The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-25

and Lum bert h Objectionable
Clauses sf tho Bill 60 Establish q Bosrd
OF CoIored Ffrcmastors Stricken Out-
Adoption OF . Resolution to Pay about
6I8Os to tho Mayor.
The regular meeting ui sho City Council was
held last night, at which were present the
Mayor, Aldermen T. J. and 3. w. Ii. Mackey,
Collins, Brown, Geddings, yoigt, and Cunning
ham, white; Small, Holloway, Thorne, Brown,
L. i. Wall. Howard, E. p. Wall, Hampton, and
MoKinlay, colored.
| AT half-past eight O'Clock Council was called
| to order. ~
The minutes Of tho last meeting were read
| and confirmed. St..i,
| PETITIONS.
Petition Of T. sponiel was referred to the
| Committee on Licenses
Petition Of A. Brookbanks- was referred to
Committee on Wooden Buildings.
| Petition OF DIR. Lyons was referred to Com
mittco on Licenses.
Petition OF 8. Shepard was referred to Com
mittee on Wooden Buildings. ~s
Petition OF j. B. Wallace WAS referred to Com
mittee on Licenses.
Petition Of j. wulbern was referred to Com.
| mittee on Licenses.
| Petition of lumber dealers was received as
information aud ordered to bo published.
Petition OF rS,onewall Fire Company asking
| Council to repair their engine house was re-
ferred to Committee on Public Buildings, with
| power to act.
Petition OF DR.. Rodrigues was referred to the
Committee on Streets.
| .s RRPoRrs. -srf
The Committee on Accounts, through Alder
man Gf ddings, reported, favorsbly on sundry
bills, which report was, adopted.
NJ. q. Collins i % g application to furnish
medicines ind disipfeotants for, the city at ton
per cent. below tie prices charged at any time
since tho war, Was read.
Alderman T. J. Mackey earnestly favored it's
adoption, which Alderman voigt opposed.
Alderman Small moved "dat de resolution be
adopted" which was done.
A communication from the Lunatio Asylum
at Columbia, stating that the city owed ,s bill
of $3465, for taking care OF it's lunstics. was
referred TO the COMMITTEE on Accounts.
i A communication from the ity Regialrar.
stating that the increased number OF iuuatics
sent to the City Hospital during the past
month required increased accommodation, and
recommending that the said lunaiies be COM
meudsd to ths caro- Of the Trustees OF the
Roper Hospital, was read.
Alderman 7. j. Mackey. (sarcaatically.) I
move that the matter be referred to commits
sion on lunacy.
Alderman Geddlngs. who read the communt.
cation. didn't ''taken at first, and was consider
ably amazed whom the i6ea was grasped.
On motion OF Alderman T. J. diackey, the
matter MAS referred to the Committee on Pub
lie Buildings.
The bill to establish an Inspector G. eneral OF
Lumber and Timber was made an ordinance.
Alderman 3. W. M. Mackey moved to go into
an election for Inspector General, which he
afterwards withdrew to allow Alderman VoiRt
TO introduce bill "to appraise the taxable
properly OF the City Of charleston aud for other
purposes"
II was introduced, and, ou motion OF Alder
man T. J. Mackey, ordered 10 be printed.
Alderman e. W. NJ. mackey repeated his mo-
ton co go into an election. 4'
Alderman Voigt aaid there was an ordinance
providing that an election could not be held
without five days. notice having been gwen.
Alderman E.. ". ri. Mackey stated that The
ordinance had nothing whatever to do with an
election OF this character.
| The @: dinance was sent for, and it was found
that 1t only provided Tor notice OF fve days
| to be given for the annual (generaD election.
Alderman Collins remarked that there was q
great deal Of agony about this election. and he
hoped that the matter would be hurried up, as
he wanted to see the agony over.
Alderman Geddings wanted the Council not
to act like Jews or little boys, but like men.
| and he hoped no action would be taken at pre-
sent.
Ii was fnaly decided to go into an election.
The Mayor read the application OF q. 8.
| jenkins for the Office.
Al erman Hampton, colored, nominated
Alderman T. Mackey. ~. 3ti..,
Alderman Geddings nominated Alderman l..
7. Potter.
| TIE bailoting resulted as follows: Msckey
IS, Potter q. D. T. Lorbin 1.
alderman T. J. Maokey was declared elected.
Alderman Maokey said, in answer to qqes-
tion proposed by A derman Holloway, colored,
whether or not be would If elected, remain in
| Council, he would state that il ho entered upon
tho duties or the Office he would claim his seat
and exercise all his rights as sa Alderman OF
the o,ty. iiis' 2E1e q
The CLERK OF the Market reported the result
of therecent election by the Commissioners oi
Markets, ,.-a +'' ss@; &. n.
A motion to confirm the election was made
and seconded. So 4.
Alderman Il. j. aiackey said he certainly did
! object 10 confirming the election OF all except.
ihgone, whose name he would give IL It was de-
sired. u
The elections were't then confirmed-BroWn,
Cunningham, ,9eddIne. Howard, McK,nlsy.
Small, Thorne. VolRt, l.. 2. and B. p. Wall,
voting IN the affirmative; Barrow, Collins
Hampton. e. w II. and T. J. Msokey in the
negative.
Alderman T. J. Msokey introduced . bill en-
titled "A bill to amend bin to reorganise and
regulate the police force OF tho city" 1t re-
ceived ITS frat reading.