American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-04-04
Reported for the American Republican,
of the CITY COUNCIL.
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FIRST BRANCH.

ms BRANCH.
The Branch met pursuant to adjournment
present Jacob |. Cohen, Jr., Esq. President
and all the members except MIR. Nelson.
Mr. Watkins, from the committee on streets
submitted report changing the name of
Strawberry alley to Dallas street; also, Il report
and resolution directing the city commissioners
to have the loose earth removed from the bed
of Hughes st. Laid on the table.
Mr.. Starr, from the committee on streets,
submitted report land an ordinance provid-
ing for the establishment of a new hay market
Laid on the table.
Mr.. Cotton Offered resolution directing the
committee on streets to take into consideration
the subject of compelling the proprietors of the
Magnetic Telegraph, to have their posts which
are placed i'll the streets, made smoother, by
closely trimming off the limbs and knots, which
will make them less Objectionable in ap-
pearance to the eyes of our citizens. Adopted.
Mr. Davis offered resolution authorisng
the commissioners of finance to sell at public
auction the bricks and other materials of the
old fish house. Passed.
Mr. Starr presented petition from Samuel
Thomas, harbor master of the fourth district,
in relation to the watermelon stands on Light
st. wharf Referred.
A communication was received from the
Board of Health, in which they state, that DIR.
A. C. Robinson was never called upon by them
to attend small pox patient. Referred.
Mr. Turner called up the resolution making
the annual appropriations to the several Fire
Companies Passed.
A resolution directing the committee on
Health to enquire into the expediency of pur-
chasing a new hearse for the use of the Eastern
Potters Field, was passed.
A resolution directing the city commission
ers to place fire plug at the corner of Cathe-
dral and Tyson SITS, was passed.
Mr. Bishop called up the bill providing for
the extension of the Bel-air market Lost by
the following vote:
Yeas-Messrs. President, O'Leary, Walsh,
Hickman, Bishop, Turner, Soran, Watkins,
STARE.
Nays, Messrs. Cotton, Collins, Buchanan,
Davis, Hooper, Brown, McCurey, Hack,
Crosse.
Adjourned.
SECOND BRANCH.
Present, Robert Howard, Esq, President,
and all the members.
A message was received from the First
Branch, enclosing resolution for renting the
room over the Western District Watch house;
also resolution authorizing VIM. FL. Goodman
to erect slaughter house on Hoffman street
rejected; also resolution approprating $57,
as additional compensation to William G.
Spindler as clerk to the assessors of taX-re-
lected; also In ordinance for widening Little
AisquIth street from Baltimore to Pitt streets
laid on the table; also resolution allowing Da-
Wis Nj. Adams to continue the Improvements
on his brick yard for five years-adopted; also
resolution unfavorable to raising the salary
Of the General Police OAicer-adopted
Mr. Myers, from the joint committee on
streets, reported an ordinance accepting from
Messrs. John Donnell s. Sons, square of
ground in the western part of the city, to be
hereafter set apart as a Public Square. The
name proposed to be given to it is "Union
Square" Laid on the table.
Mr.. Bolton submitted the written opinions
of John Glenn, and David Stewart, Esqrs,,
who state that the city authorities have full
power to widen McEIderrys dock without the
consent of the Legislature. Referred
Adjourned until Monday morning.