American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-01-30
Reported tor the American Republican
PROCEEDINGS Of the CITY COUNCIL
THURSDAY, jan. ", To
FIRST BRANCH,

THURSDAY, Jan. %, l84G.
FIRST BRANCH.
The Branch met pursuant to adjournment.
Present, Jacob |. Cohen, Jr., ESQ, and all the
members.
The following petitions were presented and
appropriately referred: BY Dr. Collins from
G. c. RhinesGrt and others, praying the eX
tension of house on Grant st. BY Mr.. Buch
AMMAN from Messrs DIX s. Fogg, PRAYING that
permission may not be granted to G. &. Rhine
hart and others, TO extend building on Grant
st. By Mr. McCuley from John Sykes and
Others praying that Scott st, may be closed be-
tween Pratt aud Hollins SITS. BY Mr., Hack,
tue annull report of the New Market Fire Co.
asking an appropriation of $500. by MIR.
Brown from the Waterman Fire Co., praying
special appropriation of 81 200.
| A communication was received from the city
Register relative to the expenses Of the City
Court, and money due to Jurors which remains
uncalled Tor. Read and laid on the table.
| The resolution from the committee on claims,
directing the Register to refund to l.. Donste
certain taxes enormously paid, was, on motion
of MIR. Hack, taken up and adopted.
! Mr.. DuttOn offered Il resolution directing
I the committee Oh police TO enquire into The
expectancy OF increasing the number Of dis
tricts for chimney sweep masters. Adopted.
The resolution in favor of John Herr for tax
es enormously paid, was, on motion Of Mr..
! Hack, taken up and adopted.
/ The resolution directing the Register to re-
/ fund TO John Wash certain taxes enormously
! paid, was, on motion Of Mr.. Hack, taken up
aud adopted,
a re olulon was received from the Second
Branch directing the committee Of ways aHd
means to enquire int" the expectancy Of abo
listing The offices 0fcoWmiss.umeIs Of iinluC0,
which was read aud adopted.
The resolution rom The n. committee on
claims, directing the Reg sler OF The city to
pay to the Hon, John Nelson $50, for servi-
ccs rendered The corpUnt.on, was, on motion
of Mr. Hack, taken up and adopted
! The unlNyombe report from the int C M
mittee Of claims on the petition Of Drnicl
hone and TAomas Ddlowuy, was taken up
and adopted.
| Mr.. Cotton, on leave, submitted a-snbsttute
for the bill offered by bin few days since, re.
lative TO the pay OF night wutchmen while
suffering from injuries received by them in the
discharge Of their duties. Read and laid on
the table
A communication was received from the c.
! ty Commissioners, relative to tunncling How
ard street, from Pratt to It's terminus. They
stated that il will cost s. 600. Read and
laid on the table.
! A communication was received from the
commissioners for dividing the city into TWEEN
ty wards, showing the expense incurred 10y
them in the performance Of their duties. They
state their expenses 10 have been S35S. Ite'
lerred to the committee on ways and means.
1 DR.. Collins Offered a resolution directing The
| Mayor, that when he deems il necessary Il
employ additional counsel TO defend the city
in any suit in which 1t is interested, he shaI
! make particular agreement with the cOunso
| employed as to the sum to be paid for his ser
vices; and that he shall give him a certificate
) Of such agreement, which certificate shall be
j.. received by the Councils as prima Jacia evi
dence of its Indebtedness. Read and laid OF
l the table.
l Mr.. Walsh, on leave, offered resolution
requesting the City Counsellor to give hi
opinion as to the period for which the member
of the Second Branch have been elected
Adopted. Adjourned.
SECOND BRANCH.
, Present, Rob't Howard, Esq. President, ant
all the members.
MIR. Bolton presented the petition Of Georg'
Q Ii. Wetter and others, relative to the improve
:, ment of Centre Market Space dock. The I'M
. provement contemplates widening the dock OF
each side seven feet, and making It of sufficien
b depth to admit vessels of the largest class. -
The petition states that S20, 900 per annuu
j might be brought INTO tho city treasury nstea,
t of the present sum receiyed from the whai fagt
Q of bay crafts. Mr.. Wetter offers to make thu