The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-09-04

A reo,,(ar meeliDg OF the City COUNCIL was
hal, oi Ace o'clock last evening, Yitn Mayor
Wagner In The chair, aid Aldermen ONeill,
Howeu. Voist, Garrett, Kenny, SweegaD,
Glover, Johnston, SimoIds and Sigwald pres
ent.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
The following petitions were received and
granted: From Thomas B. Cater, asking for
an appointment as city gauger; from D. A. j.
| Sullivan, asking permission TO build a wooden
| shed on Meeting street, between Market street
and Horlbeck's alley; from Angelic Sevello,
asking permission to erect a wooden office on
the west side OF East Bay, near Market street;
from John S. Johnston, asking permission to
add one story 10 his dwelling on George
street; from Mrs L. C. Murdecai, asking per-
mission t. erect o wooden kitchen In rear OF
No. IS Broad street; from W. E. Gruber d Co.,
asking permission to erect a steam saw mill
at the west end Of Broad street, ard from
Hruc, Howard and E. NJ. Fuller, asking the
remission OF certain taxes.
The following memorials we're referred to
the committee on retrencbment and relief:
From A. and Samuel Blake, representing That
| their lands on Meeting and King streets were
taxed fer eleven thousand eight hundred dol
lars, although they were only used for plant.
! Ing and paslurage, and asking a reduction Of
The assessment; from DR.. Wragg, enclosing q
| petition from residents In the nelghbornood
| of st. Pau,s Church, asking that church to
| allow the use oF Its roof and sufficient ground
10 locate a cistern to obtain a supply OF water,
and Offering the use Of the ground and roof If
the city will build the cIstern; from Mrs. Will
son, asking a remission of penalty on over
due taxes; from Thomas B. Lyle and Isaac I.
Wilson, asking for new certificates of Charles
ton City three per cent. stock of 1857, In place
of certain certificates lost during the war.
THE ARTEsIAN WELL.
Messrs. N. b. Lebby, r. c. Barley and j.
C.. Grace sent q memorial representing that
the ArtesIan Well now. belonging to the city
might be utilized ct q small expense to supply
the city with water, and asking for the ap.
pointment of O committee with whom they
could negotiate either for the purchase of the
we'll ortor removing the present obstruction
n it and restoring it to Its full capacity. Re.
ferred to the committee on arteslan wells.
+, Numerous residents or Liberty street COM
planned of the location of job carts on that
street as a Nuisance, and the complaint was
referred to the committee on streets.
The Mayor read o report by the medical
committee of the Board of Health to The effect
that, In accordance with the recent resolution
o the City Council, they had invited another
consultation with tho trustees oil The Roper
Hospital in reference to Increasing the City
Hospital accommodations, and that that iBvl-
tation had been declined. The medical COM
mIltee, therefore, requested to be relieved
from the further consideration Of the subject,
and 1t was so ordered.
a CITY HOSPITAL To BE IMPROVED.
The report of the committee on public
buildings was then taken up, and after O brlet
discussion the recommendations of that COM
mittee were adopted. These recommends.
lions involve the .remodeling of the Work.
house for hospital purposes, as described in
TIE NEWS of August 9th, provided the ex-
pense shall not exceed ten thousand dollars.
1t was also ordered that the city engineer pre-
pare plans and specifications for the proposed
work, and that the clerk OF the Council adver-
lise for estimates therefor in the name of the
committee on contracts.
The reports of the City Hospital and Of the
city sheriff for the month Of August were re-
celved, and the former showed that the re-
ceipls Of that institution had considerably ex-
ceeded Its expenditures.
The Mayor reported that in accordance with
a re cent resolution Of tho Council he had,
with the assistance Of Alderman O'Neill, and
after obtaining tho opinion of the city at
torney, taken steps to widen King street, near
Queen, by arranging to purchase land,
the projecting buildings back from
The straet, and pay rent to the owners during
The process OF removal. This report was
agreed 10.
THE CHARLESTON COLLEGE REPAIRS.
The committee on contracts repUrted vari-
Gus proposals for repairing the Charleston
College buildings according to the plans and
In the city engineers office.
The bits were as follows: Frederick Lucas
$685. ]. W. Sawner s5675, c. G. Trumbo SASH,
aud George W. Egan, an itemized estimate
with no aggregate stated, and they were all
referred back to the committee on contracts
to. aggregate the offers and report The lowest
oue-
Alderman Sweegan, from the committee on
quarantine and lazaretto, reported the result
of their inspection of the lazaretto building
on Morris Island, and reported against lis
proposed transfer to the city by the State.
This, report was agreed to. The same COM
nitbee reported against the location of the
city smallpox hospital upon Morris Island,
and recommended its location at some place
where &c would he accessible by both land and
water, or at least some place where 1t would
be accessible at all stages OF the Tide. Re-
ferred 10 the committee on public buildings.
Tn ere being no further business presented,
the Council adjourned until the 18th inst.
LOCAL L4CONICS.
The Due West Female College begins It's
~, 80 not-Lo.