The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-11-15
SPECIAL SESSION or THE CITY COUNCIL

MONDAY, Nov. IA, 1859.
FIRST BRANCH.-Present, GEO. w. BAN, Esq,
and all the members
Mr.. ROBERTS presented a petition from James No
land and Others praying for the paving of certain
alley near Greenmount avenue. Referred to the
Committee Highways.
Mr.. ROBERTS presented memorial from Sterns-
burg and Reynolds, offering to sell a tract of land
on the Be!air road, near the CITY, containing 81
acres at S265 per acre, a site for the new Aims
house Referred to the Committee on the Aims
house.
Mr.. BLACKBURN presented a memorial from VIM
G. Pennington, offering the Harpen farm as a site
Tor the new Aimshouse, containing 100 acres, at
$500 per acre, situated within y miles of the city
on the Falls road. Referred to the Committee on
the AmshOuse.
Mr.. SIMMs presented a memorial from Richard
Shane offering the Green Springs as a site for the
new Almshouse The farm contains II acres. Re
ferred to the Committee on the Almshouse.
Mr.. RoBERTs offered a preamble and resolution
requesting the City Counsellor to give his opinion
relative to The legality of the organization of the
Branch. Adopted.
Mr.. CALLS offered resolution inquiring of the
City Counsellor as to whether the City of Baltimore
has power to take fire insurance risks or whether
it will be necessary to have 4 special act of the
Legislature to give it said power Adopted.
MIR. BLACKBURN called up the resolution authori-
Zing the City Counsellor and Jonathan Meredith
Esq to intervene in behalf of the city in the suit
pending in the United States Circuit Court between
the city of Wheeling and the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company, relative to the $1,000 900 di-
yldend. Adopted.
Mr.. CHAPMAN offered a resolution requesting the
Committee on the Harbor to inquire into the ex-
pediency of deepening the Back Basin. Referred
to the Committee on the llarbOr.
A communication was received from the CITY
Commissioner stating that will cost S4O0 to place
a wooden railing around the squares in Broadway
Referred to the Committee on Highways.
The report of the Joint Special Committee on the
revision of the rules governing the Branches while
in Convention and also the Joint rules was received
from the Second Branch. Adopted.
Mr.. BAUGHER offered a resolution requesting the
City Register to inform the Branch what number
of suits the city has been engaged in each wear
since 1854 how they have terminated, what amount
of costs and lawyers fees have been paid what
suits the city is engaged in, and what counsel
she has retained and the fee that is to be paid the
same, and also what the city expects to gain in each
suit. Adopted.
Mr.. SPEDDEN called up the ordinance authorizing
the City Passenger Railway Company to lay down
single track upon that portion of Gay street be-
tween Chesnut street and Chew street. and also to
! lay down single track upon EnsOr street. from
Chesnut street to Chew, along Chew street to the
double track at GAY street.
Mr.. BLACKBURN called for the reading of the
memorial, which was complied with By the Clerk
MIR. BLACKBURN said that he did not think the
petitions had been complied with, as the number
of front feet owned by each was not stated.
Mr.. MACE said that he thought the petition rep
resented three-tourths of the residents along the
streets.
Mr.. BAUGHER held views similar to those of Mr..
! Blackburn. 1t would afford him pleasure to vote
for any measure which would benefit any portion of
the community, but he could not do when it con-
! fcted with the law.
MIR. SIMMs said that the resolution had better Law
over for day, and ii any person opposed to its
! passage they could demonstrate.
Laid over until tomorrow evening.
! Mr.. MACE called up the resolution granting per-
mission to the Northern Central Railway Company
to erect frame shed at the Bolton Depot Adopt
! ed.
Mr. POLLOCK called up the ordinance placing the
| Calvert street spring lot at the disposal of the
! Public School Commissioners, for the use of the
| Male High School. Adopted.
Mr. PENN called up the resolution inquiring into
the manner of the appointment of John Hinesly
as Judge of the election of the 10th ward at the late
election
The resolution was put upon its passage when
Mr.. BAUGHER called for the yeas and nays, and the
resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Yeas.-Messrs. Chapman Mace, Roberts, Pollock,
! Penn, Baugher, Blackburn, A. NJ. Price, r. Price,
! Taylor, Balm, Linton and Norris-13.
Nays.-Messrs. Irons, Evans, Calls, Simms and
| Spedden-5.
The Branch then adjourned until tomorrow at
| five o'clock.