The daily crescent., 1851-01-24

Whereas, By judgment of the honorable Fourth
District Court final judgment has been rendered
for the opening of an alley way from st. Charles
to Camp street,
Resolved, That the Surveyor he and i, be,sbv
authorized to cause the said alley way to be opened
from st. Charles street to Camp street. after giving
due notice to the parties concerned; and that the
the said alley shall be known and DESIGNATED az
Commercial Place.
Resolved, That in conformity with the offer of
Messrs. James Robb & Co. to collect the bills for
the assessment made by the Commissioners for
opening commercial alley from St. Charles street
to camp street. and to pay over the same to the
parties whose property is taken for the alley, the
Comptroller is hereby authorized and instructed IN
make out the necessary bills against the parties
assessed for the said improvement and transfer the
same to Messrs. James Robb & Co: provided that
no charge be made by them for the collection of
said bills
The Committee on Streets and Landings, to
whom was referred the message of the Mavor an
pointing as Commissioners to take the censns of
this municipality the following named gentlemen.
VIZ; VIM. Malcolm, ]. Froliecher and ]. C. Tav
or, report in favor of the approval of said appoint
ments, and beg to be discharged from the further
consideration Of the subject.
HESRy RESsHAw.
GH.s ,;a. PRIRE.
}?Hf FIJI. s snisnDs sTAwARr'
The Committee on Streets and Landings. to
whom was referred the petition of James Pigrau,
contractor, asking for further extension OF six
months for the completion of his contract. report in
favor OF the same, and offer the following re solution
HEsEy RESsHAw,
/. n MARKS,
JOHN G. STEWART,
Resolted, That the Surveyor be and he is hereby
authorized the city of Loayette concurring, to e1-
tend the time for the completion of the contract of
James Pigrau, for paving Felicity R Dad, to six
months from the passage of this resolution.
Mr. Hawthorn, from the Police Committee, pre-
sened the following resolution, which was adopted
the rules being suspended
Res9tced, That the Captain Of the Night Watch
ne ana no IS hereby authorized to procure twenty
five caps for the use of the Night Police, at a cos.
not exceeding three dollars each.
MIR. Stewart, chairman of the Committee on
Claims presented the following reports and rssolu-
lions, and the rules being suspended, they were
adopted:
The Committee on Claims, to whom was referred
the petition of John Reilly a Night Watchman
asking 10 be allowed his pay, as also compensation
TO pay expenses in the way of medical attendance
etc, while confined from injuries received while
IN the dlschare of his duty the night of the 18th
November last, report in favor of the same, and
offer the following resolution
JoHs G, STEWART.
Resolved, That the Treasurer pay on the warrant
OF the Mayor to John Reilly the sum of thirty dol
lars, the same being the amount of his pay as Night
Watchman, as also his doctors bill, from the 18th
to the 23i November last, while confined from in
Jurles received in the performance of his duty.
The Committee on Claims, to whom was referred
the petition of C. Stewart, Thos. Clarke, and 9th.
ers, residents Of the Fourth Ward, for the remis.
sion of fines incurred by leaving their carts and
drays in the streets, while they deem it inexeedent
to grant the PRAYER of the petitioners, would recon-
mend the Commissares TO give the parties warn
ing previous to enforcing the law, which it appears
to this Committee they have ample time to do they
ask to be discharged from the further consideration
of the subject.
JoBs c. STEWART,
7. A. johnson.
The Committee on Claims, to whom was referred
the petition OF Charles Petrie 10 be reimbursed the
costs and charges paid by him in the case of VIM.
Johnson, f. m. c., versus Charles Petr-, the latter
being al the time First Lieutenant of the Second
Municipality Police, in command of the Upre-
Watch house, and said VIM. Johnson, free man
OF color, arrested by one of the Night Watch on
the night of the 24th July last as slave out after
gun.re, report in favor of the same, and offer the
following resolution:
ypHs yTpHss e osEs' STEWART
Resolved, That the Treasurer pay on The war
rant OF the Mayor, to Charles Petrie, the sum tf
torty-hve 70-lOO dollars, being of costs ana
charges paid by him in suit of VIM. Johnson, f. m.
c., versus Charles Petrie, for false imprisonment
The following resolution, offered by Mr.. Marks,
as Chairman of the Committee on Fire, was
adopted after suspending the rules:
Res0lued, That the Snrveyor be- and he is hereby
Instructed, TO employ The Sexton of DR. SCOTS
church to ring the bell of said church at all alarms
OF fire; and that the compensation of said Sexton
he fixed at forty dollars per month, he conforming
to an ordinance passed March 9, lS4S and all
Other ordinances and resolutions now in force, in
relation to said matter.
On motion of Mr. Hawthorn, Mr.. Beard was
placed o. the Committee on Claims, and the Com
mlitee on Workhouse and Prisons, in place of the
late Alderman Shakespear
The following resolutions. presented by Mr..
fancey, were adopted, the rules being dispensed
with:
Resolved, the First and Third Municipalities
concurring, That the Treasurer of this Munici.
pallty will pay on the warrant of the Mayor, its
proportion of $25OO, according to the assessment
rolls OF 1850, as retaining fee the Hon Daniel
Webster, to defend the interest of this city in the
McDonogh Request, before the Supreme Court of
The United States at Washington.
Resotped, That the Mayor be, and is hereby re.
quested, 10 solicit the corporate authorities of the
City OF Baltimore to contribute like sum of $500
in order to secure the valuable services of Mr.
Webster.
RESOLVED, That the resolutions adopted by the
Council at its sitting of September 10. 1850, re-
quirlng the Collectors to furnish the Treasurer
weekly statements OF their collections, specifying
the names, amount of cash, or obligations of the
Municipality, received from each Individual.
which statements were by said Treasurer to be
transmitted to the Council, and spread on the mi
nutes by the Secretary, be and are hereby repealed
Mr.. Shields offered the following resolution and
the rules being dispensed with, it was passed.
Reso'ued, That the Mayor be, and he is hereby
requested TO give the usual notice that an election
will take place in the Fourth and Fifth Wards of
this Municipality, on Monday, the third day o
February next, to fill the vacancies occasioned bv
the death of the late Alderman Spared Hale, Of
the Fourth Ward, and the resignation of Alderman
Geo. c. Lawrason, of the Fifth Ward, under the
Inspectors and Clerks named for the election OF
Surveyor, to be held on the same day.
communication from the Captain of the
y Watch having been made reporting the death of
>. L. Beelman, Second Lieutenant of the Watch
hll the vacancy.
election, which was lost, and the motion Of Mr.
Hawthorn having been carried letters of applica-
read.
Mr. Mccormick nominated B. Gillooly.
>, M. Hughes received the votes of Messrs. Beard
hawthorn, Marks, Montanye, Pride, Renshaw,
Shields, Stewart, Sykes and Yancey,-1O.