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

ters.past 9 O'Clock, at their store MAINS an"
shoulders.
CITY COUNCIL.
An Interesting and Important "ee''"e'
A special meeting of Council was nelu yes
,er1av afternoon at O'Clock. Presen'-'ne
Mavor and Aldermen O'NeIl, Bowen, Pelzer,
Garden, yoigt slgwad, Garrett, Kenny, Swee'
oap. Michaels, Johnston, Taylor, Moran, bro"n'
clover and Slmonds.
A Quorum having been announced, the cierA
was ordered TO read the minutes OF the last TWO
meetings. These not having been fully engrossea
on record, pursuant 10 the resolution oI ooun'ii
at its last meeting, and the clerk haViFg excused
himself by pleading sickness, the reading was
deferred.
The MAYOR announced to the Council that ne
had given orders to the city inspector and nad
m made arrangements with the city treasurer oy
which the employees Of the city would De paio Oh
every Monday at noon-the carts and drivers a5
the rate OF fifteen dollars; the foremen' UTICA
LAYERS and carpenters at the rate OF ten dollars;
and the laborers at seven dollars per week. he
also stated that in accordance with the resolu-
,ion OF Council entrussing 10 him the making ol
Temporary arrangements for the furnishing OF
drugs and medicines, he had made an agreement
with DIR. q. Bser for the lower wards and Messrs.
:. Graman & Schwake for the upper wards, oy
which these parties would furnish the city lnsu'
tutions and physicians with drugs Oh Inc oes'
qualities at wholesale prices.
The bill Of Captain Reed, for twelve months
storap. at the rate Of five dollars per month' oi
large roller and fixtures used on the shell road'
was referred to the committee on accounts.
IETrr1cNs.
Alderman Voigt presented petition slgnea oy
many citizens, most OF them engaged in the mar
kes business, requesting that licenses should not
he issued to hucksters and pedlers to sell poultry
ON the streets, as this practice worked manifest
injury to those who had paid for their licenses
and had hired stalls at the market for the pur.
pose Of selling poultry; also representing that the
refusal Of the license would discourage the tneIt
OF poultry. The matter was referred 10 the COM
mittee on licenses.
communication from VIM. Marshall was read
informing Council that he was abous to erect TWO
two story wooden buildings in Queen street, the
roof TO be covered with Tin. Referred 70 the com.
mittee on brick and wooden buildings
alderman TAYLOR, Of the committee OF ways
and means. to whom was referred report OF the
CITY appraiser, stated that the paper contained
nothing but mass Of information which could
be found In the reports Of the city ofncers. On
motion the document was ordered to be leit az
the Mayors once for inspection and inlormstion.
Alderman sigwald, OF the committee on vacant
oflces, reported that he was ready to report out
as several bills would be brought up relating to
many Of the ofnces, he begged leave to postpone
his report until laser IN the session
Alderman Bowen, OF The committee on retrenen'
ment and relief, submitted the report called lor
by the following resolution which was aaoptso
st the last meeting Of Council:
= Resolved. That the committe. on retrencn.
ment and relief be instructed TO report az tns
next regular meeting Of oancil the prePriety OF
reducing the salaries and abolsmng unnecessary
ofnces, u any there be.
He said the committee had gone to work calmly,
and, endeavored TO do their duty fAitnmny ana
impartiauy. They recommend the aooisDing Oh
several offices, and the reduction OF the Salaries
as follows: The city appraiser SIS o; TWO assls
tants $1,000 each; civil engineer $1,000; ASSISTANT
engineer, abolished; harbormaster $1,000, iormerly
$500; harbormaster clerk, abolished city nail
messenger $500, formerly $500; city registrar
$500, formerly $500; clerk $500, formerly seoo'
The committee also recommended reductloa
OF the appropriations for streets and the ponce
department. The reductions in salaries would
save the city fully $500 yearly, and leave ample
and remunefattve salaries TO the ofnoers. The
committee reported that they were unable to ex.
anime into the City Court, but that It was now
30 shorn Of the authority as to appear useless.
nnAdle3H
expenditure. The onrces OF recorder and CLERK
OF the City Court were recommended to De aooi'
ished or that no appropriation be made for their
salaries, and the ofices were createi oy
LEGISLATION, to petition the Legislature to abolish
the same.
On motion Of Alderman Voigt the matter OF the
Cty Court was referred to the city attorney TO lur-
snCouncIl with such Information as would en-
able them to take proper action in the matter az
It's next mee:ing. :
Alderman Bowen added that his Honor the
: Mayor had suggested to the committee to begin
( their retrenchment by reducing the Mayors SAL
; airy rrom $4,000 to $25oo. The proposition was
mot entertainedby Councn.l -
ss.s Alderman o'Neil suggested that the report be
sscelved 80 far, but that the committee continue
{seIr work. he did not see the city attorney
noticed, whose salary was now s3ooe, and was
formerly $500. 1870
Alderman Pelzer moved that action on the re.
mort be deferred for the present.
Alderman vosgt seconded the motion, as the
report could not stand against the ordinance
creating the onices and salaries. The motion Was
c5D9tfed.. ----.-..-.4.l .E T. 49, siE.
Alderman Pe,zer, OF the committee on assess
men,s, brought forward q bill to amend an ordi'
nance to abolish the offices Of assessor and assist
ant assessor and to create the offices Of appraiser
ana assistant appraiser. The bill provides that 80
much of the old ordinance as relates to the ap'
noIntmen. OF a clerk and his salary be abolished,
and that. at the usual election OF city officers, an
annralser with sala.y OF sl5oo, snd two assist
ant appraisers with sslsry of $1,000 each, be
elected to perform the duties OF the office. The
bill took its first reading.
Alderman vogt moved to suspend the rule OF
couucil requIring threeionrths vote to pass
hin through more than two readings at one meet
ing. Motionlest. ----------- -.
Alderman Taylor brought up bill TO al ef ana
amend the ordinance relating to tho city guard
ana notice force Of Charleston, and to TX the pay
or Tho sf,cers and members Of the same. The
hin proyides that the city guard shan cons'st oi
oa,cers and men with yearly Salaries as ioi'