The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-30
MEEEXNG Ov COUNCLL.

>.,. AEETXNG Ov COUNCIL.
Am Invitation from CvioroA Mon for
Council TO Cclobrate emo Fourth OF
July with them Considered an insult
by . Gaomber.
The regular meeting of the City Council was
held, last hight, at which were present Mayor
Pillsbuly, presiding; Greene, Voigt, e. W. NJ.
Mackey, Collins, Potter. Geddings and Cum
ningham, white; Holloway. Small. Thorne.
Brown. MoKinlay, L. F.. Wall, e. P. Wall, and
Hampton, colored.
There was apparently no interest taken in
this meeting, as there we're few persons pres
ent besides the members. .l,..., ~, .u,,,. Z.
At half-past eight O'Clock the Mayor came in,
the roll was called, o quorum ascertained to be
present. acs9 the meeting was called to order.
On gs5tiou of Alderman Cunningham. the
reading of the minutes OF the previous meet"
ing were dispensed with. ~, ''''
I'll l'f' rETITIoNg. -"
The following petitions were read and dis
posed of:
Petition Of officers and Members Of Prudence
Fire Company, No. a, asking Council to admit
them among the class OF companies the ap-
paratus of which are owned by the city, stating
that they wero organized in 1849, and though
they had lost their engine during the war. had
retained their organization. Referred to the
Fire Committee. H. -#
Petition of John OMara, asking Council for
$25OO on Fire Loan bond, was referred to the
Finance Committee. NH7.G ."t
Petition Of Mrs 3. G. Mckenzie. asking for
$4,000 on Fro Loan bond, was referred to the
same committee. af- l4
NP Johv kn M ia wife
removed to the Luaatic Asylum. at Columbia,
was referred to the Mayor. with power TO aot .
communication from the Harbormaster,
calling the attention of Council to an act Of the
Legislature, in reference to the appointment
of Members OF the Board of Pilotage, was re-
ferred to Especial committee Aldermen Voigt,
Greene, and McKinlay. (oolored,) committee.
Petition Of residents on Me sazine-street,
calling attention Of Council to the condition Of
the pavement. was referred to the Committee
on Streets.
communication from the Commissioners Of
the Markets, asking that the Upper Markets
be repaired at once, was referred to the COM
mttee on Public Buildings. 81. 1ra fti4noa
Report of the City Sheriff for May, 1862
showing that $4S2075 had been paid into the
City Treasury, was read, received and ordered
to be published for information. %a.. '~'< '.'
Report Of the Harbormaster for the month
Of May, 1859, showing that !s8l5 had been paid
into the City Treasury. was read and received.
Report Of Captain Of Police, showing that
$207 had been paid into the City Treasury, was
read, received, and ordered to be published for
information. ,r. 7...t9 gN
~ A number of small bills were referred to the
Committee on Accounts. lsa ad ra1-a {" Z
Petition oR,A.i:F. Sh1rar to erect q shed was
referred to the Committee on the Erection of
Buildings.
Petition of N. R. Dobson to put up a build
ing was referred to the same committee.
4 communication from Lieutenant Aldrich,
United States Army. stating that some Of the
outbuildi4gs on Citadel Green were no longer
required BY the military, was read and referred
to the City Treasurer. zfe. y!
: A report in reference to the Blue Ridge Rail-
road was not read, but was ordered to be pub
lished. aikii t::A13sGia a1o! wa
Report OF A. C.. Welton, regarding the pro-
Rress and condition OF the Artesian Wells,
was read, received, and ordered to be pub
lished.
communication, signed by Magistrate w.
a. Mishaw, (colored) inviting tho Cn-~c'' +n
White Point Garden, was read. ..a. .lr
Alderman Collins opposed its acceptance. n
McKinlay (colored) favored it, and. on his
motion, it was accepted. fa
REPORTS FROM THE WARDS.
i, The Mayor commenced calling for the re- !
port, from the wards. There was no response
until Ward No. was called, when Small,
colored, arose and said very deliberately, 81
have bill to present for division OF chimney
sweeps;;'' whereupon he drew ponderous docu'
ment from his vest pocket with all the solem-i
nifty and care that one would draw pistol 10
shoot his best friend, and sent it to the clerk,
who read it, as s'Bill to amend an ordinance
to establish the Office ofchimney contractors
first, that four contractors be an
nually elected by Council, and that each one
give bond in the sum Of $4,000 for the faithful
performance Of his duties; second, that all va.
csncies among the contractors or In: any Office
In the gift Of Council be filed by an election
after ten days notice has been given in any OF
the city papers by the Mayor.
On motion of Alderman Collins, the bill was
read the first and also the second time, and
then an attempt was made to put it upon ita
passage, which Alderman Greene asserted was
'ao.ing with Indecent haste" .4%' ."
Some discussion eneued in regard to the
second section (which, by the way. was SO
carefully worded that at first it did not arouse
the suspicion Of those interested In the adopt
ed ordinance only requiring Ave days notice
before an election.) after which, on motion OF
Alderman E: w. M. Mackey, q further consid-
etation Of the bill was postponed until future
meetlng.0 aa5. B,.-.1Aa h.t :. a3 to-. ID
THAT INsULTINa INVITATION.
Small, colored, here Iose to move an adjourn-
ment, when Alderman Collins sprsng to his
feet and said that he would like, before Coun-
Gil adjourned, to make an explanation as re-
garded his reasons for opposing the accep-
tance OF the invitation signed by Mishaw, az
chairman Of the committee rendering it.
No one seeming to care whether he made
the explanation or not. Aiderman o. taking 1t