The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-11-26

| Worth.
At the regular meeting of the City Council,
| to be held at five o'clock this evening, an
election will take place to fll the various city
/ Offices declared to be vacant. A list of the
offices, with the salary and the names of the
i candidates, as far as known, are given below
CLERK OF COUNCIL,
Salary fifteen hundred dollars year, filed
by W. W. SImons, who Is candidate for re-
election, with no opposition. -
MESSENGER OF COUNCIL,
Salary five hundred dollars ayear, filled by
i O. W. Matthews, colored, candidate ior
reelection, with no opposition.
CITY INSPECTORS. ,n.,
These are two in number for the upper
and another for the lower wards. Balsry one
thousand dollars per year. The present inspec-
tors are q. Ferguson and Benj. Lucas, both OF
whom are candidates for reelection. Mr..
John Binns and Mr.. John Kenny the brick
layers have been spoken OF as candidates Tor
these offices, but 1t is not positively announc-
ed that either will run. ";!:a
~. HlRBoRMAsTER,
Salary twelve hundred dollars, filed by
Captain James Armstrong, who willru again.
and, 80 far, has no opponent. -.
PoRTwARDRNs,
Five in number; no salaries. The lncum-
bents are, however, allowed certain fees.
The present wardens are Captain VIM. Bird,
T. B. Maxwell, colored, B. X. Klnloch.
colored, Charles Lining aud Nathaniel Fields.
All of these are candidates tor reelection. and
In addition, Messrs. @. T. Klnloch, Theodore
Cordes, G. P. Frazer,l:A. Foster Black, VIM,
NJ. Sage. and J. "A. Cay are announced to run.
CITY GAUGERs.
These are two in number, and are paid by
fees. The present gaugers are I. E. Hertz
and G. W. DuBoa. Mr.. DuBos was appointed
several months ago to Ill the vacancy caused
by the death of Mr.. Clarence Levy, one Of the
regularly elected gaugers. Both of the in
cumbents will run. again, and Messrs. W. E.
Beyin and T. Cater are also candidates.
KEEPER oRir1DAL DRAINS.
Salary one Thousand dollars per year, filed
by Jos. Green, colored, who is a candidate for
reelection. Alexander Williams, colored, the
keeper under the Pillsbury administration, ia
q candidate for this Office. :" u q
7 ats1 NAVAL STORES INSPECTORS, SD.
five in number, with no fixed salary. The
present inc1mbents are only three In number,
there having been on.y four applicants at the
last election, all of whom we're appointed.
The appointees were A. Robertson, G. u.
Smith, W. e. Bevin and James Tracy. Mr..
Smith has since died.. The remaining three
are candidates again, and no others are spoken
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INSPECTORS OF TIMBER AND LUMBER,
ak In number. These offices, like those I'm
medIateIy above, have no regular salaries at
tached. They are filed at present by W. E..
Burke, colored, W. g. Fields, colored, 3. p.
Bennett, G. 8. Jenkins, James Tupper and n.
Moran. ALI are candidates for reelection.
The other candidates are Messra. J. G. Rem:
tiers, W. F. Saunders and G. F. Stelnmeyer.
CITY ATTORNEY.
This Office Ia filed at present BY D. 7. Cor!
bin. the United States dIstrictattorney. The
salary Of this Office was formerly eight hun
dred dollars q year, but under the Plllsbury
administration an ordinance was passed, on
the 6th of April, 1870, increasing the pay to-
two Thousand dollars, the ordinance further!
providing that the clty-attorney was thence.
forth to receive reasonable and just compen-
satlon" for necessary services rendered ont
side of the city limits. Under this proviso Mr..
Corbin has drawn from the city treasury, since,
the passage of the ordinance, more than FIVE
thousand dollars over and above his regular
salary. A number OF aldermen are now in.
favor of abollshlng the office Of city-attorDey
altogether, and allowing Its dulles to devolve!!
upon the city recorder, who has expressed his,
willingness to perform them, Without addl-;
tional, compensation. Under these clrcum-
stances no candidates other than Mr.. Corbin,
have been announced. II the motion which
will be made to abolish the Office falls to be
carried some strong candidate will probably
be put up lie opposition to Mr.. Corbin.
CHIMNEY CONTRACTORS, 'art
eight in number; no salaries. The present In
cumbents are, Ward No. 1, Benz. Brown. col
ored; Ward 2, Philip Drayson, colored;. Ward
8, Theo. Cordes; Ward 4, J. T. AelvIni Ward
S, W. E. DaCosta; Ward 6, J. B. Nell, colored;
Ward I, j. Wall, colored, and Ward 8, D. B.
Smith. J. Wall was appointed to fill vacan-
cy caused by the death of Jacob Glover, con-
tractor for Ward No. 7. The inoumbents are all
candidates tor reelection, except Theodore
Cordes, who Is candidate for pertwarden.
A colored man named Nelson is the only
other known candidate. l.
4 CITY REGISTRAR, III I
salary sixteen hundred dollars, filed by DR..
George 8. Pelzer, who Is q candidate for re-
election, with no opposition.
PHYSICIAN OF THE CITY HOSPITAL,
salary six hundred dollars year, filed by
DR.. ]. Somers Buist, q candidate tor re-elec-
tlon, with no opposition.
PHYSICIAN OF THE oRPHANHoUsE,
salary FIVE hundred and fifty dollars, filed
by DR.. W. q. Huger. DR.. Hu9er will run
again, and no opposition to him has been an
nounced.
FOUR CITY PHYSICIANS,
salaries eight hundred dollars each. The
present physioians are DR.. Manning slmons,
Health District, No.:l; DR.. J. L. Ancrum, Dis,
trict No. 8; DR.. T. G. smons, District No. 4 |;
DR.. I. W. Angel, District No. 4 They are all
candidates for reelection, with no opposition