The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-04-20
PROCEEDINGS OF TIE CITY COUNCIL.

MoNpAY, April 49, 1858.
FmsT BRANCH. The branch met after a recess
since tuesday last, Jno T.. Ford, Esq, president,
in the chair, and all the members present except
Mr.. Banded.
Mr.. Clark presented petition from Jno Brannan
and others, asking the placing of two glass lamps
IN front OF the Methodist Church on the corner of
Madison and Townsend streets which was referred
to the City Commissioner.
Mr. Clark called up the order of the day-the Or
dinance relative to the McDonogh school-and on
his motion 1T was referred back to the Committee
on the McDonogh bequest
Dir. Harvey called up the resolution to allow
James Cassidy to erect a balcony or verandah upon
his dwelling No. SO West Pratt street, which was
adopted.
Mr.. Dukehart called up the ordinance relating to
the Board of School Commissioners and moved to
amend it by providing for an additional clerk to
the board they having urged upon him the necessity
OF such an officer, to enable the treasurer of the
board to visit and superintend the schools as re-
| CURED by existing regulations.
| The proposed amendment was adopted by vote
of \ cas- II, Nays7.
The ordinance was then, amended, passed.
Adjourned
! adjournment John B. Sedenstricker ESQ, Presi-
dent, in the chair. All the members present
Mr.. keso presented the petition of Nicholai Goru-
bert, praying change in the grade of st. Peters
| street. Referred to the Committee on HIGHWAYS,
! Mr.. Bierbower presented the petition of l.. W.
Jones and others, praying that the wharf property
of the city Light street may be leased at auction
Referred to the Committee on the Harbor.
The President presented the petition of Isaac CIV
and others, demonstrating against the opening Of
Grove street. Referred to the Committee on High
| WAYS
| On motion of Mr.. Bierbower, the resolution rea-
! tive to re-paving West Falls avenue was recopsid-
cred and laid on the table.
A resolution granting permission to the proprie-
tors of Barnum's city hotel to construct a sewer
from their premises to empty into the sewer corner
of Holiday and Saratoga streets was received from
| the First Branch and laid on the table.
Mr.. Bierbower called up the resolution appropri-
atng the sum of five hundred dollars towards de-
fraying the expenses of the Quarantine Conven-
| ton.
Mr.. Hintze, from the Committee on Health, pre-
sented the following minority report on the sub
| ject:
''The minority of the joint standing committee on
health, to which were recommtted report and
resolution appropriatng $500 to defray certain ex-
penses anticipated from quarantine and sanitary
convention invited, on motiono Mr.. VIM H. Quincy
and others, to meet in Baltimore during the current
MONTH beg leave to report-that during the past
| year, a Board of Health of Philadelphia (Which he
learns has since been dsbanded) at the suggestion
OF Dr. Wilson Jewell, an aspiring member of that
(latel Board initiated similar meeting in the CITY
| OF Philadelphia, at which but nine States were
| (nominally) represented. and that 500 were an
propriated by the City Council of Baltimore to de-
fray the expenses incurred by the Quarantine Phv-
sicians the Health Commissioner, assistant Health
Commissioner, and City Physician, (all salaried
ohcers,) in attending said convention. that after
three days session it adjourned and that with the
exception of convivalitcs nothing definite or bene-
hcla resulted, las will be BY reference to the
published proceedings, and he ventures to predict
that no more important or decisive results will
emanate from the approaching meeting.
'He holds that if gentlemen holding lucrative off
ces measurably sinecure in their dutes) desire to
reciprocate Inequalities with their friends and ac-
quaintances, it behoves them to provide for their
entertainment al rth, I
subscription. This is annually done by the mem
bers OF the American Medical Association the great
national medical inquest, where generally from
twenty to twenty eight States are represented, J
in Washington city on the first Tuesday in next
month, and may possibly select Baltimore for its
place of meeting in 1859. The delegates of this
a'soedtton have truly no individual interests to pro-
mote and being in no way interested in maintain
ing the present absurd and detrimental quarantine and
sanitary regulations, are the proper body to whom
this matter should be submitted, and whose infu-
ence would enable them etfectually to remedy its
isatve source
"Ihe undersigned could not recognize the leriti-
macy OF any appropriation of the public funds for
feasfm3 and j"nketing any association even if the
corporate treasury were in state of repletion but
beggared as this CO. poration has become by reck-
less, extravagant and INSCRIPTIONS legislation
together with the careless, incompetent and unfaitb
mi course of some of its appointees he would regard
the unnecessary expenditure of single mill crimi-
nal. 1t Is needless to remind the Councils of the
immense and hourly increasing Indebtedness and ac-
cumulatlng responsibilities of the city, and its utter
inability to pay even the current interest on the
same, without compromising this Indebtedness, by
rcsorting to ruinous loans.
''These facts, taken in connection with the unwiL
lngness OF the most prodigal legislators to impose
an adequate tax, renders it doublv imperative upon
those who have regard for the credit of the corpo-
ration to resist every attempted display of extray
giant liberality. Besides which let us take into con-
sderaton the fact that the expenses attendant upon
the pageant instituted last year for the entertain
ment OF the Hestern guests, have not vet been paid
and that promssory note OF the corporation for
Sl,a0O issued for the same, still remains unliaui-
dated.
The requisite amount had better be obtained by
individual donations as the voting Of this appro-
pratlon will only tend to mslead. The present lew
being wholly inadequate to the wants of the CITY
government, the register will be under the unpleas
ant necessity of issuing another promissory note for
the amount. Impressed with these convictions and
aware OF these facts, he must in conformity to his
ooilgatlon and sense of duty, differ from the ma
Joflty OF the committee, and submit the following
resolution:
"Resoired, That it is inexpedient to make any APP
preparation OF the corporate funds for the entertain
ment OF the Quarantne and Sanitary or any other
Convention or Association
Alter the reading of this document Mr.. Herring
arose and remarked that he had not designed saw
ing one word on the subject of the resolution bnt
he was the gentleman's peer and he could not re-
Tram from saying that his conduct in presenting
such report was ungentemany in the extreme;
ne mad gone behind facts and stated what was not
true. The appropriation was not designed for
feasting but to pay the legitimate expenses of the
convention. An attack had been made on those
who were not here to defend themselves and he felt
II his duty to defend them; those connected with
the last Quarantine Convention were gentlemen
equal to any in the country. He then spoke of the
Mayor of Boston and delegates from that city and
New ork who were in the convention that met in
Philadelphia. He eulogiZed the quarantine regula-
tons OF baltimore and pronounced them the best in
the country. He spoke of the action of the Board
OF Trade in behalf of the convention, and remarked
tat was the duty of the city to participate in as
sistlng the undertaking,
The gentleman from the 9th and 10th wards might
smut himself up in nut shell and wrap about him
ms parsimonious cloak, and no one would envy him
ms reputation; but any one who partakes of the
hospitality of another must reciprocate in return
lie had spoken OF the reception of the Western
guests with a sncer. The smallest t0wns Of the
west, on the occasion of the recent excursion had
welcomed the citizens of Baltimore with open arms
ana 1t was her duty to reciprocate the friendly
greeting. If guests depended on individual enter
tanment, they would get but small amount from
the gentleman from the 9th and 10th wards.
Mr. Hintze remarked that he not provoked or
alarmed at what had been said by the member.
lie would not deal in personalities. Others were
allowed to use them, but he would be raped down
II he attempted it. He would merely say that it
was the duty of corporations as well as individ-
uals to pay their debts and not allow their notes to
be protested.
The resolution submitted by Mr.. Hintze was
then rejected, only receiving his vote, and the
resolution making tue appropriation adopted almost
unanimously.
The remainder of the session was occupied with
the consideration of the revised ordinances.
Adjourned until this afternoon.