American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-04-24
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PROCEEDINGS OF CITY COUNCIL"

FIRST BRANCH.


A resolution in favor Of Oliver w. Tread
wcil,was passed.
A communication was received from the
REGISTER. relative to city cert fcates; which
was referred to Joint select committee.
bill from the Second Branch, for closing
a part of Asbury ST.. was passed.
Mr.. Puryiancc, from committee, reported
Ihat the committee could not agree upon the
petition OF J. s 5, Candy, in reference TO pa
wing certain streets: and were discharged from
is further consideration.
Mr.. Walsh called up bill providing for the
levy and collection OF the income TAX ! lie
question being upon striking out the enacting
clause, the motion was negatlved by vote OF
TO 10. ~
On the suggestion of Mr.. Harkcr, the bill
was laid upon the table At a subsequent pc
nod. Mr. Walsh again called up the bill. Mr..
iiarker (Mr Browning in the Chair declared
the bill contrary to the Bill Of Rights; as une-
dual and unjust; and an absurd!ty, inasmuch as
i would prove difficult to find many of those
previously assessed, owing to the uncertain te-
nurc Of place among clerks and mechanics
and. to collect under former levy, if carried
olt, would be most unjust: as it would wiring
from those who were in employ when the levy
was made but since displaced, IA tax founded
upon no incomes and, on the contrary, many
who may have since come into employ could
not be taxed. Mr.. Walsh was well aware that
much Inconvenience, and even injustice, might
arise in enforcing the tax; but so long as law
Of the State demanded it, there was an OBJ !iga-
ton TO carry it out; and, if any person should
be aggrieved, an appeal may be made to the
Appeal Tax Court, and the evil Iemedied. DR..
Leonard referred to the fact Of no provision
having been made for collection by the last
Councils, and expressed the opinion that the
Act of Assembly, creating this levy, had died
Of lis own effectiveness. Mr. .PurvIance thought
the last Councils had not taken any step in
reference TO the subject, under the belief that
10 action was necessary The bill was then
passed by the following vote:
Yeas-Nlessrs Cooper, Fields, Hall, l1yncs,
Walsh, Breck, Turner, Staylor, Dallam, Pur-
vance, Brown, Page, Addison, Ridgely, Green,
Russell, Jr., Gault-l7.
Nays-Messrs. Harker, Croney, Leonard
Marley, Suter, Banett-6.
4 resolution from the Second Branch, rela-
tive to renting certain whar7es, was rejected.
A bill from the Second Branch authorizing
Johns Hopkins to construct Il lateral railway
on South Frederck-st,, was taken up. A re-
monstrance against the same, signed by l.. A,
Jenkins and others, was read The bill was
amended by requiring the assent of all the pro-
pertv- holders on the line of the railway, before
il shall be constructed. The bill was then re-
lected by vote of TO 49,
On motion of Mr.. Brown, the bill making
appropriations for lS45, as amended by the Sc
cond Branch, was referred TO joint committee
Of conference.
On motion Of Mr.. Walsh, the resolution in
favor of Messrs. Jones & Abbott, was referred
TO joint committee of conference.
MIR. Brock, on leave, offered resolution
providing for a municipal celebration the ap-
preaching National Anniversary Read.
A bill from the Second Branch for improving
portion of the square around Washington
Monument, was rejected.
MIR. Dalam offered an order calling upon tin
Register for information respecting certain
wharves. Adopted,
A resolution fixing the pay of the clerk t.
the commissioners for opening streets, from tn
Second Branch, was passed.
Adjourned.