The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-11-20
TaEpoRrED OFFICIALLY F OR THE NEws.]


Pursuant to adjournment the Board OF Alder.
men met this morning at eleven o'clock.
Present-The Mayor; Aldermen Geddngs
Potter, Lindstrom, Derecf, Wall, Olney, Wbil.
den, Honour, Howard, McKinlay, Marshall
Voigt, Moore, gham-fourteen mem
bers.
The journal ofyesterday's proceedings were
read by the secretary.
On motion of Alderman Whilden, the journal
was corrected by amending the report Of the
returns as appeared on the journal, so that
amended, they read as follows:
The first paper read was without the name
of the precinct or ward at tho commenc cment,
but was signed and certified as follows: 'We
certify that the above is q correct return OF the
result of the election, held 10Th November, fol
Mayor and Aldermen Of the City Of Char. oston.
w. E. Mikell, Jos. Quash, W. N. Toft, Mana
gers Ward One"
Ward No. 8, Second Precinct-Signed and
certified by wv. II. Mishaw, H. Slawson, Jr.,
and ). E. Wright" Managers Of Election.
Ward No. g., Precinct S-Receiyed without
an envelope; signed and certified to by mana
gers, and endorsed, Official return of Third
Precinct, Ward No. s."
Ward No. 7-Received in sealed envelope,
with caption, ''Official return for tho County OF
Charleston, Ward No. Precinct; signed and
certified to by "Dr. Thomas S. Grimke, 5.
O'Hear, Jr., and ". R. H. Hampton" in their
individual capacities.
Ward No. 2-Recelved in scaled envelope;
signed and certified by the managers.
Ward No. 5-Received in sealed envelope,
and marked, s.Return OF votes polled ut Second
Precinct, Ward No. s." signed by Thomas j..
Knaut, chairman; John n Gregg, and A. L..
Prince" Individually.
Ward No. s. First Precinct-Receiyed in
sealed envelope; signed and certified to by
managers.
Ward No. 4, Second Precinct in
sealed envelope, signed by ''Chas. W. Graves.
Hutson Lee, John r. Murant,' in individual
Ward No. G, First Precinct-Received in
sealed envelope, headed ELECTION for Mayor
and Aldermen" certified and signed by I'D: B..
Ficklin, Edw. williamson, Richard Forrest" in
individual capacities.
Ward No, 4. First Precinct-Received in seal
ed envelope, headed $40 the Hon. Geo. W.
Clark, Mayor of the City of Charleston The
following is the official return of Ward 4, !" Ger
titled and signed by John Davis, chairman, d..
81. Williams, John B. Plumeau.
Ward No. 4, Third Precinct-Received in
sealed envelope, headed as follows "We here
by certify that the following statement is to
the best of our belief correct" Signed by Geo.
Reid. w. R. Mitchell, rhos. B. Maxwell, Man.
ayers.
o,se return headed, "Oficial return for Charles
ton Courier" Signed by A. V. Kanapaux, j..
G. Martin, J. F. Glover, Individually.
Ward No. 8-Sealed envelope, headed, 'sOfi
cial return Ward No. s Precinct" Signed byI-
Bunch, John B. Shlrer, j. NJ F. Dereef, Mana
gers.
Several other minor errors were corrected,
after which the minutes were confirmed.
Alderman Wnilden then moved that the ex-
animation of the managers be continued, and
in accordance with that motion it was adopted.
Joseph Ouash was sworn. Examined by the
Mayur: Was manager in the recent Munich
pal election for Ward 1; served through the
registration, the day Of the election apd the
day subsequent; no person administered the
oath who was not n manager; there were other
persons than the managers who assisted in
counting the votes; we had q clerk; 1t was
understood by the board of which was one,
that Mr.. T. Waring Mikell would be the clerk at
the city election; we had clerk for the gene,
raj election; he was not quick writer, and
we thought better to get an expert With the
pen; he was simply hired by the board, and
to my knowledge was not sworn; as clerk OF
the board he claim d pay; l was sworn
before Mr.. Bennett and my oath filed IN
the Clerk of Courts Office with Mr.
Whitman; do not remember the day when
sworn, but it was two or three days subsequent
to my appointment, which 1 received through
the postofice, previous to the general election.
The managers Of our board had no formal
meeting tor organizations; as soon as recelV-
ed my appointment through mail, trst saw
the announcement OF nv appointment through