The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-22
MEErrNG OF COUNCIL.

held last evening, at WHICH, "eie pioo WV
Mayor. Aldermen Geddings, T. j. Mackey'
Yoipt. Barrow, Cunningham, Greene, Potter,
Collins. white; Small, E. P. Wall, Howard,
Holloway, L. F. Wall, colored.
The Aldermen we're summoned to meet at
six o'clock. The Mayor did not take his seat
until seven o'clock, and the meeting was not
called to order until quarter-past seven o'clock.
The minutes of the last regular and extra
meetings we're read ard confirmed.
PETITIONS.
Petition of Mr.. Ahrens was referred to Com
mittee on Buildings.
Petition Of J. B. Doscher was referred to
Committee on Licenses.
Petition of T. q. Hoffman was referred to
Committee on Licenses.
Petition OF J. A. Quackenbush was referred
to Committee on Licenses. =.
Petition of q. Hastedt was referred 10 Com
mittee on Licenses. e7'h-
Petition OF Jefords & Co. was referred to
Committee on Licenses.
Petition of wigger & Wiers was referred 70
Committee on Licenses.
Petition OF sundry citizens, praying that the
present assessment Of their lots be reduced,
was referred to Committee on Assessments.
Petition OF 8. Mooney was referred to Com
mittee on Streets.
Petition of United Fire Company. colored,
praying that the city should allow them to
have Engine No. repaired at the expense of
the city, or sold by the city to the company,
was read. After some discussion. during
which Alderman II j. Mackey said that the
Board of Firemasters had, in their mode OF
complying with the recent ordinance, seen ut
to treat the Council with perfect contempt, 1t
was ordered that the whole matter be referred
to the Mayor and Alderman I. J. Mackey, to
make saIe of the engine.
Petition of William Bradford was referred to
Committee on Retrenchment and Relief.
Petition Of Alexander Robinson, to be ap-
pointed inspector of naval stores, was read,
and after discussion three-quarters of an
hour long, it was ordered that the petition be
granted and the Mayor instructed to appoint
him. Aldermen Collins, Cunningham, Ged-
dings,. Greene, Holloway. Howard, Potter,
Small. voigt, L. F. Wall, 3. P. Wall, voting in
the affirmative; Barrow, Mackey, Mayor, neg
ative.
Petition Of Managers Of Election, during the
last election, asking that they be paid for the
time they we're in attendance as witnesses DUR
ing the municipality contest, was referred TO
the Committee on Retrenchment and Relief.
REPORTS.
Favorable report upon the petition OF A. +.
Stelling was accepted.
Favorable report upon the petition of Mr.. j.
Irvine was accepted.
Favorable report upon the petition Of P.
Meitzler was accepted.
Favorable report upon the petition Of Charles
Michaels was accepted.
Favorable report upon the petition OF q.
Horenburg was accepted.
Favorable report upon the petition OF W. K.
Dehons, relative to his dwelling house, was ac-
cepted, but the petition to build kitchen was
refused.
A communication from Steinmer & Sherman
was referred to Committee on City Lands.
A communication from DR.. Lebby informing
Council that the Lupatic Asylum had been
transferred to him, and that upon examination
OF the Roper Hospital he found it needed re-
pairs, and requesting that tho repairs DO naado
at once, was read,and the report referred to the
Committee on Public Buildings with power to
act.
Areport Of the harbor.naster stating that on
the 11th instant, he had taken charge OF The
schooner Arch, and removed it to place OF
safety, was read an referred to the Commit
tee on Retrenchment and Rsief.
The select com nittee appointed to investi-
gate the charges against the city engineer re-
ouestel Council to allow them to employ an
engineer and srenographer at the expense OF
the city, which request was granted.
communication from number of colored
men requesting Council to grant them about
three acres of land lying near the intersection
Of Line-street and Rutledge-ayenue to build
grammar school upon, was read. 1.-THE partl-
culars Of this proposed school have already
been given by The NEWs.] The petition was
received as information.
The ordinance to appraise the rateable prop
erty Of the city was formally ratified,
Alderman II. j. Mackey presented Dill pro-
yidins that Council grant certain tract OF
land to W. A. Grant aud others to build a
grammar school upon. It was ordered to be
printed.
On motion Of Alderman 7. j. Mackey, Coun.
Gil, at hslf.past nine o'clock, adjourned.
THAT RADICAL LAwYKR.-George A. Rich
mond, whose shingle announces him TO be an
"attorney at law" was arrgned before Magis-
trates Morrison and Mackey yesterday. 60 an.
swor the charges OF forgery and obtaining
money under false pretences, preferred by .
eolored woman named Nancy Higgins, who
asserted that aichmond compromised bas-
tardy case for her FOR one hundred and fifty
dollars. and though he received that amount,
only gave her seventy-ive dollars. stating that
80, III ha oouId oaR ond than aionad Nancv's