The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-22
MHErxNa OF COUNCIL

Me MHErxNG OF COUNCIL.
Tho Detective Bill Introduction or n
Bill to Or8anixe Boara of Colered
Firem&sters. t.h"
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 half-past eight o'clock
and called the Councllto order.
The clerk called the roll and the following
Aldermen answered: T. J. Mackey, voigt. Col
Inns, Greene. B. w. M. 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.
bill ITO define the duties of the City Coro.
ner, aud for other purposes relating thereto"
which was read for the first time on the 1st of
J:!y, vas called up and On motion os Alder
man r. J. Mackey, was read by sections for
the second and third times.
Aldermen Howard and McKinlay, colored,
came in at this stage OF the proceedings.
Alderman E. w. M. Mackey moved that the
third section. providing that any person other
than the Coroner who should exerclse or at
tempt to exercise the Office Of Coroner should
be liable to penalty of $1O0, lie stricken out.
Alderman T. J. Mackey opposed the motion,
and gave history Of all the acts AMI of every.
thing else that referred TO the coroner and his
duties.
During Alderman MacAey's remarks, Alder
man Barrow came in.
The motion to strike out the third section
was withdrawn by Alderman e. W. M. Mackey,
who then amended it so as to read that If any
person not duly authorized by law should ex-
ercise or attempt to exercise the Office Of cor
oner. he shal be liable to penalty OF 500. to
be sued for and recovered in any court Of COM
petent jurisdiction. * ,;sr sF
The section as amended was then read for
the third time. The bill was then passed to
it's 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.
1t will be remembered that this blu provides
that the detective force be made independents
Of the Police Department.
Alderman Voigt moved to postpone indefl.
nitely the consideration Of everything con-
neoted with the bill, which was lost.
On motion Of Alderman e. w. M. Mackey,
the bill was taken up and considered by Sec
tions. 4
After considerable discussion, the bill passed
the various readings, was considerably mod
lied, and then ordered to be engrossed for rat
ifcation at the next meeting. s
Alderman T. J. Mackey introduced the fol-
lowing bill:
Bull TO DECLARE CERTAIN ooLoRED FIRE COM
PAN1Es PART OF THE FIRR DEPARTMENT., AND
TO EsTABILsH BOARD OF ,cOLORED FRElkAs-
TIERS IN THE CITY OF CHARLESTON.
Be u ordained, by the Mayor and Aldermen
OF Charleston, in City Council assembled, That
the following named duly Incorporated coIored
hre engine companies be, and the same are,
hereby declared and constituted a part of the
Fire Department Of Charleston; to wit: The
Fre Engine Company, the Niagara Fire En-
pany. the Ashley Fire Engine Company, and
the ana Union t%s sa;a sar ela Fire Engine COMPANY.
shall be-, and are hereby declared to
be-, entitled to all the rights. privileges
and immunities to which any and all other
TITLED under the ordinances OF the city or the
rules and regulations OF the FIRE Department,
and shall De subject IN all respects to the pro.
Carolina, passed Dece nber q, 1886 entitled
IAN act for the better regulation Of the Fire
san bnt N tho City Sf
Board Of Firemasters, there shall be, and is
hereby created, Board Of Firemasters to be
known an designated as The Board of Colored
Flremasters OF the City Of Charleston, who
authority, and shall perform the same duties
in relation to the colored fire engine COM
panies. as are now exercised and per-
masters in relation to the white fire englne
companies; and tho said Colored Board of Fire
masters shall consist OF the presidents OF the
ted and OF the presidents OF such other coiored
fire companies as may hereafter be admitted
into the fire Department OF the City OF Charles
ton. And the said colored IRE engine compa-
MES shall be paid ut the same rate Of cOmpen-
sation as 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, OF each of the said colored
fire companies shall promptly report the pres
ence of his company to the Chief. or Acting
Chic, ofthe Fire DEPARTMENT who shall station
said company at the fire under the same rules
OF ofprecedence now regulating the stationing o.
white fire engine companies. H s@t,.
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 Colored Firemasters, who shall
distribute said enaines among the said colored
companies, who shall have the use OF the same
AnI TWO years Hom tne OGte OF the rAtlncauOn
Of this ordinance; Prooided. That the presi-
dent OF each company. receiving city engine
as aforesaid, shall give bond to the c,ty IN
the sum OF five hundred dollars, with two good
and sufficient auretles. to be approved by the
Mayor. Conditioned. that they shaif put and
keep said engine in perfect and efficient work
Ing order and repair. '-ai.asas s''Afl.a
\ SEC. S. All ordinances and parts OF ordinances,
and all rules and regulations Of the Fire De-
partment. repugnant to this ordinance, be,
ana the same are. hereby repealed. 5s4
A petition Of the ladies Of the Widows Home,
requesting Council to aid them in their efforts
TO carry out their laudabls' aims. was read.
Alderman Cunning ham desired to wait tAwhile
before granting the petition, and stated thatit
would be best for Council to know moro about
the institution, TO know who were taken care