The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-03-22
CITY. AFFAIRS.
MEErING OF cITY GOUEOIL.

| AEEIIf& UF C1Tx OOOSONA =
| A regular meeting of Council Washed 1ast
evening at the usual hour. Present, the. My o1,
and Aldermen Geddlngs. Potter, Cunningham,
Holloway, Voigt, Hampton, Collins. I. F. and e.
p Wall, smallA Thorne, McKinlay, Howard and
Greene.
Tne Mayor stated that the sheriff had received 9
tletter from Mdge Graham directing him tofdfaw
two sets of Jurors for D special session of-tae
Court Of Common Pleas. to be held In this citI on
the 9th Of March, 1871, for four weeks, Alder
men Greene and. HcKinlsy were appointed to
superfntend tie drawing. -
The following jurors were drawn to serve for
the hrst and second weeks: W. Y. Lovett, white;
J. Purcell, white; B. Feldmana, whise; Jas Carey,
white; R. N. Green, white; Lorentg Sayonnlehr
white; SEQ. Brown, colored; Sam. Dennis, wEitei
/ Robert Aston, colored; @. Il. Haroers, white; p.
Nelson, celored; April Washingtonf colored; Peter
Teoklenberg, white; W. 8. Hastie, white; Albert
Anderson colored; Joseph Green. colored.
helollowing for the third and fourth weeks: ].
King, white; George 0:Neil, white; John Reid,
c6lored; ]: Qnara white; ]. B. Harrison, ociored;
George Garrett colored; Henry scharpef, white;
John Batiste, ,colored; Samuel Elliott, eoiored; Jos.
G. Brown, colored; John Corby, white; John Win.
gate, white; F. G: sasportas, colored; Geo. Rulse,
| colored; Thomas Carragher, white; Richard Fur
man, colored.
Alderman Voigt offered resolution that The
captain Of police be directed TO cause the arrest
! OF all persons doing business under the ucsnse
law, who have not taken out licenses from the
! city appraiser regularly stamped and reglstered
by the same.
The resolution ELECTED a lengthy discussion, and
the practice Of giving exemptions, SO licenses
and projections to parties doing business was
well ventilated. The resolution Was finally lost
| by one vote.
=. PETITIONS
| Alderman Geddlngs read petition Of the In
surance companies OF the city asking. that their
| premiums be exempted from the tax about to be-
levied on them. or that the one hundred dollars
| already paid for each license be estimated IN the
sum to be charged. Referred to the committee
| on retrenchment and relief, to confer with the
city attorney, and the Mayor and report at the
next regular meeting OF Council.
| A petition tut the removal Of the troughs atthe
Artesian wen was referred to the COMMITTEES on
the Artesan wat to report at the next meeting
| OF Council ..--.t--, - 3.
A petition OF A. C. welton for the renting Of the
corner pt Of the Artessn well, to put up an
spUthecary shop was referred to the committees
! on the Artestai wells snd'city lands.
A petition Of some OF the residents Of Ward
to grant to John ". Mead the privilege OF ceiling
fresh meat In store he Was about to open In that
ward, was referred to special committee Of
three to confer with the board OF commissioners
40 Ska 49, ma ftr1rH nj
Council. -,',}.'.t
Apetittan Of the night-soil men to deposit their
leads on fsrw on the outside. .of tne city, near
Potter's Field, was referred to the Board OF
Health to give their opinion.
The Mayor read the scs Of the General Aasembly
relInquising its Lien Of $4,000 on the lot o. land
on the east aide OF Meeting street, owned by the
South Carolina Institute, on the condition that
the city did the same in regard to ss lien, and
provided that the liens be transferred to the new
building erected BY the Ins5tple on che Washing
ton Race Course The matter WAS referred TO the
committee ca retrenchment and relief, to report
at the next meeting OF Council
A petition for the ughtlng.of two gas lamps on
| southern wharf was referred to the committee on
| lighting the streets.
REPORTS.
Alderman Geddngs, OF the committee on &C.
| counts, reported bills to the amount OF Sss3 49,
The report was adopted and the bills ordered to
| be paid.
Alderman Howard, Of the COMMITTEES on the Ar
tesian Well, reported in favor Of moving the ar
tesIan troughs to East Bay, opposite Society
streets, at cost s0e6 40. After long debate the
report was Withdrawn that the signatures OF the
rest Of the committee who had not been consult
ed might be added.
Alderman Cunningham, Of the committee on
ways and means, reported bill to raise supplies
for the year 1871, authorizing tax Of two cents
| on the dollar to BE assessed on all the real and
personal property in the city. The said tax to be
collected in three equal instalments-the nrst on
or before the losh OF April, the second on or be.
fore the aoth Of June, and the third on or before
the 30th of September. The bill received LTD nrst
and second reading by Its litle and the rules
being suspended. took Its third reading and was
duly ratified es an ordinance.
The ordinance to appropriate money to'naeet
the liabilities Of the city for the year 1s7i already
published, wss also ratified.
A resolution that the committee on streets re-
port at the next regular mestiag Of Council On
the necessity aud probable cost Of the projected
street running from Market street, nearrhe Gus
tomnouse, to Washington street, was adopted,
and the Council adjourned.
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