Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-31
CITY NE w S.

AN INCREASED SUPPLY OF WATER FOR TIE City
An ordinance passed both branches of the City Coun-
Gil yesterday providing for the purchase of the
necessary lands and water rights for an increased
supply of tier for the use of the city. The ord-
nance provides that defray the expenses of said
purchases the commissioner of finance be directed to
| issue city bonds to the amount of S145,GqO or as
much thereof as may be requisite, and also shat 2
cents per annum on every dollar OF sssessabe pro-
perty be evsd to pay the interest on said bonds and
to create a sinking fund for their redemption which
occurs in the year 1873. In the Second Branch the
ordinance met with considerable opposition upou
the part Of MeSsrs. Irelan and Valiant, who were
opposed to the outlay of SO large an amount of mo-
ney for object, they stated. of no present need
the present supply of water being adequate to all
demands, and likely to be for several years to come
and that they were not prepared to vote upon the
subject without further consideration All the other
members, IN both Branches voted for the ordinance
FEES OF PILoTs.-The House of Delegates yester-
day passed a bill repeating sections 10 ard g of ar
tcle "A of the Code of Public General Laws and en-
acting in their stead the following to take effect as
soon as ii becomes law viz:
Section l6All masters Of foreign vessels and YES
sells from foreign port and a vessels sailing under
register, bound to and from Baltimore city unless
vessels engaged exclusively in the coasting trade
snail take licensed pilot in Of refusal to take
such pilot, shall himself owners conSignees pay
the SAID piotage as if one had been employed and
Cape Henry bears south, if inward bound.
Sec. o. The pilots shall be required, under the d-
recti"n OF the Board 10 keep rs many three plot
boats at sea, Of said boats ne stationed fifteen
miles to the north OF Cape Hcnry, in the latitude
OF and ter miles from Cape Henry. and fifteen
miles south of Cape Henry; and the Bo rd shall have
full power to make rules and regulations for their
cruising, and may designate and appoint five pilots
and grant them authority to enforce such rules and
regulations they may adopt and to inspect the
boats in service from time to time, and generally do
which bp ti.- tbn
OF the pilots and the boats used in the service.
PROPOSED EXTENSION OF THE CITY PASSENGER
RAILWAY.-A communication was presented to the
City Council last evening, from Henry Tyson, ESQ.
President of the Baltimore City Passenger Railway
Company stating the desire of the company 20 es-
tabSn line of to run from some central part of
the city to No-tA avenue via Pennsylvania avenue
anu Madison avenue, for the better accommodation
of the travel to Druid Hill Park They suggest thar
Holiday street, south of Fayette. would at the pres
ent time, be good location for the starting point of
this line. The cqmkany also desire permission to lay
down double track Of railways on North avenue
between Madison avenue and Pennsylvania avenue
which they think would add much to public con-
venience.
Darn on BOARD A SCHooNER-Offcer Morgan,
OF the middle district while in the vicinity of Light
street wharf on Monday night, was notified that
| Thomas Jefferson, colored, about % years of age
her way from this city to Annapolis. The officer no.
tilted coroner Greentfee Of the fact who held an in
quest upon the body, the jury rendering a verdict
OF death from natural causes" The captain of the
vessel stated tina. the deceased was sick when he
came board but he desired to work his passage
up, he granted his request. The body was subse
quently removed to the dead-house connected with
the central police station, and afterwards inferred at
the expense Of the city.
CARGO OF WRECKED VEssEL.-The following is
list of the cargo of the schooner 0kolona from Liver
pool for Baltimore wrecked time since at Fayal
$3.50 sacks OF salt, consigned to F. L. Brauns Co.,
lOo kegs OF soda, 26 casks of soda ash % drums of
causc soda to Charles F. Pitt & Sons: packages of
earthenware, to Peter Wright Il Sons, 202 tons of
coal, order. The soda is insured in Baltimore for
SaiOO and the salt is supposed to be insured in
England.
DISTURBING PUBLIC WoRsHIP.-Henry Jatrstt. col
ored. was arrested on Monday night by policeman
Hack charged with violating the code of general
laws. by disturbing public worship in the coored peo
ple's church on Orchard street, Justice Showacre
! Aned him S. and costs