American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-04-08
Reported for the American Republican,
of the CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, April 7, 1916.

! The Branch met pursuant to adjournment
present Jacob l. Cohen, Jr., Esq, President,
and all the members except Messrs. Nelson,
Brown and Dutton.
On motion of Mr. Hack, the vote had on the
resolution refusing to change the name of
Strawberry alley to Dallas street was recon-
sidered. The resolution was then passed.
The resolution offered by Mr. Starr, direct
| ing the City Commissioners to enquire into the
practicability of introducing u more plentiful
supply of pure water into the city, and report
at the next annual session of the City Council
was passed.
Mr.. Watkins called up the resolution APP
propriating $50, for the repair Of the road
leading to Fort McHenry. Passed.
DR.. Collins called up the bill providing for
the opening of Cary, Holins and Goodloe SITS.
Passed by vote of yeas l6, nays 9.
Mr.. Brown, from the committee on ways
and means, submitted a report, accompanied
by an ordinance, making new assessment
for the city Of Baltimore. Laid on the table.
Mr.. Walsh called up the ordinance relating
to the stock debt of the city. The ordinance
provides that the commissioners of Finance be
authorised to issue six per cent. stock in lieu
of certain five per cent, redeemable after the
years 1898, 1910 and lS45-the holders of said
stock paying for the exchange premium of
six per cent to the corporation Mr. Wat
kns moved to strike out six per cent. as the in
terest and insert five per cent, which was car
ried by the following vote
Yeas.-Messrs. Cotton, OLeary, Bishop,
Turner, Collins, Watkins, buchanan, Davis,
Hooper, Starr, McCurley, Hack, Gross.-l3.
Nays.-Messrs. President, Walsh, HEX
man, Soran, Brown.--5,
,hr,Io e,bio,t ,,,e tI,n,, ~, motion, IS
Mr.. Walsh, indefinitely postponed, Adj
journed.
SECOND BRANCH
Present, Robert Howard, Esq, President,
and all the members.
a message was received from the first branch
enclosing a reso, ution appropriating quantity
of brick in the old Fish house to the use OF the
First Baltimore Mechanical Volunteers-adop-
ted also an ordinance for closing portion of
the old Joppa road-laid on the table; also
resolution for removing the loose earth from
the bed of Hughes street-adopted; also an or
dinance granting to the Baltimore and Susque-
hanna Railroad Company power to construct
lateral branch of said road to Westminster
laid on the table; also an ordinance vestng in
the Mayor discretionary powers as to fixing and
collecting wharlages-laid on the table.
The ordinance relating to opening streets,
lanes and alleys in the city and prescribing the
duties ofthe commissioners was passed
The ordinance providing for the purchase of
the lot adjoining the Eastern Fountain was re-
considered and made the order of the day for
Thursday next.
A communication was received from the CT
ty commissioners, containing certain ntorma-
ton as regards the fall of waste water frJm the
Eastern Fountain along Hartford run.
The ordinance from the first branch for open
ing Little Aisquth street from Baltimore st. TO
Pitt, was taken up. Mr.. Bolton submitted a
proposition from Joshua Matthew'S to widen
said street by diminishing the width of the
pavements on each side, so as to allow vehicles
TO pass both ways at the same time. The or
dinanCe was passed.
Mr.. Richardson offered a resolution allowing
the trustees of the Presbyterian Church i'll
Franklin st. permission to erect granite base
and iron railing at the side Of said church, as
substitute for tie resolution dischargng the
committee from the further consideration of the
subject. The substitute was adopted.
A resolution for grading Castle alley was
adopted Adjourned