Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-03-24
CITY COUNCIL.

FRIDAY. March %.
FIRST Brdneh-Present, a quorum of members with
james Dung, ESq., President. in the chair
M. Prlee presented petition from the President
OF the Individual Enterprise Steamboat Company for
referred 9-i' '' "n'Fi'
Mr. Gauik presented the report of the Commission
ers 10 distribute the fund for the benefit of the SOL
diers Of lSl2-'14, their widows and orphans,
Mr.. Mcclure presented petitions from one bun
drea anG twenty-five Taxpayers on FelPs Point
FeiIs Point market during market hours
Mr. Herring presented petition from the Presi-
dent and Directors of the First National Bank and
ferred. amy IL
Mr.. Lynch presented petition from W. j. Ward,
administrator of Mary Rdgeley, deceased for the
proceeds OF bank note of the denomination of 81 600
found by the deceased during her lifetime; referred
10 inc Committee Of Ways and Means.
resolution in favor of Edward S. Tarr was re-
ceIITed from the Second Branch, and concurred in
I mr.. EWalt. from the Committee on Water reported
from Gunpowder river read and laid over. The
Branch then adjourned.
Second Braneh-This Branch met at the usual
pressnt-Danel Harvey. Esq. President, and
Mr.. Taylor, from the Committee on WAYS and
means, returned the ordinance which had been re-
committed to them, IN reference to increasing the
salaries OF the engine-men, of the Fire Department
to 81 ?OO per annum-without change. and urged its
adoption. Mr. Taylor moved that the rules be sus
PENDED IN order to give the ordinance second read
ing, which was lost. 1t was then laid over
a, Mr.. Moore called up the resolution providing for
the payment of bOunties to soldiers who have been
declared thererom account of nformalites in their
papers; which was read and adopted.
Mr.. Nails submitted a resolution providing for the
repairing of the Centre fish market appropriating
SfOO iur the same or as much thereof as may be ne
adopted.
Called up by Mr.. Moore. the resolution providing
Tor the placing of flag stones McCuIloh street,
at Its intersection with Lanvale street; adopted.
Received from the First Branch resolution di-
recting the City Commissioner to inquire into GER
tain nuisance in the bed of Essex street or at its in
with nd aid
The Branch then adjourned until Monday.
FRENCH ENTERPRISE IN VIRGINIA.-Messrs BeIot
DIES lnIeres Co., have obtained acharter from both
the Virginia Legislatures. emitting them to complete
the James river and kanawha canal. By means of
this great work the Ohio will be connected with the
seaboard, and safe. cheap and very direct commu-
nicaton be opened to the West. Nor is this ALL
France needs COAL iron, and ship timber, and these
are to be found IN immense quantities along the line
French avail Itself o hsse of the
and with the active cooperation of the home gov
eminent to proceed at once. as soon us the canal
is cut through, to systematic development of the
untold mineral and agricultural wealth of the Allie
gheny region.
Through this line an immense;trade and traffic will
pass through Virginia. down to the James river md
To the sea. Tho direct outlay of the company for
work, food, labor, machinery and tools, viii be
TO bring large colonies Of French people to labor ON
Tho work. and settle the soil not only laborers of
and manufacturers. and business mon of education
and enterprise. Tho skilled workmcn and peasant
caSS ol FRANCO arc among tho most industrious in
the world, aud will, eventually prove of great i'm
rortanco in tho dcveo mcnt OF the minerals of Vir-
gInia along this gigantic project of MoSsrs Beot DIES
MinIercS.- PHshitII Commercial
A You've TWAvELLEH.-A liltlo son of Mr. p ]
Caldwell. who roados Massachusetts, ayennc and
Second street. loft his homo IN Juno last he being
then but nine years Of ngo. His PARENTS were not
aware OF his whereabouts and offered large rewards
for him. but without effect. few days since thew
received letter from gentleman in Muskeecan
Michigan, who stated that the little fellow got on a
train of cars in this city which one of Sherman s
Western regiments had embarked for home. II said
he had no father or mother they took him along.
The gentleman has been sending him to school and
he was progressing finely. Recently he informed his
bcnotactOr that he had parents in this city when the
parents were informed of the fact. The gentlemnn
will arrive with the boy in few days-Cbr0nic2e