The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-22
MBETING OF COUNCIL.
The Detective BILL - Introduction OF .
Bill to Organize . Beara OF Colorod
Firemasters.

The Detective BILL - Introduction OF .
FiTemasters.
A called meeting of the City Council was
held last night, and WAS quite uninteresting,
and remarkable only for an extraordinary
amount of talking.
The Mayor came in at haH-past eight O'Clock
and called the Council to order.
The clerk called the roll and the following
Aldermen answered: T. J. Mackey, Voigt, Col
Inns, Greene. E. ". NJ. Mackey, Cunningham,
Geddings. Potter, white; E. P. Wall, Hampton,
L. F. Wall, Brown, Holloway, Small, Thorne,
colored.
An ordinance to amend an ordinance rela-
tive to establishing the Office OF chimney con-
tractor the points of which have been given by
us,) was ratified.
A bill s'to define the duties of the City Coro-
ner, and for other purposes relating thereto,
| which was read for the first time on the 1st OF
July, was called up and on motion Of Alder
man T. J. Mackey. was read by sections for
the second and third times.
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came in at this stage Of the proceedings.
| Alderman E. W. NJ. Mackey moved that the
third section. providing that any person other
than the Coroner who should exercise or at
tempt to exercise the Office of Coroner should
be liable to penalty OF 800, be stricken out.
Alderman T. J. Mackey opposed the motion,
and gave history OF all the acts and OF every
thing else that referred to the coroner and his
| duties.
During Alderman Mackey's remarks, Alder
man Barrow came in.
The motion to strike ont the third section
was Withdrawn by Alderman E. W. NJ. Mackey,
who then amended it 80 as to read that II any
person not duly authorized by law should e1-
ercise or attempt to exercise the Office OF cor
oner, he shall be liable to = penalty OF 500, to
be sued for and recovered in any court Of COM
petent jurisdiction.
The section as amended was then read for
the third time. The bill was then passed to
its third reading, and then ordered to be en-
crossed for ratification at the next meeting.
The bill to regulate and organize the detec-
tive force Of the city was then called up.
It will be remembered that this bill provides
that the dete tive force be made Independent
Of the Police Department.
Alderman voigt moved to postpone indef.
nitely the consideration Of everything con-
nected with the bill, which was lost.
On motion Of Alderman e. W. II. Maokey,
the bill was taken up and considered bycsec-
tions.
After considerable discussion, the bill passed
the various readings. was considerably mod
lied, and then ordered to be engrossed for rat
ificstion at the next meeting.
Alderman T. J. Mackey introduced the fo!-
lowing bill:
A Bull TO DECLARE CERTAIN coLoRED FIRE CON-
pANIEs PART OF THE FRH DEPARTMENT, AND
TO ESTABLISH BOARD OF ooLoRKD FRRMAs-
TERs IN THE CITY OF oRARLEsToN.
Be IL ordained, by the Mayor and Aldermen
of Charleston, in City Council assembled, That
the following named duly Incorporated colored
fire engine companies be, and the same are,
hereby declared and constituted part OF the
Fire Department Of Charleston; to wit: The
United Fire Rngine Company, the Comet Star
Fre Engine Company, the Niagara Fire En-
pany, the Ashley Fire Engine Company, and
the Union Star Fire Engine Company.
And the said fire engine companies
shall be, and are hereby declared to
be, entitled to all the rights, privileges
and immunities to which any and all other
fire engine companies are now or shall be en-
titled under the ordinances Of the city, or the
rules and regulations Of the Fire Department,
and shall be subject IN all respects to the pro-
visions OF the act of the Legislature OF south
Carolina, passed Dece nber II, 1886, entitled
"An act for the better regulation OF the Fire
Department IN the City Of Charleston"
SEC. 2. That, in addition to the present
hereby created, Board OF Firemasters TO be
known an designated ss The Board OF Colored
Firemasters OF the City Of Charleston, who
shall hav and exercise the same powers ana
authority, and shall perform the same duties
in relation to the colored fire engine COM
formed by the existing Board OF Fire.
masters in relation to the white fire engine
companies; and the said Colored Board OF Fire
masters shall consist Of the presidents OF the
colored fire engine companies herein deslgna-
ted and OF the presidents OF such other colored
fire companies as may hereafter be admitted
into the fire Department OF the City OF Charles
ton. And the said coiored IRE engine compa-
MES shall be paid at the same rate OF compen-
sation az is now paid to other fire engine COM
panies having the same or similar class Of en- :
gines.
SEQ. 8. That at all times of fire the president.
or acting president, ofeach Of the said coored
fire companies shall promptly report the pres
ence of bis company to the Chief, or Acting
Chic. of the Fire De artmept. who shall station
said company at the fire under the same rules
Of precedence now regulating the statlonlng o.
white fire engine companies.
SEQ. 4. That the fire engines now owned by
the city shall be transferred by the CHIEF OF
the Fire Department to the Chairman OF the
said Board OF Coored Fremasters, who shall
distribute said encines among the said coored
companies, who shall have the use OF the same
for two years from the date OF the ratification
of this ordinance; Provided, That the pres-
dent Of each company, receiving city eng1ne
as aforesaid, shall give bond to the city IN
the sum OF five hundred dollars, with two good
and sufficient suretles, to be approved by the
Mayor Conditioned. that they shall put and
keep said engine in perfect and efficient work.
inc order and repair.
SEQ. S. ali ordinances and parts Of ordina nces,
and all rules and regulations OF the Fire De-
partment repugnant to this ordinance, be,
and the came are, hereby repealed.
petition Of the ladies Of the Widows Home,
requesting Council to aid them in their efforts
to carry out their laudable aims, was read.
Alderman Cunningham desired to wait awhile
before granting the petition, and stated that it
would be best for Council to know more about
the institution, to know who were taken care
Of by the ladies.
Alderman E. W. M. Mackey warmly favored
the granting OF the petition.
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