The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-12-28
MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL.
The New License Bill.

a regular meeting of Council was neld las
evening at the usual hour, and quorum, consist
| ing OF the Mayor, and Aldermen Geddings, Pot
ter, Cunningham, Holloway, Voigt, Greene, Col
Inns, L. F. and 4. T. Wall, Thorne and Howard
were punctually present.
A petition from l.. E. Stoppeian was read, ask
ing leave TO establish steam grlst mill In the up
| per raTt OF King street. On motion, referred Il
the committee on steam engines.
The re election OF the old officers OF the Fire
Department, NJ. 4. Nathan, R. N. Alexander, G
r. Aima- and T. L. O'Neill, at the late nesting o
the board OF fremasters, was confirmed by the
Co1ucil.
The sreclal committee OF the Fire Department
| was instructed to confer with the board OF lre.
! masters Oh matters of Importance to the Fire De-
partment, in accordance with petition to that
effect OF the board OF fremasters, read by Alder
man Vogt.
Alderman Howard then desired to know why
those street lamps at the foot OF Hase street were
not lighted. A long discussion ensued upon this
subject until the Mayor refused to hear anything
more on the subject, aud call was made for
bills.
on motion of Alderman Collins, the bill to regu-
late licenses for 1871 was taken up.
1t was moved aud carried that, as sections ], 2,
8 and had been already passed 10 their third
reading the clerk should commence at section s.
Section was read and passed, with several
amendments, to It's third reading.
Section was read and passed as in the old
bill.
Section was read BY clauses, and the follow
ing amendments made: License for retail apothe-
carries was reduced from $50 t. SIS; for sailor.
boarding houses from $50 to SIS; bowling alleys,
s25 for each alley commercial or produce brokers,
s50-the words "other than factors or store
Keepers" added. In clause relating to "retail
dealers in soods,' &c., &C., after s25 the words
"whosc annual sales are over $4,000 and less
than sso.ooo, $50" inserted; slw mills, license
increased from SIS to slOo; public halls for esh-
billions, charged 500 per annum, instead OF S.
per day; public stables, $50, the words "or livery"
inserted; public sale stables, 500, the word
'public" stricken out sellers Of samples, or other
wise, charged $50 quarter year, or any part
thereof, Instead OF SIS; local peddlers, S. per
month"; ltinerant, $50 per month, Instead OF $50
year for all peddlers; wholesale liquor dealers,
Sl5o, amended by adding 'wholesa!e liquor deal
ers who take out license for other merchandise
in the same establishment, sl00;" "retail liquor
dealers who have TO take out separate license
for merchandise, $780," amended by inserting
the words Tin the same establishments seattle
brokers and dealers In horses and mules, each
S5o,n amended by inserting "who keep no sta
bles;" "cartars, draying, hack.driving, wagoning,
(onc.horse,l $50, reduced to SIS, and twohorse
license for same, formery $50, reduced to SIS;
"each dog kept in the city, S." amended by ad-
ding '1ncuding price OF badge and lastly, an
additional Item added to the effect that telegraph
companies shall pay $50 FOR g license.
Section was then read and passed.
On motion, the bill had Its third reading by she
title. The rules were then suspended, and the
bill ordered to bc engrossed for ratification. and
its title changed to an ordinance.
The Ordinance TO regulate licensees for 1871
was then passed In due form by the Council.
Alderman Geddngs Iow presented bills to.the
amount OF sse3 IS against several public insttu-
tions, which were on motion, ordered to be paid.
Tile attention Of Council was then called to
the sinking fund created iu 1924, and, there being
no chairman for IL, on. motion, Alderman Cum
nlngham was appointed chairman.
The Council then adjourned.