The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-09-12

GEO. w. CLARK, Mayor.
Iiderman Whiltlen asked for further time to
renort on the matter Of the Mayors sugges-
tions relative to the price OF gas paid by the
city. Granted. -.
1t this stage Of the proceedings, the Mayor
dirested the attention Of Council to the noise
and Inconvenience occasioned by passing yehl-
cles, which interrupt the proceedings to
GREAT extent. He suggested that some meas
1res be taken to abate the nuisance, ..:o
Whereupon Alderman Whilden gave nonce
that later in the evening he would introduce
resolution relative to t. Q matter.
The Mayor informed Council OF the approach
ing meeting of the Memphis ind Charleston
Railroad Company, to be held on the 10Th IN
stant. One OF the City Directors, Mr. WILLIS
is absent from the city; he thought the ap--
pointment of q suitable person to represent
the interest OF the city quite regulate.
On motion, tae Mayor was authorized 10 ap-
point suitable person TO represent the city at
this meeting. ....,.
The following bill came up for it's second
reading:
tied San ordinance to establish and ntseg fegelsSe astS
day OF February, 1857.
The bin was taken up by sections and adopt
ed. The bill passed its second reading. Inc
hill was passed to third reading, which it
received. The bill passed its third reading,
the title was changed to ordinance and ordered
to be engrossed for ratification. IL reaos as
follows
A RuL to alter and amend On ordinance. entitled
"An ordinance to establish and regulate the oh1ce
of City Civil Engineer" ratified 26th day Of Feb
ruary, 1857.
SECTION 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen in City Council assembled, That
Sections numbered 2, As, 7,8; 8, IL, u ana
l3 of an ordinance to establish the office OF
Civil Engineer, be and are hereby repealed.
SEC. q. The duties Of the City Civil Engi-
neer shall be as follows, viz: He shall per-
form all surveying, engineering, architectural
and other work relating thereto, as ne may
from time to time be directed in writing by
the Mayor or Council, but he shall not con-
tract for, begin, or proceed with any puDnc
work without this authority.
SEC. g. He shall attend to the construction,
openine and closing OF public drains. He shall
Law down and have IN charge a standard mea-
sure OF fifty feet, which shall be authority, and
govern in all cases Of contested measurement
He shall be furnished with q suitable Office and
instruments, which Office shall be kept open
during the usual business hours. He shall
keep carefully, as city property, all maps,
plats. profles, drawings, estimates, books, In
struments and other things appertaining to
his Office, and shall keep therein, in conVe-
nient forms, copies Of all papers and commu-
nicatlons made by hi IL to any department or
Office in tho city; true copies Of all contracts
made through him, and also books Of accounts,
showing all transactions relating to his office.
he shall collect from private parties the ices
which the City Surveyors were entitled TO tor
like service, and pay the same at once into the
city treasury; and all privat, parties applying
for reference to official plats, DRAWN 8. docu,
msnts or standard measure in his office, shall
pay through the engineer into the city treas-
ry the fees which are or may be estaDnshed
by the City Council.
SEC. 4. He shall receive, from and after the
first day of October. 1868, salary OF Twelve
hundred dollars per annum, payable monthly.
SEC. 5. All ordinances and parts OF ordlnar-
ces reougnant to the provisions herein con-
tanned are hereby repealed.
ga Bill to relieve certain persons from the
payment Of fees to the Clerk Of Council, and
for other purposes" came up for its second
reading, the blanks we're filled, after which 1t
passed. The bill was passed to It's thlrd l; read.
ing. which it received and passed, the title was
changed to ordinance and ordered TO be en-
crossed for ratification. 1t reads as follows
A BILL TO relieve certain persons from the payment
of fees to the Clerk of Council, and for other pur'
poses.
SECTION 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen of Charleston in Council assembled,
That all ordinances and parts of ordinances al
lowing the Clerk Of Council certain fees Tor ls-
sn,ne icenses to liquor dealers, billiard table
KEEPERS. Ink shop keepers, auctioneers and
others, be and the same are hereby repealed: :,
SEC. 3. That the pay OF the Clerk OF Council
be at the rate Of $500 per annnm. dating from
1st October next, payable monthly.
SEC. 8. All ordinances and parts OF ordlnan-
ces repugnant to section two are hereby re-
pealed. m
A bill to change aud modify an ordinance "to
raise supplies for the city for the year 1868 sud
for other purposes" came up tor its second
reading. The further consideration of the bill
was postponed to future meeting, In conse-
quence Of there not being a money quorum
present.
The Mayor here took occasion to suggest to
Council the propriety OF calling an extra meet
ing TOR the purpose Of taking up this bill, as
well as other important matters which are now
| holding over in consequence OF money quorum
| not being present for the past three or four
meetings. Whereupon motion was made and
| carried that Council meet on Friday evening
| next, at haf-past seven o'clock, for the pur-
pose of considering all matters now holding
over for the want Of money quorum.
DEFERRED BUSINESS.
The report of the Committee on City Lands
on the application Of John 81. Devereu1, Esq.,,
architect and builder, proposing to purchase
or lease water lot on the west side Of Lynch.
street, came up for consideration. At this
stage Of proceedings the following petition WAS
presented. 6fter some discussion, it was
moved that the whole matter be referred to the
City Attorney for his opinion as to theIight Of
the city to sell the property. Carried:
To the City Council Of Charleston:
The undersigned residents and landowners
in the vicinity of the Common" between Rut-
lsdge-strest and Ashley River, Broad-street,