The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-05-13
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

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REGULAR SESSION.
WEDNESDAY, May u. 1858.
FIRST BRANCH.-Branch met Present John 7.
Ford Esq, president, and all the members except
Mr. Dryden.
Mr.. HampsOn presented a rcmonstrance signed by
John X. Johnston, X. France x CO., and others,
against the removal of hacks from Monument square.
Referred to the Committee on Police and Jail
Mr.. Harvey, from the Committee on Highways,
reported adverse to the opening of ten foot alley
from Madison to Biddle street. Laid on the table
Mr.. Harvey called up the ordinance for opening
Holiday street and on his motion it was made the
order of the dav for Monday next
Mr.. Granville called up the resolution to refer
the bill of Messrs Baker, Holmes 4 Brown to the
Comptroller for settlement, and on his motion a
substitute referring the matter to the Committee on
Water was adopted
Mr. Wood from the Committee on Police and Jail
reported an ordinance to allow James c. Wbeeden
and others residents of East Baltimore 70 nrnct ros
works and Law pipe through that portion of the
city east of the Falls. Read and laid on the table.
Mr. Hynes called up the revised ordinance nro
viding for keeper of the drawbridge, upon Jones'
Falls.
Mr.. Granville moved to strike out the amount of
$500 his salary, and insert 500. He proposed
the amendment from being informed that the nlace
was sinecure--the duties being such as not to re-
qure the constant attendance of the keeper
Mr. Beale contended that the keeper was not
now paid more than the duties entitled him to-
Who, said he, that has the heart of philanthropy
year for less than $500? Will anv of the members
do the duty for even that sum- If you propose to
retrench strike at the head of the list, and then
come down to the ''hewer of wood and drawer of
water. Apply the rule first to the rich man,
before you apply 1t to the poor.
M peciia' stated tlllt tle priuge WORKED so hard
ilat the keeper was compelled TO hire boys to aid
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ho,s 80 :. Lizzie nav seen :: "nc vi lhese niue
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| 4 ~ vas lSJec'eu ny vote OF II 10 =
Mr c ~ e,pli 1884, a.,
tbc snerd of locomotives within ,bn "t, -
NJ H. I'M ~ a, LII tile cltt lllhits;
man sbai 10 ", 49, ~ f "nene oy recurring that
whom no;no forrorJ nnd - 80; engine
the tender NOT nore than tuolr go al Tn
he'd of the road within tb Int nf tI HU" 'iie
Tbn anronI'ort @ tI itIiii's 4t .e elI!.
as amended nassad p'e"' gnu ''i' o'"iii'n'e'
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nortod h., tha Cnnn;tt 20 %Iu 'ic ol"lnilce re-
for tho raasSossmnnt snd ra Iat; p iuius
propertv. and adonted Inv tb;S Rramnb 49,
ssre;accJ TTbe tr po,I i;" enuo' ~"
snh;act Of d;r;d; H. a.. ;.N "s &C u I. 'nc
thc first odIarif 70 ;;I ISM; lI i
ordinance for creating ono ~ oanh varJ aad ~
Second Branch r. their om"ndnnnt d;,d Gm" tIo
:.. ~ ann " '"eH amendment aNldng the
On motion Of Mr. Reale oa e"om t ,'o warus
tbe second nrancb ranna;imo ~ 80 "ss seit ~, 70
vote reactina thn or6iuoncos ~ recGn5afr the
committed to The Committno Of T"nfS W IT,
The President laid bnfnre tha Prnnnb y ,,oto r.o,,
Mr. DRYDEN tot;no that M ~ "n,:l d o'c liuin
nt stating 'h'' lit WAS detained from MS
'et .f ~ . .' r,
rorco tho RI S;,,n '''ion vi reFlSeo orul-
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SECOND BRANCH.-Ihe Branch met pursuant to
ill,enl' resent oohn d. Heldensrlcker, Esq
Mr.. Kirk presented the petition of Josepnr G.
Manning and Others, demonstrating against the pas
sage of the ordinance to prevent the sale of fresh
meats and provisions at places other than the mar
ket houses. Laid on the table.
Messrs. Gordon, Bierbower and Sullivan pre-
scented similar petitions from large number of per
sons, which were laid on the table
report from the Committee of Conference on
standard at sixty pounds, instead of scvcnty-two,
as heretofore, was received from the First Branch
and laid on the table.