The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-05-31

ern spring lot. Referred to the Committee on City
Property.
The Branch then adjourned until this afternoon
at five O'Clock.
SECOND BnAScH.-Branch met pursuant to ad-
journment. Present-WlLL1AM McPHA1L, ESQ,
President, and all the members.
Mr.. ELLICoTT presented the petition of Messrs
Cushings Bailey and others asking that gas
main be laid on Straw alley between Charles and
McClelland streets. Referred to the Committee ON
Police and Jail.
Also petition from J. r. Winslow, Miles White
and others asking that Calhoun street be opened
from Lexington street to the northern limits of the
CITY, Referred to the Committee on HIGHWAYS
MIR. VAN NosTRAND from the Committee on Health,
submitted an ordinance in regard to the duties of
undertakers and the mode of burial within the city.
The ordinance provides among other things that
all persons acting as undertakers, shall procure
license from the City Comptroller; that all physi-
clans attending persons in their last Sickness shall
furnish, after death, statement to the undertaken
the name, date of death and nature of disease I'M
der penalty of ST. that no undertaken shall bury
the body of any without obtaining such certf-
cate from physician permit from the Board
of Health; that all undertakers, when burying a
body as Aforementioned, shall be required to report
the same to the Board of Health between and IL
O'Clock A. NJ. on the Monday of each week, giving
the date, name, age and all other information re-
garding the deceased person; that undertaken
shall be allowed to bury the body of any deceased
person without complying with the above provi-
sions, under penalty of $40; that in of the
prevalence of epidemic, the city physician shall
require more frequent returns; that every underta-
ker who shall not comply above in making his
reports, shall have his license revoked; that no
undertakers shall bury any deceased person (other
than maletactors) in any grounds but such
used as burying grounds, under penalty of $50.
The ordinance to go into effect the first Monday
in July next.
On motion of MIR. CoLToN, the ordinance was laid
on the table and ordered to be printed
The resolution to place fence between the East
police station lot and the lot of Public School,
No. 2, was taken up, and on motion of Mr.. CoLroN
referred to the Committee on Police and Jail.
The resolution to have steam fire plugs placed at
certain localities taken up and passed.
The resolution in favor of paying the bills of H.
S. Shryock and John McMullin for desks, &C.. fur
nished the Appeal Tax Court, was taken up and
passed.
The resolution in favor of paying Arthur W.
Machen the sum of $500, for services rendered in
the trials of removed cases, was received from the
First Branch and read.
Mr. McCoMAs, from the Committee on Police and
Jail, to whom referred the resolution in re-
gard to the privileges of the organ grinders in the
city, presented a report and resolution allowing
the said musicians the entire freedom of the CITY,
Adopted
The ordinance to open Telegraph street from
Pennsylvania avenue to Ross street was taken up
and adopted.
The Branch adjourned until to morrow after
noon at five o'clock.