The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-12
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR SESSION.
WEDNESDAY. March II. Is:

AN''"''''NAs
WEDNESDAY, March IL, 1853
FIRST BRANCH.-Branch met. Present John T.
Ford, Esq, President, and all the members
Mr.. Bandel presented petition from George H.
Simmons and others, asking that the doors of the
Maryland Institute Market be kept open during
market hours. Referred to the Committee on
Markets.
He also presented petition from Jos c. Merritt
asking permission to manufacture camphene oil, on
Eastern Avenue, near Canal street. Referred to
the Committee on Fire Companies.
Mr. Dukehart presented petition from the Me
chanica Fire Company, asking a donation of So 900
TO ald them in procuring steam fire engine. Re-
| terred to the Committe on Fire Companies.
Mr.. Talbot presented petition in favor Of estab-
fishing ire alarm and police telegraph, signed By
over 1000 citizens. Referred to the Joint special
Committee upon that subject.
The President submitted petition from G. II.
| Bryson, Esq, city surveyor, asking payment of a
claim for Sl32 for services in that capacity Re
terred to the Committee Claims.
Mr. Clark presented petition from Dr. P c.
Williams, asking payment of bill of SIS, for pro
fessional attendance upon police officer Wilcox,
who was injured whilst in discharge of his duties
Referred to the Committee on Claims.
The Branch concurred in a resolution of the Sec
ond Branch for the payment Of the bill of expenses
OF Committee Of the Councils, upon official visit
to Annapolis, by the following vote:
lEAs-Messrs. President, Hynes, Banded, Maddox
Beacham, Dukehart Staylor, Cunningham, Hamp-
son, Hamilton, DRYDEN, Addison, Haryey-l3
| [Messrs. Talbot, Beale Wood Glanville and Nc
Comas We're excused from voting, they having been
| upon the Committee referred to-
! MIR. Cunningham, from the Committee Fire
companies, reported upon the TemOnstranca OF
Martin Grove and others, against the erection of a
| steam mill on ork Avenue, that the Committee
did not conceive the Councils could properly pre-
| vent such erection, anu asked that they be dis
| charged from its further consideraton-adopted.
The same gentleman submitted report from the
! same committee upon the petition of the Pioneer
! Hook and Ladder Company, asking aid to procure
steam fire engine setting forth that they would
not deem it advisable in the present state of the city
| finances. Adopted
Thos. II. Spencer, HarbOr master, in response to
resolution of inquiry, submitted communication
! OF lengthy character, after the reading of which,
| Mr.. Dukehart, who submitted the resolution of in
quiry, stated that this officer had answered the
inquiry, and Judging from his response, had been
transcending his duties, and in order that the com
munication might be properly considered, he moved
that it be referred to tho committee the Harbor
! So referred.
Mr.. Harvey called up Revised Ordinance No. H.
entitled Gan Ordinance to provide for Assessors,
and an Appeal Tax Court" which was read a sec
Ond time, amended and passed.
| Also, Ordinance No Il, entitled "An Ordinance
| to appoint City Commissioner and an Assistant
! City Commissioner" which was read and an amend
ment proposed by Mr.. Beale to increase the salary
! OF the City Commissioner from 81 200 to 81 500.
Mr.. Staylor could not the necessity for the in
crease proposed, arguing that good commissioners
had and could be procured fer the present salary.
The proposed amendment was adopted by the
following vote
| lEAs-Messrs. Hynes, Banded, Beacham Tai
! bolt, Beale Cunningham, Hampson, Hamilton,
! Dryden, Wood, Clark-l1.
/ NAYs.-Messrs. President, Maddox, Dukehart
| Stayor, Dunnock Glanvile, Addison MComas,
/ Harvey
/ The ordinance then, as amended, passed,
Mr.. Dukehart moved to reconsider the vote pass
ing ordinance No. IL, owing to an order having
been overlooked therein, which motion prevailed,
and the ordinance was laid over Adjourned
! Second BRANCH.-Ihe Branch met pursuant 10
adjournment. John B. Seidenstricker, Esq, Presi-
dent, in the chair, and all the members present.
/ MIR. Simms called up the ordinance authorizing
/ the City Commissioner to contract with y. Il ".
Denmead Sons for the erection OF an iron bridge
/ over Jones Falls, at Lombard street, which was
amended to take the cost OF the improvement
out of the lew of 1858 instead of 1882 after which
it passed.
The ordinance prescribing the duties of the Regis
ter and Deputy Register, and fixing their compen-
satiOn was taken up.
Mr.. Bierbower proposed an amendment restoring
to the Register certain perqusites allowed by Act.
of Assembly. Pending its consideration the ordi-
nance was laid on the table.
/ Mr.. Herring, from the Committee on Water sub
mtted a resolution directing the CITY Commissione,
/ to remove the pump Broadway between IpuJ-
bard and Baltimore streets, from its present posi-
ton to a more eligible one, near the curb stone
/ Adopted.
Mr.. Horney called up the ordinance providing for
! the erection of a market house in Centre Mar
ket Space, between Lombard and Second streets a
number OF amendments were made to the ordinance,
and considerable discussion had upon the propriety
OF ITS passage, when vote was TAKEN and the bill
| rejected by vote of three yeas to seven nays.
! Adjourned until this afternoon.