The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-27
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
REGULAR SESSION.
FRIDAY, March &c, 1858.

FRIDAY, Marcn 70, lSoS.
FIRST BRANcH.-Branch met. Present John T..
Ford, Esq, President, and all the members.
Mr.. Beale presented petition from the superin-
tendents of lamps, asking for increase of salary.
Referred to the Committee on Police and Jail.
Mr.. Granville, from the Committee on Claims, re-
ported adversely upon the petition of Mary and Re-
becca Young, asking to be relieved from certain
taxes. Read a second time and adopted. Also,
that the bill OF Dr. Z. R. Tydings, for professional
attendance upon prisoners in the county Jail, be
ferred to the Register for adjustment. Read sec
end time and adopted.
Mr.. McComas offered resolution directing the
Port Warden to sell the useless carts and other mat
ters belonging to the city, and appropriate the
proceeds to the deepening of the barbor. Adopted
The two Branches then went into convention up
on a sealed communication from His Honor the
Mayor.
At its adjournment the Branch again met when
the President laid before it communication from
the Mayor relative to the sale of the aims house
property, setting forth the proceeds, as already
given in columns.
Revised ordinance, No. 10, entitled an ordinance
for collecting the taxes of the city of Baltimore, ap
pointing collector, &C., was called up, when Mr..
Talbot moved to amend, by providing for dis
count upon tax bills, as follows If paid before
the first day of May, five per cent. if paid be-
fore the first day of June, four and half per
cent? if paid before the first day of July, four
per cent. if paid on before the first day of Au-
gust three and onehalf per cent; if paid on or be-
fore the first OF September, three per cent? if paid
on or before the first of October, two and one half
per cent; if paid or before the first of November
two per cent; paid or before the first day of
December, one per cent; if paid on or before the
thirty day ofDecember, one half per cent upon
the amount of his, her or their respective bills.
The amendment was adopted and the ordinance
amended, passed.
The ordinance to open alley between Eutaw
street and China alley, and Henrietta and Montgom-
cry Streets was then taken up and passed by the
following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. President, Hynes, Maddox, Talbot
Beale, Cunningham, Hampson, Hamilton, Dunnock,
DRYDEN, Glanville-n
NAYs-Messrs Bandel, Beacham Dukehart. Stay
lor, Wood, Addison, M'Comas, Harvey, Clark.
resolution was received from the Second
Branch prohibiting the manufacture of soap and
candles In any house on Arch street, between Lex
ington and Fayette streets. Adopted.
Also, message proposing that when the Branch
adjourn it stand adjourned until Monday afternoon.
Adopted.
The remainder of the session was occupied with
the consideration of revised ordinances.
SECOND BRANCH.-The Branch met pursuant to
adjournment. John B. Seidenstricker, ESQ.,, Presi-
dent, in the chair, and all the members present
An ordinance to provide for paving the indebt-
edness of and completing the new JAIL was received
from the FIRST Branch and laid on the table.
resolution relative to improving the walks at
the Cross street market, was received from the
First Branch and laid on the table.
report from the select committee on the ac-
counts of the Health Commissioner, stating that
the same had been examined and found correct, was
received from the First Branch.
A resolution relative to the placing of flag and
stepping stones at certain localities was received
from the First Branch and referred to the City
Commissioner.
Mr.. Sullivan called up the resolution forbidding
the manufacture of soap and candles Arch street,
between Saratoga and Lexington streets, which
was adopted by the following vote
YEAs-Messrs. Herring, Gordon, Keso, Simms,
Bierbower and Sullivan-6.
NAYS-Messrs. President, Horney, Kirk and
HintZe-4.
Mr.. Bierbower offered a resolution adding the
President of the Branch to the Committee on the
McDonogh Request. Adopted.
Mr.. Kirk submitted the following resolution,
which was adopted:
Resolred by The Second Branch of the City Council
Of baltimore, That the Appeal Tax Court. Board
of Assessors be directed to inform this Branch as
soon possible the quantity of property now out
side of direct tax that is liable under existing laws
to be brought into direct tax.
Mr.. Hintze offered resolution requesting the
Marshal of Police to ascertain by what authority
the soap and candle factory of Messrs. Cooke Il
johnson, south Frederick street, was established.
Adopted.
The Branch resumed the consideration of the re-
vised ordinances, which occupied the remainder OF
the session.
Adjourned until Monday afternoon.