The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-01-28
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
WEDNESDAY, January 81 1859

WEDNESDAY, January 27, 1859.
FIRST BRANCH.-Present-JoHN 7. FoRD, ESQ.,,
and all the members.
Mr.. WooD presented the petition of A. S. Bond
Co., asking the privilege of erecting steam en-
gne on their premises. Referred to the Committee
on Fire Companies.
Mr.. WooD presented the petition of DR.. Baltzel,
containing certain claims for services rendered.
Referred to the Committee on Claims.
MIR. BAIN offered a resolution in relation TO pla-
cling hag-stones at certain points, Referred to the
Committee on Highways.
MIR. HENDERSON presented an ordinance in rela-
tion to the paving of Boyd alley between Caroline
and Dallas streets Referred to the Committee on
Highways.
Mr.. BEALE presented an ordinance in relation to
the paving OF Exeter street between Canton avenue
and Lancaster street. Referred to the Committee
on Highways.
Mr.. BEAcHEM offered resolution in relation to
the condition of the sidewalks of the East Falls
avenue. Adopted.
Mr.. BEACHEM presented the report of the Com
mittee on Highways, in relation to changing the
name of Neighbor street to that of Chew street
Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. NEWMAN presented an ordinance granting the
privilege to Daniel c. Bruce to erect track on
Green street to connect his coal yard with rail
road on Pratt street. Referred to the Committee
on Internal improvements.
Mr. MONTAGUE called up the report of the Joint
Standing Committee on the Almshouse, who con-
sdered the report of the Commissioners the part
of the city in the recent division of the
luton sanctiOning the action of the Commissioners
Adopted.
Mr.. BEALE moved that Committee be appointed
to invite the Second Branch into convention.
Mr.. RANDOLPH called up the resolution en-
powering the City Collector to employ an assistant
book keeper
The Branches went into Convention to select
gentlemen to act as Directors in the Northern Cen
tral Railway and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
and to constitute the Board of School Commits
soners
After Convention, the Branch adjourned until to-
morrow evening at o'clock.
SECOND BRANCH.-Present-WM MCPHAIL, Esq.
President, and all the members.
An ordinance repeating an ordinance relating to
the numbering houses in the several streets and
alleys in the city of Baltimore, was read second
time.
MIR. ELLIcorr said that he had experienced much
annoyance and trouble from the last numbering of
his house, and such had been the case in many
other instances He thought more thorough in
yestigation should be made to the necessity of
the ordinance.
Mr.. Cotton agreed with Mr.. E.lic6tt, and thought
| that great deal of wrong had been done, and
moved that the ordinance lay the table,
| Agreed to.
Mr.. CoLroN called up the resolution asking the
Committee on Police and Jail to consider the pro
priety of reporting ordinance to prohibit organ
grinders from making their music in front of hotels
| and the public streets and lanes of the city,
| Adopted.
| Mr.. SEwALL then moved its reference to the
| Joint Committee on Police and Jail Agreed to-
The report of the Joint Committee on Claims, in
favor of Mrs. Augusta Schroeder, was read a Sc
| cond time and passed.
A supplementary ordinance, extending the time
| for the delivery of the assessment books, by the
Board of Control and Review, to the office of thu
City Collector, and substituting the Goth of Febru
ary for the lst of February the time for their de
livery, was read q second time.
MIR. CoLTON.-I called on the Board of Contro
and Review to-day, and they informed me tina
they had over five thousand cases of appeal yet tt
consider, and were unable to get through by th,
twentieth of February. | therefore offer an amend
ment to the above ordinance, inserting "the first o