American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-01-20

exceeded n amount those of any previous
| years.
The report Of the Counsellor Of .aa ely is
herewith submitted.
The report of The health officer will ,hew
| the efficient manuerin Which the duties OF that
| office nave been periormcd. The returns OF
this officer, after deductng all expenses inCi-
dent to his department, AMOUNT to upwards Of
$500.
| would respectfully recommend The esab-
llsGmennt If a Dispensary in the Sou bern
section of the city--the increase ofpopustiOn
in that section calls for the benefits which
would result from such an rs ahishaent.
The able report Of the Trustees Of The
Aims House calls for your particular stten.
ton. AT th'ir last session The City Council
appropriated The sum Of $4,000 10 90 applied
to the erection OF houss Of re(uge, aud
by subsequent ordnance You authorized the
Mayor to make Engagements with The com
mlssloners OF Baltimore county for 81 mucn Of
the gTound attached To the aims house as he
might deem necessary + The use Of said in
stitutIon. Before proceeding to exercise the
authority by the ordinance abuve referred 10.
| was induced to seek information relative 70
the cost Of similar Institutions elsewhere.
which resulted in the ascertanmeul of The
fact that from $50 Goo to $50, coo would be a
moderate estimate of the probable cost of .
house of refuge for this city. | therefore
deemed 1t my duty to delay The contamination
OF an arrangement for the purchase Of the
interest OF the county in so much Of the aims
house property as would be required for the
purpose oil a refuge, that an opportunity might
be afforded 10 place the information obtained
before the Council, and from which il will
De perceived how inadequate will b. he
sum appropriated to the purpose designed
The increase of new bui dings erected IN
the city during the past year were sos, uf
which only l7were frame.
! should es eem myself wanting in proper
acknowledgment of the services of the city
pol &c and night watch, d not publicly ex.
press the entire satisfaction with which they
have discharged their onerous and re ,ponsblc
duties. To the vigilance of the city police
and night watch may be, ia no small degree
ascrlbed the almost entire freedom from riot
ing which has marked the history of the past
year in our city. 1t is true that Slight disturb
ances of the peace have occur and are al
most unavoidable; but the split of violence
has been checked by the appearance Of The
police, TO that prompt and efficient officer,
the high constable, mugh creiit is due. Sus-
tanned 10y the good sense aud love Of order
which belong TO the character Of our consti-
tue cy, and p &C ny the utmost reliance for
support IN their readiness to sustain those 10
whom they have delegated the protection of
the good name and peace Of the city, have
never lur moment, since my ms uilatIOn Ia
my present Office as Mayor of the city, felt
the sligo est app eheusiou that riot could u
surp the place Of order, or that the good citi-
zen could be dis urbed in person or properly
with IMMUNITY b. the vicious and depca ed
The policy of securing lots Or squares Of
ground for public promenades VIII, in al! pro-
liability, be deemed a subject y or by of your
consideration. | Understand a lot Of ground
adjoining the south side of the Calvert street
sprlOg, upon which ale now erected, two old
wooden frame houses and which are calcula-
ted to dlshgure the appearance OF the public
improvements adjacent, may be- bought for
reasonable compensation. | would recon-
mend lis purchase.
Ia my last annual message, the attention
Of the Council was called to the comparative
~ unprotected state # our city, for the wan.
of proper military deteucas. THIS sugge,-
ton led to the immediate and jealous effort,
on the part of your predecessors, that nothing
saouid De lett done, en- their part, 10 obtain
an appropriation by the Congress oD the United
States, for The purpose of ,.e ting permanent
iorttcatIons IN "oolels' Poi Flats"
am truly graf fled in saying that The req
so"ahie expectation of our people Tor long
time lnduIged m, without reaIIz ns their hopes,
are a0outto b. swercd. Tae mi,t3ry com
mittee OF the House of Representatives oC tuo
United 5 ayes have, by report, advised all
appropriation to be made, for that purpose,
Of $50 OO0 and believe, from all lte iujOr-
nation can gather on TIE sub Jet, hi, recon-
only requires the action Of Con,
gress 10 become a Law.
All Of which is most
respec folly suImi ted
JACOB G. DAVIES Hr,Joy