The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-04-05
glnes, In good seIvlceaole condition, and ready
Tor any emergency.
Very respectfully, al. d. NATHAN,
3eceiyfd az information.

the treasury. Referred to committed On accounts.
The joint committee Of ways and means and
on accounts, 10 whom was re'erred paper is
sued from the treasury, and purportiDg to be an
addendum and statements OF receipts aRd eG
pendltures, respectfully report, that on exami-
nation OF said paper they IND IL inaccurate IN
many respects. and out OF tne usual order as ap.
pertaining TO the custom OF former councils OF
the city.
necessary to make any extended report to Ooun
Gil on the subject but YOU'D aH.,d sespeGtI1liy ana
and ,he official statements accompanying it, for
a correct exposition Of the financial condition
on" p'''p' FR,No1s J. PaL aLzRR,
BERNARD U'EEILL
COMMITTEE Ways and Means,
W. B. SMITH,
Chairman Committee oniAccouuts.
After considerable discussion the vote was then
called on Alderman Vogrs moIlUn. TO amend
the motion TO adopt the report OF tie commit.
lee. SO hat the addendum and B. atement OF &C.
counts and expenditures OF city treasury would
be IT ad aud spread on the minutes Lost.
Vote then called on the original motion 10 adopt
the report OF the Joint committees, which was
adopted.
ported as follows on petitions or J. d g. Lucas:
:.Committee recommended remission OF penal.
ties.n
(Slgnedl o; a; BOWEN.
w. B. SMITH.
WIN. MORAN.
On peIiti n Of A. Foster BLACK, "Committee re.
commend remission OF penalty" -
W. B. SMITH.
WIN. MORAN.
On pc ition OF Ellen J. Blacs. "Commlttee re.
tSienedj o. A. BOWEN.
W. B. SMITH.
VIM. MORAN.
Adopted.
The committee on city lands made the following
report on the subject or the Broad street prone
made, which was adopted:
On the memorial or ]. Il. Stelnmeyer and one
hundred and fcrl y-One other cltlzens lor tne I'M
provement Of the common bounded by Rutledge
street ON the east, Broad street on the south,
Lynch street on the west, and lands OF Stroheck
er on the north. the petitioners ask that Council
purchase the Strohecker property at a cost Ol Biz
thousand dolars so as TO carry the northern
boundary Of the common to Beaufain street.
Your committee regard the proposed improve
ment important TO the interest Of tne city, ano
the ptice asked for the property not unreason.
aUe, and would recommend that Council appro.
priare six thousand dollars for the purchase OF
the same. Provided that no part OF the money
be paid until valid title to R the land ana pnuo
ings now held as private property IN t0e area
bounded oy the four streets, aoUVe named,
made 10 the city, and approved py iIs recorder.
F. BRowS.
ALvA GAGE
adopted.
The committee on lighting the ci., -Iorted
favorab J. on placing lamp 10 Line street.
The com nittee n contracts rep ,rted the follow
Ing estimates for building house for the stone
wall Engine:
J. w. Sswner, $500; g. w. Egan, 1890; X. Brown,
s2lbe; Albert Elfe s23O8; Fred. X. Lucas, $2497.
Mr.. Mulcahy's estimate being the lowest, the
committee recommended that the contract De
awarded to him on furnishing proper surelirs.
Adopted.
the committee on engrossments reported the
following ordinances as properly engroshd and
really for ratification:
An ordinance to establish the weight OF coal, to
allow dealers in coal to weigh coal on their own
scales, and arfix penalty for not having coal
weighed on the public s;aleS Wnen so orderea py
the purchaser.
Aisn an ordinance to prevent the flling Il lots
or streets viii ceriain material. Both OF Wnlcn
were rallied In due form.
The special committee on the Fire Department.,
to whom was referred the communication from
the Chief Of the FIRE Department. relative To pro
curing three additional alarm bells would re-
spectfully beg 10 report thar tney find additional
means vi alarm at tunes OF fire necessary, and
that the committee on the Fire Department be
autno orIzed TO invite offers for furnishing three
suitab q be Is OF one thousand pound, each from
the ,undres In our City and elsewhere, the pre-
ference n possible, consistent with The Interests
OF The city 10 be given our own mechanics.
That the committee on The F re Department oe
authorized TO accept the most advantageous offer
and have the bells placed Ia such positions az
NAV be indicated by The b ard or fremasters and
under the supervision OF the officers Of That body
ALI Of which ls respectfully suoml ted.
E. +. SwERGAN,
q. YoIGT,
FRANCIS ]. PRLZE3,
o. A. BOWEN,
y. B. GARRETT,
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