The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-11-15
THE CITY OFFICERS ELECT.
REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL YES
TERDAT.
The Ratification OF Ordinances and
Election OF City OMcers-A 5000
Nights Work.

Election OF City Ohicers-A Good
Nights Work.
A Aregular meeting OF Council was held yes
terday afternoon, at 4 o'clock. Present, the
Mayor and Aldermen O'Neill, Bowen, Pelzer,
Voigt, Gage, Slgwald, Garrett, Kenny, Swee-
gan, Michaels, Glover, Johnston, Taylor, MO-
ran. Brown, Garden and sinonds.
The Council Chamber was densely crowded,
and the course Of the elections was watched
with acute interest by the candidates and their
friends.
The Council being called to order, the oath
of Office was administered to Alderman Gage,
who now took his seat.
Mr.. Wm N. Sage, acting as clerk of Coun-
Gil, said that he lad been engaged short time
before to write up the minutes, but had not
been able to complete them. he then read
the miputes, beginning with those Of the first
meeting of the present Co1ncil.
Alderman Sweegan said that the minutes
were not in a condition in which they could
with proprieiy be confirmed by Council.
Alderman Taylor moved that the minutes be
referred to the con .ittee on engrossed bills,
to determine what was best to be done with
them. Adopted.
Alderman Voigt moved that the committee
on engrossed bills be allowed to retire. The
motion was adopted, and. upon the return Of
&e committee, the chairman, Alderman
Glover, reported the following ordinances as
engrossed and ready for ratification:
AN ORDINANCE TO ALTER AND AMEND IAN Or
IT.
SOB AND ASSISTANT ASSESSOR, AND TO GRE
ATE THE OFFICES OF APPRAISER AND AS
SIsTANT APPRAISER"
SECTION l. Be Il ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen, in City Council assembled, That so
much of the "Ordinance to abolish the ofdces
of assessor and assistant assessor and TO Gre
ate the offices Of appraiser and assistant sp-
clerk and his salary, is hereby abolished.
SEC. 2. That hereafter there shall be elected
on the day OF the election OF the city of1cere,
one appraiser and two assistant appraisers,
to perform such duties as appertain TO tneir
Office.
salary of fifteen hundred dollars per annum,
and each OF the assistant appraisers shall re-
celye a salary of one thousand dollars per
anrum, in monthly payments.
SEC. 4. All ordinances and parts OF ordinan-
oes inconsistent with any proVisons OF tnls
ordinance are hereby repealed.
A BILL ITO AMEND An ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH
THE OFFICE OF CHIMNEY CONTRACTOR, RAri-
= FLED JANUARY lS, 1866.
SECTION l. Be it ordained by the Mayor ana
Aldermen in City Council assembled, Tnat 80
much of the first section Of the Aforesaid ordi-
nance be amended, to vii:
SEC. 2. That from and after the passage OF
this ordinance there shall be annually elected
eight contractors for sweeping chimneys e {,
Esoa nf ooiA
sAall give bond to the said City Council 10 the
penal sum Of one thousand dollars. with TWO
GOOD sureties, conditioned for the faithful per-
formance of their duty.
SEC. 5. That all ordinances and parts of Or
dinances repugnant hereto are hereby re-
paaled.
AN ORDINANCE TO REoRGAS1iE THE STREET
DHeARTMEST op CHARLESTON, TO ALTER AND
AMEND THE oFEICB OF CITY INSPECTOR, AND
TO CREATE AN ADDITIONAL Crrr INSPECTOR.
SECTION l. Be Il ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen, in City Council assembled, fnat
hereafter there shall be two city inspectors
one for the lower wards and one for the upper
wards. to be charged In their several districts
with the duties heretofore appertaining to the
oity inspector.
for their services one thousand dollars per
wear each, in monthly payments, and shall be
entitled to no other fee, profit or reward what
soever.
ject to the orders and regulations, nom time TO
time prescribed by the Mayor, and shall gene
rally perform the duties Of their department,
now imposed by the ordinance OF the city, or
a. the same may hereafter be altered or
amended, and th.t, before entering upon the
functions OF their office, they shall execute q
bond of two thousand dollars, with two sure
ties, for the faithful performance OF their
SEC.4 That the city inspectors shall be
elected blythe City Council, and shall be sub
ject to discharge or removal by the Mayor,
with consent Of the City Council
SEC. 5. That the city inspectors shall ap.
point, both of them acting together and with
the advice and consent Of the Mayor, regu.
lar force of hands and carts, that is to say, not
to exceed eight foremen, forty laborers, two
carpenters, tour bricklayers, ten carts and
drivers; and in sickly seasons and emergen-
cies such other additional forces at the lawful
rates of pay as the Mayor shall approve.
SEC. s. That the pay of the said force shall
be after the following rates, that Is topsay
The foremen each nine dollars pc: week; the
laborers each seven dollars and fifty cents per
week; the carpenters each ten dollars per
weeks the bricklayers each ten dollars per
week; the carts and drivers each fifteen dol
lars pef week-to be paid every Saturday eve
ming.
SEC. Z. All ordinances and parts of ordi-
nances in conflict with this are hereby re-
pealed.
AN ORDINANCE 70 ALTER AND AMEND THE oRDI-
NANCEs RELATING TO THE CITY GUARD AND
POLICE FORCE OF THE CITY, AND TO FIX THE
PAT OF THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE
SAME.
SECTION /. Be il ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen in City Council assembled, That as
soon liter the passage Of this ordinance as
the Major can reorganize the city guard and
police force Of this city, the same shall con-
sist of one chief, with salary Of $500 per
annum.
Two assistant chiefs, with a salary Of $1,000
per anpum each.
One chief of detectives, rank as lieutenant,
with a salary of $1,000 per annum.
Four second lleutenants, with salary OF
500 per annum each.
One orderly main guard, with a salary of
$3.50 perAnnum.
One orderly upper guard, with a salary of
$3.50 per annum.
Five detectives, with salary of 5000 per an
mum each.
Four sergeants, with pay of s4oo per an
mum each.
Four corporals, with pay of 1896 each per
annum.
Forty elite guards, with pay of $3.50 each
per annum.
Six steeplemen, with pay of 1866 each per
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