The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-12-30
CITY COUNCIL.

TUESDAY, Decemter 29-Present-The Mayor
and Aldermen Potter, Cunningham, Dcrecf, Voig
Honour, wh,den, Olrey Howard, Marshall, Moore
Adams Lindstr Nm, Wall, McKinlay and Cade
On motion, Council proceeded to tho o!ochon
city tacers, with the following result:
Clerk of Couucil-Cal dldatcs: W. b. Smith, th
present incumbent. and ". r. Mitchell Vote
Smith IS; Mitchell 1. W. H. Smith declares
elected
Citv Treasurer-Candidates 6. Thomls, the pres
ent incumbent, and ". L. Campbell. Vote-Ihom1
Is; Campbell J. S. thomas declared elected.
Observation-Disclosures: W. NJ. Sage, d. 3
Vincent, G. F. Trescott. h. E Vincent, c. &. NeiI' u
B. Stoddard and - Black. Vute-G. L. Irescots
4: c. C. Nell, /; Black. ]; Stoddard, g. Stoddard DE
clared elected.
CITY Registrar. Candidate: DR.. George S. Pelzer
the present incumbent, who was declared elected.
CITY Observation-Disclosures: c. c. Trumbo Ross
Sprircs. Thomas Mulkai, J. L. Rose, Il. ). r.
chreitzberg and J. C. Lscoste, The present lnci'h,
bent. to whom said the Mayor, great credit was due
for the improved condition Of the streets, and who
had always been ready to second any step which
looked 20 improvement. Vote-Lacoste, II; Sprlggs
q and ]. J. MAXWELL. Lacoste declared elected.
oooeO-SohoAoesS'
". q. Huger, who was unanimously elected.
Flour Observation-Disclosures VIM. Le5gater, Geo.
Neuffer, C. N Averl and E. C. Tharin, the present
incumbent vo;e-Averill 10 and 1har;n 6. Mr.
Ayerill was declared elected.
Guagers of Liquor-oandi5ates: C. F. Levy and
Clarence Levy, the present inculabents, who were
declared reelected.
City Coroner-C Candidates: E. NJ. Whiting, the
present incumbent and L. Bunch. Mr.. Uniting
n rcsiyed IA votes. and was declared e.ected
Keeper OF Tidal Drains-Candidates P. Hogan. P.
Mcdonald, ]. F. Jordan. L R. Addison, John Ken
ney, J. Kennedy and Joseph Green. Hogan received
8 votes, Kenney g. Kennedy l, and Green 9, who
WAS declared elected.
Inspectors Of Naval Stores-Candidates: ". L.
Bevin. P. ". Stanland, the present incumbent, and
Ahck Robinson. stanland received votes, Bevin
Is, and Robinson 10, the two last being elected.
Mr. Stanland was then nominated by the Mayor
as third inspector, and was cenarmed by Council.
Physicians for Health Department Candidates;
T. Grange Simons Thomas J. Grimkc, e. Buist, T.
R. Aldrich. B. F. Shirer. R. Lesby, sum. langley, F.
P. Porcher ]. W. Angel and S. L. Locku ood The
following were elected on the first ballot: Dr. SIM
sns, IA votes, and DR.. Bulst 15 votes.
petition from the colored people OF the Upper
Wards. in favor Of DR.. Aldrich, was presented, and
Council then proceeded to second ballot, upsn
which DR.. Lebby received IL votes. aud Dr.. Lock
wood u votes, and were declared elected.
Superintendent of the Public Cemetery.-The pres
ent incumbent J. D. Brown, was reelected.
Contractor for Sweeping Chimueys. Lower Wards
Candidates: Geo. Artope. ". q. Armstrong, j. L.
Perryclear, D. Donest. NJ Nixon, present incuni-
bent, John Gonzales, p Asho colored). The vote
was Perycear !, Nixon s. Gonzales !, Ash, Z, and
Mackey l. No election.
Alderman Wall said that Mr. Ma:key was satisfied
with the honors which he had already, and was not
candidate.
On the second ballot there were votes for Nixon
and for Ashe. No election.
On the third ballot Ashe received 10 votes, and was
elected.
Contractors for Sweeping Chimneys = Upper
wards-Candidates ". E. Cook, W. b. Murray,
ohm carsten, George NJ. Honor. George W. spen-
Ger, ]. E. Rouminat, the present incumbent, ". I.
Oliver, I. F. Bunch, N. r. Willis, W. E. Jennings.
q. c. Moseley, John 7. Milican. The first and Sc
cond ballots there was no election. On the third
Dall0t Inc V0te WAS OuVer T. aOuOur y, hAA6Gu "
The latter was declared elected.
The election of City Apotheca,ies was next in Or
der.
Aldelman Olnty moved that Council do now 70
into an election for City Aeothecaries, and said that
later in the evening he would HTroduce Dill 10
abolish the ofice. The motion was agreed to.
Measurers and inspectors Of fLumber-Candidatos:
c. N. Bes.elieu c. $. jenkins, S. P. Bennett. j. e..
Renters, B. W. Crouch and Z. A. Champlain, and
about nice Others. The vote was. Be.sellieu II;
jenkins IL; salrs H. and Bennett, henteers, Champ
lain and Crouch 10 each. The three first were
DECLARED elected, and second ballot was taken to
decide the ties, when Bennett and Renteers were
elected On the third ballot J. P. Howard (coored)
was cleo ed, making the full number ofsix
Five Port Wardens-Csndidates The pre;ent in
cumbents, Mess1s. VIM Reid. McNellase, Getty @.
E. Kauapaux and Charles LINING; also, Messrs.
Kane. Grave,ey, Fled. T. B. Maxwell (colored),
Timothy johnson and Jcmes W. Anderson (colored).
The following were elected on the first ballot T. B.
Ma 1weIl, Timothy johnson, VIM. Byrd and McNel.
l,re. On the fifth ballot, J. W. Anderson was
elected
Twelve Commissioners of Poor and Aims House
The following we're elected J. +. O'Neill. Robert
oward, Lipdstrom, R. Holloway, Cade, Horlbeck,
R. E. DeReef, e. B. oakes Il. A. Due, Archibald
Cameron, Otto Tideman. and Henty Hcfnann.
Thirteen Commissioners of Markets-The follow
inr were elected Alva Gage. J. F. O'Ncill. E. P:
Wall, E H jackson, A. l.. Tuft, C. Voist, Oscar
johnson, Elias Gardaer, J. C. Il. Claussen, ]. Dun
ming, G. p Frazer, J. D. Gcddings, and r. S. Bruins.
Twelve Commissioners of the Orphan Eousc--1he
following were elected: L. 7. Potter, Alva Gage,
Henry Coba, N. q. Houston, Edwin Bates, George
w. Williams, D. O'Neill A. Simonds, S. g. Trott,
William G. Whilden. h. b. olney and ". {. Bee
Eleven Supervisors Bigh school-The following
were elected W. B. Yates ". D. Portcr, George S.
Bryan, A. ]. White. R. Yeadon, George Buist J. D.
Geddings, W. G. whildcn, II. Judge Moore. j. FL.
Honour, the Mayor, ex ofacio.
The following names were submitted by the
Board of Firemasters for election as tiremasters'
viz: NJ. a. Nathan, Z. NJ. Alexander, c. P. Aimar
and +. L. O'Nelll, and wore elected by Council
It WIS then moved that Aldermen Honour, Olney
and Geddings be elected to fll vacancies In the
Board Of Trustees OF the Charleston College, and
they were elected accordingly.
petition of the liquor dealers fora reduction in
the cha rye for liquor licenses. was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
A con munication from the Blue Ridge Railr' 'ad
was read, and the Mayor was authorized 10 appoint
CO mmittee 10 visit Cincinnati and Louisville, as re-
quested.
The petition of Mr.. Donohue for the removal Of a
wooden building, and that Of James Marsh for lands
t.1,ao xvara raferred