The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-04-05
MEETING OF N

Aregular meeting OF Council was held lag
evening at the usual hour. Present-The Mayo
and Aldermen Geddlngs. Potter, Cunningham
Holloway, Voigt, Hampton, Collins, Smalls,
EThorne, McKiulay, Howard and Greene. (,
The minutes Of last meeting Were read from
newspaper. Alderman yoigt objected, as thls
report was not o1icial, and, after soma discus
sion, the matter WAS referred to the COMMITTEES
on Council journals to. examine their condition
and report at the next regular meeting Of Coun
| eli.
PETITIONS.
A petition to Council to lay a plank road In
Calhoun street, from Anson to Lucas, and through
the latter street to the bridge leading to the So
Iannah Railroad, was referred to the COMMITTEES
on streets.
A communication In the shape Of o petition
asking what arrangements the Council were
willing to make respecting the oRer some time
| ago to purchase the lot at the southeast corner Of
Broad and Friend streets, for widening the latter
street, was laid on the table.
The petition OF the Comet Star Fire Engine
Company. asking q new location for their engine
house, the present one at the foot Of Beaufain
/ street being obliged 10 be removed on account
Of the new park being made, was referred to the
committee on public buildings and grounds to
communicate with the IRE department.
REfoRTs.
The report Of the city sheriff for March, 1871,
showing the total receipts to have been $685. SO,
vas received as Information and ordered to be
published with the proceedings OF Council.
The report OF the chief OF police, showing the
cost Of maintaining the present police force OF
nlnety.four men, exclusive OF the detectives, 10
be Ss7, 100, was received as information and re.
ferred to the committee on retrenchment and re.
lief to report by bill or otherwise.
Tho board orshesltb, on, the petition Of the
night-soil men asking the privilege Of aepositing
their garbage In a field adjacent to Potter's teld,
reported that, ia q sanitary point OF view, they
saw no objection to the petition, and reoommend-
ed that It be granted. The report was referred to
the Mayo: with power toact.
Alderman Geddiugs reported in favor Of bills to
the amount Of s7o73 Is, current expenses OF the
city. Adopted, and bills ordered to be paid.
Two bills signed by the chairman OF the COM
mittee on sweets we're also ordered to be paid.
The committee on removing the tsoughs at the
ltCSioa VIGIL, iCpOlLCo IL vi h0FAA6
to East Bay, opposite Society street. Adopted,
and amount necessary therefor ordered to be
charged to the Improvement fund.
The committee on ways and means made q ia.
vorable report on the petition or the Stonewsll
Fire Engine Company for allowing them $1,000 in
addition to the $500, and for paying them equally
with the other steam engines, .Lopted, and
amount ordered to be paid.
The chairman OF the committee on the fire de.
psrtment asked for further time In which to re-
port, which was granted.
The committee on tidal drains and streets re.
ported, on the petition CT certain citizens, to have
and R1ker streets drained, shat e~xsminatlon and
surveysor the spaceisnd- the outlets through the
marshes were now going on, and asked further
time in which to report, which was granted.
A communicated fron the president OF the
Northeastern Railroad was read notifying the
Council of the annusl meeting of the stockhold-
ers, and asking the appointment OF delegates to
represent the stock owned by the city. the
Mayor was requested to act.
BILLS.
Alderman Collins reported q bill to amend an
ordinance relative to the health department, and
changing the salaries OF the city physicians from
$500 to $500, which had already received lib SEQ
ond reaching. The bill took its third reading, and
was ordered to be engrossed for ratification.
A bill 70 regulate the sale Of real estate under
executions for taxes, took It's drst reading by It's
title. 1t was about to reoeiveits second reading,
by sections, when It's further consideration was
postponed until It could be printed.
RESOLUTIONS.
A resolution was carried that the committee on
contracts be requested to ascertain the probable
cost OF the removal OF the troughs at the Artesian
Well to the place designated In the above report,
and what we're the most advantageous terms to
behad, and report to Council. j
Council then adjourned.