The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-09-08
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNcIL.

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TUESDAY, Sept. 7, 1858.
FIRST BRAycH.-The branch met Present, JouN 7.
| FoRD, Esq President, and all the members.
Mr. TALBOT presented petition from Thos F.
McCuhbn. for permission open way to his
stable on Calvert street Franklin Referred to the
| Committee on Highways
Mr. BEALE presented petition from Robt. II. Archer
and others, asking the Council to suspend withhold
the privileges and rights of laying railroad certain
streets named in the petition of VIM Robertson Coleman
Bailey and other omnibus proprietors, until the egs-
ature Maryland shall have duly granted a charter
for the city passenger railway and that then, and
until then the right of streets should be granted Refer
red to the Committee on Highways
Mr.. HAMILTON presented a remonstrance from VIM. G.
Kidg"y and Others against the widening of Light street.
at its intersection with Baltimore Referred to the Com
mittee Highways.
The PRESIDENT presented a bill of SIS47 in favor of
Barclay Reynolds Sheriff of Cecil county for the
ing of Anthony Horn to this city for trial Referred
the Committee Claims.
Mr. HARVEY presented petition from the heirs Jane
Hammett, asking that they he paid the of $4,000,
which amount had been bequeathed to the said Jane Ham
nett by her brother, the late 10 McDOnOgh but she
having died before her brother the amount held to he
apSed ana they now petition the cities of Baltimore and
New Orleans to allow them the 1t referred
the jo ut stanaing Committee the Mcnonough bequest
Mr.. WOOD. from the Committee Police and Jail,
ported ordinance providing for the advertising for pro-
pols for the furnishing of lamps for such do
gas MAINS and for supply of ETHEREAL
oil to be used therein. Laid on the table.
Mr.. HARVEY, from the Committee the Almshouse,
presented ordinance raying the report of the Com
mission the part Of the city and county the division
of the Almshouse property The rules suspended
and the ordinance read a second time and adopted.
Mr. TALBOT offered resolution to the President of
the Branch the amount Of 1855 rs for the renovation of the
Council chamber, and the painting of portraits 1t
adopted
message received from the Second Branch, pro
posing that the report of the Fire Commission be printed
and be referred the Joint Committee Fire Companies
and that they be instructed to report ordinance provd
ing for its adoption and enforcement The proposition was
cOnCUrred in.
Mr. BEALE, from Committee to have the revised ordi-
nances nded reported that they had contracted with
Mr.; Thompson for that duty The report accepted
and the Committee discharged
Mr HARVEY, from the Commite on Highways, reported
an ordinance supplementary to the ordinance for the
street. providing that the width of the
shall be fifty feet
Mr. AnpIsoy offered resolution that $3.50 be appropri-
aed for the improvement of Battery Square, in South
Baltimore The rules suspended and the resolution
adopted by vote of yeas Is; nays 1;-Mr Granville.
Mr. CLARK, from the Committee Health, reported
resolution allow JulusJohnson to manufacture soap in
his factory at the intersection of Central Avenue and
Bank street Laid on the table.
He also reported ordinance to alter the time of bring
ing oysters into the city from the 18th to the 1t of Sep
Mr. DuKEuART offered a resolution providing for the
binding, in suitable manner, of sufficient number of
the revised ordinances for presentation to the authorities
of such cities the mayor may deem expedient to for
ward them The rules suspended and the resolution
read a second time and adopted
The Branch then adjourned.
SECOND BRANCU-Branch met. Present, J. B. SEIDEN-
sTRCSEE Esq, President and all the members except
Mr. GORDON.
Mr. HoRNEY presented petition from Thos F. McCub-
bin asking the privilege of opening carriage way
the pavement lot the of Calvert and Frank
lin streets, which referred to the Committee on High
ways
\ message received from the Mayor, enclosing
ports from the Commission appointed in relation to
organization the fire department, which, motion Of
Mr. HERRING sent to the First Branch with propO
sition refer it the Joint Committee Fire Compa-
MES.
The resolution to pay Sumwat & Green for extra work
done Union Square called up, read, and motion
of Mr.. kELsO recOmmitted
message proposing unite in the Wells and McComas
ceremonies the 18th inst, received from the First
Branch and concurred in.
Adjourned.