The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-01-10

1 streets upon part OF the Board OF Firemas.
ters' report recommended that the wooden
covers Instead of strainers be placed upon the
sandpits. The committee asked for further
time to report upon the plank road in Beau
fain street. Report referred to the committee
on the fire department. ~ i,
The committee on the fire department
brought up the. repairs recommended on the
Palmetto engine-house. and the chairman,
Alderman SWeegan, moved the consideration
of the printed report OF the committee read at
the last meeting. The report was read by sec.
tions, and adopted as follows:
The special committee on the Fire Depart
ment would beg leave to report that confer
instant, between your committee and a'com.
mittee from the Board Of. Ftremasters. at
which were present, on the part Of Board Of
Firemasters, Messrs Smythe, Buist and Brown,
and on the part of Council, Messrs. Taylor,
Voigt, Pelzer, Garden and sweegan. =,
The following matters were discussed -
1st The desire Of the Board of Fire Masters
10 transfer the control Of the city pumps from
the board to the city authorities. a. ~,
Your committee would recommend that all
the street pumps be turned over by the Mayor
to the city Inspectors, and such Pumps as are
seryiceable to the citizens be Kept In repair
by the inspectors, under orders of the Mayor.
I'd. The matter Of hose. .,,s...,,...-.
Your committee would state that there is at
present resolution of inquiry from this
Council to the Board of Flrelnasters on that
subject. and would beg to call 70 the attention
ofthe Fire Department section 8, of Ordinance
of March 8, 1870, regulating the pay OF the
volunteer companies, /. e., s'That the amounts
appropriated shall be considered az covering
all expenses. such as the purchase Of hose,
mending Of the same, materials, wear and
tear Of engines and reels, pay OF engineers,
and all other expenses usually incurred In
keeping In order the apparatus OF each COM
pany.n
Sd. The matter of house. for the Young
America Company. z4,.....r.gs.4
Your committee would recommend that the
house in Hayne street, north side, west of
Church street, be appropriated for that pur-
pose, and the amount realized by the late
Council, for the sale of lot In lnson street;
said lot having been purchased for said COM.
pany, and Subsequently disposed Of The
committee also recommend that the commit
tee on contracts advertise for, estimates, and
the work be done according to plans procured
by the committee on the fire department, and
to be submitted to Council.
4th. The matter Of house for the Pioneer
Company. -
Your committee would report that in their
opinion 1t Is necessary that q houee be fur.
nished for that company, and would beg for
further time to report on locality, DC. ..s
18th. The claim Of the Marion Fire Company
for an annual rent Of house occupied by their
company, In Cannon street, the same being
property Of the company, or else take the
property at valuation.
Your committee would recommend that the
sum of ($390) three hundred dollars per an
mum be allowed as rent for house from this
date. I -. -.
9Th. Application from Comet STAR, United
and PromptItude Hand Engine Companies for
change Of location, &c.
matter be referred to the chief Of the Fire De-
partment.
7th. Tho matter of having an alarm bell
placed at the Arsenal, the same TO be rung at
times Of fire, by the parties in charge Of the
Your committee would respectfully recon-
mend that this matter be referred to the
Mayor, to ascertain If any arrangement can be
made with the Rev. Mr.. Porter, to have the
bell at bis. school building rung for that pur.
: eth. The matter of having Spring street
Your commlrvee would recommend that the
work be done, aud be referred to the commit
9Th. The application OF hand engine COM
pany Prudence, No. 4, for hail over their
house. =.
Your committee would beg further time to
report on this matter.
All of which Is respectfully submitted by
E. F. SwEEGAN,
@. VoIGT, -
i JAS. H. TAYLOR,
FRANCIS j. PELzER,
- - E. GARDEN.
Alderman Smith. Of the committee on print
Ing, stated that the chairman had not been
well enough to give the matter the consIdera.