Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-22
CITY COUNCIL.

MONDAY, May q.
with Jas. Young Esq, President, in the chair
.. Mr.; Foreman presented remonstrance from the
City Passenger Railway Company, through Henry
Tyson, its president against the opening of Cumber
land street from PENNSYLVANIA avenue to North
avenue: referred.
Mr.. Marsh called up the resolution granting per-
MISSION to e. C. Cassard to erect bay window to his
house, at the corner Of Baltimore and Townsend
streets; adopted.
Mr.. Gorsuch called up the resolution to pay John
klng, Superintendent Of the Police and Fire Alarm
IeIesISph T2g Tor the extension Of the Police and
Mr.. Mcclure offered a resolution to place a gas
lamp at the corner OF Spring street and Bounty
resolution was received from the Second Branch
requesting the Mayor to issue proclamation asking
the citizens to display the national ensign on the
CO.. ing Fourth of July for demonsrations at Druid
Hill and PatterSOn's Parks, the ringing of bells
firing Of salutes and fireworks at night coucuGred in
MIR. Foreman called up the resolution to repair
Point lane. at rs intersection with Hartford avenue;
adopted.
Mr.. Marsh called up the ordinance to change tho
street; adopted
Mr., Nichols offered resolution to repair a pump
on Jordan alley, near Hoffman street; adopted
HE Branch adjourned until to morrow afternoon.
Second BrGnch.-Ihis Branch met at the usual
hour Present, Daniel Harvey Esq. President and
Mr.. Nails presented o petition of remonstrauce
from John BloXsOm and others against the opening
OF Lexington street; referred to the committee on
city property.
The order of the day was taken up. being the re-
port OF the committee to whom had been referred
the charge of revenge and persecution on the part of
the Appea! Tax Court against Messrs. IreIan and
Valiant of this Branch of the Council by placing
upon them an additional assessment. The commit
tee reported, after an examination of the evidence
that the charge not sustained, and asked to be-
discharged from further consideration of the SUBJ
ject.
Mr.. Irelan moved, as substitute for the report Of
the committee, that the Mayor be requested to dis
miss Messrs. 6. W Gordon and Joseph Simms from
the offices Of Judges OF the appeal Tax Court in
consequence Of their ignorance of the laws in regard
to taxes or their prejudice in imposing additional
assessment on members of the City Council and
Others who had already paid their for the past
year.
Previous to acting upon this substitute Mr.. Ireian
asked for the reading Of the evidence adduccd before
the committee. The evidence read by the clerk,
and after some debate, the vote taken upon the
substitute which was not accepted, all the members
voting in the negative EXCEPT Mr.. Ireian.
Mr.. Valiant offered as an amendment to the resO-
luton of the committee that. Mr.. Irelan be refunded
the amount paid by him account of the additional
assessment, by the Appeal Tax Court The amend
ment was lost by the following vote yeaS-Messrs.
Robinson and Valiant-2 nays-Messrs. President,
Burch, McClymont, Burke, Nails, Moore and Tay
lOr-7.
The vote recurring on the report of the commit
tee, 1t was adopted all the members voting in tho
affirmative except Mr.. Irelan. The Branch then ad-
iOurnpd