The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-02-28
MEETING OF COUNCIL.

A special meeting of Council was held last
evening at the usual hour. Present-the
Mayor, and Aldermen O'Neill, Bowen, Vo'gt,
Gage, Sweegan, Kenny, Brown, Moran, Car
1ett, Johnston, Glover and Pelzer. Owing TO
the fact that repairs were in progress IN the
regular Council chamber the meeting look
place in the Mayors Office. The Mayor stated
that the object of the meeting was to receive
the report of the treasurer, called for by the
motion of Alderman voigt at the last meeting
The report being presented, Alderman
Voigt moved that it be received and referred
to the committee of ways and means and
Treasurer P. J. Coogan, with power to act
and decide thereon. Adopted.
The Mayor then informed the Council that
he had appointed committee TO go to Co.
lumba in reference to the license bill and
stamp act, and that this committee had re-
port which they were ready to present.
Alderman Sweegan then read the report as
follows:
The committee appointed by his Honor the
Mayor to unite with committees from the
Charleston Chamber of Commerce and Board
of Trade, to visit Columbia and endeaVor to
obtain revision aud modification of the pro.
posed license and tax bill pending before the
That they proceeded as above, on the even
ing of the Esd, 10 Columbia, and on Saturday
were honored with conference with his
Excellency the Governor, aud subsequently
with the joint committees from the Senate
and House of Representatives, and, although
having obtained no direct promises from
either body, would Indulge the hope that the
result OF the conference will be such mod1d-
cation of the bill as will be satisfactory to all
Interested. ALI of which Is respectfully CUB
mitted.
2. E F. swEEeAN' 1e comn,,tee.
F. BROWN,
Charleston, February II, 1872.
Alderman sweegan added that false i'm
preston had been created, by correspon-
dent from Columbia, to the effect that the
committees were indiferently received. That
as far as he knew they had been kindly and
courteously received by the Governor aud the
committees of the Legislature, aud had been
accorded a respectful hearing throughout.
The action of the Mayor in appointing this
committee was confirmed, and the report was
received as information.
The Mayor then nominated Mesars. jas. d.
Wilson and Geo. s. Hacker as members of the
board of equalization, in the place of Messrs
A. l.. Tobias and E. W. Marshall. The romi-
nations were confirmed.
Alderman Pelzer said that the city apprals-
ers had stated that 1t would be impossible to
get their tax returns In to the treasurer be-
fore .ile lst of March, and suggested that the
time be extended TO the 18th of March.
Alderman O'Nelll said he understood the ap-
praisers to say that they wished the time ex-
tended 10 April lst, not being able to get the
returns in to the treasurer before the 18th of
March.
This view being confirmed, Alderman Pelzer
moved that the time during which the taXpay-
ers could obtain the benefit Of the five per
cent. reduction for prompt payment Of their
taxes in full, be extended to the lst of April,
and under no circumstances to be extended
further. Agreed 10.
On motion of Alderman Noigt, the report OF
the treasurer presented that evening, and the
comments of the committee OF ways and
means to whom 1t was referred, were ordered
to be printed in the pamphlet with the annual
reucrts of the city officers. Adjourned.