The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-03-05
THE CITY FATHERS.

lllU Oll i i al lUIlGOs
RREsIDENT GRANT TO BE WEL GOMEZ
ASTHE GUEST OF TIE CITY.
The Extension OF the South Cnrolinr
Railroad to the Water-The PROPOSED
New Fire Alarms-Important Actor
In Regard to the Sinking Fund, 60.
Aregular meeting of Council was held yes
terday afternoon, at which the Mayor and fir
teen Aldermen were present.
A number of petitions for the reduction Oh
assessments, remission of penalties, &C., Pc
Aflon for plank road through Ann and Eliza
beth streets, the return of the city sheriff ior
February, with the tressurers receipt fol
ssAlS 81 attached, and the City Hospital re-
port for February, were presented and re-
ferred to appropriate committees.
A petition of james NJ. Eason for remission
OF penalties was granted.
The following petition was granted:
TO the Honorable the City Council OF Charleston:
the petition OF the undersigned. residents OF
Pitt street. respectfully show that they notice In
the proceediugs Of the City Council, as reported
In the charleston Courier and DAILY NEWS, ina.
the committee on contracts stated that they nad
received estimates for building a drain IN FIJI
street. but would not recommend as the cnair-
man OF the CONN ittee, Alderman Gage tine
spokesman,) had looked into the petition, ana
shefe was but one resident (as one paper says,
and thr, as the other says,) who really desire
the drain.
Your petitioners respectfully show unto your
honorable body that this Is mistake; drain ls,
in the opinion Of all II the undersigned, necea-
sity to the health and the comfort OF The resi-
dents OF the street aud also TO those who are
compelled to pass through the said street. as at
certsin seasons OF The year the absencs or drain.
age produces unhealthy and nauseous smells,
and an accumulation OF Nth in the said street.
Your petitioners therefore pray that drain
may be built through the said street at as early
day as possible.
and your petitioners will ever pray, &c.
Signed: Tneo G. B gag, John Y. Stock. Geo. B..
Walter, VIM. J. Mccormack, E. Walter, Wm.
Y. Leitch, 8. g Horsey, James BlacEman. ID. +.
Martin W.Wieg N. McSride, E. Miller, Chas.
Miller Joseph Smi!h B. u Miller, II. r. Eckel. I.
s. Thomson. n u, Misses Scott, Albert LengnicE'
Mrs. E. Lenguick.
Four estimates for doing the work asked tor
In the petition, which had been laid over un-
osened at the last meeting OF Council, were
ordered to be opened and the contract award
ed on the lowest, which proved to be one by
Mr.. Walter Cade at 81 % per running foot.
The following communication from the chief
of the Fire Department was read and referred
to the committee on the Fire Department.:
OYr1cE CHEF FIRE DEpARTNENT,l
CHARLESTON. February "a, 1878. J
Hon y H. Wd0eneT, Mayor:
MY DEAR SIk-As the last meeting OF the board
OF fremssters was Instructed TO orlng 10 your
notice and through you to the City CouDcll, the
mater OF q better alarm In case or fires. l have
90 of,en referred 10 this important subject In my
annual reports that LIE ar 1t may oe inferred that
am troublesome. but II yon VII! give II your BE-
rious consideration am satisfied you Will az once
come to the conclusion that our alarm Tor nres IS
lnsuficie and hat a. least three one thousand
pound bells are Aecesssr,-one tn the north
eastern, one in the western and on IN the
southern portion Of the city. At the late IRE IN
was on IRE rsrore any general elarm was helrd.
and nremen In that immediate vicinity never
heard Of the IRE. The nrst ten minutes OF are
Is the most important time, and hence the ne.
cessiry for speedy and prompt signal. The
former administration voted to have three bells
cast and sfter-I had, received estimates from
o. s fGf
awarded 20 our townsmen, Mes-Ts. ] +. Taylor q
Co.,, to cast. them here at forty seven cents Z er
pound, the same price as then CHARGED by Meenly
J. Co, OF Troy, New York, Messrs. Taylor d GO.
guaranteeing the bells. We would then be saving
The freight and expenses OF transportation.
Whether they will perform the WORK now az tne
same price cannot say. but the importance G1
1ulck Al0Im lOr uEtS 10 OuflOoS. ouu ouo VIZ -
tire department feel It 3d. for II hre should get
ahead OF Us at any time from the want O. alarm
we do not desire that blame should be attached 10
us. Knowing, sir, the deep interes; you take ID
an matters appertainng TO the general welfare ol
our city, leave the matter In your hands, VIII
the quest that you will bring Il TO The notice Oh
the City Council for their serious consideration.
very fespe csfully, yoar obedleat servant.
~. n. Fl. NATHAN,
Chief Fire Department.
Alderman Pelzer submitted the following
report, which was adopted:
Annual Statement OF the sinking Fund, January