The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-19
THE CITY COUNCIL.

held at five O'Clock yesterday Ieiuoop, 'no
Mayor and twelve Aldermen being present.
The following petitions and memorials were
read and referred to appropriate commlttees:
Petition of L. F. Campbell Tor stay OF tax e4-
ecntions. Petition of residents OF st. Pniilp
street for the building OF drain through tnat
street between Spring and Line streets. Me-
mortal OF the vestry of st. Mlchaels Cnurcn
setting forth that the re- snow IN progress
to the steeple of that church will cost six nun
dred and fifty dollars, and asking that a por-
tion of that sum be paid by the city. Petition
OF citizens for the opening OF Shepherd street
between King and Meeting streets. Pettion
of Simon Fass for remission OF penalLles.
Petition of James McElroy, John G. Mallonee
and others for plankroad through Mary
street.
The following were granted: Petition ol j.
n. steffsns & Co. for leave 10 erect steam
grist mill at the corner of Cannon and Coming
streets. Petition of the Comet Star steam
Fire Engine Company to line the engine
room of the house now erecting for them.
A petition of John Ancrum to erect a
wooden house, with shiDgle roof, on the
south side of West street, was tabled.
petition OF the Comet Star Steam FIRE
Company, to have three windows cut IN tne
east wall of their new house, was received aS
information.
The petition of residents of Rutledge ave-
nae, for q plank road through the avenue'
was temporarily postponed on motion o! al
derman Gage.
The Mayor read his annual report, Wnicn
will be published In full In TIE NEWS to-mor-
row.
Alderman voigt moved to receive the re-
port as Information, and have 1t published IN
the daily papers In the official report OF the
proceedings. He remarked that, while pleased
with many things contained In the report, ne
was palned that 1t was not more generous to-
wards the preceding Council. He said that
the report contained reference TO sale by
the commissioners of the sinking fund, under
resolution Of Council, Of certain stock OF the
the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad held
BY the city. He held that the resolution re-
ferred to did not give the committee tne rlgns
to make the sale; and that, If the committee
could show no other authority, their action
was not iu accordance with the law.
Alderman O'Nelll moved as an amendment
that the usual number of copies OF the report
be published In pamphlet form, and that the
recommendations contained In It be referred
to appropriate committees.
Alderman Gage thought 1t was useless to
incorporate in The pamphlet The annual re-
ports of the other city officers, as that would
involve an additional expense which the city
might az well save.
Several Aldermen took the ground that 1t
was important to publish the reports of all the
city officers.
Alderman Slmonds objected to receiving the
mayors report as information, and moved TO
amend the original motion by ordering that
the mayors report, together with the reports
of the other city officers, be published in
pamphlet form 10 an ed ton OF 1000 or more
copies.
Alderman volgt explained that in moving
to receive the report as Information he meant
only to follow parliamentary usage. The vote
was then taken on Alderman Slmondss
amendment, which was lost.
The question then recurred upon the
original motion, which, with accepted amend
ments, was to receive The Mayors report as
information, and to publish 1t, frst In the
official report of the proceedings, and alter
wards, together with the other reports OF the
city officers, In pamphlet form. s.
Alderman Bowen said that about half of the
edition OF last years report yet remained In
the clerks Office, aud he therefore moved to
amend by inserting five hundred copies 10
place OF one thousand, which was accepted by
Alderman Voigt, and the motion as thus
amended was adopted.
A report OF the city engineer, representing
the Eagle and Prudence englne-hoases as
needing slight repairs, was agreed 10, and re-
ferred TO the committee on contracts, with In
structions to have the work done.
Favorable reports were made and agreed to
on the following petitions: Petition of r. s.
B. Chrielzberg for remission of penalties.
Petition of residents of Logan street for an
additional lamp. Petition Of residents OF
John and Ann streets for the construction Of
drain from Meeting TO America street.
On the petition of Johnson & Palmer for
designation of suitable license for their busi-
nees, the committee reported that the firm
could be properly classed as agents of sailing
vessels, and recommended that they be
licensed accordingly. Agreed TO.
Alderman Gage, from the committee on
contracts, reported one sealed estimate for
building drain through Pitt street. He ex-
planned that he had talked with the residents
of that street, and found only three In favor
of building dsaiH. He regarded the street
as In better condition than most others in the
city, and thought the building Of the drain
would involve an unnecessary expense.
Alderman simonds moved to postpone &C.
tion on the matter.
Alderman SWeegan moved to amend by Or
derlng that the estimate be opened and the
contract awarded. He said that the reason
why the residents of the street were not In
favor of building the drain was that they were
dsgusted with the delay of Council In the
matter. The amendment was lost and the
original motion prevailed.
Further time was, by request, granted the
committee on steam engines and machinery
to consider the Petition OF Edward Fowler 10
erect steam engine on East Bay street.
There were seven annlIcanta whito and