The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-10

cuuDeut III WHOSE pace anOCner OIucor naO
been elected. The displaced officer could ap-
peal to the courts, and there Council could
meet him. ,.
The resolutions were then adopted.
The Mayor then presented the names OF P.
j. Coogan, Esq, and Geo. I. Cunningham,
Esq., RS the sureties of D. T. Corbin, Esq, the
City Attorney elect. The Mayor said it was
necessary TO have Mr.. Corbin qualified at once,
as his assistance and legal advice might be re-
quired Immediately.
On motion of Alderman Voigt. the sureties OF
MIR. Corbin were accepted, and the City Attor-
ney elect was duly sworn in.
The Mayor said that this meeting was held
to continue the election Of city officers.
POLICE DEPARTMENT..
E. p. Wall said he had heard that the caucus
OF Council had not been able to agree upon
candidates for officers OF police. In order to
give them time, he wcrla move that the eiec-
ton of police officers be postponed for the
present.
Alderman T. J. Mackey. The resolution is
not seconded.
e. P. Wall (dercely.) How do you know
that? "a
Small. 1.-The motion. What Small
said was not very clear, but he explained after
wards that he Collected to the motion" which
fell 60 the ground.1
The Mayor said that he believed that under
the ordinance it was his duty to make nomina-
tions. and for Council to confirm them.
e. p. Wall. Council must Select" not s'con-
firm"
Alderman voigt Alderman Wall is in er-
rOr.
There was some discussion as to the word
ing Of the ordinance, which the Clerk was re-
quested to read. When it was found that the
ordinance read that the officers should be nomi-
mated by the Mayor and elected " by Council,
E. p. Wall cried out triumphantly, with q
emile, Ito Alderman Voigt) "How do you like
that 2"
Alderman Geddings made some explanatory
remarks. These were replied to by e. P. Wall,
who stuck to- the point that it was intended
that Council should s'eleotn the officers nomi-
mated by the Mayor; There was. he said, a
personal reason for it. Mayor Clark wanted to
have the word ''confirm" retained in the place
OF 'sele 1t, and said to him tWan) that he
(Clafk) wanted it TO stand, in order that lie
might remove a certain officer who was dis
tasteful to him. rva ~
Alderman Geddings explained some more,
and Alderman Yoigt asked whether the Alder
man bad understood 1t to be s.eleotp OF ''cou-
firm" 'a-s--. s:a 49,.
Alderman I. j. Mackey. I have no doubt
that the Aldermen are confirmed in their
opinions, and now move that we proceed to
elect. 3
CAPTAIN or POLICE.
The Mayor. after some prefatory remarks,
delivered with great hesitation, said that he
was pleased to be able to place before the
Council the names Of persons from whom they
might elect a Captain OF Police He would
nominate G. B. Sigwald. II. w. Hendricks
and R. II. Willoughby.
The ballot was taken, and resulted as fol-
lows: b. w. Hendricks, IL; R. 81. Willoughby.
s.; @. B. Sigwald, q.
AS the tenth vote for Hendricks was an
nounced, there were cries OF Bullyl Bully
When the Mayor announced his election there
was faint applause.
FIRST LIEUTENANT OF POLICE.
The Mayor nominated Albert e. Philippy,
L. Is. Chapman (the present incumbent)
T.: p. Wall asked the Mayor TO nominate w.
N. Taft as Lieutenant Of Police.
It was then suggested that both lieutenants
be elected at once. This caused como oonfu-
sion in the mind Of e. p. Wall, who said to
Roberts. who offered him the hat for mis- DaI-
lot: Just get out of the way until I know what
am shout. >" y u Z Z q =. sFtCf,o
The ballot being taken. resulted as follows:
t. b. Chapman, II; A. e. Pfilippy. 4!
The Mayor announced that Mr.. Chapman
was duly elected. .t4
SECOND LIEUTENANT OF POLICE.
For this Office the Mayor nominated A. e.
Philippy, W. N. Taft ana Benjamin Holloway,
colored. This Holloway ia the brother of the
crazy portwarden Holloway, and son Of cal
derman" Hoiloway.]
The balloting resulted Philippy, 1; Hollo-
way, 6; Taft, Ii. Err
The announcement Of this vote, and the elec-
ton OF Mr.. Taft, was received with cheering
and applause. At this point the greater num-
ber Of the spectators left the chamber. For
them the lively interest Of the evening was
over. 1'
motion to adjourn, made BY Alderman E.
W. NJ. Mackey, was voted down, and Counoi,
proceeded to elect the
COMMISSIONERS OF THE ORPHAN HOUSE.
With the following result: VIM. G. Bee, 16; AL
derman J. D. Gedcings, 16; Geo. w. Williams,
Is; Alva Gage, Is; Alderman L. T. Potter, 49,;
Stanley G. Trott. II; Andrew Simonds, 10: AL
derman James F. Greene. 10; Henry Uobia, 10:
+. B. Olney, Is; Edwin Bates, IA; A. g.
Mackey. 13; w. @. Whilden, 8. The twelve first
named were declared duly elected. It viii be
seen that the Board is substantially the same
as that elected by the late CLARK adm inistra-
tion. r..
When the announcement was made to ballot
for Commissioners Of the Orphan House, q
misunderstanding occurred. come Of the al.
dermen thinking that Commissioners OF the
Markets were meant, and . general squabble
ensued. each Alderman yelling ont what he
thought Of It, and ''Markets" and ssOrphan
House, were cried back and forth in b aisor
deriy manner. Alderman Greene shouted
Orphan House" until he grew hoarse. and it
sunk from the clear sounding sbrphan
House," into "Orfing House. :" ..Fin