306             JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS          [Feb. 7,

Joint resolution asking the State of Maryland to remove the tax
imposed upon passengers on the Washington and Baltimore
Railroad.

Whereas, It is apparent to the board of Aldermen and to
the board of common council of the city of Washington, that
the reservation of the State of Maryland, of one-fifth part of
the gross sum paid to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad com-
pany, by persons traveling between Baltimore and Washing-
ton, keeps the fare between the two cities at a higher rate
than would otherwise be maintained; And whereas, the said
board of aldermen and the said board of common coun-
cil, are aware that the said one-fifth part of the said fare, as
aforesaid, is now claimed by the State of Maryland, over the
whole distance between Washington and Baltimore, and not
as was originally designed, when said road was first authorised
between the Relay House and Washington; And whereas, the
Congress of the United States and the Corporation of Wash-
ington, did never ask or demand any part of said fare, by
reason of the introduction of the said road into the District
Columbia, and into the city of Washington; And whereas,
the board of aldermen and the board of common council,
know with great content, that the resources of the State of
Maryland are now so large as to enable it to remit freely any
burden heretofore imposed for the payment of the public debt,
other than such reasonable charges as may properly fall on
the citizens of that State; therefore.

Be it resolved by the board of aldermen and the board of
common council of the city of Washington, That the General
Assembly of Maryland be and they are hereby respectfully
asked to repeal the said tax on passengers between Washing-
ington and Baltimore.

Resolved, That the mayor be requested to transmit a certi-
fied copy of these resolutions to the President of the Senate and
the Speaker of the House of Delegates of Maryland, to be
laid before the respective Houses of the General Assembly of
the said State.
(Signed.)
                                 CHARLES ABERT,

Pres't of the Board of Common Council.
(Signed.)

WILLIAM T. DOVE,
Pres't of the Board of Aldermen.
Approved Feb. 4, 1860.

JAMES G. BERRET,
Mayor.