The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-09-14
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY co UN0lL.
ADJOURNED SESSION.
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TUESDAY, September l3 1859.
FIRST BRANCH.-Present-JoHN T. FoRD, ESQ.,
and all the members, except MeSsrs. Glanvillt
and Houston.
Mr. Balm presented tho petition of John Lloyd
asking for $3.50 as damages sustained by the fresh
ct in July last. Referred to the Committee on
Claims.
Mr.. HYNEs presented the petition of Sylvester
Root, asking permission to use a steam engine OF
his premises, No. l2l Wolfe street Referred tc
the Committee on Fire Companies
Mr.. BEALE presented the petition of A. H. Plea
SAINTS, asking that Pratt street and Eastern avenue
to the eastern limits of the city, be opened Re
terred to the Committee on Highways.
Mr.. HYNEs presented the petition of John Miller
and Others asking that a gas-lamp may be placed
at the corner of Cough and Washington streets
Referred to the City Commissioner.
Mr.. BEALE presented the petition of Henry Hat
ton, asking relief for injury sustained in work
ing for the city. Referred to the Committee or
Claims.
Ma. Balm offered resolution to put gas lamr
on the corner of Lombard and Amty streets Re
ferred to the City Commissioner.
Mr.. HYNES presented the report of the Committee
on City Property, authorizing the Mayor and City
Comptroller to lease Perkins Spring lot, corner oil
George and Chatsworth streets for a public spring
Laid on the table.
Mr.. HYNEs presented the report of the Committee
on City Property, with ordinance, authorizing
the erection of an ornamental fountain in the East
ern Spring lot. The rules were suspended and the
Mr.. HYNEs presented the report of the Committee
on City Property, with a resolution adverse to
erecting ire-alarm tower in the City Hall lot.
Laid on the table,
The report authorizing the leasing of the Perkins
spring lot was called up, the rules suspended, and
the report adopted.
The report OF the committee to whom was re-
ferred the petition of Geo. U. Graft asking for re-
dress for damages sustained by the city taking his
property and then throwing it on his hands again,
was taken up, and the resolution dscharging the
committee from further consideration of the sub
ject, was put upon its passage and lost.
Mr.. BAIN presented the report of the Joint Com
mittee of Conference on the selection of site for
the Almshouse, with an ordinance directing
that the Almshouse shall be erected on the city
property adjoining the present Amshouse Laid
on the table. ..
Mr. BEACHAM offered resolution authorizing
the repairing OF Lloyd street. Laid on the table.
Mr.. Balm called up the order of the day. being the
ordinance authorizing VIM. H. Travers and others
to lay down passenger railway on Ensor and Chew
streets
entire subject. Carried.
Mr.. RANDOLPH called up the ordinance author
zing the Register to issue stock for the redemption
of the city stock held by the Baltimore United Fire
Department. Passed
Mr.. HYNEs presented an ordinance authorizing
the purchase of the farm of Geo. W. Wetter, as
site for the new. Almshouse. Laid on the table
Mr.. WooD called up the resolution authorizing
the Comptroller to advertise for proposals to fur
nish cooking apparatus for the use ofthe
and also to put up lightning rods.
Mr.. RANDOLPH called up the resolution authoriz-
ing the payment of 81 500 to the authorities of Bal
timore county, to defray the expenses of removed
criminal cases. Adopted.
Mr.. BEALE called up the ordinance authorizing
the widening of Fayette street between Calvert
and Holiday streets.
Mr.. CUNNINGHAM moved to strike out the word
Holiday and insert North. Lost.
Mr.. MACE called up the ordinance granting the
right of way to Elisha F. Lupt0n Charles G.. Ridge
ley, Samuel J. Pentz and other associates to Law
City Passenger Railway on Greenmount avenue
Forrest, Hilen and Holiday streets.
Mr.. BEALE moved to lay it on the table, and
make it the order for Wednesday afternoon. Lost.
Mr.. MONTAGUE amended the bill "that all persons
the company shall be and have been for
five years past, residents of Baltimore city and
Baltimore county.
The yeas and nays were called and the amend
ment adopted, with but one negative vote be-
ing that of Mr.. Wood.
Mr.. MONTAGUE offered an additional section to
the bill to the effect that there can be no assign
ment to any parties who are not, and who have
not been for five years residents of Baltimore CITY
Or Baltimore county.
The ordinance was then passed.
Mr.. BEACHAM called up the ordinance authOriz-
ing the closing of Grundy street, between MacMa-
hon and Lawrence streets, and certain alleys, and
empowering the Mayor to accept of deed of GER
be used as public park, to be called Park place.
Passed.
Mr.. ADDISON called up the resolution authorizing
the purchase, a site for the Male High School
of three lots on Courtand street. directly in the
rear of the City Spring lot Calvert street
Adopted.
Mr.. RANDOLPH called up the resolution authoriz-
ing the Register Of the city to issue duplicate bonds
for city stock to Thos. Fauntleroy, OF Middlesex
county, Va, amounting to S9,500, the original
bonds having been lost. Passed.
The Branch then adjourned until tomorrow af
ternoOn at o'clock.
SECOND BaANcH.-Branch met pursuant to ad-
journment. Present-WILLTAM MCPHAIL, ESQ.
President, and all the members.
Mr.. CoLToN presented the petition of Samson
Cariss on behalf of the owners of the Holiday Street
Theatre property, asking permission to lay down
single railway track from Baltimore street to the
front of the Theatre Holiday street. the cars to
be used in conjunction with the present railway
tracks on Baltimore street. Referred to the Com
mittee on Highways.
Mr.. ELLICorr offered resolution instructing the
Board of Street Commissioners to have the obstruc
tons removed from the bed of Cross street. Read
a second time and adopted.
The resolution allowing George W. Gettier to
continue IN use frame carpenter shop, on Shields
alley, was taken up and adopted
Also, the ordinance granting permission to Kim
perry Bro. to erect and use steam engine on
Mckim street, near Neighbor street.
Mr.. MUssELMAN offered resolution to place flag
stones across Elbow lane, the east side of Green
street. Referred.
The ordinance allowing Benton & Deitz to erect
and use steam engine at No. East Lombard
street, was taken up.
Mr.. COLTON moved to lay the ordinance upon the
table by the following vote
Ieas.-Messrs. President, Cathcart, TAYLOR, Eli
colt and McComas-5.
Nays.-Messrs CoUk, Cotton and Musselman-3.
The ordinance then passed
The ordinance Granting 10 ri
McAdam t6erect and steam engine on his
premises, corner of Buren, and Falls street was ta-
ken up.
Mr.. CoLroN moved the ordinance be laid on the
table until the Branch was informed whether the
provisions of the ordinance, in relation to these
matters had been complied with
The passage of the ordinance was advocated by
Mr.. McPhail Mr.. Eicott in the chair.)
Mr.. CoLToN opposed the passage. He contended
that the requirements of the ordinance had not
been complied with, and that the Council had no
right to legislate the subject until such REQUIRE
ments were complied with.
The question being taken on laying the ordinance
on the table, it was lost. The ordinance was then
passed.
Mr.. CATHCART called up the minority report of
the committee on the communication of the Mayor
in relation to the City Passenger Railway, which
WINS read a second time, and made the order of the
day for tomorrow.
The resolution adverse to the petition of J. p.
shannon, asking payment of bis salary for the un-
expired term of his office, taken up and passed
An ordinance to authorize Elisha F. Lupton and
others to lay down tracks for passenger railway
on certain streets, received from the First
Branch and read
Also resolution relative to the leasing of the
Perkins Spring lot, which was read second time
and adopted.
Also a resolution directing the removal of the
hack stands from Charles street near Pratt street
Aresolution referring the resolutions for placing
gas lamps in certain localities, to the City Commis-
sioner. Read second time and adopted
Also, aresOution to place gas lamp corner Penn
sylvania avenue and Mosher street
Also, a resolution favorable to the petition of
Isaac Mules Assessor of Taxes