The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-11-16
MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL.
Election of City Officers.

The regular meeting of City Council was
held last evening at O'Clock. Present., the
Mayor, and Aldermen Brown, Collins, Geddings,
Holloway, Hampton, Howard, Mcklnlay, Toigt,
Thorne, F. p Wall, L. F. Wall, Cunningham, Pot
ter and Small.
The minutes Of the last regular meeting were
read and confirmed.
Alderman Hampton moved that Council 60 into
an immediate election for city officers.
The Mayor stated that there was some business
which should be first transacted and read letter
from the secretary of the Cheraw and Darlington
Railroad, requesting that Council should appoint
delegates to the annual meeting Of the stockhold-
ers OF that company. On motion OF Alderman
Collins, the Mayor was empowered to make the
appointments.
A petition of W. H. Smith, asking that he be
allowed to erect a steam engine In Queen, near
Mazyck street, was referred to the committee on
steam engines.
The Mayor also presented communication
from Mr.. L. W Spratt, In relation to the amount
to be allowed him on the land taken by the city
for the purpose of widening East Bay, which
was referred to the committee which had charge
Of the matter of land taken to widen East Bay.
The Mayor then read the report OF the city
sheriff, which was received as information.
Alderman Geddings from the committee on &C.
counts, read the report of the city treasurer
which was received as Information and ordered
to be published. 80,
The committee to whom was referred the pro.
position of Mr.. Sasdorf, as made through his
agent, Mr. Leiding, to release to the city certain
property on Hagne street In payment OF taxes re-
ported that they Salmed it best that Council
should decns.tbe proposition, which report was,
on motion OF Alderman Cunningham, laid over
to the next regular meeting.
communication from William N. Bird & Co.,
in relation to the sidewalk On Cumberland street,
near East Bay, was referred to the committee on
streets with power TO act
The election for city oficers was then proceed
ed with and resulted as follows:
Clerk OF Council-Wm. r. Mitchell.
City INSPECTOR. b. jerks.
Flour Inspector-E P. Wall, Jr.
Chimney COhtractors.-Peter Ash, Wards2 and
4; II. NJ Brown, Wards and s; Jacob L. Glover,
Wards and III. D. Robinson, Wards and 8:
Naval Stores Inspectors-T. ". Stanland, Jul
ius Roumillat.
LIQUOR Gaugers-A. B. Jarvis, Clarence Levy.
Tidal Drain Keeper-Alex. Williams.
City Registrar-Robert Lebby, Sr.
Inspectors OF Timber and LUMBER. G. Ren.
tiers, VIM. G. Fields, Wm E. Burke, c. S. jenkins,
Geo. P. Artope S. P. Bennett.
Keeper Public Cemetery-Jno. D. Browne.
City Physicians-Isaac ". Angel, !. S. Buist, 7.
Grange Simons, Robert Lebby, Jr.
Physician Orphanhouse-Dr. VIM. q. Huger.
Harbormaster-J. F. Greene.
Portwardeas-George 0'Nell. jas. c. Holloway,
". r. q. Hampton, Thos. B. Maxwell, W. Bird.
There was some little opposition to these candi-
dates, but with the exception OF the would-be
dour inspectors, it was easily overcome. E. P.
Wall, Jr.; and C. n. Averi received an equal
number OF votes on three different ballots. Alder
man volgt then nominated NJ. Caulfeld, and the
vote on the fourth ballot stood: Averill, /; Caul-
field, 1; Wall, s; and being necessary to q
choice, the Mayor called for another ballor, on
which the vote stood Wall 9, Averill :.
The only opponent for the office OF harbormas-
ter was the incumbent. G. B. Stoddard, who was
nominated by Alderman yoigt.
On motion Of Alderman E. p. Wall, 1t was then
determined to give oil the city printing to the
Radical organ, motion OF Alderman Voigt to
advertise for contracts being rejected
Council then adjourned.