Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-23
CITY CSUETgV.

TUESDAY, May ~.
with Jas. Young. Esq, President in the chair.
Mr.. Samuel F. Wylie, the newly elected member
seat
The ordinance authorizing the Commissioners
OF FINANCE to redeem the ground rents on the lots
passed.
Mr.. Marsh, from the committee on police and Jail.
presented resolutions allowing N. Tyson and Joshua
carson to erect bay windows on their premises; laid
over.
The ordinance providing for a change in the mode
OF eecting Public School Commissioners, &c,
called up.
After considerable discussion the Branch adjourned
without taking any action upon the bill.
Second RrducR.-This Branch met at the usual
hour. Present Daniel Harvey Esq, President. and
quorum of members.
Mr.. McClymont presented petition from James
+. Purvs and others for the repairing OF the bed of
Point lane, from the Hartford road to ilenderson's
rone walk; referred to the committee on highways. n
propriating $500 for the construction of wooden
platform tho west side of Jones Falls, between
Pratt street and Eastern avenues referred to the com.
Mr. Robinson called up the ordinance increasing
the rates charged By the City Surveyor: passed.
ferring the petition of J. T. Wilson and Others for
the placing Of patent traps at the mouth Of the diff
1erent sewers in the city to The favorable consldera
ton Of the City Commissioner; adopted.
Also received, n resolution adverse to procuring
public bathing places on account Of its being mex
pedent and too eXpensive adopted.
from Canton avenue Burke Aliceauna and Cannon
Streets adopted.
Mr. Robinson called up the resolution providing
for the purchase of street sweeping machine, from
bIessrs. Criterion < Mcdonald, for the use of the
city, appropriatiug IS 900 for the same The same
Te tlemap called up tho resolution giving permits
sion to f. Straus Bro. to erecta steam engine upon
their premises. Of Central avenue and Fawn
street, both of which resolutions were adopted
Received from the First Branch a resolution ad-
verse to the petition of W. II. Pratt asking permis
sion to roof certain houses Saratoga street, with
out erecting division walls. Also resolution ad-
to the petition of S. G. Bordley, asking mod
cation of the ordinance regulating the sale of mer-
adverse to the petition Of Messrs. Walker, Dorsey &
Co, asking for the repairing of Stable alley. between
Pratt and Lombard streets; all of which adopted
Also received resolution directing the City Com
missioner to repair Point lane from Hartford aveuve
which amended so as to read from Gay street.
and then adopted. Also roceiv ordinance chang
ing the name of Washington street, Federal Hit,
to lincoln street; which passed. Also received
for permission to erect coal oil factory on South
Howard street: adopted Also received a resolution
adverse to paving certain alleys named in said
luton; adopted. Alan received a resolution to have
the lot between sBatinore and Lombard street, and
ChOptank and tilSt street properly filled; adopted.
Also received resolution for the placing of iron
MIGRANTS in different sections of the city Apr. pra
ting &975 for the same. Adopted. Also, received a
resolution advGrse to the petition of Martin Eein for
damages sustained by mob while passing through
this city.
Mr.. Irelap submitted a resolution approrriating
Sl40OO for tha erection of n Grammar and Primary
School house in the 18th ward, which read and
laid over.
The same gentleman also submitted resolution,
asking those members OF the School Board to resign
who bad voted money away without the consent of
the City Council The resolution was read and also
laid over. Adjourned