American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-03-13
OF the CITY COUNCIL.
THURSDAY, March IL, lS4G.
FIRST BRANCH,


THURSDAY, March IL, lS4G.
FIRST BRANCH.
The Branch met pursuant to adjournment,
present Jacob l. Cohen, Jr., Esq, President,
and all the members
MIR. Cotton presented petit on from Geo
Crook and others, asking for pump at the cor
ner Of Canton avenue and Cambridge st. Re
ferred.
Mr. Buchanan, from the committee on
health, submitted a report and resolution APP
Propriating 5000, as additional compensation
for the city Physician, for the past year, Laid
on the table.
Mr.. Hack, from the committee on COM
merce, submitted report and bill for the in
spec-tion ofbutter and lard Laid on the ia
Bile.
Mr.. Cotton, from the committee on mar
kets, submitted resolution approprating $40,
for weather boarding the Hollins-st. market
| Adopted.
Mr.. Walsh offered resolution directing the
clerks of the first branch to get from Annapolis
a copy of the law providing for Il new assess
ment Adopted.
| Mr.. Davis offered resolution directing the
! city commissioners to ascertain and report to
| this branch the probable cost of grading and
fencing the lot adjoining the Eastern Fountain
| Adopted.
Mr.. Hickman called up the bill providing
for building new school house. Dr. Collins
offered as Il substitute for the first section,
section providing for the purchase of the new
M. E. Church of the Wlliam-st. Station, at
cost, for the accommodation Of the Male and
Female Schools, No. 10. The substitute was
ordered to be printed, and the bill laid Oh the
table.
M HoItor oouoJ ~, +Lo ro.ol,,,;o,, 1;.
ing the Register to pay to all members who
have been absent by indisposltion, their full per
diem. The resolution, after being debated for
near an hour, was adopted by the following
vote, the yeas and nays being called for by DR..
Collins:
Ycas-Messrs. President, Cotton, O'Leary,
Walsh, Hickman, Bishop, Turner, Soran, Blu
chanan, Hooper, Starr, McCurly.
Nays-Messrs. Collins, Watkins, Brown,
Hack.
The resolution from the Second Branch d.
recting the removal of the clubhouse, shed and
fence from Calvert-st. Spring, was indefinitely
postponed by vote of yeas IL, nays T.
Mr.. Brown presented the petition Of G. NJ.
Smith, clerk of the Hanover market, asking an
increase of salary. Referred.
| A message was received from the second
branch, proposing to refer the bill relating to
the salary of the mayor to committee Of con-
ference. This branch assented and appointed
Messrs. Watson, Walsh and Starr as the com
mittee on their part.
The bill levylng tax for the payment of the
interest on the internal improvement loan, was
taken up on motion of Mr.. Brown and passed
The bill eves tax of % cents in the $780,
Adjourned.
SECOND BRANCH.
Present, Robert Howard, Esq, President,
and all the members
Mr.. Baker offered a resolution that the re-
gister furnish to this branch u statement of the
general account with the city collector, kept in
pursuance ofan ordinance, passed in 1915. A
dopted.
A message was received from the first branch
inclosing an unfavorable resolution on the pc
titon of John III. Richmond and others, city
watchmen, asking an increase of pay-adopt-
ed also, resolution unfaVorable to laying flag
stones across the foot of Centre Market Space,
at Pratt st.-adopted; also, resolution adverse
to closing part of Pine-st.-adopted; also, a
resolution directing the city commissioners to
report what the lot Of ground known as the
Chatsworth market can be purchased for, ann
an estimate Of The cost Of building market
house aforementioned back.
Mr.. benson offered a resolution directing
the commissioners of finance to rent 100 feet Of
the wharf on Pratt-st. at the corner of Light
st. for sum not less than 500. Laid Oh the
table.
message was sent to the first branch pro
posing the appointment of a committee OF con-
ieredce on the subject of the mayors salary.
Mr. Richardson offered an ordinance prohi-
biting hogs from running at large az any season
Of the year. Adopted.
communication was received from the
City Commissioners relative to an inquiry as to
the cost of filling up and grading the lot oil
ground rendered the city by Messrs. John
Donnell & Sons.
They state that the lot requires no filling
up, and that $40 will grade it. Referred.
The resolution from the First Branch Tor re-
pairing the Centre market and re-settDg the
stones around the Fountain, was rejected.
MIR. Richardson offered resolution directing
the City Commissioners to ascertain ifthe arms
IN the gun house on Madison street can be put
under shelter in the Pententiary. Adopted
Adjourned.
BAD PAY. 1t is said that in Illinois the Cir
cult Judges are so poorly paid they are COM
PEELED, when on the circuit, to swap horses and
gamble in order to support their families
LARGE THEATRE IN New YORK. A thea
tire to accommodate 1000 persons, is building
in New York. 1t will be opened in couple
of weeks.