The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-04-18

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SEC II. All ordinances and parts OF ordinances in
any manner conflicting herewith are hereby repealed
The following petition was referred to the
Mayor, with power to act:
| CHARLESTON, April 9, 1868
Honorable Nayor ant Board Of Aldermen, City Of
| Charleston:
The petition of the undersigned citizens of Charles
ton following the avocation ofdraymen or public car
riers respectfully showeth that we are daily encou
ternG severe losses in business by Of the
deplorabe condition Of the streets in this City OF
Charleston III so tar as traversed By the line of city
railway. the paving OF Meeling-street particularly
being disturbed by the placing of the rails IN rs-
ton. and since that time by neglect to keep 10 re-
pair, unusually destructive to the running gear
and entire construction Of our vehicles. We are safe
| in asserting that the wear to our properly, from
causes herein above stated, has increased TO ty PR
centun on that ordinarily encountered. We submit
our hardships to your consideration, and earnestly
! petition yCur efforts to enforce remedy.
And your petitioners will every pray &C.:
P. Brady. James Walsh, John Hassett, James Cor
coran, N. Moran, Thomas Morices P. Carroll. H.
Won Eitzen, II. Canaghan. Robert McElroy, James
kealey, Dennis Keenan, Patrick Brodericl, Walter
Walsh, James Walsh, Thomas Dougherty.
The Mayor informed Council that he had in
structed the clerk to furnish the State Treasu-
rer with a copy of General Orders No. 139, Of
December 8, 1861 appropriations, &C., issued
by command OF Brevet Major General Ed. r.
S. Candy, with the request that he would for
ward the amounts appropriated for the Roper
Hospital, Medical College of South Carolina.
and transient poor of the city, to which he re-
ceived the following reply:
STATE Treasury OFFICE,
COLUMBIA, 5. c., March IS, ls6s. !
". II. sm'th, Esq, Clerk Of Council.
DEAR s1R-Yours of 25th instant With with request e., Of
Colonel ". Cogswell. Mayor City Of Charleston,
that sen.. lim an order on appropriations named,
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Appropriation Transient loor, Charleston.... 5000
siloo9
has been receive. If read your letter correctly,
you appear to have misconstrued Special Orders. No
50 ia copy Of which you enclosej.
said orders InIodiiy General Orders No. 1872 81
December, lSG7, so that $1,000 OF said approximation
is now subject to the order OF the Medical College of
South Carolina, and leaves only the balance, viz:
S6000 the credit Of the transient poor OF Charles
ton. You could therefore, draw only SG0U0 o. that
appropriation.
again this does not appear in Special Orders No.
69, because the transaction was not known ~ Gcne
raj Candy whea they were issucd the appropriation
OF s3OG0 for the Roper Hospital Ill Charleston. made
by General Orders No. 139, December ), lSGI, was
drawn by the Roper Hospital Gu 2ith January, 1sGs.
informed General Candy Of this only Oh the 18th
instant, receip: ofa telegram that it had been
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only the $4,000, that be drawn. desire that the
coudition OF these appropriations b. understood be
fore the payment be made. therefore beg 10 state
these facts and have the honor await your answer
Very respectfully,
WI. HOOD.
Treasurer South Carolina.
The Mayor also stated that he addressed
letter to the Trustees OF the Roper Hospital,
proposing to lease the Hospital for the use OF
the city, and that ho had received the fol-
lowing reply:
CHARLESTON, April {, 1868.
Colonel IT, Cogsweu, Mayer
DEAR SIa regret to inform you tha; IL conse-
quence of the opposition of the Board Of Trustees
aud the Medical Society to the renting Of the EOsp
tal, founded in part upon discrepancy of legal
opinions to their right to rent the building, your
proposition to lease tho hospital for the city cannot
now be considered
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
r. A. KINLOCE,
Chairman Board f Trustees
OF the Roper Hospital.
Whereupon Alderman Marshall offered the
following resolution, which was adopted:
Rcsolrei, That tue Mayor be requested to inform,
Major-General E. Ii. s. Candy tia Council is rrepar
ed to furnish two OF its own cit ph' sclaDs Tree OF
COST to the city hospitals to COMO Special
Order, No. 60, issued March 25, 1865
The following report was received as inform.
alton:
1he committee OF Council appointed to coIfer
with committee of the Trustees OF ihc College OF
Charleston in relation to the salaries and expenses
the Boyce fund.- fully report: That they have
conferred with committee OF the trustees and ind
that the memorial Cf the trustees OF the college Is
sustained by consdera ions of public interest, and
that OF the bcuchciarics @: the Boycc fund upon
considerations o. private interest, the latl having
nigher claim than tLat which every holder Of city
stock may urge Therefore, although the committee
regret that they canrot assist the .cnclicar.eS ii
their laCdabe efforts 10 obtain an education, the:'
re obliged to decline action upon that memorial.
With respect to tue college, they did not feel d: lib
erty to acce1e to the payment Of interest the city
stock Standing in the name OF the college holding
that their interest must be funded like that o. o:ner
persons; but by virtue OF the power 10 act conferred
upon them by the resolution OF Council, they h4v:
advanced to the college the necessary pay the
salaries and expenses to the 1st Of April, taxing
the trustees pledge oil certificates Of stock 10
the same nominal amount.
Respectfully submitted
II. COGSWELl, MAJOR.
The Mayor informed Council that he IN
structed the Captain OF Police TO publish no.
tice requiring tine removal from within the
city limits of all butcher pens, slaughter
houses, and places OF like character, by the
221 instant.
Alderman Whilden offered the following re-
solution, which was adopted:
Be i: resolved. That from and after tle ar.t day
OF May, in the year 1868. the ordinance relating
the establishment; Of slaughterpens within the City
Of Charleston will be rigdy entor ed; aid that he
location Of all similar establishments such as saus-
age. soap and candle factories tauucrieS, &C.,
ferred 20 the Board OF Heath, to report thereon
the next regular meeting.
Alderman Marshall offered the following re-
solution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That hereafter the markets. from the
first Of April until the first October. opened at
fur \. II. and closed 1t niue A. NJ; aud from tae
first Of October until the first 0: April be opened at
i've A. ". and closed at ten A. N. On saturday
niIhts the markets Will be opened from Eve P ".
until ten P. IL.
The Mayor called attention TO the matter OF
the proposed shell rood, and suggested the ap-
pointment of proper committee to report On
the same.
Whereupon the following resolution was Of
fereG and adopted
Reso'red, That special committee OF ..lree,
and the Mayor who shall be chairman. be ap-
pointed to examine into the matter Of the prot
posed shell road, and to report at 4 future
meeting.
The following committee Was appointed: The
Mayor and Aldermen HOno1r @ tnS and Fms