The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-14
PROCEEDING
REGULAR MEETING.
Council CHAMBER, March 10, lSS'

COUNCIL CHAMBER, Maren ~, io'o
c,tv conncil met at half-past Ave O'Clock.
e, The following Aldermen we're presen. p,o-ar Olney.
pavsnel Gerdts, small. ONeill, stenmeyer OHey'
GaSes Honour. Marshall, Enston, Whhden' ou''e-'
Ocurtenay and P1lnSle. - .,o+ bonr Alderman
Courtenay moved that Alderh'sn S IL naried
Snsated 10 take the chair, Winch was cs-rleu. ,,a
TSs Minutes OF the last meeting were reau ahu
confirmed. ,..,,o-,, or in rerular
,Gnnlcaticos for licenses f-om sundry persons
Referred to Committee on Licenses
Petition OF Mrs. Mary Cooper. praying renei ~
the matter OF her taxes. Referred 70 oN
Petition of Mrs Caroline Mehrtens for permls-
sion to complete the repairs to her house IN coming
street. .,,. .,o ,e+;+;on no
Granted, as the repairs were not contrary to law
.pet;ton Of The officers of No. Fire Company Tool.
ored) asking to be allowed to run as an nndspenueM
oompany: also asking the use OF the house iormeriy
Sccnpied by Engine Company No. 4. Referred TO
LITER from Lieut.. Hendricks, Chief Of the City De
tectves, requesting the consent N cnt
through The east wall. Referred TO Committee On
Public Buildings, &c. 49, h.ra
Petition of P. Brady and others prsy!s ~ ..ot nae
the we'll at the corner of President and Line sreets
cleaned ont and suitable pump placed IN IT. ior tne
convenience of those living in the vicinity heefreo
to Board Firemasters.
The following petition was referred to the special
Oommttee on the Fire Department with power TO
"s.. ~. ouaarzsroS, s. c.. March 10, 1868.
In The Honorable Mdqor and Council
City of Charleston, S. c.:
SIRs-The premises at present nlreo oy tne ely s
authorities at the rate Of S25 per month, ior tne use
Of the company which represent are enuIsy uSu
ebuate to the actual wants of the company sne
iscramped covering barely space enough lor ue
housing Of the truck. the floor rotted and uneven
the roof leaky, the walls damp, the doors insecure
and, altogether the building Is unnt 1or even sS'
bN .or;o,,s, s,v
Hhe efficiency Of the company is thereby seriously
inrpgred, and its apparatus injured Itnereore pc
titfm your hon6faby body for more suitable accom-.
SoSa4ions and ask that the Chief Engineer be en-
powered to lease the building known as Nc lS9 Mar
fetstreet for the use Of this company Inc owners
Of the property Messrs D. Lopez sons are Wi11S
manner for Q truck house and meeting room, and TO
lease the same for term ofthree years. at an annual
rental of S4O0. .
tof CITY and viii place 1t in possession OF valla-
hle pubGc building until such time as 1t may be
financially able to erect proper enements for the use
ofthis and other fire companies.
Confident that this change would materially SUD-
serve the interests of the municipal government,
beg your early consideration,
And am yours, very respectfully
Foreman Charleston b. and I: Co: No: 1.
Chiet Fire Department
sundry bills referred to proper committees ,s
orphan House bills. ending Goth February. 1eGe,
amounting to s3,673 10. Referred to Committee on
Accounts.
Bills of Gas Company, amounting to 2,25s 81 Re.
fstred to Committee on Lighting the City ,o,,
Return of. Harbor Master for February. 1865
showing s614 1f100 pt' INTO the city treasury he-
ceived as information.
Return OF City Sheri. -, February, 1868. showing
ss915.c6 paid into the city treasury. SeceiVea Us
information. .?aEI5
REPORTS.
By Alderman Rayenel: :.
The petition Of ". a. Collins, druggist, referred |
to Committee of Ways and Means:
Your committee, on, examinauon. IND tnat Mr.
Collins CLAIMS compensation for his extreme hberai
ty in dispensing his drugs to many requiring them
at or soon after the evacuation OF Charleston, anu
asks that this compensation be made by Council by
an order 10 remit The taxes due by him., Mr. Collins
does not state the value of the medicines dis
t1buted. II Mr.. Collins has any claim against the
city, he should render full statement OF items and
the amount when it would be referred to the proper
committee, who would examine into 1t and report |
fully to Council, and if Council are satisfied that
Mr. Collins is entitled to compensation, it will be 50
ordered. The renting OF taxes as set on for
claims against the city is so mauifestly dangerous
precedent that your committee recommend that no
such proposition be considered and that ali claims
against the city must be clearly defined, and pay |
ment of all taxes required to be paid at the treasury
The petition Of Mrs. II. D. Whitney, also Rent to |
your committee. praying for compensation for dam
ages to her house, injured by mob, and asking |
that her taxes be ordered to be Get of against her
claim, involves the same precedent as that in the
case OF Mr. Collins. Your committee therefore re-
spectfuly recommend that both petitions be not |
granted. WILLIAM RAVENEL
q. B. CAKES.
JACOB SMALL.
E. w MARSHALL.
D.