The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-09-16
PKOCEEDINGS or THE CITY COUNCIL.
ADJOURNED SESSION.

performance of Rumsey and Newcomb's Campbell
Minstrels.
PROCEEDLNGS or THE CITY COUNCIL.
ADJOURNED SESSION.
WEDNESDAY, September II, 1859.
FIRST BRANCU.-Present-JoHN Il. FoRp ESQ.,
and all the members.
Mr.. NEWMAN presented the report of the Com
mittee on Fire Companies, granting permission to
Sylvester Root to use a steam engine his pre-
misses, No. III Wolff street. Adopted.
Mr.. MULES presented petition from Samuel Bur
nett and others, asking that gas-lamps may be
placed on Lee street, at Ohio avenue. Referred to
the Committee on Police and Jas.
Mr.. CUNNINGHAM presented petition from Saml
Coleman and others, asking for a change in the
charges of wharfage. Referred to the Committee
on the Harbor.
Mr. HAMILTON offered a resolution to place step,
ping stones across Centre street. at Hargrove alIev
Referred to the City Commissioner
Mr. HAMILTON presented petition from numerous
citizens, presenting the sewer at Centre and St.
Paurs streets, as nuisance. Referred to the Com
mittee on Health.
Mr.. TALBOT offered a resolution authorizing the
removal of pump in front of No. 10l West Bati-
more street. Adopted.
resolution received from the Second
Branch, authorizing the. payment, to Lawrence
Sangston, of $3.50, a compensation for acting as
umpire in the case of Reynolds Co. Us. The Mayor
and City Council
Mr.. TALBOT moved to strike out $50 and insert
$50 Lost.
Mr.. HYNEs moved to strike out $50 and insert
Sl00. Adopted
The resolution was then passed.
Mr. JENKINS presented the report of the Commit
tee on the McDonogh estate, with a resolution in
favor of the petition of Thos. l.. Emory asking for
an increase of salary as one Of the agents of the
McDonogh estate.
Mr.. WooD moved that the word s'resolve" be
stricken out, and 'be it enacted and ordained in.
serted. Adopted.
Mr. CUNNINGHAM presented the report of the Com
mittee on Markets, with ordinance authorizing
the erection of a market house in Centre Market
Space and appropriating $4,000 for its erection.
Passed.
The ordinance granting the right of way for a
Passenger Railway over certain streets to Elisha F.
Lupton, Chas. G. Ridgley, Samuel J. Pentz and
others, was received from the Second Branch with
several amendments, which were cOncurred in.
Mr.. HYNEs called up the resolution adverse to
erecting a tower in the yard of the City Hall.
Mr.. CUNNINGHAM offered a substitute that he
tower be erected Mt a cost not to exceed 5000.
Mr. Balm moved to lay the substitute on the table.
Lost.
The substitute was then place on its passage and
adopted.
Mr.. BEALE moved reconsideration of the vote
which passed the ordinance authorizing the cree
ton OF new market house in Centre Market Space,
between Second and Lombard streets Carried
Mr.. BEALE amended the bill by providing that
$4,000 be paid cash. and the city's bonds be given
for the remaining $4,000. Adopted.
The bill was then passed.
resolution received from the Second
Branch, granting permission to Alex. Bbb & Co.
to use steam-engine on their premises, corner of
Saratoga and North streets Adopted.
Mr.. NEWMAN offered resolution, granting per-
mission to John G. Raney to allow certain piazzas
on his premises on Jones' Falls to remain. Lost.
Mr.. RANDOLPH offered resolution, authorizing
the payment to the sexton of the Rev. Mr.. Hener's
church $780, for ringing the bells of that church on
the occasion of fires.
Mr.. MONTAGUE moved an indefinite postponement
of the resolution. Lost.
The resolution was then passed.
Mr. JENKINS called I'D the reDOrt of the COmmit-
tee on Water, with resolution to place a drinking
fountain in Prospect Square, appropriating $3.50
for the erection of the same. Adopted.
Mr.. Ford offered a resolution authorizing the
Comptroller to pay to police officer James Welsh
500 for injuries sustained in the warehouse of
Robert Garrett Sons, while in the discharge of
his duty. Adopted.
Mr. BEACHAM presented the report of the Com
mittee on Highways, with a resolution granting
permission to the congregation of st. Michaes
church, on Lombard and Wolff streets, to extend
an iron railing Is inches beyOnd the building line.
Laid on the table.
Mr.. CUNNINGHAM called up the resolution author
izing the plastering of shed at the BeAir mar
ket Adopted.
Mr.. BEALE called up the ordinance to condemn
and open Chester street, between Fayette and Chew
streets.
Mr. HYNEs moved to refer it to the next Council.
Lost.
Mr.. HYNEs moved to lay it on the table until to-
morrow afternoon. Carried.
Mr.. BEALE called up the ordinance to condemn
and open Carey and Calhoun streets, from Lex
ington street to the Northern boundary of the city.
Passed.
Mr.. BEAcHAM called up the resolution authorizing
a survey of that portion of Charles street avenue
where the grade is proposed to be changed
Adopted.
Mr. BEACHAM called up the ordinance authorizing
the opening of Grindall street from COvington
street east. Referred to the next Council.
Mr. BEAcHAM called up the ordinance author
izing the opening of James alley, from Hamburg
street south to Cross street. Passed.
Mr. BEACHAM called up the resolution authorizing
the repairing of certain sewers injured by the late
freshets. Adopted.
The Branch adjourned until tomorrow afteraoon
at o'clock.
SECOND BRANcH.-Branch met pursuant to ad-
journment. Present--WnLIAM MCPHAm, Esq,
President, and all the members.
Mr.. Cook moved reconsideration of the vote
on the ordinance empowering Elisha F. Lupton and
others, to construct passenger railway on certain
streets. Adopted.
The ordinance being before the Branch, Mr.. Nc
PHAL, (Mr. ELLICoTr in the Chair,) offered an ad-
ditonal section, to be called section eleven, to the
effect that the Mayor and City Council, within two
years after the expiration of fifteen years. shall have
the right to purchase the privileges and stock of
the company at fair valuation. Adopted.
Mr.. Cotton moved to amend Section l, by adding
clause to the effect that the tracks the streets
named, shall be continued to Towsontown, and COM
pleted simultaneously with the other tracks. Re-
jected.
Mr.. CoLToN presented an ordinance empowering
Joseph Harris, VIM. II. Shipley and others to lay
down railway tracks on Lombard street, from Ex-
change Place west to Mount Fulton and on other
streets. Referred to the Committee on Highways.
Mr.. ELLGCoTT from the Committee on Fire Compa-
nies, offered resolution authorizing A. Bell Co.
to erect steam engine their premises corner of
Saratoga and North streets. Read a second time
and adopted.
The Branches then went into Convention on a
sealed communication from the Mayor
Mr.. Cotton then called up the resolution provd-
ing for the purchase of a lot of ground from the
Church of the Covenanters Courtland street, for
the erection Of a Male Central High School.
Adopted.
The resolution appropriating certain amounts of
money to the different volunteer fire companies,
with amendment proposed, received from the
First Branch and adopted
The resolution in favor of Thomas L. Emory, one
of the agents of the McDonough Bequest, was re-
| ceived from the First Branch and read.
Mr.. ELLICoTT, from the Committee on Highways,
offered resolution to place flag stones across El-
bow Lane on the east side of Green street. Read
second time and adopted.
An ordinance to authorize the trustees of the
McDonough fund to appoint secretary and allow
him compensation, was received from the First
Branch and read.
Mr.. MCCoMAs presented an ordinance, empower
ing Thomas ). Ellis and others to lay down a rail
way track on Front street, between Baltimore and
Gay street. Read second time and laid on the
table.
series of resolutions relative to underground
drainage throughout the city, was received from
the First Branch, read second time, amended and
adopted.
Also resolution to place gas lamps in front of
the First Presbyterian Church on Madison and
Park streets.
An ordinance to widen the north side of Fayette
street, between Calvert street and Holiday street.
was received from the First Branch and read
Mr.. CoLToN offered an amendment to the effect
that the city shall incur no expense in the aforesaid
Improvement. Rejected by the following vote:
Yeas-Messrs President, Cotton and Ellicot-3.
Nays-Messrs. Cathcart, Cook Taylor, Mussel-
man and McComas-5.
The ordinance was then passed.
An ordinance to erect market house on Cen
tire market space, was received from the First
Branch and read
resolution in favor of the claim of Charles T.
Holloway, for services in keeping in repair the
ceived from the First Branch, read second time