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

TgE CITY COUNCIL AND THE APPEAL TAX CoURT-
Sometime since a committee was appointed in the
Second Branch of the City Council to investigate
certain charges against the Appeal Tax Court for
acting IN spirit Of revenge and persecution against
tIo members Of the Branch, Messrs. Irelan and
Valiant, by imposing upon the gentlemen an addi-
tlonal assessment thereby increasing the amount of
taxes paid by them 1t was alleged that the diff
Guilty arose in consequence of bill being introduced
into that Branch Of the Council increasing the pay
Of the Judges of the Appeal Tax Court, and which
was opposed By Messrs. David Irelan and VIM r.
| Valiant. The committee appointed to investigate
the matter, reported after the examination of sew
era witnesses, that the charge sustained by
| the evidence, and asked to be discharged from a
further consideration of the subject. The report of
the committee laid over until yesterdy when it
| was taken up as the special order of the day.
Mr.. Irean offered the following as substitute for
| the resolution of the committee:
Whereas, it is as much the duty of the Citv Conn
cli to protect the taxpayers from imposition by off,
GERS OF the corporation (whether it be done through
ignorance or prejudice) as it is to tax them;
And chereGs, it has been fully proven that George
". Gordon. Joseph Simms and David Taylor, judges
OF the Appeal Tax Court are ignorant of the 6uteS
OF the offices which they held at that time from the
TACT, on examination of sworn witnesses that thew
assessed for the year 1856 without notice persnTs
VINO nae been assessed and paid their tax bills in
the last mentioned year
Resotged ty the Second Branch CITY Council Of Bat
cd to dismiss Messrs. G.. W. Gordon and Joseph
Smms 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 an
additional assessment on members of the City Coun-
ell and Others, who had already paid their taxes for
the past year.
Before acting upon the substitute offered By Mr.
Irelan that gentleman called for the reading of the
evidence as adduced before the committee. The ev-
ldence, consisting of several pages of manuscript
was read by Mr.. Crowley, the Clerk which gave rise
to some considerable discussion participated in by
Messrs. Nails, Burke, Moore. Irelan, Valiant and
Taylor resulting in tho substitute being lost all the
lncmbers voting in the negative except Mr.. Irelan
| Mr. Valiant offered as an amendment to the report
of the committee that Mr.. Irelan be refunded the
| amount paid by him on account of the additional
assessment stating at the lime, as for himself
he proposed to fight his out in court This amend
ment was also lost and the vote recurring on the re-
port OF the committee, it was adopted all the men,
pers voting in the affirmative except Mr. Irelan,
| DRUID HILL PARK.-The fine weather of the past
few days has had the effect of attracting to this pop-
ular resormmense crowds of visitors and the Eaiety
ofthe scenes there presented from day to day bid fair
| to rival those which were witnessed last summer
Many improvements have been made since last sum
| mer. There are two cars, drawn by dummy en-
| glnes, now running every fifteen minutes between
the terminus of the Madison avenue line of cars and
street pass up three minutes aording ncreag-
ed facilities to visitors, and making it much more
agreeable to visit the Park during the morning than
1t has been heretofore. At tho Mansion which is adj
| miraby kept by Messrs. Thompson j. Bro parties
can be served at the shortest notice. and at city rates
with everything in season that the market affords
in the way Of edbes. besides ice cream water ices
soda water. confectionery, &c.
Many persons in the habit of resorting tlitber
Of an how ,f II r
partakng of breakfast in the open air. surrounded
by the rural beauties which loom up in view from
| the mansion Another attraction is the photograph
gallery of Messrs. Perry Cover who take pictures
indoors or in the air. in the highest style of the
art. They take great many pictures of parties on
horseback, in carriages, &c. surrounded by the ma
tural foliage of the place, which are very neat The
additional facilities for reaching the Park have been
created by the opening of the new line from the City
Hall, which occurred yesterday. Very handsome
new cars, rebuilt at the companyS shops have been
placed upon the route, with all the new improve
ments which experience and regard for the public
comfort and convenience have suggested
HEALTH OF THE CITY.-The report of DR.. Morgan,
Health Commissioner shows that SO deaths occurred
IN this city for the week ending yesterday morning,
being an increase of % tho number of the cor
responding week Of last year. IS deaths occurred
by consumption, by cholera nfantum, by convul-
slons, Z by colo, by congestion of the bran BY
Group, by dropsy in the head by drowning. by
catarrhal fever, by intermittent fever by typhoid
| fever, by inflammation of the brain. by iniam-
nation of the lungs, by measles, by old ago, by
pasy3 by teething, by whooping cough, and each
by cancer, dropsy diptheria, bilious fever. gastric
fever, scarlet fever, organic disease of the heart
| rheumatism and violence. Unknown adult 5, IN
known infante L and still births; 10 died under
year of age. Il between and years. IA between
| and years, 7 between5 and 10 years. 5 between 10
and Is years, between Is and 20 years. II between
2Oa 30 years, between 80 and 40 years. between
40 and so years, between 50 and 60 years. between
60 and 70 years. between 70 and so years. and be-
tween so and 80 years. Of the deceased AZ were males
and 81 females q of the whole number being color
| ed persons.
BASE BALL.-An interesting and spirited game Of
| Base Ball was played Saturday between the Bal
timore and Etna Clubs, this city, on the lot corner
of Pratt and Stricken streets. The game was nearly
| an equal one. shown by the following score:
BALTIMORE. ETNA,