The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-05-14
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL,
REGULAR SESSION.

THURSDAY May IL, 1858.
FIRST BRANcH.-Branch met. Present John T..
FORD, Esq, president, and all the members, except
Mr.. Beacham
Mr.. Maddox presented bill of Robert Cragg. of
Slo, for work done at the Eastern City Spring Re-
ierred to the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Talbot presented petition from s. S. Loeb
ara and Others, to allow fresh oysters to be brought
TO the city for the use of persons the Northern
central Railway, dealing therein. Referred to the
Committee on Health.
Mr.. Dukehart, from the Committee ON WAYS and
Means, reported the usual ordinance providing for
the appropI latlons for the current year. Read and
laid on the table, -
Mr.. Dryden called up the ordinance to authorize
the School Commissioners to receive and distribute
the awards placed in charge of the Board by Mr.
Hea6ody to the graduates of the Male and Female
High Schools, which was amended and passed.
resolution:
Whereas, In the petition of Richard France and
others. praying that the hacks may not be removed
from North Calvert street ;pd Monument square it
asserted that the design is to profit parties who
own number of hacks to the injury of the poor,
but honest hack owners, who own but a snole
hack; and asst is important that the Council should
be in possession of full information ON the subject
therefore be it
Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Polica
and Jail be requested to inquire into all the facts
contained in the memorial of Richard France and
others, relating to hacks and hack owners occupy
ing North Calvert street, and those who are opposed
The resolution was referred to the committee
named.
Mr.. Banded presented resolution instructng the
Committee ON the Harbor to inquire into the expe-
diency of prohibiting the sale of wood upon McEl-
derry's and Dugan's wharves, and converting them
to the of the oyster trade, and for commercial
purposes generally. Adopted. ...
Mr.. Hampson offered a resolution of inquiry, as
to what amount the Comptroller has received under
the ordinance requiring licenses for dogs stating
that he deemed the existence of such an ordinance
useless 1t was adopted a. s E-.E H
hr; Bandel presented petition from the Vigilant
Ga eo company, asking special appropriation of
Rfrua " ald them in procuring steam fire engine.
Wn i T 70 the Committee on Fire Companies.
MT iaIoott from the Committee on Water, re-
.eu a resolution to allow Dr. Ed Swartz to re-
nose hre pug from in front of his premises to the
Adopted. anu MOTIFS aiiey.-
The Branch then adjourned
SECOND bRANCH.-Branch met. Present 7 r
Seldenstricker, Esq, president and all the month";
In the absence of the clerk, Mr.. Herring OF H.
Branch, acted Secretary 80 Vi the
message was received from the First Rroroh
asking reconsideration of the action on tba na,'
assessment bill, which was agreed to- and the hill
was re-commtted to the Committee of Conference
Mr.. Kirk from this Committee, reported the hill
back in the same shape in which it previously passed
the Branch, when it read and laid on the table
MIR. Sullivan, from the Committee on Highways
reported an ordinance to accept as city property the