The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-01-24
OUR MUNIUPAL INTERESTS.

OUR MUNIcIPAL INTERESTS.
The Proceedings OF City Council Last
Evenins--Important Bills Passed.
Coosan Elected City Treasurer to Sue
ceed Thomas.
regular meeting Of Council was held last
evening at the usual hour. Present-The
Mayor, and Aldermen O'Neill, Bowen, Smith,
voigt, Gage, Garrett, Kenny, Michaels, swee'
gan, Glover, Johnston, Taylor, Moran, Brown
| Simonds, Pelzer and Sigwald.
PETITIONS
were read and disposed of as follows:
OF H. F. Bornemann, to be allowed to pur-
chase a retail grocery and liquor license until
the lst of April, 1872, at which time he Intend
ed to stop business and leave the city. Re
ferred 10 the committee on licenses.
OF Mrs. H. Strohecker, asking to be relleVed
from her taxes for 1870, as the city had for
fifteen years held possession oil q strip OF her
land on Beaufain street, one hundred and
sixty-eight feet long by one foot deep. Also
asking some aclion ON the purchase OF her
property on the pond. Referred to the COM
mittee on retrenchment and relief.
OtJ. C. II. Claussen, and others, calling to
the attention of Council the condition OF
Rafers alley, from which the cobbles'one
pavement had been removed during the war,
and which now, in bad weather, is impossible,
and asking an appropriation Of $500 from
Council, the residents 10 make up the rest Of
the sum required for repairing. Referred to
the committee on streets.
Old. B. Vincent, Jr., endorsed by Messrs.
Tobias, Upper, Herlot, and other prominent
insurance agents, adverting to the ordinance
against the storage of petroleum and infam-
mable oils In the city, which had been obserV-
ed for one year and since di$regarded, anu
asking that no taxes be required tor the store
house he had erected for this purpose on
Shepherd sire t. Referred 10 the Mayor.
OF R. Arnold, for permission to remove his
two story building at the corner Of Meeting
and John streets to his lot near the Northeast
ern Railroad depot. Granted.
OF several liquor dealers, to be allowed to
purchase a license for The retailing of liquor,
and pay for the same quarterly or halfyearly.
Referred to the committee on licenses.
COMMUNICATIONS
wera read and disposed of as f3liows:
From the Board OF Underwriters, bringing
to the attention of Council the frequent alarms
of fire occasioned by foul chimneys, and re-.
ouesting that the ordinance In reference 10
the same be strictly enforced. Referred to
the Mayor to report.
From number of citizens, to have lamp
lighted at the corner oil. Rutledge and Fish
burne streets. Referred to the committee on
lighting the city.
From the city recorder, stating that the
liability OF the property owned by the rail-
road companies having their terminl In this
city to city taxation was now under inVestiga-
,ion by the courts, and that the question had
been at length brought before the Supreme
Court of the United States, where 1t was about
to receive final adjudication.
From the city appraiser, reporting that the
amount of property owned in this city by the
railroad companies above referred to was as
follows:
South Carolina Railroad. d.............. $500, ,4ls
Northeastern Railroad. -: .::.:... 64,00o
Savannah and Charleston Railroad. l6,ooo
Total. Observation-Disclosures. 3sO,4l5
From the city engineer reporting the cost OF
repairing the City Hall to suit The convenience
of the officers to be SIPS, and recommending
the accepting of the estimate of ]. s. Hyer for
$40 for certain plumbing work. Referred TO
the committee on public buildings.
From the board of commissioners of public
lands asking to be allowed to sell the old iron,
consisting principally of old doors now in that
part of the House Of Correction used as Ma
riue Hospital, and 10 apply the proceeds OF the
same to construct fence around the farm OF
the Ashley River Asylum. Grauted.
From the board Of commissioners OF the
Almshouse, in reference to the furnishing of
beef for the house, stating that they had care
fully considered all of the bids and done their
best to insure supply of good meat, and
that the estimate of George Shrewsbury, al
six cents per pound, was four cents per pound
cheaper than the contract for last year. THIS
communication was in response 10 motion
of Council referring to the board letter OF
Thos. A. johnson complaining of Injustice
done his bid. The action of the board was
approved.
The quarterly report Of the chief OF police,
with receipt OF the treasurer attached for
$236 rs, was received as Information.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The committee on brick and wooden build
ines recommended that the petition OF Alex.
ander Robertson to erect two.story wooden
dwelling in Wall street, near Calhoun, and OF
Grace Peixotto to erect one In Berresfora
street, be granted. Adopted.
The committee on retrenchment and relief
recommended that the purchase of land from
Hon. George A. Trenholm, for the purpose Of
widening East Bay, be confirmed. Agreed to.
The committee on lighting the city reported
favorably on the petition of the residents for
lamp to be lighted in Ann street. Agreed to-
The committee on contracts before report
ing their table of the estimates for laying the
plank road In King street, above Line, read
letter from one OF the contractors in competi-
ton asking to be allowed to substitute new
bid, since put in, for the old one, which was
Withdrawn. An objection having been raised,
Alderman Moran said much dissatisfaction eX-
listed as to the width of the proposed road, and
offered resolution that all previous estimates