The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-06-20

MrcWilhs Lett the city Tor Europe DelOre NY
return TO it, and, consequently, lam unable to
ssaa1 Ess..1'a. Es.' .''es JAMES d. TAYLOR
Return Of the City Sheriff Of unsatisfed te1
executions for 1850 and "a. Referred 10 Com
mittea Of Ways and Means.
Report Of L. j. Barbot, City ENGINEER, rela-
tive 20 Himons-street-trapped lniets, eaten
basins and curbs and streetrsurfaces. befef-
red to Committee on Streets.
Sundry bills we're referred to appropriate
committees. -.
REPORTS By COMMITTEES.
The following report was made by Alderman
aeddmgs and adopted {, ,,as.f,
= g; g, - CHARLESTON, June 15, 1868.
The committee, to whom was reiered the
petition OF James bmning and others, to be re-
iieved from the payment OF the tax on sales, un-
REPRESENTATION Of -section1, Of city ordinance
20 raise supplies, &C., passed January "a, 1858,
respectfuliy report: That they have duly con-
aidared The above apple ation, but having failed
to discover: the alleged inequalities OF taxation
against the business OF the petitioners under
recommend the remission OF the tax prayed
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By Alderman McKinlsy. from Committee on
Steam Engines, which was adopted
.;l.. - CHARriEsroN, June 18th, 1868. ]
The undersigned, to whom was referred
the, petitions presented to the City Coun-
cil at its last, regular meeting, by Messrs.l
Henry TWeitnan and W. B. Ryan for grant
Of irivilege to each to erect small steam en-
cine within, the city, for the purpose OF pro-
peIling gript mills, beg leave to report:
1st. That they have carefully examined the
building situated ON the southeast corner ofCai-
boun and Middle streets, IN winch Mr. henry
Tweitmnn proposes to ertct small steam en-
CINE OF, three horse power and grist mill, and
End that said building La constructed OF brick,
the roof Of which lis covered with tin, and he
promieec: that in the ensoEon and use OF said
engine snd null, to conform strictly TO the re-
quisition OF the ordinance regulating the same.
Ne therefore recommend that his application
2d. We also visited tho pyemises OF MIR. W;
r. RYAN. on the west side of Ftt-street, and
naxt sotth Of Bethel Church, at the southwest
corner Of Calhoun and. Pitt streets.
The premises OF Mr. Ryan is situated In .
very thinly settled neighborhood, and his lot
min is o spacious one, nearly in the centre OF
which he proposes to erect q structure for the
purpose OF enclosing the same.
It yas understood and agreed upon between
Mr.. RYAN and the committee that he should
erect brick piers, Of sufficient thickness and
width; the iiterstces Of which to be boarded
M. 30 SUPPORT roof to be covered with slate,
and III other respects to conform to the ordi-
nance regulating the saTaeaas - 90
The,committee are aware that the structure
herein: proposed TO be erected does not strictly
conform to the ordinance under which this
privilege in sought to be obtained, ,Tand also be-
|iieyine that thelintent and spirit OF the ordi-
nance seeks the security and protection OF the
Lives and property OF the citizens against acci-
dents that might occur by fire or explosion by
Che i1se of engines in the city propelled by
steam, nevertheless the site upon which MIR.
RYAN proposes to erect the aforesaid structure,
mill aud small engine, ,.iR,so isolated, and Tree
nom contiguous buildings, that they are OF the
bpinion chat no danger can arise Hom it's use
in such locality with ordinary Rre.y
We therefore recommend that, upon the
foregoing conditions being complied with,
the privilege petitioned for by MIR. Ryan be
Respectfully submitted by
-ass 49, WILLIAM MoKINLAY,
- Chm Com. on Engines.
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| By Alderman 0hey, from Committee on Ac-.
counts, which was adopted:
The COMMITTEES on Accounts beg leave to re-
port upon the examination Of the following &C
counts They find, them properly vouched and
correct, and recommend that they be passed