The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-08


referred to, the. Committee ON Public Buildings
aud Grounds, with instructions to make esti-
mates and report at the next meeting of
Council 4.
nEPoRTs OF COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Ways aud Means repor ted
fayorably upon the petition Of T. J. Lance.
Accepted. ''"'
The Committee on Brick and Wooden Build
inRs reported fayorably upon the petitions Of
Jacob Mills and L. Shepherd. Accepted.
The favorable report Of the Committee on
petition OF A. Brookbank was, on motion Of
Alderman 7. J. Mackey, laid upon the table.
The committee to which was referred tho
resolu ton to insure the almshouse for $50 600,
reported that It could be insured for ono and
one-hah per oent. per annum, and reoom-
nended that.it be insured. The matter WAS
referred back to the committee, with power to
act. 8 ..,4, -- fft e.s-.s ~ ~. o.
The committee 10 which WAS referred the
communioation,of DIR. Rodrigues offering to
sell that portion Of his property. which pro.
jeoted on the line OF the Meeting -street pave
meut, recommended that the city pay one dollar
foot for It The report WIS adopted.
10y THE PoIIcEiBrLI".
Alderman =. ). Maokey moved that Council
proceed to the confederation OF the special or
der Of the evening -"the bill to reorganize and
regulate the police force Of tho CITY"
Alderman Potter moved its indefhfte post
pouement.
Alderman voigt secondedit.
Alderman T.J. Mackey moved to lay Alder
mans Potters motion on the table. The mo-
tion was lost.
Alderman Mackey called for tho yeas aud
nays upon Alderman Potter's motion, which
was granted, and resulted as follows: Brown.
Cunningham, Geddings, Holloway, Hampton,
Howard, MoKinlay, Potter, Small, Thorne.
Voiet, L. F. aud e. P. Wall, affirmative t13.)
Barrow, Collins, T. ]. Mackey and the Mayor,
negative, o. .s-...
Alderman T. J. Maokey then asked leave to
introduce bill to reorganize tho police force
Of the city. pr = 'at 1s ta
Alderman e. P. Wall, colored, wanted to
know if the bill could be received.
Alderman Mackey. Yes, It can; any mem
Der can introduce bill. There is no power in
the Council to put the gag Law here.
Alderman E. P. Wall, colored, moved to ad-
journ. ''' -.t =. s..
Alderman Maokey (who was speaking.) That
motion is not in order. No motion is in order
while an Alderman is speaking, Such motionf
may be in order at the oustomhouse. but mol
here. TWall 10 an inspector at the custom
house -.a
After some further m ,tions (during which
Alderman Maokey saroastically complimented
| Alderman z. P. Wall, coiored upon his
knowledge Of parliamentary rules.) Alder
man Mackey stated that the bill he nov
proposed to offer was different entirely from
the one offered by him previously, and wa.
changed not because It was Objectionable,
BILE to him, but because he was -awar,
that the Alderman had entered into o combi.
nation to defeat the bill. and he had therefore
so modified il that he thought IL would now be
acceptable to all members. He then called
for the first reading Of the amended bill.
The bill was them read for the frst time
It, ssi amended, provides that there be on,
econd.iieutenant, t,oo sergeants, and eighty
t,oo privates; and that the ohiet's pay shall re
main the same.J "a .f.lts'u 's =, -
Alderman E. p. Wall, colored. immediatel,
after the bill was read, moved to adjourn
| Carried. ~,f sV /
| Council then adjourned.
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