The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-29
REG UEAR MEETING or TIE CITY
COUNCIL.


Prcscnt--thr Mayor, Aldermen Gcldings,
Potter, Cunningham, voigt, Collins. barrow,
Greene. Holloway, small, brown. l.. +. Wall,
Howard, Hampton, T.. Z. Wall.
TIC meeting was called to order nj len min-
utcs to O'Clock and the proceedings of the last
meeting read by the clerk ami confirmed.
petition was read from the wharf owners Of
the several wharvcs In the city. praying prthc
of the city lamps OH their property j, moonligh;
nights Referred 10 ;hc Committee on Lighting
the city.
petition from the city physicians setting forth
their ardunuS duties ami inadequate pay, Lld
aSkin;. an increase oil compensation. Alderman
Collins made nm appeal for the petition, and was
replied TO I'y Aldermen Gc,.dings, Cunningham
ana Small, ami after long debate the petition
was referred to tie Committee on RctrcnclImcnt
anu Relief.
The petition OF J. c. II. CEiusscn WAS referred to
the Committee on Streets.
Tie petition or the taxpayers III Ward No.
for additional lights wai referred 10 the Commit
tco OIL Lighting the Streets.
Alderman Greene reported favorab!y oil the pc
iiten Of the Ashley, Comet and Star fire compa-
mics TO purchase their machines. Accepted. Also
| OH the petition OF John w. Hall for junk shop
license. Accepted.
report:
The committee to whom was referred the petit
ton of John T. Ford. Es,l, lessee nnd manager OF
lows Ti6d that the oiinanee Of isss Is Ewes sTs
the City Council discretionary powers In the mat
ter, your committee have given a great deal OF
| owner OF the building has cvinccii great deal Of
enterprise and public spirit. and has given to
which few expected 10 see for years TO come. Thc
lessee aud munagcr has also exhibited much COM
mendanie enterprise r. , an" energy ] and has Intro
ists OH this continent, thereby Offering induce
nicnts TO strangers 10 visit the city. Your CON-
mittcc therefore, respectfully recommend that
the Mayor he authorized 10 permit Mr.. Ford to
continue his theatrical entertainments mt tho
Academy OF Music upon the payment TO the city
,ainmcnts. JAS. F. GREENE,
l.. 7. Potter,
n. BHowS
misunderstanding arose between some mem.
hers OF Council as 10 The nature of the report,
but OIL hearing The petition read the report was
adopted.
The same committee then made the following
report, which was adopt tcI--.t,lcrmcn Hampton
nnd Il. +. Wall voting no:
The committee to whom was referred the rcso-
luton OF Alderman BARROW, ut the Inst meeting
OF Council. beg leave to report that, having cx.
aminet the matter carefully, they find that II Is
not not IN In The he po@wSr @ OF ihc Mayor to impose fine
greater than 500, and that If The resolution was
adopted by Council, 1t would bc Imperative
Your committee therefore beg 10 be relieved from
the further consideration or the subject, and be
discharged.
Alderman Gctldiugs, from the Committee OH Ac-
counts, reported favorably OH sundry bills against
the city. Adopted.
Alderman Holloway, from the Committee on
brick and Wooden buildings, reported fayorably
OH the petition OF Lloyd. Adopted.
Alderman voigt. from the Committee on City
Lands, recommended the renewal Of leases 10 tic
following persons: Estate OF Stclnmeycr, NJ. q. |
Camp'in, j. T.. Schirmcr AMI II. NJ. FOrgartIc:
tho leases 10 he extended for u period OF ten |
years Also, the renewal or the leases Of. water
lots to Z. ii. llrodic, Courtcnay 4 Trcnhon, and
II. I. Street, for n term OF five years
Aldermen Collins and Bnrrow opposed the re. |
port anu advocated the advertisement OF the |
lands In the public prints, 80 thar all persons |
could bill for the leases, anh not make monopoy
oi the leases OF the oil lands by certain parties
who hal heretofore occupied them. |
Alderman Foist explained that the prices asked |
Tor these leases Ind been largely increased The
tenants had Improved the property, and il was |
thought only Justice to allow tic ~ TO retain nos
session OF these city lands.
On motion, tllc report was referred baok to the |
The Committee oil Steam Engines reported IA. |
voraby OH the petitions Of James Adger & Co. |
and j. q. Jacobs. Adopted
The petition or Mcssrs. Wilcox, GIbbcs & Co. To |
erect steam engine, was referred to the Com
nittcc OH Steam Engines.
Alderman Cunningham, from ihe Committee Of |
Ways aud Means, presented IL bill regulating
licenses which was ordered to be printed, and /
Council adjourned 10 meet OH Thursday evening
ut O'Clock.