The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-11-09

Alderman Sweepan also introduced oli ~ es-
tsbllsh TWO city apothecaries and proVloe ior 'ne
o,oc,,on NJ tho same. The bill provides tnat al
tba e,ec.,on OF city officers two city aposnecafes
ohou no elected one for the upper and one !or the
lower wards, to supply the city institutions ana
d,spensaries with drugs, medicines ana surgical
Instruments at wholesale prices and OF the oest
onality. The apothecarles to have night oei's at'
tacbed TO their establishments, and to be ready
a. all times to supply any demands to be made
upon them.
Roth OF these bills took their first reading.
Alderman O,Neill, Of the committee on streets,
introduced bill to reorg ganize the street Depart
menr OF Charleston, to alter and amend the once
OF city Inspector, aud to create an additional city
inspector The bill provides that hereafter there
shah be two city inspectors-one each for the
MINER and lower wards-with the same duties as
the present Inspector, With salary OF one tnou-
sand dollars each, payable mon N.Y. ana "noth'
ing more,n the inspectors to be nominated oy
the Mayor, and appointed, with the consent anu
approval Of Council to be subject 10 sucn or'ers
and regulations as the Mayor may PRESCRIBE anu
to give bonds for one thousand dollars, win
good sure;es for the faithful Performance OF tnelr
duties. They are to engage force OF 1orty iaoor'
ers whose wages shall be sevea dollars per week.
and ten dollars for foremen, TWO carpenters
and four bricklayers, to be paid ten dollars per
week each. and ten carts and drivers at h1'een
dollars per week. This price to be increased IN
sickly seasons, and to be paid of every SATURDAY
evening. The bill took Its first reading.
Alderman Yoigt offered bill to amend an Or
dinance to establish the otf1ce OF chimney con-
tractor. making the number OF the contractors
eight. one for each ward, instead OF four, as az
present, and requiring them to give oonds' eacn
in the penal sum of $780, for the due perio'm'
ance OF their duty. The bill tooSits nrss readiag
Alderman Sweegan introduced bill 10 amend
on ordinance entitled an ordinance to establish
health department, and for other purposes, rati
fed De ember 10th, 1865; also to repeal an ordl
nance for the same purpose ratified May 10Th,
1871. 1t provides fer the election, at the usual
time, OF fve city physicians; one each 1or Wards
g. 8, and 8, and one for the City Hospital; tnese
to reside in their respective wards, and 10 lorlel
their ofaces on removing therefrom. The phyai-
clans are to receive six hundred dollars eacn
wear payab,e quarterly, and are expected to carry
with them pocketbook containing the most prom
Inent medicines, to be administered 10 the SICK IN
case OF necessity. The physicians elected oy tne
Shlrrar Dispensary will practice IN "ards J. , .
and A. The bill took its first reading.
Alderman O'Neil stated that pursuant 10 q res
olution, moved by him and carried at the ast
meeting he had been furnished by the cisy treas
urer with a statement Of the financial condition
of the city, which he presented to Council. on
motion. IL was turned over to the chairman OF
the committee on ways and means.
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Flremsssers calling the attention OF Council 70
the houses occupied by the Hope and Palmetto
Fire Companies, and stating that the lrons Waii
of the former was actually dangerous. Referred
TO the committee on the Fire Department.
The Mayor asked II any bills would be taken
up for the second reading.
Alderman Simonds hoped that this would not
he done. unless q blu was pressing and special
call was made for it.
Alderman Taylor moved that the police Dill De
taken up.
Alderman sImonds first begged leave to ofer
the following resolutions, which were adopted:
Resolved, That the city sheriff be required TO % re-
port 10 9oop o n nSDad ssx remain
I'M In his ONCE, and Inform Council Wnat more ID
necessary to enable him TO make money tneieVn'
Resolped, That the additional bills nanded N,
amounting 70 Sliol ooi oo ie4SAiSN w
mittee on accounts.
The bills sent in. OF the lastmeetlng amounted
10 $25,647 %.
The moi. e bill was then taken up and real by
sections BY the Mayer. In the hrst section, Alder
man Sigwald moved to amend oy making tne pay
Of II. lite guard six hundred dollars instead OF
four hundred and eighty dollars, per annum. he
knew that the polcemen's duty was no chlid's
play, and nifty dollars per month was well earned
oy all Of them who did their daty.
Alderman Taylor objected. that the amend
mens would Kill the bill by adding $4,000 at one
blow to the expense, which at the present figures
amounted to $4,000.
Alderman Simonds moved to lay the amend
ment on the table, and his motion was carried by
the casting vote Of the Mayor.
Alderman Sigwald made similar objection 10
the BAY Of the night guard, which was also over
ruled. aud after some discussion the bill was
passed to its third reading, the only amendment
carried being the increase OF the pay Of the four
serreants from three hundred andsixty-nVe DOL
lars to four hundred dollars per annum.
Alderman Slgwald remarked that the bill in re-
lation to streets had already practically gone
into effect and requested that the bill introduced
| then taken up and read BY sections.
On motion OF Alderman Simonds, the words
| "not TO exceedn were inserted in the bill In the
sentence regulating The number OF laoorers and
others to be employed by the inspectors.
| AldermM Sig valid moved TO amend by making
the nav OF the laborers seven dollars and nifty
cents per week. instead OF seven dollars proposed
! in the bill. Amendment carried.
The bill was then passed to its thiri reading
With further amendment In the pay Of the FORE
men. which was reduced from ten dollars to nine
dollars per week.
At the request Of Alderman Voigt, the Dill re-
ls,ine to the chimney contractors was taken up,
and after some discussion as to the expediency OF
dividing up the small business between eight IN
stea of four contractors, as at present, the Dill
| was passed to It's third reading without opposl-
ton. .
Alderman Sweegan called for the bin establish
| ing TWO city apothecarles, and its second read.
ing was begun by sections.
Alderman Taylor thought 1t was time to make
serious objection. which he had long entertain
ed, against the passage Of this bill its title was
a misnomer. The contractors performed no
duties as apothecarles. They acted simply as
| druggists. 1t was hard to see WHY lhe city,
wanting to purchase drugs by Wholesale, should
20 to retaIl apothecary, when, they could get
the same here or elsewhere much cheaper at
wholesale prices The proposal to have "night
hells, would amount to nothing. After some