American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-02-25
Reported tor the American Republican,
of the CITY COUNCIL.
TUESDAY, Feb. "a, lS4G.
FIRST BRANCH.

The Branch met pursuant to adjournment,
Present, Jacob !. Cohen, Jr., Esq, and all the
members, except MIR, Nelson.
The following petitions were presented and
appropriately referred. By MIR Hickman,
fIom Thomas Gorsuch and others, relative to
changing the name Of Potter st. by Mr.. So
ran, from G. F. Cloud & Bro. asking payment
Of their bill for advertising for the corporation
BY Mr. DAVIS, !rou Charles Hoffman and
others, adverse TO TIE opening of Lexington st.
BY Mr.. Walsh, the aunua! report Of the Figj-
liant Fire Company.
Mr. Pindel, on leave, Offered an ordinance
fixing the salary of the High Constable at
$1,000 per year, and taking from him all per-
oulsitcs heretofore received, and directing him
to pay them over to the Register OF the city
Read and laid on the table.
The President (Mr. Hack in the chair) cali
cd up the ordinance from the secud branch, d.
rectng the city counsellor to prepare a memo
rial and draft OF law, to be submitted to the
Legislature ofth5 State for their approval, per-
hitting the corporation of Baltimore 10 widen
alcEdorry's dock fourteen feet, by reducing
the width Of the street seven feet on each side
of said dock; provided he considers said appli-
cation necessary to enable the corporation to
make said improvement. The ordinance, after
a short debate, was adopted.
Mr. Starr offered a resolution directing the
city counsellor to memoriaze the Legislature
for the privilege toopen and extend Dover ST.
from Camden lane to Hanover ST., so that the
Hanover market house may be extended. Read
and laid on the table.
Mr.. Pindel from the joint committee on Po-
lice, submitted an ordinance fixing the salary
of the police officers at $50 per month, and
compelling them to pay to the Register all mo-
MES received by them for serving warrants,
precepts, summonses, Sc. Read and laid on
the table.
Mr. Hack, from the JOINT committee on
Claims, submitted report, authorsing the city
Register to pay to Christian keenet S3l,25,
enormously paid by him in 1912; Also report,
adverse to the petition of Thomas Gallery; also,
a report on the petition Of Armstrong s Berry,
authorising tho payment of their bill for sta
tionery furnished the Appeal Tax Court; also,
a report authorizing the Register to pay Isaac
Munroe the amount Of his bill for advertising
for the corporation.
DIR, Collins called up tho bill reported by the
committee on ways and means to levy a tax of
three cents in the hundred dollars for the SUD-
port OF the Public Schools, and moved to strike
out three, and insert five cents The bill and
amendment was laid on the table by the fol-
lowing vote:
Yaas--Messrs. President Cotton, Dutton,
O'Leary, Walsh, Pindell Turner, Soran, Bu-
chanan, Davis, Hooper, Starr, Brown, Nc.
Curly.
Nays-Messrs Hickman. Collins, Hack and
Gross.
Mr.. Hooper, from the committee, submitted
an ordinance relating to the inspection of but
ter and lard, The ordinance is similar to the
one now in force, with the exception that it
permits all butter and lard going from, and in
transit TO, the city TO pass without inspection.
Read and laid on the table.
MIR. Soran, from the committee on internal
improvements, reported an ordinance granting
permission to the Baltimore s. Susquehannah
Rail Road Co. to borrow $3.50, 900 for the pur-
pose of increasing the motive power upon their
road. Read and land on the table.
Mr.. Walsh offered resolution, which was
adopted, resembling the resolution to adjourn
sine die on the 2Sth inst.
Mr.. Hack called up the resolution from the
committee on claims, authorizing the Register
to pay to Grey & Benzinger SlloO, being the
amount of their bill for paving aud grading
Mount Vernon Place Adopted.
The resolution from the committee of ways
and means, instructing the counsellor of the
city to prepare and forward to the Legislature