The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-20
coRBlN STILL WAITING FOR $4,000,

Areuular meeting Of the City Council was held |
last evening. rir,A tn.i. |
The Mayor came in about half-pnst O'CLOCK.
The Clerk called the roll and the following an !
swered: Mayor, Aldermen T. ]. and E. W. NJ.
Mackey, Voigh Barrow, Potter, Collins, Green,
aeddIngs, Cunningham, white, Howard, f. P. and
l.. F. wall, Hampton, Holloway, McKinlay, Small,
colorcd. ,n .se
Council was then called to order. :,
The reading OF the minutes was dispensed
with. ~
PETITIONS.
Petition of Alexander Josephs, to keep junk
shop was referred to Committee on Licenses.
Petition OF Geo. Little, Ed. Wilkinson and other
streetaborers, asking for an increase OF pay, was
read. ','E '-ai
After considerable discussion and q number OF
amendments, Alderman T. ]. Mackcy offered
resolution providing that tho laborers and fore.
men DO paid 81 90 per day..
Alderman E. p. Wall moved that tho foremen
receive 81 rs per day. go hF. u,.i - ~
Alderman Mackey accepted the amendment
and tho resolution was adopted Us amended. :, =
Petition of Marion Ffro Engine Company for q
loan OF two hundred dollars, was refcrred to
Committee on Fire Department.
Petition OF John Cook for transfer OF liquor
license, was referred to Committee on Licenses.
Petition OF residents OF Prlce's Alley for gas
lamps, was referred to Committee on Lighting
Streets ~
Petition OF Robert Turner for o license to retail
liquors, was referred to Committee on Licenses. =
Petition OF Collins & Morse for license to per-
form during the season, was referred to Commit
tee on Licenses.
Petition OF j. Trieste, for license to retail H.
quors, was refel red to Committee on Licenses.
Petition OF Catherine Barden, to keep junk
CHI 10 rofar IN M ttoa
= Petition Of Comet Fire Company for the pur-
chase OF City Engine No. 8, now in their posses
sion, was referred to Committee on Fire Depart
ment.-; I! ~
Petition OF John Parker, Of Mills House, for IL
quor license, was referred to Committee on Ii
censes. .,';s',t'- yior
Petition of J. Arlwink, for license to carry on
the business OF scissors grinding, was, on motion
OF Alderman Mackey, granted.
Petition ofW II. Mishaw, in behalf OF Star Fire
Company, for use Of No. engine house, was re-
power to act. g i
Petition OF W. p. Russell to erect three story
wooden building, was referred to Committee on
Buildings. :,
Petition OF Captain II. w. hendricks, asking
that oyercoats be furnished to, the policemen,
WAS read. Nia ~ n. H''
Alderman T. j., Msckey said that tho old over.
coatswere not comfortable enough even for the
policeman IN uieep rrnn thair rnsts with, enh
therefore moved that the Mayor bc authorized to
contracts for seventy-fve overcoats, at a cost not
to exceed what has been heretofore paid.
On motion Of f. w. NJ. MacHey, the whole mat
ter was referred to n special committee-Mayor,
E. W. NJ. Maokcy, Howard and Greene, commit
tee. .1ftr. si =, ~ ..e'
Petition OF NJ 3. Wilbur was referred to Com
mittee on Assessment.
. Petition OF Joseph Hilton and others, asking
that lamps be placed In Queen between King and
Meeting streets, was referred to Committee on
Lighting Streets rg
Petition OF 1Etna Fire Company was referred to
Committee ON Lighting Streets.
REPORTS. Gg s
The report OF the Chief Of Police (publislied else
where) was presented, and, Without reading
was ordered to be printed. at
The report OF the Harbormaster, showing that
$653 had been received as harbor dues for the
month OF September was read. The Harbornaster
requested advice OF Council in regard to an
opinion given to him by the City Attorney.
Some OF the Aldermen moved that the subject
be referred to q committee.
Alderman Mackey said he understood that ID,
T. Corbin had given an opinion to the Iarbor-
master, which, II he obeyed, would cause loss Of
$4,000 per year to the city; and he moved that the
opinion be read. -..g.e
The motion was carried, and the opinion read.
1t is as follows: /;
OFFICE oF CITY ATTORNEY,
CHARLESTON, s. G., October II, 1889.
sIR-Your communication OF the sth instant, I'm
collecting ''harbor ieos'; Of vessels entering the
larbor as required by city ordinance, Is received.
ters fees is contrary to the ruling o7 the Supreme
Court OF the United States In thacase OF 'Stcam-
sp vs. iaS TIVE h wsace IN which
the masters and wardens OF port within 1t
should he entitled to demand and receive, in ad-
dition to other fees, the sum OF five dollars, wheth
er called on to perform any service or not, for
every vessel arriving In that port, is regustlon
tuition, and also A duty on tonnaue md 20 nocon
stitutional and void. ~ ts,l4r g = I!
as ,nxed Dy the ordinance OF May 17th. lS4l by
which u is provided that all vessels OF the United
States, &C., which SHALL from and after the pas
Charleston, and come to anchor within any part
Of the hsrbor within one mile OF the city, DC,
cent and q half per ton, according to the vessels
register or papers, and other ordinances by which
ed, then advise you the collection is illegal for
tne reasons stated above, and should not be in
Very respectfully, your obedlent servant,
City Attorney.
After the reading, Alderman Mackey made
some remarks, and moved that the Harbormas.
ter be instructed to collect the dies upon the
tonnage Of vessels until otherwise ordered by the
courts. art.i -..3 sa ut- ,n ,s,l-It,
Alderman Barrow seconded the motion, and
said he was surprised that me man whom Council
had elected as its attorney should have written
such an opinion. A blind man could see how
clear the law was upon the matter Of the dues
-upon tonnage. .rg N .l
The motion yes then carried unanimously. =.
Alderman Greene, from the Committee on Ii
.censes reported favorably upon the petitions OF
Fl. ,Gotschen, James Gallagher, w. r, often, p.
NcAnnally and Anna stent The report was &C.
cepted. htlp afI 5gs.d
Alderman deddlngs, from the Committee on
Hospitals, reported that the price for fitting ur
the house at Poitersneld would not coat
than $76 and recommendeds-- more