American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-03-26
Reported for the American Republican,
of the CITY COUNCIL
WEDNESDAY, March %, l94C.
FIRST BRANCH,

| " EbNESDA1S uhdICH lO4O'
FIRST BRANCH.
The Branch met pursuant to adjournment
present Jacob |. Cohen, Jr., ESQ, President
and all the members except Messrs. Nelson,
Dutton and Turner.
! The President presented a petition from the
Baltimore and Susquehanna Rail Road Co.,
asking permission to lay down additional
tracks Referred.
communication was received from the
School Commissioners relative to building a
public school on Hartford Avenue. They re-
commend that the Councils authorize the cree
ton of one forthwith. Referred to the COM
mittee on education.
Mr.. Hickman, on leave, offered a resolution
dir, ctng the City Commissioners TO have gas
lights placed in certain streets, in place Of the
oil lamps now in use. Laid on the table.
Mr. Hack, from the committee on claims,
submitted report adverse TO the petition of
Moses Sheppard. Adopted.
The resolution giving additional compensa-
ton TO DIR. Leonard, the City Physician, was
received from the Second Branch amended
Laid on the table.
Mr.. Cotton, from the committee of confer
ence on the resolution relating to paying the
per diem of members who have been absent
from lndispositon, submitted report, and an
ordinance directing payment to be made to all
members so detained. Laid on the table.
MIR. Cotton offered resolution directing the
Register to pay to the Columbian Fire Compa-
ny $500, as a special appropriation. Laid on
the table.
The resolution authorship the Mayor to ac-
cept of deed for the bed Of Chase-st., was
passed.
/ Mr.. Soran offered a resolution directing the
committee on police to inquire into the eXped-
ency fraising the salary of the General Police
Officer to 5000 per year, and report by bill or
otherwise. Adopted.
Mr.. Davis, from the committee on bridges,
submitted report and resolution authorship
the Philadelphia Railroad company to erect
bridge over Harris creek, at Boston ST., and
appropriatng $500 for the purpose. Laid on
the table
Mr.. Bishop called up the resolution proyd-
ing for the payment of $50, 1855 for the COIL
demned property on which the new Bel-Air
Market is proposed to be erected. The reso-
luton was passed by the following vote: Yeas
-Messrs. Cotton, Dutton, O'Leary, Walsh
Hickman, Bishop, Turner, Soran, Starr and
Gross-l0. Nays-Messrs. President, Collins,
Watkins, Buchanan, Davis, Hooper, Brown,
McCurly and Hack-9.
submitted report directing the city commits
sioners to have the cutters on Canton avenue
and Bond St. regulated. Laid on the table.
SECOND BRANCH.
Present, Robert Howard, ESQ.,, President
and all the members.
Mr.. benson offered a resolution directing
flag stones to be placed across Hanover street
at the end Of Little Hughes st. Referred
Mr. Bolton, from the Joint committee on
Fire Companies, reported resolution untavor-
able to the application ofthe Washington Fire
Company for special appropriation of $1,000.
Adopted
! The ordinance from the First Branch max
ing an appropriation of $4,000 for the purchase
of u lot and erection ola male and female pub
lie school on the north eastern section of the
city was taken up, and amended so as to in
clude also the purchase of lot and erection OF
building in the south western section Of the
city, and levying an additional tax of two cents
in the hundred dollars for that purpose and
passed. Adjourned.