The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-08
PROCEEDINGS or THE CRY COUNCIL,
EXTRA SESSION.


TUESDAY, Dec. Z 1858
FIRST BRANCm-Branch met pursuant to adjournment
members.
Mr. NEWMAN presented the petition of Fred. Nemycr
asking leave To erect steam engine Carpenter alley
between flne and Fremont streets. Referred.
Mr. GLANvILLE presented the petition of Dr. Dwinelle
asking payment OF so for medical services rendered at
the police stations, &c. Referred.
Mr. JENKINS offered preamble and resolution request
ing the Committee on Police and Jail to inquire into the
eNpcdicncy of presenting ordinance prohibiting the
sale of camphene and ETHEREAL oil and other burnn fluids
in the city. Referred
The ordinance to establish paid Fire ncpartment-the
order of the day-was taken up The term of the Chief
Engineer fixed at three years. The ordinance was
then passed by the following vote:
YcaS-Messrs President Hyncs Randolph Bcacham
Mace, Talbot Bealc Hamilton Clarke. Newman Wood
Glanville, Addison, Mules, Montague-l5.
Nays-Messrs Henderson, Jenkins, Cunningham, Balm
Mr.. GRANVILLE, from the Committee on Claims re
ported resolution to pay Dr. Jno S Battee SIS for ser
vices at the southern station house Adopted
Mr.. MONTAGUE, from the Committee on the Almshouse
reported resolution providing for visit of the Commit
tee to inspect the AlmshouSes North during the
recess to obtain information prior to building a new
Almshouse for the city and appropriatng $cO to defay
expenses. I2. %. .,,,,, -, .-.,.-....,o,
penscs and to insert at the expense of the Committee
Mr. IYNEs moved as an amendment, to strike ont all
relative to expenses, that the Committee should
ment Withdrawn.
Mr. MONTAGUE moved to strike out all relative to ey-
penses and insert lat the expense of the city Adopted
Ayes Is, nays l.
lhe question recurring the resolution. amended
Sir. JENKINS moved to further amend by authorizing
the Committee to visit also Southern and Western cities
at their option. Withdrawn.
Mr.. CUNNINGHAM then moved insert simply the
words "othcr cities" Adopted.
Mr NEWMAN moved to strike out the words Joint
Standing Committee on the AhshouSe" and to insert
"the City Council make the Committee consist of all
the members Of the Council Rejected Ycas-l Newman.
Nays-l9.
Mr.. NEWMAN moved the Branch adjourn Rejected by
yeas > nays IL The que ton recurring the resolution
it was adopted.
Mr.. MONTAGUE called up the resolution requiring the
clerk of the Lexington market to Matthias Erd
man, in May next the stall formerly occupied by him
Rejected. The committee discharged from the fur
ther consideration of the subject. The Branch then ad-
jOurned
SECOND BRANCH-Branch met pursuant to adjournment.
Prcsent-WM. MCPHAL, Esq, President and all the
hers
message was received from the Mayor informing the
Branch of his approval of various resolutions emanatng
from this Branch, and also the resolutions authorizing the
erection of a Police and Fire Alarm Telegraph
communication received from the Board of Con-
troll and Review, in reply to inquiry from the Branch
stating that the Of the several Districts
tested disposition to carry into effect the instructions Of
the Board and with few exceptions did comply in
satisfactory manner and in the Of the exceptions
fcrred to- the failure owing to the neXperencc
in business of that character from miSappre-
henson of the instructions given by the Court Many
the books OF the assessors gotten up in very
and creditable manner and the Board suggests the a
pontment of committee to examine the performed
tanned in each ward book and the average number of en-
aap,r, viz