American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-03-06

Iating the sale OF ice by the pound. Read and
laid on the table.
Mr.. Cotton called up the resolution appro-
prating $40 for the repairing of the Lexing-
ton market house. Adopted.
The resolution from the committee on mar
kets, directing the Register to pay tie asses
sors for surveying and condemning the pro-
perty for the extension of the Bel-Air Market
was taken up and passed.
Mr. Watkins called up the bill from the Sc
cond Branch fixing the salaries of the teachers
of the Public Schools. MIR. Watkins moved
to strike out $1,000, and insert $500, as the
salary of the teacher of the High School,
which was adopted by the following vote, the
yeas and nays being called for by DR.. Collins:
Yeas--Mcssrs. President, Cotton, Dutton,
Walsh, Hickman, Soran, Watkins, Buchanan,
Hooper, Starr, Brown, McCurly, Gross.
Nays-Messrs. O'Leary, Tuner, Collins,
Davis.
The bill, after fixing the salaries of all the
teachers at their original sum, as heretofore
given by the school commissioners, was put
upon its passage and passed by an unanimous
vote.
Mr.. Cotton offered resolution directing the
committee on police to enquire into the cxpo-
diency of reporting an ordnance providing for
the appointment OF one or mQre individual, as
weghers Of coal for sl4e'city of Baltimore
Adopted.
On MOTION Of Mr.. Watkins, a message was
sentsto the Second Branch, requesting them 10
meet their branch in convention. The message
was returned dssented from. Adjourned.
SECOND BRANCH.
Present, Robert Howard, Esq, President,
and all the members
A communication was received from the
Mayor, enclosing proposal from Messrs. J.
DonneIl s. Sons, 10 code portion ofground in
the western part Of the city, to be appropriated
as IL Public Square, and for the erection of the
Monument to the memory Of Gen Jackson
Referred TO the committee on ways and means
DIR. Keene called up the ordinance providing
for the appointment Of Board Of CITY Com
mjssioners and Port Wardens The ordinance
provides that in lieu Of the present mode Of
appointing City Commissioners, there shall be
appointed Board consisting Of President and
three assistants; for dividing the city into East
crn and Western districts, and for abo!ishing
the Office Of Superintendent Of Mad Machines,
whose duties shall be performed by said Com
missioners. The salaries Of the President were
fixed at ) 200 and the assistants at $1,000 each.
Alter which the bill was passed by the follow
ing vote:
Yeas-Mcssrs. President, Laudcrmau, Boil
ton, koene, Myers, Richardson, Green, jr,,
benson, baker-9.
Nay-Mr. Nare---l.
A nlessag re was receiv ed from the lst branch
asking for tho rcluIn Of the ordinance relating
20 the inspection Of butter and lard--Concurred
in; aud enclosing resolution in favor Of re-
moving fence, shed, &c, from the Calvert ST.
l.. IL If Al
luton directing the Aims house carriage to be
sent to the Eastern district Watch house every
morning-laid OH the table; also, an unlavora-
BILE report on the claim Of NJ Moon-adopted;
also, the resolution for placing a granite base
and iron railing around the City Spring in CAL
vert st.-laid on the table; also, resolution
for gravelIing portion of Broadway--aid on
the table, also, the resolution waving the claim
of 500 due the city by the Eagle Artillerists-
laid on the table; also, the ordnance providing
for the opening of a part of Scott st. and clos
ing portion of the same-laid on the table.
a communication was received from John
BOYD, proposing to purchase the property be-
longing to the city on Gay ST. Referred.
communication was received from the city
commissioners, stating that 1t would require
$40 TO repair the gun house on Madison st.
MIR. Baker called up the ordinance from the
first branch, laying a State tax of twenty-five
cents on the hundred dollars for the year 1916.
Adopted,
Mr.. benson called up the resolution for con-
strucing a wharf at the end of Hughes St. on
the south Size Of tie basin. Adopted.
MI. Laudcim0u offered resolution directing
the city commissioners to have the city wharyca
repaired and appropriating $4,000 fOr the ppr-
pose. Laid Oh the table.
Mr.. Ware. offered resolution directing the
city commissioners to report why the streets
that have been ordered to be paved arc not pa
we'd, in accordance with the ordinance. Adop-
ted.
Mr.. Green called mp the resolution from the
first branch, for the painting and repairing the
bridges over Jones' Falls at Gay, Baltimore,
Lombard and Pratt SITS. Adopted.
Also the resolution authorlsng the purchase
of live oak timber for the purpose of building
bridges.
The ordinance requiring the city police Off
GERS to pay into the treasury all fees received
by them for serving wrts, warrants, sc. Laid
on the table.
Mr.. Richardson, from the joint committee
on ways and means, reported a resolution in
structlng the city commissioners to negotiate
with John Boyd for the sale Of the city proper
ty on Gay St, on condition that it be not sold
for a less sum than il cost the city.
FREIGHT TO PHILADELPHIA.