American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-04-09
Reported for the American Republican,
of the CITY COUNCIL
FIRST BRANCH.


The Branch met pursuant to adjournment,
present Jacob |. Cohen, Jr., Esq, President,
and all the members except Mr.. Nelson
The following petitions were presented and
appropriately referred: BY Mr.. Cotton, from
Dr. T. M. Bush praying compensation for
professional services, rendered at the Eastern
District watch house. By Mr.. O'Leary, from
Ed. Mohler and others, praying the erection Of
Draw Bridge at the mouth of Jones' Falls.
BY DR.. Collins, from Wesley B. Tarr and 9TH
ers, counter to the petition of the Baltimore and
Susqnehanna Railroad Co., to construct Rail
road track in Frederick st.
MI. Cotton, from the committee on markets,
submitted report fixing the salary ofthe clerk
of the Hanover market at $3.50, Laid on the
table.
Mr.. McCuiey, from the committee on wa
ter, submitted report authorizing the city
Commissioners TO have pump placed at the
corner of Canton Avenue and Cambridge St.
Laid on the table,
Mr.. Walsh presented petition from the d.
rectors of the Green Mount Cemetery, praying
that certain streets in the neighborhood of the
Cemetery may be closed Referred.
A message was received from the Mayor, re-
turning the bill relating to awnings without his
signature. The veto of the Mayor was sus-
tanned.
The bill providing for the extension of the
Bel-Air Market was taken up. Itapproprates
$50, 1878 for the payment of the condemned
property. Passed by the following vote -
Yeas,-Messrs. President, Dutton, OLeary,
Walsh, Hickman, Bishop, Turner, Soran, Wat
kins, Buchanan, Starr, Brown, McCurley-l3.
Nays.-Messrs. Cotton, Collins, Davis, Hooper,
Hack, Gross.-6.
Mr.. Walsh called up the preamble and reso-
lutons approprating $500 for the celebration
of the approaching anniversary of our National
Independence. The resolution, after being
amended by inserting 5000 instead of $500, was
passed by a vote of l6 to ?. The gentlemen
who voted in the negative were Mcssrs Collins
and McCurly.
SECOND BRANCH.
Present, Robert Howard, Esq, President,
and all the members.
The ordinance relative to the quarantine of
vessels as amended by the First Branch, was
further amended and passed.
A message was received from the First
Branch, enclosing resolution for repairing
the road leading to Fort Mc1enry-adopted;
also a resolution instrHcting the City Commits
soners to report at the next annual sessions of
the Councils the expediency of introducing Il
| supply Oh pure water lnJO Ine ClLy-lalQ on
the table; also an ordinance to change the
name of Strawberry alley to Dallas street-a,
dopted; also several petitions adverse to an in
PRODUCTION of track of the Baltimore and
Susquehanna Railroad Company along Fred
erick street-refeTred.
Mr.. benson called up the ordinance for the
purchase Of the lot adjoining the Eastern
Spring, which after being slightly amended
was passed.
The resolution for paving the centre of
Broadway and re-setting the curb stones from
Eastern avenue to Alice Anna street so soon
as the property holders cede to the city the
right to extend the Fell s Point market house
to Eastern avenue was adopted
The ordinance from the First Branch au-
thorisng the mayor to fix the rate of certain
wharfage was called up. Mr.. Richardson of
fered substitute which embraces the substance
of the original bill The substitute was adop-
ted. Adjourned.