American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-01-24

the means of continuing it in manner cores
ponding to the Importance of its objects and the
munifcence of the city.
To enable the board to meet all its present
and future engagements with promptitude, they
would earnestly recommend that the former
levy of five cents in the hundred dollars, be
continued.
The treasurer's general account, exhibiting
the receipts and expenditures for the present
year, is subjoined as part of this report.
His account current, with the proper vouch-
ers, are deposited in the office of the Commits
sioners of Public Schools, for the inspection of
the City Council.
For an estimate of the expenditure and re-
ceipts for the ensuing year, the trcasurcr's re-
port hereto annexed will fully explain.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
J. b. Emery, President; Fl. S. Sandcrson, j.
F. Monmoner, Stephen Collins, David lrean,
II. O. Sellers, Britain Chase, M. Toner, VIM.
Rusk, VIM. F. Frick, John Wilson, ii. Willis
Baxley, L. Stansbury, Jr.
The treasurer reports the cash received tof
tuition at 81 $40 81; do. for rent of Assembly
Rooms ST ,O2O so; do. dividends Bank stock
S475, 20 do. City Register $4,000; do. J. l..
Cohen, Jr., s, Bros. si4.55; do A. II. Blakely
for bricks G. cts-total $500 ID.
The expenditures have been as follows: Sa-
laries of teachers Male Day schools Sl4,037 so;
do Male Night Schools 81 400; do. Female
schools 81 ,957 03; Ground Rent and Rent of
High School, and Male School No. 8, ST.
9O3 "a; books and stationary $4,953 "A; salary
clerk of the Board $500; salary Treasurer $500;
ncidentals, including repairs, alterations, fuel
&c., $685. 60; Assembly Rooms 1851 A;
Building, in Pitt street 50 $50 %; do. Assembly
Rooms SO, 225; do. Cove street S4,669 A3-total
$40, 42S G., leaving balance in the hands of
the treasurer amounting to SS67 So.
MThe expenditures for 1915, are estimated rs
follows-For salaries of teachers as the schools
are at present organized, $685. $50; Ground
Rents 81 ,26S 90; salaries clerk and Treasurer
of the Board $780, books and stationary &c.
500; general and school incidentals $1,000;
Bills outstanding, estimated at 81, 900; Assem-
bly Rooms, note and interest, S5,625-total
S45 ,043 81.
The resources are estimated as follows: -
Balance in Treasurer's hands 1857 So; fees for
tuition, estimated at 81 900; dividend on bank
stock S475 20; rent of Assembly Rooms $500
total 1914 u, leaving deficiency to be pro-
vided for by the City Councils, of S3l ,90l %.
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF VISITORS OF THE
JAIL. We give below an abstract of the an
nual report Of the Board of Visitors OF Balti-
more City and County Jail, made to the Coun-
ellis Oh Monday.
The daily average number Of prisoners,
averaging the number committed and the num-
Der remaining in Jail each morning, is l20.--
! The whole expenses ofthe institution, including
the necessary repairs, are IS, 755 26. The pro-
portion of this expense incurred on account of
Baltimore city, is S7,715 go. The city's pro-
portion of fees received at the JAIL is l,766 %;
money received from licenses to retailers of
spirituous liquors 81 ,046 Al leaving the actual
demand to be met by the monies collected from
taxes on the assessable property of the city ST.
903 43.
| Owing to the large increased number of pri-
soners, the expenses have proportionably in
creased during the year, and the Board Of Wis
itors ask for an appropriation of $4,000 as the
city's proportion ofthe expenses for the ensuing
year.
OF the appropriation for the year lS43, there
remained, according to the last annual report,
an undrawn balance of $1,000 in the hands of
the City Register, in consequence of said
amount not having been paid to the former or
the present Warden, but was by the Register
passed to the credit of the general fund of the
city. IL has been found necessary to draw for
the whole amount of this years appropriation
Of 5000, and after paying the expenses for
the current year, leaves a balance in hand of
1894 06.
Attention is again called to the necessity of
House of Refuge, wherein juvenile offenders
against the laws may be confined until reclaim
ed.
During the year the prison, under the care
and management of Mr.. Daniel Steever, the
warden, and his assistants, has been kept in as
good condition as at any former period
The report of the attending physician, DR..
Dion Downs, shows that during the year he has
had under his care 779 patients, none of which
have died
The financial affairs of the Jail, says the re-
port, have been characterised by great economy
during the year.
During the year 20O6 persons were commit
ted to Jail-l907 from the city and 80 from
the county-lS32 were white, viz: 1882 men,
: 98 women and boys-674 were colored, viz
459 men, 2O5 women, boys and | girl.
The offences for which the committals took
place, are as follows: debtors 342; peace war
rants AIS; assaults and battery 1885, felony 251
murder 25; receiving stolen goods 8; roting 10
passing counterfeit money s; obtaining goods
r on false pretences 7; assault with intent to xii
Is; violating city ordinances so; fugitives from
Justice s.; burglary 80; forfeting 1ecognizance'
/. S; keeping disorderly houses 6; selling withou
license 4; fines and costs l4l; witnesses 10
j perjury Q; arson 4; bastardy 10; forgery 4; con
!; tempt of magistrate 2; safe keeping SO; runa
4 ways 100; aiding runaways to escape g.; alb
sconding seamen "a; conspiracy |; illegal vot
] ing "a; poisoning 8; swindling 8; gambling Is
/, Total 2006.
The monthly average number of prisoner
4 during the year from the city is &C liz, ant
: from the county 6 3-l2-total average ~ LIZ
In ls43 the average from the city was 60, ant
: from the county 8.
FATAL ACCIDENT. Jacob Myers, residing
: uear the Shanondalc Springs, Va, was kile'
last week by his team running off and upset
y ting. He was As years old, and leaves wifi