The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-11
TIE CITY FATHERS.

Ratification OF the License Bfll-The
Fay OF tho Fire Department-Fhe
Naval Stores Question-The hoper
HosptIal Offer Acknowledgements
tho FILLING Up Of Low Lots, So'' &C.
An extra meeting of Council was held yes
terdsy a..ernoon at five o'clock, at which the
Msyor and thirteen aldermen were present.
Alderman W. B. Smith, who has just returned
from Europe, was present
The Mayor stated that Alderman Kenny mao
rendered himself liable to fine of fifteen dol
lars by leaving the chamber and destroying
the quorum during the last meeting OF ooun-
ell, and wished 10 know what action Councll
| wouid take In the matter. 1t being under.
stood that Mr.. Kenny had acted In Ignorance
that he was destroying the quorum, the hne
| vas remiLted. :.
The following petions were presented
Memorial of R. r. Hudglns d Co. to lease al
$1,000 per year, the city wharf on Ashley hlVer'
At present leased by Henry Miles, with leave
to erect steam engine thereon. Referred u
| the committee on city lands, with power to
act, Petition OF residents OF Lambol stree'
10 have the sidewalks of that street repaired.
Referred to the committee on streets.
A second communication was read from Inc
| medical committee OF the. Board of Health
protesting against the use OF garbage IN ming
nm low lots and streets. The Mayor stated,
on this subject, that be had that day INSTRUCT
ed the city Inspectors to discontinue using
garbage in filling up lots and streets, ana DIE
action was confirmed by Council.
Alderman Gage said that an additional bid
for keeping the fre-wells In order was left
upon the clerk of Councils table during the
last meeting, and asked whether 1t should be
entertained. The bid was thrown out.
MIR. George W. Rsbb being the lowest bid
der lor keeping the city pumps IN order, was
awarded the contract at 5000 per annum, with
an additional allowance Of one dollar for each
nav pump, and fifty cents per foot for new
piping, his surety being Mr.J. Spencer Terry.
Mr.. F. Lucas being the only bidder ior
keeping the fire wells In order, he was
awarded the contract at $40 per annum.
His sureties are Messrs. G. D. ANIME and J.
C. Mallonee.
The ordinance regulating licenses !or the
year 1878 was ratified. {!
On the petition OF Henry Miles for release
from obligation to rent city wharf on Ashley
river, between Broad and Beaufain streets,
a favorable report was made, on condition
that the improvements made upon the whari
be allowed TO remain. The report was agreed
to.
The petition Of Thomas Gadsden 10 have an
accumulation OF water drained from hia- pre-
misses was gsgasssd on favorably, and re:
ffereed to the city engineer for report on the
cost.
The petition of residents of Ashley stree
for the opening of a drain through that street
was favorably reported on, and disposed OF In
the same manner. ~.-
An estimate for doing the city advertising
at $500 per year was reported to have been
received from The NEWS, and the committee
Ia charge of the mater were Informed that
the Courier would do the work at the SINE
figure. 1t was decided to give the advertising
to each paper at the above price, with the un-
derstanding that when necessary any adver-
t,sement should be published more than three
times. -
The following bill introduced at the instance
of the medical committee OF the Board OF
Health received Its first reading, and was
ordered to be printed:
BILL to Prevent the Filling OF Lots or
Streets with Certain Material.
o-.-x.x,1 D.. orJnjnoi o fha MaV0r and
Aldermen in City CouuoIl assembled, That
hereafter it shall not be lawful ior any person
or persons, or body polite, 10 I'LL up any low
lots or low lands or streets, within the city,
with offal, garbage, scavengers' dirt or sweep
ings, or the oleanlpgs or contehls OF tne tlda
or any other drains, or any other materla1
oontainins organic matter, Except rice chaf
and sawdust,l under penalty OF hfly dollars
for each and every offence; and also, a further
pepslty OF fifty dollars tor each and every
day that SUCH prohibited material shall lie Ur
he permitted to remain on any such low lois
or low lands or streets, alter twenty -lour
hours notice ircm the Mayor, city registrar
or city inspectors to remove the same, ana
one-half OF the first named penalty snail 60
TO the laformer In each case. ..s.....
SEQ. q. Be II further ordained by the au.
thoriLies aforesaid, That the otfal, garbage,
street sweepings, contents OF drains, and all
othor offensive material collected in the city
by the city contractors, scaVengerS, inspect
ors or other public officers In charge Of streets,
sball be deposited at the Pubic Cemetery
lands, or at such point or place as may be de-
signated by the Mayor north of Lise street;
proyIded, however, that nothing herein con-
taIned shall prevent the Mayor from having
the said olYal, garbage, &C., removed by boals
or In sny other manner, 80 that The same
shall be carried north Of Line street or be-
vond the limits o. ty, according TO the
true intent and mean,nt this ordinance.
SEo, 8. ALI ordinances, or parts OF ordl.
nances or resolutions, repugpant to this ordl-
nance be, and the same are hereby, repealed.
The bill to regulate the pay of the Fire
Department was read for the third time and
ordered to be enrolled for ratification as an
ordinance.
The bill to regulate The landing and storage
OF naval stores upon sny wharf In the city
was brought up for It's second reading. Con-
siderable debate occurred on the proprlety Of
restricting the time for allowing that article
to remain upon wharves with cotton and hay /;
some Aldermen holding that it should be
limited to forty-eight hours, others advocating
three days. The bill finally passed It's second
reading Without alteration, and was, on mo-
tlon of Alderman sweegan, read third time
and ordered to be enrolled for ratification as
an ordinance.
Alderman Pelser offered the following reso.
luton, which was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the commissioners of the
sinking iund be, and they are hereby, In
sLructed and authorized TO advertise and sell