The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-11
KHETIN@ or COUNCIL.

evening. at III were present Mayor Pills.
bury, Aldermen E. w. M. Mackey, Cunning
ham, Barrow, Voigt. T. J. MaoEey. Greene,
Potter, white; E. p. Wall, Small, Hampton,
Holloway, L. F. Wall, MoKlnlay, colorsd.
The proceedings OF tho last meeting were
read and confirmed.
Petition of q. Wallace was referred to Com
mittee ON license. .a
Petition OF John Tiencken was likewise re-
ferred.
Petition OF Jacob Mills was referred to Com.
mittee on Buildings.
Petition OF Joseph w. HARRISON and others
was referred to Committee on Lighting
Streets.
Petition OF B. s.. Bennett was referred to
Committee on Steam Engines.
Petition OF Moses Levy was granted.
Petition of sundry storekeepers on South
Day was Tof6TTal 90 Con 1s:..se oG C:sy Lands
Petition OF Isaac Brown and others was re-
ferred to Committee on Lighting Streets.
Petition Of Messrs. Risley g. Creighton YVES
referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
Petition Of three thousand OF the taxpayers
ef the city, praying that the bill Ito create
board OF oolored fremasters," &o.. be not pass
ed. was, ON motion Of Aid orman Vogt. receiv-
cd as information and ordered to be printed.
Petition of Moses Lsvy and other stevedores,
stating that tho bill to regulate licenses for
stew edores" was not calculated to advance the
interests Of tho merchants stevedores, and
with sundry merchants requesting that the
| bill be not passed. was. on motion of E. w. NJ.
Maokey, received as information.
REPORTS.
| Committee Of Ward One reported favorably
| upon petitions Of Messrs. Osterhaus, III. Dos
cher, J. Pinckney, G. L. Kornahrens, s. A.
WoodsiGe-all Of which were accepted.
| Committee OF Ward Seven reported chat q
satisfactory arrangement had been made with
Mr.. George Addison, 10 wind up st. Mi :Aaels
clock for one year for $3.50. The contract was
awarded.
| BILLS, &C.
| The bill to ''create the Office OF Inspector
General OF Timber and Lumber" &C., was
called up.
On the second reading of the bill. the second.
section was 60 amended as TO deprive thsln-
spcctor-General Of the power OF appointing the
inspectors and measnlers.
The sixth section Of Che old ordinance reads:
"All sticks shall be distinctly marked with the
size and length, and private mark of the sur
| veyor." '@'4'@f " a9'5a rsa st S..
Alderman TT. Mackey augge th Vt as it
was not at all necessary to mark upon the
sticks the SIZE and length OF the surveyor, the
| size and length OF the sticks be marked upon
| them instead.
After two hours discussion, tho bill was
! slightly amended and passed to it's third read
ing, aud was then ordered to be engrossed for
ratification Mt the next meeting.
| Alderman Greene said he believed that those
persons who signed the petition protesting
against the adoption Of the stevedores' bill had
signed it without knowing anything about the
bill.
Alderman I. j. Mackey, on introducing a re-
solution requiring the Mayor to furnish six
comfortable chairs for the use of the reporters
Of the press, made some very faoetious remarks,
| and it was carried unanimously. -
Council then adjourned, to partake of sup
per furnished by the chimney contractors.
CAHsCss.--The negro VIM Darrell. who was
put on the police force, and suspended when il
was asoerseinod that ho was charged with be-
ing one OF the rlngleaders u the late riot h,s!
been discharged from the force. ~
The flood9ates OF Benefits Mills were wash
ed away by the high tide Of Monday.
Some Of the chimney contractors gave the
City Council supper last night. Their busi-
ness is to remove swallows and other things.
not to supply swallow-ers.
The cotton and rice factors will meet at
Messrs. Fraser & Dilps Office at IL Nj. to-day.
THREE THOUSAND TAXPAYERS OPPOSE THE
BILL TO ESTABLISH BoABD OF CoLoRRD FIRE
MAsTERs.-By reference to the proceedings or
the meeting OF Council iast night. it will be
seen that petition, signed by three thousand
taxpayers Of the city, praying Council not to
pass the "Bill to declare certain colored fire
| companies part Of the Fire Department, and
TO establish board Of colored Rremasters in
the City Of Charleston" was read. received as
| information, and ordered to be published. The
petition is as follows:
To the Honorable the Mayor and Aldermen
ofthe city Of Charleston:
The undersigned, your memDr7alists. clt,zens
and taxpayers OF Charleston, respectfully pre-
sent. that they have viewed with deep regret
and anxiety the introduction into Council of a
bill entitled IA bill to declare certain colored
ape fo part o. the Fe
ters IN the City o. Charleston" !" the provisions
OF which. il enacted. will, in the opinion of
your memor,allsts, tend to eerious evils, and
4 b, of detliment to the best nterests Of the
4 city:
The Fire Department, as now constituted.
has ever been harmonious, efficient in SER
! vice, and in all respects has realized the hopes
OF the community, and still retains it's fullest
The Introduction into the department at,
thus time Of an element Of discord and dissa-
i tissaction to its members, such as ia contem-
| plated by another and rival Board OF Firemas-
tars. composed exclusively Of colored persons.
is not only IscdNed for by any exigencies OF
the service. but will add largely TO TIE burden
OF the taxpayer by the increase of city expen-
diture; besides this, the siSs OF the DEPART
men, both as regards the numbsr Of engines
and it's members. is larger than that OF any
other city in the Union in proportion to its
population, and it's increase would only render
| 1t unwieldy and cumbersome.
Composed. as the department. now ia. OF ma
terial concordant and homogeneous. nnited
together in band Of fellowship from long as
sociation ard cling Of deep in ;erest in the
welfare and safety Of the community, they