consideration at next meeting
By Alderman Whilden: -,
spectfuIly report unfavorably on the apphcar
tion Of Mr.. George W. Williams, for light IL
front of his residence, Geo1 ge-street, as the
Council has already decided to light only tine
lamps at the corners OF streets and In nont o!
pu'n' ' WILLIAM G. wHILDEN.
AS. MARSHALL.
Adopted. :,
Alderman Whilden also reported favorably
upon the bills of the Gas Company, amounting
to $2374 80, which was adopted.
Alderman Whiden submitted the following
reports, which were received as information
and ordered to Jay over to the next meeting:
The Committee on the letter OF e1-Ser2essntt e. =
Fuller to this Council, Respectfully rePgl1 .nas
the charge made against Sergeant fullef "as
ssfor using unnecessary violence IN making an
arrest" Can't. Sigwsld testifes that Sergeant
FuIler was discharged by the Mayor without
HAVING hearing. Mr. Jacob F. Schirmer tes-
titles that he was witness to the arrest, and
that Sergeant Fuller behaved with great cool
ness. and used no violence, although the party
who was arrested called upon the crowd VINO
had assembled to rescue her from the ponce
man. MIR. Lowndes testifes that the woman
was 30 abusive that he had to eject her from
the premises and send to Lieut.. Minott Tor
policeman to disperse the crowd and remove
thu woman from his gate. 10
Your committee for the following reasons,
recommend that x-Sergeant Fuller be restored
to his position on the police:
LIST. Because the discharge was contrary TO
city ordinance, which authorizes only the
Chief of Police to discharge non. commissioned
officers and privates.
I'd. Because Sergeant Fuller did not have
Sd. Because he was innocent Of the charge.
WILLIAM l1an g: M,HILDEN, Committee.
agree to the report, with the exception
Of the clause recommending his restoration
I recommend that it be referred to his Honor
the Mayor for his consideration. n
DEFERRED BUSINESS.
The favorable report made by the Commit
tee on Streets on the petition Of large num-
Der OF citizens, praying thft the plank roads
be relaid in John, Chapel and Washington
streets, and which was laid over at the last
meeting, came up for consideration. Ihere
not being q money quorum present, the Iur-
ther consideration Of the same was laid over to
the next meeting.
The report Of the Special Committee on the
petition Of A. C. Welton, made July 18th, and
laid over for consideration, came ~, in regular
order, A discussion ensued on the part OF
several Aldermen on the report, when Alder
man Olney moved that the report be received
as information, and introduced the following
resolution: g ~
Resotued, That the proposal Of Major A: G.
Welton be agreed to for ten years, and the Clty
Attorney be directed to draw up the agree
ment.
Aldermen Weston and Wall arose and made
some remarks objectng to the leasing OF tne
well to private individuals, and argued that 1t
should still remain under the control OF the
city. The question was about being taken on
the resolution, when Alderman Weston moved
That the report be laid on the table, which was
lost, Question again recurred on the resoiu-
ton, when Alderman Weston moved an lnden-
mite postponement Of the matter, and called Tor
the yeas and nays. Three Aldermen rlsng,
follows:
Yeas-Aldermen Geddings, Cunningham,
L;odstrom, Cade, Olney, Whilden, Voigt, Mar
shall, Moore and the Mayor-10.
Ndus-AIdermen Weston and Wall-2.
The resolution was adopted.
BILLS.
A bill in relation to the High School came
ND for its second reading. The blank was NIL
ed with 5000, after which it passed its second
and third reading, the title was changed TO
ordinance, and ordered to be engrossed for
ratification.
LIZA BILL in relation to the High School.
First. Be il ordained BY the Mayor and AL
dermen in Council assembled, That from and
after the expiration Of the present schoo! quar-.
Ter the rate Of tuition in '''s High School shall
be forty-eight dollars p." snnum, payable as
heretofore, quarterlyin ad, .uce.
Second. That the Office Of clerk and treasu-
rer, ss heretofore established, be and the same
ia hereby abolished, and the duties pertaining
to the Office of treasurer shall hereafter be per-
formed by the principal OF the High Schooi,
who shall give bond in the sum OF two tnou,
sand dollars, with two sureties, to be approved
by the Board of Supervisors Of the High School.
for the faithful performance OF the duties OF
his Office, and whose duty it shall be punctual-
ly to collect, when due, and pay over TO the
CITY Treasurer, all sums received for tuition;
and O clerk or secretary may be elected by the
Board OF Supervisors, who shall perform the
duties pertaining to that Office at rate OF
salary not exceeding one hundred dollars per
annum.
Third. Should there be any surplus income
from tuition fees, over and above the current
expenses, the Board Of Supervisors shall have
the control and disposition Of the same for the
uses Of the school.
The following bill came up for its second
reading, which 1t received. The bill was pass
ed to third reading, which it received and
passed, the title was changed to ordinance,
and ordered to be engrossed for ratification
A BILL TO rer cal the ordinance providing for the
payment Of the salary Of the Curator Of The Mu'
scum of the College Of Charleston, and for other
purposes.
BE Il ordained, That all ordinances and reso-
lutions providing for the payment OF the sala-
ries Of Librarian of the College Of Charleston
and the Curator Of the Museum, and Of any ap-
preparation for the support Of said Museum,
hereby repealed, and that hereafter all such
salaries ana expenditures be paid by the Trus-
tees out Of the income Of the College.
The Mayor presented the following commu-
nication, which was referred to the Committee
on Quarantine:
OFFICE CIVIL AFFAIRS,
CHARLESTON, 8. G., August 20, 1858.
Hon. Geo. W Clark, Mayor Of Charleston, s. G
sIR: am instructed by the Major-Genera
States having turned over to the State authorl.
ties the whole subject OF the quarantine OF the
harbor Of Charleston, parties interested must
look to these authorities for their compensa+
ton, as no further payments will be made from
these headquarters.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
NJ. COGSWELL,
Major 9th Infantry,
Brevet Colonel q. s. A., lin charge.)
The Mayor brought to the attention Of Couu
Gil the present high price charged the city BY