The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-04-10
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

FRIDAY, April y, 1898.
FIRST BEANcH.-Branch met. Present, John T..
Ford, Esq, President, and all the members except
Mr. Clark
Mr. Granville, from the Committee Claims re-
ported adverse to the petition of the superntend-
ens Of lamps, asking for increase of salary, upo
the ground that the matter did not properly come
under the consideration of that committee. He re-
ported resolution referring it to the Committee on
claims, which adopted.
The branch then, motion Of Mr.. Granville re
sumed the consideration of the ordinance establish
ing the police, but without concluding the same, it
was laid on the table,
MIR. Talbot, from Committee of Conference upon
the subject of Lowing direct tax for the current
year. reported bill levying the sum of GO1@ cents
upon each 500 worth of taxable property within
the limits of direct taxation. The ordinance was
passed
The consideration ofthe police ordinance was then
resumed.
Mr.. Wood moved to amend by increasing the pay
OF the superintendent of lamps from the present pay
OF 81 per week to Sc. The motion was lost.
Mr.. Granville moved to make it So per week.
Adopted by yeas IA to nays 3.
Mr.. Granville moved to amend by striking out the
section of the ordinance which imposed fine upon
the officers, for violation of the section prohibiting
their visiting drinking saloons, &C., upon convic
tion before magistrate
Mr.. Beale hoped the motion would prevail as it
was striking at the fundamental principles of our
hpertles, and contrary to good sense and human
reason, to say man shall not 90 where he feels
disposed to. The courts have decided their wages
cannot be attached, and how in the name of God
can you collect the fines under such decision.
Mr.. StaylOr objected to the striking out. as twas
evident to all that officers neglected their duty
and spent much of their time in such places, and
there should not on be provision to punish them,
out 1t should be rgidy enforced.
Mr.. Granville saw no necessity for such provi-
SION, as the citizens complain to the Mayor
Marshal, who can suspend or remove them.
Mr.. Staylor aware that the ordinance con-
tanned such provision, but claimed that it
useless unless we had more determined Mayor
ana Marshal The latter he regarded as a good Off
GER in most respects but his heart is too soft and
his sympathes too excitable to enforce such pro-
vision against his officers as he believed him man
who would rather remove himself than his subord-
mates.
The motion prevailed by large vote.
The Second Branch submitted message prOpos-
ing that when the Council adjourn it stand adjourn
ed until Monday afternoon next. Adopted by yeas
IL, nays Mr.. Hamilton.
The President submitted communication from
the Standing Committee of the Fire Department.
asking permission of the Branch to use the room of
the Branch for the purpose of holding their meet
ings in.
Mr.. Banded offered a resolution to comply with
the request, which decided in the negative,
and the communication referred to the Committee
on Fire Companies. Adjourned.
SECOND BRANCH.-The Branch met pursuant to
adjournment. John B. Seidenstricker, Esq, Presi-
dent IN the chair, and all the members present, ex-
The President laid before the Branch a communi-
cation from the City Collector, containing list of
the tax payers in the city of Baltimore, whose prop
erty Is assessed at an amount exceeding thirty
thousand dollars.
Mr. Herring called up the resolution in favor of
an extra appropriation to the Judges and clerks OF
the late State election. The resolution adopted
by vote OF yeas to nays, and was decided with
out debate In casting his vote, Mr.. Gordon, (who
had previously remarked that he did not consider
that the Judges had performed their duty,) excaim
ed emphatically ''No, Sir No, Sir! No, SIR!!!'
, MIR; Bierbower called up the ordinance to provide
Tor the condemnation and opening of MacCabe
street, which was passed
An ordinance to change the grade of Saratoga
street at its intersection with Republican street.
received from the First Branch and laid on the
table,
resolution authorizing the City Counsellor to
prosecute an appeal in action brought against
the Port Warden, was received from the First
Branch and laid on the table.
An ordinance providing for the evving of
direct tax for the year 1858, at 6O15 cents the
500, was received from the First Branch and laid
on the table.
Mr. Slmms called up the revised ordinance relat-
ing to the public schools in the city of Baltimore,
which was read and passed.
Mr. Herring called up the revised ordinance to
license and regulate theatrical and other exhibitions
in the city of Baltimore
Mr. Blerbower submitted an amendment to re
duce the license ON theatres from one dollar pei
night to one hundred dollars per year, and to in
crease the license temporary exhibitions and per-
which was lost by the following vote
1EAs-Messrs. Horney, Herring, Gordon and
NAYS Messrs. President Hintze, Kelso and