The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-20
EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR.

EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR. !:
allowed to conflict with the welfare OF a. ,rse
| community. Whe. ever the franchise shall bo
obtained, the City will ind no oinlculty in OBTAIN
Ing the neee sary means to rea!ize the project
| a. on reasonable terms, such as we Q IN well az
ford, and thus Charleston viii at last have libe.
raj supply OF pure water, not only for her house
nod purposes, but for the securing Of our sewers
| ment. Besides, our tidal drains will, In that
event, revert to their original entions and uses.
The city SHOULD b grateful 10 tnote Of her chill
grand object sgai1st encouragement and drni.
| cullles or every kind. and have never lost hope
until The fruition seems now 70 be dawnipg. But
the water supply is not the only good that
explored region OF vast resources VIM. be
opened to our market BY means OF the
canal San,aso and add millions TO our trade.
OF every kind, and afrordiug encouragement
for an early infiux OF energy aud enterprise
from all parts OF our own country and foreign
sectioni It would be criminal in our Legislature
OF our failure the public voice would assuredly 80
denouLce 1t. But we will not fail lam glad to
Ink that there ls sum ient OF honesty and
puolic spirit In our delegates 10 insure succ- 80.
OUR STREET LIGHTS. tsi'g2a
In January. 1872. We had only 6s5 city lamps in
use at cost OF BE per yesr each. The prompt
and publlc-splrted liberality Of President Rave
nel OF the Oharleston Gas Company. has enabled
Us to iicrease our street lghts 70 lol7 at the re-
duced cost Of $27 per lamp. We have, besideH,
4s wharf Ugh 8 snd 10 market centre lamps, for
which we pay, because or their larger capacity or
adds greatly 10 guod Sfder and dses 5ai III h5
will dLuot and am, therefore, not only very
much gratided tEat we have accomplished 30
ani.war lamps relghted for VIII ch would now
very respectfully ask the consent OF Council.
have made arrangements that the gas consumed
by the various city institutions be charged to
view to greater economy. whicn 10 the natural
consequence, where all are honorably contending
for r. duced expenditures. / trust our geod cas.
of success, VIII give Us creait ior th tmpr1ve.
ment
THE NRoK CANAL.
The report Of the city engineer ls accompanied
by fine Typographical map. which eluctdstes the
survey OF the line underslandingly. he makes
two estimates the one OF cut to nve feet below
the lowest Tide water: rs
The other 10 the Isvel OF tide water
The s nr.t would yield in retura io,,7s1 49,.
!, loads Of earth aud sand for 1lling no
aud sti est improvements, whicn at so
cents per load wouli 60, ,868 80
A clear profit over coat tof.,........:" 9,24z75
The second would yield In return the '$
same quantity OF earth and sand, and Ji,p1''
would therefore yield rs clear p: one
of...............r.s..... ~, ,4S8 %
ne 8dQll1ODal expenses WCpld % lOr DrlogeSt
$3.50, andfo the right Of way, which We have
been unable to de, ei mine, but which We conn.
IDENTIFY hore may be little or nothing, inasmuch
as the adjoining property will bs Immensely
si'es for industries OF all kinds. specially such
are const quent OF the lumber and timber trade
and ,hs management OF ship stores Tbeseisno
doubt that this large aud deep cut win influence
q comp etc drainage for q half mile each side,
and thu, render every acre Of our upper varda
as salubrlous as any par. OF the lower CITY. Fine
suburban residences will spring up. and the
beauty OF the surroundlIg5 Joined 20 our
gentlemen OF taste and means to locate
In our midst. Under any circumstance,
the project, which can be accomplished
without any great ID icy
miued upon without delay, 10 prevent 10 failure
In case OF the eIireme,t Of this administration.
would resp, ctlutly recommend thas the sum OF
i've thousand collars be appropriated, 70 ee1.
and earth to be used in nlliDg our low streeH and
marshy city lois. '' ..;iit -
THE FrRE DEPARTMENT.. Il .r:;t
There ID not another city OF fifty thoussHd In.
habltants that has 80 large Ore department an
Charleston. Il is fully sufficient for our prosec-
| braces twenJy.one companies, viz: twelve steam.
ers, seven hand engines, and two hook aud lad
der. The City Council, by n late ordinance, con-
| fines the department TO the ordinary expense or
thirty Thousand dollars. and upon This usais the
| time houored and noble association msy securely
exist. i would, however, recommend tina ppr.
chase OF about six OF Babcocks exunguishers,. TO
oe kept at our police stasions. and 70 be eprompuy
applied at the FIRST alarm, BY % detail Of police
| thoroughly drilled and instructed This may
avert many connagration. w0uh aak" k"coon.
cL to grant nae thiG authority. The cost WIZ ee
| var 1872 have been very small about ons.tNen.
| ile those OF So, apnsh, which may :ber: oWin4
tn the efficiency Of the department.. the energy o.
the police, and 10 the absence OF criminal ana
/ vicious machinations OF our people! our very
strict and systematic examinations In o Inc
cLuses OF dres may be another reason FOR our 90.
curlty. %.
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.. qe.-.
The regular force consists OF one chief, two a.
slstant thlep, one lieutenant Of detectives, four
8econd leutenaut8, two orderltes, one clerk, Btx
detectives, ,unfty te guar 9, six door senttnels,
six steeplemen, two hostlers, and three fatigue
men. ttt 49,
.rporals, and eghiy.two privates. The whole
force, therefore, numbers now one hun red end
| seventy.three, against ninety.eight OF the: pre-.
ceding administration. Bow well thin sys
us with our predecessors In forwarding the
voluminous report OF the chief am Rorry to 1nd
that he continues to differ with me on the subject
OF the present examination OF the f0fces his
has been sore matter 10 me auTng InemSeois ie
would ave been suffered TO rest until our sue.
cessors might initiate grander and more liberal
ponc,. Our city IL NOS now In condi Ion 10 anofd
more expensive police. and am decidediy op-
posed to iUcl ease the burden OF our taxpayers.
A Southern sister city has force OF moro than
double the cost OF ours, and yet We nave NOT mao,
| with much largest tpopulahoD. any sucn Imnr.
derous rlota as she, nor suou continued depieda-
lions, nor as many cases VI dfe8. The 0rgAnl1S.
| tIon recommended In the report or the -chiet
would cost the city one hundred thou8and dol
/ lars Der year, and yet afford employment 70 nly
men less than we now patron 2e, besides ro.
| the chief admits .that m.1 .1urlty OF tne nt2nt
| for, have discharged their duties 1altnfjly 6no
are still dUiug 30 with degree OF credit TO thea
selves that am gratiaed 10 acknowledge" AND
further he says: In thus crttlclsing ana compar.
ing the TWO systems would not have you sup.
pose that regard their combined working during
the past year by any means failure 90: The
chif eems to disprove his own premises 10, the
following: "In reviewing tBe polce records lor
the past year. and comparing the piesent conoi-
tion OF the tcrce and OF the city generaly Win
what It was at the time your honor was placed at
the head OF the government, tnlnK may con-
cratuate you upon the vast change everywhere
70 he noticed for the better.n In accepting, the
testimony thus rendered, think We may safely
let we'll enough alone for the present, and re-
peat, am decidedly opposed to increase tho
burden OF our taxpayers. Once we deemed our.
selves rich aud thought we could do with no leas
than an my Of nne police, nIty hotsemenand
battalion Of infantry Now We must OF nscsssMy
relrencn; we cannot be fanclfal 81 pattern our.
selves after the great cl,iss OF the world uEth We
have 0rmly re.eBtablis ed our prosperity: am
aware how unpopular these opinions are In tnls
community, a. especially with the members ot
QUO police and their frltn1s. But cannot neP
It. The city can only succeed by nt,nueo
system of wise econ my. reduced expenoltutes.
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