Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-03-21
BALTIMORE DAILY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES MARCH q 7see
CITY COUNCIL,

TUESDAY, March 90
Frs brdnch-Present. quorum of members with
James Young, ESQ.,, President, in the chair.
Mr.. Lynch presented petition from Coleman &
Bailey and eighty Others in favor of allowing the city
passenger ears to run through the Feli's Point
Also, petition from R. Cathcart and Others for
special protection to the Locust Point Steam Ferry
Mr.. Kraft presented petition from E. D. Onion
| Tor permission to erect steam engine on his
| premises, Monument street; referred.
Mr.. Landlord presented a petition from commit
zee OF merchants in favor of allowing the Philadel
phiq,, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad to lay a
double track on Bolton street; referred
Mr.. Bruscup presented petition from joseph H.
Pond Tor PERMISSION to erect house on McElerry
street, in which to manufacture fireworks; referred
Mr.. Foreman presented an ordinance granting GER
tain privileges to the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad; laid over.
Mr.. Henneberry presented an ordinance in rela-
ton to the erection of wooden buildings within the
limits of direct taxation laid over.
4, MIR. Ewalt presented an ordinance providing for
the endorsement OF the first mortgage bonds of the
Gwynns falls railroad to the extent of $3.50 900 re-
ferred to the Committee on Internal improvements
Mr. Marsh called up resolution in favor of John
L: Ford; adopted
The Branch then adjourned.
Second Branch.-This Branch met at the usual
hourIDaniel Harvey ESQ. President and all the
members present.
A communication was received from the City Com
missioner stating that the amount required to make
would be 500.
Received from the First Branch, resolution TO
nave nag STONES across fayette street front of the
United States Court house; read and adopted An
ordinance was also received regulating the ping of
wood and lumber on Light street wharf; read and
laid over. 5000 ~
, In accordance with resolution passed by this
Branch the ordinance increasing the salaries of the
Fort Warden and clerk, was returned from the First
Branch The President decided that the ordinance
could not now be taken up account of it having
been returned too late rules the governing Of
the Branch requiring it not to be longer than three
days. ut will be remembered that the enacting
clause of the above ordinance was stricken out in
this Branoh.) '"' :"
MIR. Nails submitted resolution of inquiry. di-
rected to the Water Commissioner as to the probable
cost OF placing iron hydrans at several points in the
city; adopted.
MIR. Moore called up the ordinance relating to the
appointment of a new Board of Public School Com
mlssloners, by the City Council, of the various
amendments being added thereto, together with two
additional sections the ordinance was referred back
to the Committee on Education. The additional sec
tons provide that charge shall be made for tuition
fees IN the public schools but that the books shall be
furnished to the pupils at the actual cost of the same
except INDECENT children who shall be furnished free
that no pupil over fourteen years shall be admitted
except by special action of the Board of Commission
ers &c. The Branch then adjourned