The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-04-15
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL,

THURSDAY, April IA, 1899.
FIRST Observation-Disclosures 7. FoRD, ESD.
President, and all the members, except Messrs.
Houston, CLARK and Balm.
Mr.. ADDISON presented the petition of Alexander
Gould and lac Others asking the extension of the
Cross Street Market from Light street to Elizabeth
alley. Referred to the Committee on Markets
Mr.. JENKINS offered a resolution to extend gas
mains on Buren street from French to Madison
street. Referred to the Committee on Police and
Jail.
Mr.. BEALE called up the ordinance to condemn
the bed of Guest street from Lombard street to
Fayette street. Passed.
Mr. BEACHAM called up the ordinance authorizing
the closing Of Stockton alley. Passed.
Mr.. GLANvILLE presented the report of the Com
mittee on Claims on the claims of Thos. Barthlow
and 7. Kelley, referring the to the Board of
Arbitration. Passed.
Mr.. HYNEs called up the resolution authorizing
the painting of the front and the outside wood work
of the other parts of the old City Hall.
Mr. HAMILTON presented the petition of Lewis
Turner and others, relative to prohibiting the sale
OF fresh meat in any place except the market house.
Referred to the Committee on Markets.
MIR. RANDOLPH presented an ordinance author
izing the collection of 5000 annually since the year
1855 and in every in the future, from the Bal
tmore and Ohio Railroad Company to defray ex-
penses in issuing and transferring stock of the So,
OOO,OO0 Laid on the table.
Mr.. HYNEs called up tie resolution authorizing
the sale of the Calvert street spring lot.
The amendment offered by Mr.. RANDOLPH came
up, which authorities the Comptroller to consult
the interests of the adjoining property holders.
Mr. MONTAGUE moved to postpone the matter in.
definitely. Lost.
Mr.. TALBoTT moved to lay the bill on the table
and made the order for Friday. Carried.
Mr.. RANDOLPH offered resolution inquiring OF
the City Commissioner the probable expense of put
ting North avenue in repair Adopted.
Mr.. HENDERSON presented an ordinance changing
the name OF Register street. between Baltimore
and Hamstead streets, to that of Irving street.
resolution received from the Second Branch
authorizing the City Comptroller to employ coun
sci to prosecute the securities of Geo. r. Calls
the contractor for the erection of the Western Fe
male High School building. Laid on the table.
Mr.. RANDOLPH called up the supplementary ordi.
nance relative to the collection of taxes in the city
of Baltimore, making it incumbent on the CITY
Collector to deliver written notice, on or before
the lst of November of each year, to each person
whose taxes are unpaid.
The ordinance fixes the salary of the CITY Collec
tor at $1,000 per annum it also gives the Collector
power to appoint eight assistant collectors at sal
ary of 5000 each, and one book keeper at salary
of 81 900. Passed.
The Branch then adjourned until Tomorrow af
ternoon at five O'Clock.
SECOND BRANCH.-Branch met pursuant to ad
journment. Present-WLLIAM MCPpHAIL ESD
President, and all the members.
Mr.. TAYLOR offered a resolution directing the Gas
Light Company to lay mains along Richmond
street, from Cathedral to Howard street. Referred
to the Committee on Highways
n resolution directing the Comptroller to collect
from the State its proportion of the expenses for
collecting the State taxes, was received from the
First Branch and read
Also, the resolution directing the Marshal Of
Police to have the rubbish, &C., now in Exchange
Place, removed.
MIR. VAN NosrRAND called up the ordinance re-
pealing the ordinance to preserve the health of the
city, prohibiting oysters in the shell from being
brought to the city between the first day of June
and the fifteenth of September. The ordinance was
rejected by the following votes
leas-Messrs. Van Nostrand, Cathcart and Nc
Comas-3.
Nays-Messrs. President, Cook, Cotton, Elicot
and Musselman-5.
The ordinance supplementary to an ordinance fol
the general valuation and assessment of property
in the city of Baltimore, providing for giving ad
dltIonal compensation to members of the Board of
Control and Review, and Assessors and Clerks OF
certain Districts, was received from the First
Branch and read a second time
Mr.. MCPHAIL, Mr. Ellicott in the Chair moved
to amend by striking out all that portion of the
ordinance providing for extra compensation to As.
SCISSORS. Adopted.
On motion of Mr. Cook the subject was recon-
mtted to the Committee on Ways and Means.
The resolution directing the City Commissioner
to have gas lamps placed along Light street from
Conway to Lee streets, taken up and adopted
The resolution to pay James Musgrave $3.50 for
rebuilding the wall of Jones Falls in front of hi
premises, was taken up and laid on the table.
NAiHIAhi, iloul tHe committee TO WnOm the
subject was referred, presented report and reso
luton asking to be discharged from the consdera
ton of the subject relative to turning the waters
Hartford Run into Mine Bank Run. Adopted.
MIR. MUsSELMAN moved reconsideration of thu
vote on the ordinance relating to city taxation
Adopted.
Mr.. CoLToN moved to lay the ordinance on tn,
table. Lost
The ordinance enacts that the taxes of the cit,
shall not exceed in any year the sum of 80 cent
in every Sl00. The Branch formerly amended tb
ordinance by providing that the amount of 80 cent
should only apply to the year 1852
Mr.. VAN NosTRAND moved tostrike out the amend
ment heretofore passed by the Branch.
Mr.. MCPHAIL on the floor, (Mr. Ellicott in tn
chair opposed the motion.
The yeas and nays were called by Mr.. CATHcAR
and the original ordinance without the amendment
was adopted by the following vote:
leas.-Messrs. President, Van Nostrand, Cath
cart, Cook, Cotton, Taylor, Ellcott, Musselman
and McComas-9.
The Branch then adjourned until tomorrow al
ternoon at o'cock.