Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-03-10
CITY COUNCIL.

FRIDAY. March 9.
with lanes Young, ESQ. President, in the chair.
Mr.. Henneberry presented a petition from the
Commissioners OF Health asking an increase OF their
salaries; referred.
Mr.. Bruscup presented petition from the Judges
of the Orphans Court and Register Of Wills for i'm
provement of their Offices; referred.
MIR. Marsh presented a petition from q. Mason
and others praying that the city purchase the lot
square; referred.
Mr.. Green presented petition from J A. Smith
asking permission to erect q steam engine at No 1872
Columbia street; referred.
= The President presented petition from Kepler Il
Bowen tor PERMISSION TO lay railroad track from
their premises on Muilken street to the railroad
Central avenue; referred.
Mr.. Caulk called up the ordinance forbiddng any
person to pile wood or any other articles on Light
street within twenty FIVE feet of the curb stone; laid
and ordered to be printed
The President called up the resolution requesting
the Mayor to apply to the General Government for
the donation to- OF the Hicks Hospital as home for
diers from this State; adopted.
Mr.; MCGUIRE called up the resolution directing the
enrolling of all the children in the city between the
ages Of and Is years; adopted.
Mr.. Jones offered resolution directing the City
Commissioner to furnish this Branch With the proba
BILE cost of putting Lafayette Square in good condi
ton; adopted.
A resolution was received from the Second Branch
authorizing the lease OF let in the Thirteenth Ward
for the purpose OF public school: adopted
Nh. Stewart called up the resolution appropriating
81, 800 to the various city dispensaries adopted
Dir. Caulk offered resolution inquiring of the
City Commissioner at what cost Federal Hi can be
purchased for public park: adopted
The Branch then adjourned.
Second Braach.-The President, Daniel Harvey,
ESQ, and quorum of members present.
Mr.. Moore called up the resolution appropriatine
$4,000 to the Association for the Improveme nt of the
Condition of the Poor adopted. The same gentle
man also called up the resolution appropriating
$4,000 in aid of the House of Refuge: which unon
being read was also adOpted.
Mr.. Robinson called up the resolution providing
for the placing Of double of flag stones across
Madison street at its intersection with Eutaw street,
read and adopted.
Mr.. Burch called up the ordinance providing for
the subscription. the part of the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore to four thousand shares of the
capital stock of the Western Maryland Railroad
Company, of the par value of fifty dollars each.
The ordinance was road, and the 4th section upon
motion OF Mr.. lrelan, amended to provide that
the stock subscribed shall be voted in all meetings of
the stockholders of said company by the directors
to be appointed by the Mayor and City Council.
Mr.. Burch moved that tho 5th section be amended
so as to provide that passenger and produce depo
be constructed west OF Jones falls in this city which
was adopted.
Mr.. Nails then moved that in consideration of the
amendment to the 9TH section embodying the provi-
slonS OF the 9th section that the latter section be
stricken from the bill. which motion prevailed
Mr.. Irean moved that the bill lie upon the table
until Monday, and made the special order on that
day, WHICH was lost by the following Vote
leas-M essrS. Robinson, Burke, Irean and TAYLOR,
and Moore
Mr. Irean's motion was based uron the abs.nce
Of Mr. Valiant who desired to be present al the time
the bill was acted upon. and who was detained on
account of illness. The bill then passed no member
voting in the negative. (The bill has been previous
ly published in the Commercially
Mr.: Taylor submitted resolution directing the
Port Warden to construct channel 200 feet wide and
is feet in depth from Jones' Falls TO Light street,
referred to the Committee on the Harbor.
Mr.. Taylor called up the resolution providing for
the testing of certain deOderizers tsc., which was
adopted.
The Branch then adjourned until Monday after
noon at o'clock.