The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-09-14
PROCEEDINGS OF CITY COUNCIL.
EXTRA MEETING.

City Council met this evening at O'Clock.
Present-The Mayor and Aldermen Ged
dings, Cunningham, Lindstrom, Weston, Wall,
Cade, Olney, Whilden, Voigt, Howard, Marshall
and Moore-1S.
The reading of the minutes OF the last meet
| ing was postponed.
DEFERRED BUSINESS.
bill to change and modify an ordinance
''To raise supplies for the city for the year
| 1868, came up for it's second reading.
| The bill was taken up by sections, read and
| ing, which it received and passed. The title
| was changed to ordinance and ordered to b3
| engrossed for ratification. The bill reads as
| follows:
BILL to change and modify an ordinance "to raise
supplies for the city for the year 1858, and TOR
other purposes"
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen
in Council assembled, That the said ordinance
shall be amended 80 as to read as follows, to
wit:
Paragraph 2 of Section Fifty cents on
every hundred dollars of all sales Of goods,
wares or merchandise (e1cept cotton) on per-
sonal account, or on account OF others; and
twenty-five cents on every hundred dollars OF
all sales Of otton on personal account, or ac-
count Of others, payable monthly.
Paragraph Of Section Fifty cents OF
every hundred dollars OF all sales at auction,
payable monthly.
Paragraph 2l Of Section Fifty cents on
every hundred dollars of the gross receipts Of
hotels or public eating or boarding houses,
payable monthly.
Paragraph % of Section Fifty cents on
every hundred dollars Of all receipts Of livery
stable keepers. payable monthly.
Paragraph "a Of Section Fifty cents on
every hundred dollars of the gross receipts OF
all printing Offices, newspapers aud publishing
houses payabe monthly.
| Paragraph 26 OF Section 1-Fifty cents on
every hundred doll rs of all sales Of hors .s and
mules brought to the city payable monthly.
| Paragraph % Of section Fifty cents on
every hundred dollars of gross receipts OF all
tavern keepers and liquor dealers, payable
monthly.
! One dollar on every hundred dollars Of all
| freight and passenger lists Of all steamers or
sailing vessels, paid or payable in this city, the
sane payable monthly, the conslgnee or
agent OF said vessels to be held liable for the
payment Oh the same into The hands Of the City
Treasurer.
This ordinance shall take cfsect cu and after
ratification.
The favorable report Of the Committee on
Streets on the petition Of large number OF
citiz ns praying that new plank roads be re-
laid in John, Chapel and Washington streets:
came up and was adopted.
It was moved and carried that the construc
ton Of these roads be under the supervision Of
the Mayor and the Committee on Streets.
The favorable report Of the Committee on
Public Buildings, &C., ON the petition OF the
Hope Fire Company, male August 9th, came
no for confederation. Alderman Weston rose
to know If the report was signed by majority
Of the committee; that he is member OF the
committee, was not consulted, and he thought
that it was showing great discourtesy to those
OF the committee whose names do 3s not appear
under the report; he was not opposed to the
&1& II, he
acted upon this evening. Alderman Wall agree
with his colleague; he didn't know That he was
member Of the committee until he looked over
the committee list, when he found his name on
it Us member of the committee; he therefore,
moved that the question on the adoption OF the
report be postponed to the next meeting.
Lost.
Some discussion ensued, when motion was
made and carried that the report be referred
back to the committee.
The favorable report Of the Committee on
Streets, allowing Mr. P. ]. Googan S164 for one
hundred and sixty-four feet OF laud taken to
straighten Queen and King Streets, came up
and was adopted. go
Deferred BUSINESS being finished, the follow
ing matters were brought up for confederation:
Communication OF L. j. Barbot, Esq City
Engineer:
OFFICE CITY CIVIL ENelSEER,
CHARLESTON, September l0, Isis.
To the Honorable the May r ani Aldermen
of ofCharleston, in C"nsa,on Council assembled:
IL. undersigned, under and by virtue u an
ordinance of the City Co :ncil OF Ch rleston,
ratified the 26th day of February, 1867. to es-
tablish and regulate the Office OF City Owl En-
gineer, was, on the 18th Of ilarch 1867 elected
By the Mayor and Board OF Aldermen to the
said Office Of City Civil Engineer, to hold aud
discharge the duties Of the Office for the term
Of four years. By the bill creating the Office
and regulating its duties I was required to
enter into bonds for the faithful performance
Of the duties Of my Office in the sum OF five
thousand dollars. This obligation was to con;
tinue Of force during the term OF my Office, and
it operated as contract between myself and
bondsmen and the City OF Charleston, to endure
for the term Of losir years, and terminate only
then, when new election for the place OF Civil
Engineer under the terms OF the bill sho uld be
held.
ent time. I have discharged the duties Of the
Office without complaint, and done all that l
Was bound to do under my contract Of Office.
AnoGher bill or ordinance was at the last
meeting OF Council hurred through, proposing
reduction Of nearly one half Of the salary CT
the Office and depriving the Office of the fees
and perquisites provided tor in the bill.
This measure has been adopted without COM
plant OF my official conduct, and without even
asking an investigation into the affairs and
duties OF my cffice.
submit, that by the tenure of my Office un-
der the ordinance creating It, an entitled
legally TO hold the Office for the term OF four
years, and to enjoy for that term LII the epolu-
ments attached to 1t, under the ordinance
creating it. A mod .fcation or change Of the
ordinance OF establishment is subversiou OF
the contract with Council by myself, and as
such exceeds the powers conferred upon the
corporation.
The undersigned respectfully protests against
the ratification Of the ordinance recently |
adopted, making change in the salary and |
emoluments Of the Office, and praYs that this
may be published and filed with the proceed
ings OF Council, and such consideration b,
given to it by your honorable BODY, as IN JUS
tice he Is entitled TO receive, and the merits OF
his case deserves.
And the undersigned ever protesting, and so
forth, respectfully subscribes himself,
Yours very respectfully.
LOUIS j. BARBOT,
City Engineer.
Ordered to be published and laid over for |
action at next meeting.
Communication OF Joseph Hilton, Esq.,, Fore |
man Charleston Hook and Ladder COMPANY,
No. l. asking payment Of Indispensable ex-
penses incurred in completion OF Truck House,
amounting to $137 40. Referred to Special
Committee on the Fire Deo rtmeut.