The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-05
TIE CITY FATHERS.

THE ClTI EA1hG2sos
Council after the Enterprise hnAlEoa"
with d Sharp Siick-Shall NutieoSe
street nnd Avenue be PIanked :-fhe
Disposition Of City Garbage, Go
A regular meeting of Council was held yes-
terday afternoon, at five o'clock, at Whicn tne
| Mayor and eleven aldermen were present.
The following petitions were presented:
Petition of Edward Fowler, for leave 10
erect steam engine on East Bay street. Re-
ferred to the committee on steam engines anu
machinery.
Petition of E. J. Beard, for remuneration
for land used in widening King street. Re-
terred TO the committee on streets.
petition of residents of Logan street, Tor
the erection of an additional lamp In that
| street. Referred to the committee on lighting
the streets.
Petition of residents of John and Ann
streets, 10 have drains running through those
streets cleaned. Referred to the committee on
tidal drains.
Petition of the South Carolina Railroad
Company for leave to extend their track
through the streets 80 as TO reach the wharf
on Cooper River known as the Railroad and
, ,commodstlon Wharf, Referred 10 the COM
mittee on streets.
The Mayor read communication from the
city registrar, asking for the erection oil q
hospital building near Magnolia Cemetery
Referred to the Mayor with power TO act.
The report of the physician of the City Hos
pl,al, for The month OF January, was read and
received as information.
The city engineer reported that 1t would
cost s2l76 to add a wooden story to the Stone
wall engine-house.
Alderman Gage thought the Fire Depart
ment was already costing the city TOO much
money. ard moved to receive the report as
Information.
Alderman Sweegan moved to amend BY re-
ferring 1t to the committee on contracts, with
instructions to advertise for estimates to have
the work done. he said that the company
needed place of meeting. At present 1t is
compelled to meet at some distance from its
engine, its own house being but one story
high. He was satisfied the work could be
done for much less than the estimate OF The
city engineer.
Alderman voigt agreed with Alderman
sweegan, and hoped that his amendment
would prevail. The amendment was carried
by large majority.
> The city engineer also reported on the cost
of planking Rutledge street and avenue from
Wentworth street to Line. Some discussion
arose as 10 the advisabillty of plankiDg the
street, several aldermen holding that PLANK
roads are Injurious to the health of city. The
Mayor was among those strongly In favor OF
having the work done. The matter was
finally postponed until the next meeting.
The return of the city sheriff for January,
1872, with the treasurer's receipts for 1854 20
appended, was read and referred to the COM
mittee on accounts.
Tbs committee of ways and means reported
that they had yesterday destroyed s5l, ia 10
OF city bills. They also reported, verbally,
that they had held conference with the COM
mittee appointed by the Chamber OF Com
merce, that the tone of the conference was
friendly, and that the matter under dispute
might be regarded as settled.
The petition of VIM. Wilson for leave to
take out six months license was reported
on unfavorably, and the report was adopted.
The committee on licenses asked for further
time to consider the petition Of Johnson d
| Palmer. Granted.
Inspector Ferguson was authorized to clean
out several drains 10 the upper portion of the
city.
Alderman Gage wanted to know something
about the Enterprise Railroad. He thought 1t
was time the track was torn up and thrown
away, and the streets repaved 20 that they
could be used by the citizens.
The Mayor asked that the further consldera-
tIon of the subject be postponed until the
next meeting, when he proposed to treat 1t at
length In his annual report. He was already
advertising for twenty good PAYERS, whom he
contemplated setting to work TO repaVe East
Bay street.
The bill to prevent the filling up of lots on
streets with certain material was brought up
for Its second reading.
Alderman Moran thought the bill would en-
, tall upon the city heavy expense In remoV-
Ing the garbage from its limits, and therefore
obIec6ed to Its passage.
Alderman Gage argued that what the city
lost In transporting the garbage beyond Its
limits would be more than regained In the
sanitary improvement which would result.
The bill finally passed its second reading,
and Council then adjournd.
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