The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-09-17
MEETING OF CITY ceUNei1.
The Loan to the Institute Fair Re
fused-EIection OF a Mayor, pro tenn.

A special meeting of the City Council was
held last night, at which there were present
the Mayor, / Aldermen Collins, Cunning
ham, Geddi' J. Greene, Holloway, Howard,
Hampton, icKinlay, Potter, Small, E. P.
Wall, L. Wall, and Volgt.
On the suggestion of the Mayor, the names
of the following persons were drawn from the
Jury box, to serve at the special session of the
Court of General Sessions, to convene on the
2sth of this month: Peter Gartner, 0. R. Levy,
Edward Collins, A. B. Millar. S. L. Quacken-
bush, A. j. Harris, Isaac Barrett, Jr., Michael
Callahan, Paul wilkinson, W. T. Oliver, John
Kenny, Henry White, J. W. Gordon, Charles
Law. and James Glover.
Alderman Geddings, from the committee on
accounts, reported the following accounts as
correct: Streets. s26l 60; Health, s633 6s; Old
Folks Home, s2s 52-total, 1928 SO. THE re-
port was adopted, and the accounts were or
dered to be paid.
Alderman Cunningham, from the committee
on ways and means, reported, In regard TO
the petition of the president and directors OF
the South Carolina Institute, requesting loan
OF SIS, 900, that the finances of the city were
not in a condition to permit the same. On
motion of Alderman L. F. Wall. the report
was adopted.
Alderman Geddings introduced ia bill 10
change an ordinance, entitled an ordinance
regulating licenses, adopted January 6, lS7O.'
1t provides that parties selling goods in the
city BY sample should be compelled to pay
only fifteen dollars tor three months license
or ten dollars for one month.
Alderman Collins moved that the bill be laid
over to the next meeting, in order to give the
members time to consider the matter.
Alderman voigt, In an able argument, moved
that the matter be laid upon the table. He
could not understand why Northern peddlers
should be permitted TO dispose Of their wares
in our city under a license costing them but
$40 or SIS, while ouEperchants are compelled
to pay from SIS yssOesor the samepdyilege'
The duty of Council was to. protect and en-,
courage our merchants, and this, ,was certainly
no way to do it. The bilf!sould, he hoped, be
either iihdrswni OF laid Oh the table:
alderman Collins moved. as an amendment,
that ths; ;bilf;be indefinitely postpo which
was Carried. - Z.
The committee on the widening of Eas!
Bay made report, which was referred to the
committee on streets.
The Mayor asked leave Of absence for TO VI
weeks, which was granted, and under the rules
of Couacil, an election was held tor q Mayor
pro TEN. to act during his absence.
Alderman Voigt nominated Alderman Pot.
ter, and AL !srman Howard nominated Alder
man Geddings Alderman Collins. who evi
IDENTIFY anticipated being requested to permit his
name to be used for the humble position, look
ed exceedingly blank, and showed his dlsap.
pointment so clearly as to occasion the notice
of some OF the other Aldermen present.
The Aldermen nominated were balloted for
and Alderman Geddlngs received aud Alder
man Potter votes.
| The Mayor elect pro tenn. thanked the Coun
Gil for the partiality shown, and declared Ms
intention OF performing the duties of the orfict
to the best of his ability.
The Mayor then stated his pleasure at the
choice of Council, and said that he knew tht
city would suffer no detriment from his aO
sence.
Council then adjourned and partook OF
supper as a sort OF pour prendre congo by hu
departing Honor.
ANOTHER CITIZEN GoSE.-We regret II
learn of the death of Mr.. Lawrence Witsel
Sanders, which took place yesterday. Nj
Sanders vas member Of the "old Washing
ton Light Infantry" and passed through tn
late war with distinction. He was one Of ou
most nromisIng younr men. His funeral vii