The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-24
PROCEEDINGS or THE CITY COUNCIL.
EXTRA SESSION.

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FORD Esq, President, aud all the members.
The President submitted communication from the
Mayor announcing that in accordance with ordinance
Of the last session. the Commissioners of Finance had ad
vertised for proposals for the renting the city wharve
but since doing they had discovered that the ordinance
could not be complied with without detrment the
erests of the city and therefore they would desire the
Council to take the matter into consideration again.
On motion message was sent to the Second Branch,
proposing to refer the subject to joint special
tee, and the President appointed Mesrs Gianvle Addi-
son and Randolph on tha part of this Branch.
Mr.. WooD called up the resolution to appropriate $3.50
for the purchase of testimonial to be presented to officer
Cook, and it was adopted.
Mr.. BEALE submitted supplement to the ordinance re-
atng to Public Schools providing that the School Com
missioners shall annually have published in their reports
all the theses of the graduates of the High School, and
have thousand extra copies neatly printed and bound
in book form, for distribution Laid on the table.
Mr. HYNEs submitted a resolution authorizing the Pres
idents of the two Branches to procure portraits all the
former Mayors far the has been already
DONE providing the cost shall not exceed 5000 Adopted
unanimously.
Mr.. NEWMAN called up the resolution to allow Thos.
Greenwe to erect steam engine upon his premises on
Dugan's wharf, and it adopted
Mr.. BEALE called up the resolution to allow Edwin
McAdam to manufacture soap and candles at the ntersec
tion of the Falls and Buren street.
Mr. CUNNINGHAM moved to refer the subject to the Com
mttce Health, that might be fully enqured into and
proper report made on the subject.
The motion was lost by the following vote
YEAs.-Messrs. Hynes, Randolph, Beacham, Jenkins,
Cunningham Houston, Newman, Addison, Ban-9.
YEAs.-Messrs. President. Henderson, Mace Talbot,
Beale, Hamilton Clark Wood Glanville Mules Montague
Ill
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Adonted by n vote Of veaS II navs3 ' 'N
W WvW,y on rai we eIo inS 50 liaS hot i oo M
to the Second Branch proposing that the Council adjourn
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next for Friday.
comnciI odio 70 " " ] t. ~ , ~ ing +l oI'' " e v'l
until Monday next.
This motion prevailed by a vote of yeas Is nays 5.
The resolution then adopted, as amended
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SECOND BRANcH-Branch met pursuant to adjourn.
ment. Present-N NJ MCPHAIL, Esq President, and all
the members.
Mr.. Cotton offered the following resolution
Reoired, That message be sent to the First Branch
proposing the appointment of joint special committee
convenience of the voters Of the several wards or
more additional election precincts according to the dens
W and extent OF the population so that the legal voters Of
the several wards may be accommodated with all the IA
cility and convenience of the polls that
may he possibly afforded them.
And to further inquire what legislation may he necessa
y in order to guard the purity of the ballot box and to
insure the detection and punishment of those who wiu
ly commit fraud against the elective franchise and who
may violate the person of others in the exercise OF their
legal rights.
sad committee TO report by Dill or otherwse TO the an
nual session oil thls CothcH.
Mr. COTTON moved that the resolution be read second
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. Mr MCCoMAs moved an amendment TO lay the fesoIu-
ton on the table Adopted
be placed upon the journal.
MI CATHCART omered resolution 10 the eieCI Vh.I lIe
Committee on the Mayors message take into considera
tion the establishment OF paid Steam FIRE Depart
ment ,.., ,,
Read second time and adopted; ..-
Mr. McCoNAs III accordance with previous hotce' pre-
sented some amendments 10 tle ru'eS oI the Dri Gil
One amendment proposes that 1t shall require mayor
ity of all the members present to prevent o from pass
ing to second reading ihSeau oil a"o"ih5 one hehloe
to MAKE the 9@Jectlon' ,. -,
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"a majority OF all the members. 49,, ,,,o. -
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Mr.. Cotton moved an indefinite postponement ot the
WhoIe SUBJECT , a.,
MI. C4THcART opposed the noton' ana thougn' 'He
proposed amendments Heslrapie' r,.:
Mr. Cotton spoke IN iaVor oil his notion me question