The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-04-24
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.


FRIDAY, April %, 1858.
FIRST BRANcH.-Thc branch met. Present Jno
L. Ford, Esq, president, and all the members.
Mr.. Beale called up the report of the Committee
ON Highways for the placing of flag and stepping
stones at various places.
Several amendments we're proposed for the plac-
ing of stones at various ronts-such proposition
coming from almost every ward.
Mr.. Bukenart said he had proposed an amend
ment, but there were so many that he would.with-
draw his.
Mr.. Hynes.-I move that the report be referred
back to the Committee. When members begin to
withdraw their amendments it looks suspicious, as
though things not needed are asked for, !
would send the Committee back and let them see
whether they are needed.
vote was taken upon the motion by yeas and
nays, and before the result was announced Mr..
Hynes enquired of the President to whether a
member could vote upon a subject in which he was
personally interested?
The President replied that there was rule pro-
hibitng such voting, but that members were left to
decide the propriety of their votes themselves.
Mr, Hynes-l asked the question because Mr.. Har-
vey, the chairman of the Committee Highways
voted against the motion, and gave as reason that
he did not want to go the city again. If mem
bers are so lazy as that, | hope they will be COM
PEELED to work.
The motion to recommit was lost and the report
laid on the table.
Mr.. Hynes called up the resolution appropriating
SOU Tor the improvement of Pattersons Park,
which was adopted by vote of Is to 2.
The Committee on Claims reported a resolution for
the payment of the following bills for work on the
several station houses, which adopted To John
Hogg, $50; Alexander Smith, SlG Henry James
u Co., S6-62; Louis Audoun, S5.6S. Also, reso-
luton for the payment of the following bills for
work done i'll the City Collectors office, which was
passed To Sinclair Il Purvis, $50. IL; JAS. Morse,
$685. 40; and to Gordon & Matthews, Sl5.0l.
Mr. Hamilton offered resolution directing the
City Commissioner to raise the bed of Eager street,
at ITS intersection with Charles. Adopted.
MI Cunningham, from the Committee of Confer
ence upon the disagreement of the two Branches
upon the ordinance licensing omnibuses, reported
that the Committee had stricken out the amend
ment oil the Second Branch, making it $1,000 on
each coach, and substituted S. so as the amount to
be paid on each coach for the first license, and S.
Tor each succeeding one. The ordinance then
adopted.
Mr. Addison offered resolution desiring the
committee on Police and Jail to procure alamp for
burning kerosene OIL and place the same in one OF
the street lamps in the vicinity of the City Hall to
test ITS properties in view of its introduction in the
lighting of the city. Adopted.
Mr Harvey, from the Committee on Highways,
reported resolution appropriating S265 for the
improvement OF Union Square. Laid on the table.
Mr. Dryden, from the Committee appointed to
examine the books of the Public School Commits
sioners, reported that they had discharged that du
ty, an d found everything in proper condition.
MIR. wood called up the ordinance providing for
the completion of the new Jail, and offered an
amendment thereto, providing that the architects
shall receive commission of ~ per cent. upon the
work to be done on the Jail buildings for superin-
tending the construction thereof The amendment
was adopted, and the ordinance laid over until Mon
day next.