American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-04-03
TRePofed for the American Republican,
OF the CITY COUNCIL
THURSDAY, April 2, lS4G.
FIRST BRANCH.

TReported for the American Republican,
PROCEEDINGS OF the CITY COUNCIL.
THURSDAY, April 2, ls4G.
FIRST BRANCH.
The Branch met pursuant to adjournment,
present Jacob |. Cohen, Jr., Esq, President,
and all the members except Mr.. Nelson.
Mr. Cotton presented petition from r. r.
Bishop, Clerk of the Fes' Point MARKET ask
ing an increase Of compensation. Referred
MIR. Starr presented petition from d. NJ.
Adams, relative to certain brick-yard improve
ments. Referred.
Mr.. Brown presented petition from the
Watchman Fire Company, asking special APP
preparation. Referred.
Mr. Hack, from the committee on claims,
submitted a report adverse to the claim Of J.
G. Nicholson. Adopted
Mr. Hack submitted report aud resolution
appropriating S57 to w. c. Spindler as COM
pensaiton for extra services rendered as an as.
SCISSOR ofthe State Tax in lS4l. Adopted.
Mr. Watkins, from the committee on streets,
submitted 4 report, directing the closing of a
portion ofthe old Joppa Read. Laid on the
table.
Mr.. Hickman, from the Joint select commit
tee, to whom was referred the various projects
foI the erection of a new City Hall, submitted
Exchange Building. Laid on the table,
Mr.. Starr, from the committee on police,
submitted a resolution granting permission to
d. NJ. Adams to continue his brck-yard I'M
provements for the term of five years. Passed.
Mr.. Cotton called up the ordinance provd-
ing for the due performance of quarantine, at
the Port of Baltimore. Passed.
Mr.. Hickman, on leave, submitted an ordi-
nance providing for the establishment ola Hay
market Referred to the committee on police
Mr.. Cotton, from the committee on markets,
submitted report adverse to publishing the
names of individuals who may be detected in
selling butter of a light weight in the markets.
Laid on the table.
A resolution giving permission to John God
man to erect slaughter house on Hoffman st.
was passed.
Mr. Turner, from the committee on fire COM
panies submitted a report making the regular
annual appropriation to the several fire compa
MES 1t approprates $500 to each company
in all $500. Laid on the table.
The resolution from the second branch, di-
rectng the port wardens to have the harhor
deepened between PattcIson's wharf and o.
Donnel's WHAT, was, after being amended,
passed.
Mr.. Walsh, on leave, offered preamble and
resolutions, providing that joint committee
of three members from each branch be appoint
ed, to make all proper arrangements for the
celebration of the next anniversary OF Amerl-
can independence, and appropriating $500 for
tho purpose. Read and laid on the table.
Mr.. Watkins called up the ordinance provi-
ding for the widening Of Little Aisquith street,
between East Baltimore and Pitt SITS. After
long debate the bill was passed by vote Of
yeas IL, nays s.
SECOND BRANCH.
Present, Robert Howard, Esq, President,
and all the members.
message was received from the First
Branch enclosing a resolution relative to the
payment of the per diem Of such members as
have been absent from sickness indefinitely
postponed; also an ordinance providing for the
cleaning Of the streets by uperntendents-
laid on the table; also report and resolution
on the subject Of opening Broadway from Bal
timore to Orleans streets--the report states
that it is now too late to give the required no
ce-adspted; also an uniavorable resolution
to gravelling Castle alley
MIR. Ware, from the Joint Committee of
Conference, reported an ordinance relative to
opening Cary, Goodloe and Hollins Streets
Laid on the table.
mo ORDINANCE proVdlng LOT IeVylbg Il tdA VI
two cents on the hundred dollars for the pur-
pose of purchasing public squares and keeping
the same in order was rejected.
The ordinance passed on wednesday appro-
priating $4,000 for deepening the Harbor was
re-consdered and amended by making the ap-
preparation $4,000 and passed
The vote rejecting tile ordinance from the
First Branch fixing the majority of the School
Commissioners as quorum was reconsldered
and the ordinance was passed.
The ordinance autnorislng the purchase of
the lot adjoining the Eastern Fountain for
$4,000, or in exchange for the Gay street pro-
perty, was passed by the following ,votes;-
Yeas-Messrs. Howard, Lauderman, Bolton,
Myers, Richardson, benson, 6. Nays-Messrs.
Green, Baker,.
The ordinance from the First Branch pro-
vldlng for the appointment of an additional
clerk to the City Collector was passed Ad-
journed
ANOTHER FLOATING PALACE. A new and
beautiful packet ship, called the Columbia, Of
HOO tons, was launched at New York last
week. She is intended for the sold Line" be-