American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-01-21
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AND BALTIMORE CLIPPER
TUESDAY MORNING, JAN. 81, l845.

bers Of the two Branches of the City Council
which appears in to-days paper, is excellent for
its strict adherence to city concerns, and for the
sage suggests an increase in the School tax,
should it be found necessary TO give full effect
to the design Of mstitltlng the Schoo! System
recommends an increase of the Police, the
protect the persons and property of oar cit-
xens-and calls attention to the propriety Of
building a City Hall, the present being ''to!al-
ly inadequate to the purposes Of the city,
After referring to the reports Of the Baltimore
and Susquehanna Rail Road Company, and of
the City CounselIor--the contract with the
Mcssrs. Candy; the deficiency in the llarbor
appropriation; the enormous expense OF paving
and repairing streets, and the proprety Of ere
ntng an "otlice Of Inspector OF Paving aud Re-
pairing streets--thc message comes to the i'm
portont subject OF erecting House Of Refuge,
which is strongly recommended From the
sizt and present interior construction of the
Jail, it appears TO be impossible to adopt the
system of separate confinement, and corso-
quently there is a Communicating intercourse
kept up between prisoners. Should House
of Refuge not be built, the Mayor suggests
that tho Jail be differently arranged.
1t appears from the City Collectors report,
that the whole amount of levy for the past
year was $4l7,l5 40, of which S2G4 sos 50
have been collected. The receipts of the Reg
lister tor the same period, including balance in
the treasury on the LIST Dec, 1913, .amount to
S6s5,S93 7S--disburscments SG33, 7Ol s2-
leaving a balance of S52, 1872 Sc in the trea-
suty on the 3lst Dec, lSti. All demands
against the City Treasury have been paid with
psomptness, and the Register recommends the
redemption of city stock, payable at the plea
sure of the cry, amounting SIS, 346. The
amount Of asscssabla property is $50 1911, 1897.
The Committee of Finance have purchased
$4,000 of the Court House Stock out Of the
Sinking Fund, and recommend that provision
be made to take up the SIX per cent. stock, re-
daemabc at pleasure.
The Mayor recommends the passage OF an
ordinance, requiring tbs banks TO pay the city
tax on bank stock, held by citizens as well as
foreigners, in the same manner that it is paid by
the banks to the State 1t appears. that, whilst
the citizen and foreign stockholders have to
pay, stockholders living beyond the limits of
direct taxation, pay nothing. Objection is
made to the present mode Of cleaning the
streets, or to the manner in which the contracts
for that purpose are executed.
We heartily approve the suggestion con-
tanned in the following paragraph of the mes
sage:
From the report Of the Trustees Of the
Poor herewith submitted, you will be pleased
TO perceive the hourishing condition of the in
s;itution under their direction Allow me,
however, to call your attention to the too fire.
quent emigration of paupors for the past years
from other counties and cities to take up
their winter quarters IN our Aims House. |
am sure money would be saved to the city were
an appropriation made to send them back to
their last proper place of settlement. This
being known, might prevent their coming
We are glad that his honor has brought this
subject to the consideration of the councils, as
it is one of great importance. If there be no
check 10 the influx Of paupers "Gom other
counties and cities" the people of Baltimore
city and county will have to erect more extern
sivc buildings for the accommodation of the
poor, and also to increase the tax for their sup
port We hope that the councils will act in
the matter.
The message closes Ivy calling the attention
of the councils TO a subject of vast importance,
viz: the necessity of erecting Notifications on
Sellers Point for The defence of Baltmore.-
This matter has heretofore been brought to the
consideration of the general government, and
should be again earnestly pressed. 1t is i'm
possible to say how long our country may
remain at peace; and the proposed fortif-
cations are represented by Col. Totten, chief
engineer of the war department, to be "indis-
pensblo to the security of the city OF Balti-
more"
The message of the Mayor is business do
cumcnt, and viii therefore be more highly
priced than if it launched into the field of gene
raj politics, and reviewed the transactions of
the world 1t is a common sense paper con.
tanning that which was necessary to be said,
and no more.
Mss CLARENDON. The entertainment off
this estimabe young lady comes off this even
ing, at the Assembly Rooms, and we advise
all lovers Of chaste and beautiful reading to
go early and secure their seats. That Miss
Clarendon possesses brilliant abilities, cannot
be doubted by those who have seen her, during
her short engagement at the Museum. She
presents claims upon our citizens that have sell
dom been equulled-the claims of na,ipe pe-
mus, that needs nothing but fostering hand