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


4 FIRST BRANCH.
The Branch met pursuant to adjournment,
Present, Jacob |. Cohen, Jr., Esq, and all the
members, except MIR. Nelson.
The following petitions were presented and
appropriately referred. BY Mr.. Brown, from
James Kirby, asking permission to remove
frame building.
I A message was received from the Mayor, en-
| closing communication from William Mason,
Esq, President of the Chesapeake Steam.tow-
ing company. The communication of Mr.. Ma
son covers the annual report oil the Company
! Also, communication from the city commits
soneTs in relation to the bridge over Jones'
Falls at Madison st. They state that the bridge
is in dangerous condition; aud that new one
can be hull for -, 800. Referred.
Mr.. Hack called up the ordinance directing
the inspection of butter and lard. I lie bill, at-
ter being slightly amended, was passed.
Mr.. Watkins, from The j1iut committee on
streets, submitted report adverse TO he pet-
tjoH Of Alexander Yearly s Sous, to close "A
part of Pine ST. Read and LAID on the table.
Mr.. Dutton called up tho resolution direct
ing the city commissioners 10 have 4 wharf
built the eastern end Of Hughes st. Adopted
Mr. Watkins called up the bill comforting
Csegi8te powers on the High School; and
offered as a substitute, resolution empower
ing the Public School Commissioners to confer
tho degree Of Bachelor of Arts and Master OF
! Arts Oh such students Of the Baltimore Male
! High School, as, after examination, may be
! found by said Commissioners worthy of the
same. The substitute was adopted
DIR. Collins called up the bill comforting tes-
timonials OH the Students oftho High Schools
! The bill after short debate was passed.
l. Mr. RrOuip on Hold nm tho prd;nauco Eyin.Y
! the market days at the Cross-st market house
| Tho days are Tuesday, Friday and Saturday
commencing at . O'Clock, p. m, on Tuesday
and Friday, and sunset OH Saturday evening
| Adopted.
Mr.. Walsh offered resolution directing the
Register to receive from Archibald Stirling a
deed conveying to the city the bed Of Chace st.
Referred TO the committee on streets.
An ordinance directing the Superintendent
of Sweeps, not to go out with their boys ear
lIer than sunrise during certain months in the
year, was, on motion of DR.. Collins, taken up
and adopted.
Mr.. Cotton, on leave, offered a resolution di-
recting the Register to cancel bill of 500,
due the city by the Eagle Artillery Company.
Read aud laid on the table,
The ordinance submitted by DIR. Collins
few days since, rendering members Of the CITY
Council Ineligible from holding Office under the
| Mayor during the time Tor which they were
elected, was aiken up and adopted.
/ Mr.. Brown called up the bill laying d.
rect tax for the repairs Of highways and bfdg-
es. The bill lays a tax of ten cents in sl0O-
Adopted,
I he resolution directing the City Commits
sioners TO have the bridges over Gay, BaIti-
more, Lombard and Pratt streets repaired and
painted, was taken up and passed.
The bill, from the committee of ways and
means, laying direct tax for tho use Of the
| State, was taken up and passed.
Mr.. OLeary called up the bill increasing tho
pay of the police from $40 to $50, per month,
and compelling them to pay to the Register all
monies received by them for the service Of
warrants, writs, SC. Mr.. Hack moved to
strike out the first section, which increases
their pay; which was passed. The bill was
then passed by a vote of yeas IL, nays 5,
Adjourned.
SECOND BRANCH.
Present, Rob't Howard, Esq, President, and
all the members
4 A communication was received from the
City Commissioners stating that repairs were
needed to the walls of jones' Falls south of
Pratt-st., and also north Of Gay-st. Referred.
) Mr.. Richardson presented a communication
, from James Candy, asking that certain money
paid for opening streets may be refunded. Re-
ferrcd.
Mr. benson called up the resolution for
= embarrassing and repairing the Centre Market
House and Fountain. MIR. Howard offered as
n substitute a resolution appropriatng $50 for
repairing the pavement around the Fountal n
Adopted.
Mr.. Lauderman, from the joint committee
, on the harbor, offered resolution for repairing
the walls of jones' Falls Laid on the table.
A message was received from First Branch
covering a resolution authorising the City Com
. missloners to advertise for proposals to tunnel
Run Alley-laid on the table; also, resou-
tion authorsing certain repairs to be made to
the Holins-st. Market house-adopted also, a
resolution authorizing the railing of the ends
: Of the streets south of Pratt-street, running to
Jones' Falls-laid on the table; Also resolu-
ton releasing Public School No. . from the
payment of certain ground rent-adopted;
also, an ordinance providing for the acceptance
!, of a law passed by the legislature authorsing
the Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad Co.
to increase their motive power and number OF
cars on said road, which was slightly amend
cd and passed
Mr.. Richardson offered an ordinance provid-
ing for the appointment of one City Commits
sioner and three Assistants in lieu of the pre-
sent appointment; to divide the city into two
DISTRICTS and to abolish the office Of Superin-
tendent of Mud Machines. Laid on the table.
t Adjourned
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