The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-11-22
THE CITY COUNCIL.
The New Board of Aldermen in Good
Working Order-A Good Days work
Accomplished-Impo Refo r IN
Projected.


Accomplished-Impo Reform m
Projected.
A special meeting of the City Council wa
he'd at four O'Clock llst evening. mayor "aseue
presiiing, and Aldermen o'Neill. Bowen' smi'n
volgt, Cage Sigwa,d Garrett, heany' s"eegan
Glover, Johnston, Tay!o., Moran anu Brow
present This being the drst attendance oi Aioer
man Smith since his election, the oatn ol ONO
was administered to him by the Mayor In tn
nresence OF the full board before proceeding Il
hus,ness. The minutes Of the last meeting were
then read. and, after a few unimportant correc
tions were approved.
The following petitions were presented
| By Alderman Qualification Of property
owners on King street for the widening OF that
street between Clifford and Queen streets. Re
ferred to the committee on streets.
By Alderman Garrett-Petltion OF the stewards
of EN- anuel Church and the Morris Brown Chape
for policemen to be stationed in front Of those
places Of worship oo Sunday evenings. Referred
to the chief Of police.
By Alderman Gsge-Petltion OF nessrs, Terry
Il Nolan and other blackash traders to drive piles
at their own expense and erect platform south
or Southern wharf for the business conVe nience
OF those traders who subscribe to the expense
Referred to the committee on city lands.
The followi ng reports were received:
From the city engineer, recommending sys
TEN OF drainage for Smith and Morris streets, &C.
companied by elaborate maps and drawings. Re
ferred to comm!tte on tidal drains.
By the city sheriff. recapitulating the monthly
reports (already pub lished) Of the recent opera
tions OF h!s department. Received as informa
tion.
THg LEGACY OF THE OLD BOARD.
Alderman Sweegan, from the committee on
wooden and brick buildings, reported favorably
on an application from William Marscher 70 erect
two frame buildings, and the permission was
granted.
Alderman v5igt, from the special committee on
unfinished business, reported that they had ex-
amined the minutes OF the meeting OF September
s, 1871, which was the last mse:lns OF the late
Council, and hal found them correct. They ha
not been able, however, to find records OF the pc.
titlons submitted to the old board and undispos.
ed OF at tie retirement OF that board, and they,
therefore suggested tn 1t the clerk OF the present
Council should request all citizens who had sub.
mitted petitions to the old Council that had not
been acted upon, to renew their petitions to the
present Council. The committee had also found
the draft Of an ordinance empowering the board
OF health to establish perm anent fund to render
the CITY Hospital self-sustaining institution.
The report Of the committee was accepted, and
the unfinished business was referred TO appro.
PIRATE committees.
Alderman Taylor rose to explain the bill In re-
latIon to the City Hospital, which had been intro
duced In the former Council. 1t authorized the
reservation Of the money received from ''pay pa
tients" at the hospital as permanent fund FOR
the benent OF the institution, while the expenses
Of such patients should be paid out Of the city
funds In the same way that the expenses Of othe.
patients were paid. 1t was laying BY the income
OF the institution as q permanent investment,
while drawing out from the city treasury the
money needed for its expenses, and he question
ed the policy OF such course while the treasury
was at such low ebb and 80 much diniculty was
experienced In raising money. 1t would be po1r
nnanciertng, he thought, to invest money atseVen
per cent. and borrowing at from twelve to
eighteen per cent. he understood that the board
OF health h I'd already accumulated fund OF
about seven thousand dollars in this way, and,
while he would not advise that this fund be taken
away from them, he hoped that the bill authoriz.
ing the continuance OF this sinking fund practice
would be lost. He therefore moved t. lay the bill
on the table which motion was unanimously car
ried.
The call for reports from commit 'ttees being con-
tinued, Mayor Wagener reported, in the absence
OF the chairman OF the committee on accounts,
that that committee had examined bills amount.
ing to $ssss a, and found them correct. The re.
port was adopted. The Mayor also reported, in
the absence Of the chairman OF the committee on
that Alderman Slmonds, OF that com.
mittee, had gone to Columbia to attend the meet.
ing OF the Blue Ridge Railroad Company, AMI
would doubtless be ready to report therefrom at
the next meeting Of tho Council.
Alderman Moran, from the committee on tidal
drains, reported that the tidal drain In Coming
street had become obstrucsed, and had ceased to
now, and he recommended that men be employed
to remedy the de:ec:. Referred TO the street in
spector for repairs.
Alderman Sweegan, from the committee on the
Fire Department, reported that upon the petition
OF the nremasters, for certain repairs upon the
Palmetto and Hope Engne.houses, they had
made examinations and found that repairs were
needed on the Palmetto, but not on the Hope.
They recommended, therefore, that report by
the city engineer be ordered as to the repairs
needed on the former house. and that the petition
as to the latter house be referred back to the fire.
masters. Adopted.
scAvENaERING CONTRACTS.
Alderman Gage, from the committee on con-
tracts, reported that the following bids had been
received in response to the advertisement for pro.
posals for scavenger work:
Ward. Bidder. Amount. Ward. Bidder. Amo Int.