The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-04-06
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
Action in Regard to the Annual Fire
mans Parade.

A regular meeting of the City Council wa
held last night, at which were present the Mayor
Aldermen Greene, Collins, Voigt, Geddings, Pot
ter, Barrow, Cunningham, white; Holloway
Small, McKinay, Thorne, Hampton, Brown
| r. P. and l.. F. Wall, colorcd.
The minutes OF the LAST meeting were reat
and confirmed.
Petitions OF Henry D. Lesesne, executor OF +
D. Aston; OF VIM. Shepherd; Of Mrs. Mordecai
and of forty others, praying for reduction Of as
sessment upon their property, were referred to tht
| Committee ON Assessment.
Petition OF sundry citizens stating that tht
lamps on the Battery have not been lighted FOL
some time, and requesting that they be lighted
hereafter was referred to the Committee on
Lighting the Streets.
Petition OF owners OF farms within the city
limits praying that they be not taxed like resi-
dents of the city proper, was referred to the Com
mittcc on Assessments.
Petition OF John II. DevereuX was referred tc
the Committee on Brick and Wooden Buildings
REPORTS.
The return OF the city sheriff for the menth OF
March, showing that he had received $4o71 so,
was received as in 'ormation.
The return OF the harbormaster, showing that
he had during the month Of March received
s1e5 10. was received as information.
The Committee on Accounts reportedssundry
bills, which were ordered to be paid.
The Committee on Fire Department reported
unfavorably upon the petition Of the Ashley,
Comet Star and Niagara companies, colored, for O
separate parade day for the oolorcd companies. In
doing this the committee called the attention oi
Council to the ordinance requiring parade and
inspection OF the Fire Department on the 9th OF
April, and stated that Ashley and Comet Star
companies begged leave to withdraw their peti-
tIons. The committee also reported unfavorably
unon the petition to allow increased pay to the
steam and hand engine companies. The report
was unanimously adopted.
The Committe on Brick and Wooden Buildings
reported favorably upon the petition Of Mrs
Bernard. Adopted.
The Committee on City Lands reported that
Mr.. Henry Meyers had offered the highest bid for
the lease of the wharf at the foot OF Lynch street,
at $500 per annum, he pledging 10 repair 1t; and
that Mr.. N. NJ Mickey had made the highest bid
for the store at the corner OF Calhoun and King
streets. That portion Of the report referring to
the Citadel property was reccnmitted, and the
rest OF 1t adopted.
The Committee on etrenchmcnt and Relief re-
ported unfavorablJ upon the petition Of the Hiber'
nian Society, asking for relief from taxes upon
the hall and grounds Of the society; also, report
ed favorably upon the petition Of John Thompson.
The report was adopted.
COMMUNICATIONS
communication from the Committee Of In
spectlon stating that they had examined the lots
on NcIntosh's lane, belonging to Mr.. Kerr son,
and the drains on the east and west side OF King
street. and found them In bad condition, and
recommending that the lots be filled up by the
city and the drains be attended to, was adopted.
A communication from the City Registrar, re-
commencing that the expenses incurred by Cap
tain McIntyre Vhile his vessel was at quarantine,
be not paid to him by the city, was adopted.
The communication from the pres. .ent OF the
Northeastern Railroad Company, informing
Council that the annual meeting OF the stock
holders would be held to-day, and requesting the
appointment OF some one to represent the city al
the meeting was read, and on motion OF Alder
man ucKtnlay the Mayor was authorized to rep.
resent the city.
RESOLUTIONS, &C.
Alderman Geddings offered resolution pro-
vdng that no beneGclaries OF the city be hereafter
sent to the State Lunatlc Asylum without being
examined by the Board Of Health, and the GER
tincase signed by the city registrar, &c. Adopted.
Alderman volgt enered a resolution providing
that no city official should order any work OF
public Improvement to cost over one hundred
dollars, without the sanction ofthe Committee or
Ways and Means, and approved by the City
Council.
After considerable talking the resolution was
lost
The Mayor read letter from the city attorney,
calling the attention OF the Council to the con-
dition Of the ordinances since 1850 and stating
that they were not in regular form. and suggest
ed that all OF force be collected and published
in permanent form.
On molten OF Alderman Cunningham, the re-
commentator OF the city attorney was referred
to the Committee on Printing to report the pro-
bable cost.
An ordinance to fI the salary OF the city attor-
ney was duly ratified.
The bill to amend the ordinance to aid In re.
building tile burnt district and waste places ia tho
city was then taken up for second reading.
The bill provides, substantially, that the orai-
nance shall be amended so as to provide for the
repeating Of the section providing that no loan
shall be made for the erection OF any wooden
building upsn any lot upon which there Is
wooden building.
The bill received its second reading, and then
its third. by title, its title was changed to that
OF an ordinance. and ordered to be engr0sscd for
ratification at the next meeting.
Council then adjourned.