The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-01-19


tonishment at the nature Of the bill, and
moved that 1t be laid on the table and indea.
nitely postponed. On this question Alderman
Taylor called for the yeas and nays, which
were taken as follows:
Yeas-Mayor, and Aldermen O'Neil, Bowen.
Smith, Michaels, Sweegan, Glover, Pelzer,
Johnston and Taylor.
Nays-Aldernlen Voigt, Gage, Garrett,
Kenny, Moran, Brown and sigwald.
The bill was laid on the table.
Alderman sweegan introduced bill to cre'
ate the office of tidal drain contractors and for
other purposes. Ordered to be printed.
Alderman Taylor called up for its second
reading the bill appropriating money to meet
the current expenses of the city, which has
already been printed in The NEWS.
A protracted and warm debate ensued, aftel
which Alderman Gage moved to strike out
the line Interest on public debt 1920, 1000"
The yeas and nays being called for, were
taken as follows:
Yeas-Aldermen Gage, Garrett, Kenny,
voigt, Moran and Slgwald.
Nays-Mayor, and Aldermen o'Neill, Smith,
Bowen, Mchaels, Sweegan, Glover, Johnston
Taylor, Brown and Pelzer.
This motion being lost, Alderman VoiGt
moved TO insert 1000 in the place of $780,
900. Lost.
Alderman Voigt next moved to amend by
striking out 'tPLblic debt due April, 1872
s3s, 900, " and, The yeas and nays being called
for, the amendment was lost by a vote of II
to 6.
Alderman vuigt moved to amend by making
the appropriation for improvements $4,000
instead of $4,000. Carried.
Alderman Sweegan moved to amend by ap,
proprialing $1,000 Instead Of $4,000 for public
printing. Carried.
Alderman Volgt asked what was meaut by
the appropriation for ''hoating debt" and
learning that it was for the unpaid bills OF
1871, on his motion, the sentence was amend
ed by inserting "unpaid bills for 1911" instead
of floating debt"
On motion of Alderman Garrett. the appro-
priation of $4,000 for the Old Folks Home was
amended by making 1t $4,000.
The bill, as amended, then had Its third
reading, was passed and ordered to be en-.
crossed for ratification.
The following is the form in which the bill
was finally passed:
A BILL TO APPROPRIATE MONEY TO MEET THE
LIABILITIES OF THE CITY DURING THE PRES
ENT FISCAL YEAR.
Be il ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen
of the City OF Charleston, in City Council as
That the following sums of money for the
specified purposes herein named, If 30 much
be needed, and the same are hereby appro-
priated 10 be paid out of the city treasury, 10
The manner prescribed by law, to VIII:
Interest on public debt, three hundred -, mn
and twenty thousand dollars. :;,....ss2o, GOO
For public debt due April, 1872, thirty ., nm
three thousand dollars .....:.......; 3o'ooo
fof t dollars ....................... 1900
For the Orphanhouse, twenty.eight
thousand dollars. Z6,uoS
For paslight, thirty thousand dollars. 10000
'0' dol dollars .... ...:.......... 10000
For impr ovements, forty thousand dol.
lars. rS....................... 4oloo
foi H dciiars 10000
fof fitT iara Depai' OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10000
For Tidal brains, one thousand dollars. 1000
For salaries city officers, twenty. five thou ~ -,
sand dollars. ............. Io,Vot
fo' pISn pdoars. s. sOot
fof sand sand dollars. 25oOc
onpSta ars ui..s .o @ $4,000
For the House OF Correction, three thou. -,
sand dollars. ...:..... S.o.s .
Old Folks Home, six thousand dollars. 5,00l
oiphaa ssousuna dollars. 5000
Total, 1902. .oOc