The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-09
REG ULAR EETING OF CIT
COUNCIL,


ECunningham, Potter, Voigt, Collins, Barrow
F. Wall, F.. p. Wall, Thorne, Holloway.
\ The minutes of the last meeting were read ant
i confirmed.
! The petition of the Promptitude Fire Company
asking for admission into the Fire Department
| was presented by Alderman Vogt, and refcrret
to The Special Committee on the Fire Department
The petition OF sundry propcrty.oWncrs ans
residents in Rafers Alley, asking that the all, :
be repaired, was referred TO the Committee OF
| Streets.
The petition OF Mr.. Bull for remuneration fol
services reEdered to the Commissioners Of The
Market in time past, was reported on unfavorably
by that board, anu the same received as infoina
ton, leaving Mr.. Bull the option OF appealing te
the law for redress.
A petition from the Commissioners Of the Mar
ket asking permission to remove the old fish mar
| ket east OF East Bay, was on motion grantcH
! communication was rcal rom the harbOr
master in reference to distractions in the harhor
caused by vessels in port. On motion of Alder
man Yoigt, the harbormaster was instructed to
sell all vessels obstructng the navigation If no,
removed in thirty days.
The petition OF John Pcnton and VIM. Hazard,
to erect wooden building in Calhoun street. was
referred to tho Committee on Brick and Wooden
Buildings.
The petitions OF A. c. Burke and Chapeau 4
Henron were referred to the same committee.
The petition OF tie residents OF Smith street. for
q drain in that street, was referred TO the Conf
mittec oil Streets.
| A petition from sundry cnttic brokers, asking
Information relative to the selling OF sprinscrs.
| was referred to the Committee of Ways and
Means.
Sundry residents OF Norman street, upper
wards. represented the bad condition OF that
street, and begged that the same be remedied
Referred to the Committee on Streets
The report Of the harbormaster. for the past
month, showing returns OF $500 s5, and that of The
city sheriff with returns CT s113, 45, were rccciv-
cd as information.
The annual report OF the chief OF police was re-
ceived as information, and ordered to he published
The Committee OF Ways aaa Means reported
favorably on the petition Of Francis Weston FOR
renewal OF city stock. Accepted.
The same committee reported unfaverably Oh
the petition OF the physicians OF the Shirra'a
DIspensary. Accepted.
The Committee on Brick and Wooden Buildings
reported unfavorably on the petition OF John d.
Zanoga to rebuild his house destroyed By Are In
Coming street, and favorably on the petition OF
Mr. W. c. Bee, to rebulld house In Tradd street.
Adopted.
The same committee reported unfavorably on
the petition Of ". C. Jefrords. Adopted.
The Committee on City Lands presented re-
pert Of the public property in the cliy-hoascs,
lOtc tc nlOIeu
ceived as information.
Alderman Collins objected strcnuously to the
report and INDUCED in long harangue. during
which Council was left without Quorum. The
report was finally adopted.
Alderman Collins remarks were very personal,
and, as usual, extremely noisy. The other nen-
bers OF Council felt somewhat diSsusted Ut the
waste of time, and gradually left the hall.
Alderman Barrow essayeda few remarks, but
was informed that no quorum was present. and
was choked on.
The Mayor ordered tho messenger to bring In
the delinquent members, and Council resolved It,
self into on informal talking body, during which
interim Alderman Collins managed to have his
little talk. There was considerable recrimlnation
among the Aldermen, and several broad insinua-
tlons that they had not been recognized.
After short absence the messenger reported
that Alderman GeddiAgs had gone home sick,
and Alderman Collins declined to return. There
were some strong murmurs and insinuations that
another expulsion would clean the board OF some
anruly elements, but Alderman Geddings was in
duced to return, and Council quleted down to the
consideration OF the Tax bill, which was the prin-
cipal matter for their consideration.
81 Ia fort ha rnQ
tlon OF property came up for Its second reading,
and, on motion, was read BY sections. D.. I. Cor
bin, who was present, added to his other multi
tudlnous oflces that OF reading clerk for the
house. The different sections were each read In
order, and passed to their third reading.
The bill then received its third reading by its
title, and was ordered to be changed to an ordl-
nance and engrsssed for ratification 1t Is as fol-
lows:
A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR THE ASSESSMENT AND
TAXATION OF FRorERTr.
SECTION l. BE- it ordained hy tile Mayor ana
Aldermen of the City Of Charleston in City Conn-
Gil assembled, That all personal property withn
the limits of the City OF Charleston Shall be al'-
praised ut its actual valuc, and all taxes shall bc
levied thereon at Il uniform and cqna! ratc
SEC. =. The term "pcrSonal property" rs used
In this ordinance, shall he he'll TO rne3 and IN
clude all things, other Than real estate. Which
have any pecuniary value, aud monies, credits
Investments in bonds, stocks, joint-stocI comra-
MES or otherwise. Tile term money" or 'lnon-
ics'' AZ used I'm this ordinance, shall he held to
mean and include gold, silver and other coin,
bank bills and other bills or notes authorized to
be- circulated as money. whether In possession or
on deposit subject to the draft OF the dcnoSilnr OF
person having the beneficial interest therein on
demand. The term "credits," as used In this
ordinance, shall be held 10 mean the remainder
due, or to become due, to q party after deduct
ing from the amount Of all legal debts, claims
ami demands in his favor the amount 0l uil
legal debts and demands against him, whether
such demands be payable in money. labor
or other valuable things. But in ascertatniuS
such remainder, no deduction s..I be nale Oi
any obligati( TO any mutual insurance company,
given for in! rance nor OF any subscription 10
the capital stock OF any jOnt-stock company, nor
OF any taxes assessed against the party. nor VI
any subscription to any religious, scientific. llte-
rary or charitable purposes. nor OF any acKiiow-
ledgnient OF liability not founded on legal ana
liability with others than the party honestly be-
lieves he will bc compelled to pay, nor any CON
tingent liability, nor OF any Acknowledgements OF
debt or liability made for the purpose OF unlnlSn-
ing the amount OF credit to be returned Tor taxa
tion. The phrase "investmonts IN bonds," as
used in this ordinance, shall be held to mean al
investments Of money or means In bonds OF wnat-
soever kind, whether issued by the government
OF the United States or Of this OF any other stare
or Territory Of the United States, or any foreign
government, or any county, city, town. township
or other municipality, or by any corporation or
company OF this or any other State or country
The phrase Investments In StUckS," as uSed IN
this ordinance, shall be held TO mean and include
nfy np ,O. "a