The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-05-06
OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
REGULAR SESSION.

WEDNESDAY, May 5, 1883
FIRST BRANCH.-Branch met. In the absence of
John Il. Ford, ESQ.,, the President, owing to inds-
position, on motion of Mr.. Harvey, Mr.. DRYDEN
was called to the chair. All the remaining mem
bers were present.
Mr. Dryden presented from the Board of Com
missioners of Public Schools memorial for the
providing of new edice for the use of the Central
Male High School, alleging that the building now
occupied therefor was too small for that purpose,
and having been erected for other purposes, it
could not be so arranged to afford the necessary
convenences. Referred to the Committee on Edi-
cation.
Mr.. Harvey. from the Committee on Highways,
reported favoraby upon the petition of Jno. A. G..
GoeH, to erect yerandah in front of his premises,
in Brown street, between Charles and Light
Adopted.
Mr.. Wood, from the Committee on Police and
Jail, reported favorably upon the petition of Bar
mum & Co., for the prohibition of the of Monu-
ment Square a hack stand, and submitted a reso-
luton in accordance Herewith, which read and
laid over.
Mr.. Beale called up the revised ordinance to re-
press certain evil practices within the city limits.
Mr.. Dukehart moved to amend by offering the
subjoined section:
"And be 1t enacted and ordrned, That from and
after the passage of this ordinance it shall be
lawful for any unmarried female over the age of if
teen years. to appear on any street, lane alley of
the city, with skirts exceeding four feet in diameter,
under penalty of being prohibited from having a
beau Tor any widow to wear skirts exceeding fire
Jeet III uanieler, unuer the penalty OF beng prohl-
bited from having a second husband-nor for any
married woman to appear with skirts exceeding SIC
feet under such penalty and deprvatons as their
husbands may proper to inflict-one half to the
nformer, and the other half to the person or per-
sons who can get it,
The chair "uled the amendment out of order
Mr.. Wood-As this is growing evil the matter
had better be considered.
Mr.. Talbott-If the chair rules it out of order,
will be compelled to take appeal.
Presdent-Well, you will have to take it then.
Mr.. Talbott-Then must appeal
PRESIDENT cannot see how you constitu-
tionally stipulate the room the ladies shall occupy
on the fOotway. 80
Mr.. Hamilton-Does the constitution allow them
not only to run at large, but to occupy so large
share of the highway?
Mr.. Dukehart-I withdraw the amendment.
Mr. Beale-It is now the property of the Branch,
and the gentleman cannot withdraw it unless by
consent. Though | would allow the ladies the
largest liberty, the expansions of the present day
becoming too enormous to pass unheeded
The amendment and the appeal from the decision
OF the chair, We're then withdrawn by consent, and
the ordinance adopted without the hoop appendage
| Revised ordinance, No. CO. relating to military
companies was then taken up
Mr.. Beale moved to amend bv striking ont I'll,
number s'forty" as the complement of men reoui
site at a law parade to secure to the several com
panies the annual appropriation, and insert "tbir
| ty'' in lieu thereof. He urged that unless this h.
done, the result would be the breaking up of man,
companies, the membership of which was compose,
of mechanics, who were often unable to parade il