Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-03-07
CITY COUNCIL.

TUESDAY, March y.
First Draach,-A quorum of members were pres
ent, and james Young, ESD President, in the chair
. Dir. Landlord presented petition from P. P. Pen
dleton iorpernssion to lay railroad switch into his
promises on Howard street. referred.
Inc President presented comuunication!from the
President Of the Western Maryland Railroad, rela-
tive 10 the financial condition of that corporation.
- MI McGuire. from the Committee of Ways and
Of the clerk to the Fire Commissioners TO ST 200 ner
year from March l, 1866; laid over
Mr.. BruScup offered an ordinance increasing the
salary OF {he Port Warden to l,500 per year and tn
gaisry 81 his clerk 10 H. UO per year. from March
Mr.. Kraft from the Committee On Markets. nre-
sented an ordinance to increase the salary of the
cleaner OF the broadway market to $3.50 per year;
,. a resolution from the Second Bran h. appropria-
ting ting ?2Jo 70 repairs on Monument street, between
'hesteI ana y oil streets, was concurred in.
ported resolution adverse to any action upon a
communication from Ir H. Greentree in relation to
the sanitary condition OF the city, which was adOpted
Mr.. Landlord called up The ordinance providing
for an dditonai lampghter in the western district
Mr.. Hcnneberry offered resolution reouestinO the
Committee on Police and Jail to inquire into the
pr2priety of longer permitting the display of the
bulletin board of the EUeHiHa TraaScrilt unon til a
lamp post at the corner Of Baltimore and North
streets; adopted.
The President offered resolution Requesting tho
Mayor TO apply TO the General Government for the
donation or gratuitous of the Hicks Hospital
building, when not longer wanted by it, as a Homo
MIR. Green called up the ordinance granting GER
tain privileges to the Locust Point Steam Ferry Com
pany; recommitted to the Committee on the Harbor
Mr.. Keyser. FROM the Committee of Ways and
Means. presented the ordinance providing for sub
seTipton of 800 to the capital stock of the Western
Maryland railroad.
Mr. Nichols moved that it lay on the table and be
printed.
Mr., Sleuart thought that if the Council was going
it laid and printed and he would certainly ia
vor the printing of this ordinance
HE Branch refused to print the ordinance by the
Ayes-Mr. President. Henneberry. Steuart. Cor
SUCH Landlord, Nichols, keyser, Caulk, Forcman-9.
NayS-Messrs. Lynch. Mctuire. Bruscup, Marsh,
Craft, Herring, Norwood, Green, Jones. Ewalt--10.
Mr.. Jones then moved to suspend the rules with a
view of giving the ordinance second reading, but
the Branch refused to do so by the following vote:
AYes-MessrS. President Lynch, McGuire, Herring
Marsh, raft, Gorsuch Landlord, Nichols, Norwood,
Kesyser, Green, Cauk Ewalt and Foreman-li.
MI Jones offered resolution appropriating 81 200
for the repair of the Eastern City Spring lot and
5000 for repairs to Franklin and Union Squares;
The Branch then adjourned.
Second Broach-Branch met. Present. Daniel
Harvey Esq, President, and a quorum of members.
Mr.; Moore called up the resolution appropriating
s2.sO to the aid Of the Union Orphan Asylum; read
Also called up the resolution providing for the
enrolment OF the children residents of the city, be-
tween the ages OF five and twenty years; which was
read.
M Valiant moved that the whole matter be in
definitely postponed: not agreed to.
Inc resolution was then adopted by the following
vote:
Ycas--Mcssrs President MeClymont, Moore. Ire
Ian. and Taylor = '-''4 - ~
Nays-MessIs. Burch, Nails and Yaliant-9
Nh Nails called up the resolution for changing the
grade OF the street at the intersection of Monument
and hDsor Streets to prevent the accommodations Of
SAND and mud at that noint; adopted.
Mr.. Moore called up the resolution authorizing the
Board Of School Commissioners to lease a lot for
school purposes in the vicinity of Scott and Ramsay
house thereof VIII h amended by restricting the
ed. Adjourned $500