The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-26
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

FIRST NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 7. FoRD, Esq. and
all the members.
Mr.. RANDOLPH called up the ordinance providing
for the erection of pumps throughout the city where
there are no water advantages.
Mr.. BEALE moved that it be laid on the table and
made the order for Tuesday next. Adopted.
Mr.. BAIN presented the report of the Western
Hose Company. Referred to the Committee on
Fire Companies.
Mr.. BEALE called up the bill conveying ground
rent on Madison street to Sarah n. Gwinn and Eliza
Frazier Passed.
Mr.. BEACHAM called up the ordinance for the
opening of Johnston street, south of Warren
street.
Mr.. TALBOT moved that the Branch take re-
cess of half an hour. Carried
On the Branch again assembling, Mr.. BEALE
called up the ordinance relative to the opening of
Johnston street.
The railroad bill was received from the Second
Branch with proposed amendments.
An amendment to the l4th section, striking out
the words 'twO hundred acres and inserting eff
ty acres was concurred in.
This amendment has reference to the size of the
Parks.
An amendment to the 18th section, striking out
the words TWENTY-FIVE thousand dollars" and in
serting zone hundred thousand dollars" was con-
CURED in.
Mr.. MACE presented the petition of Mace How
ard asking permission to pack hay on his premises
on Chestnut street. Referred to the Committee on
Fire Companies.
The Branch then adjourned until Monday after
noon at five O'Clock.
SECOND BRANCH.-Branch met pursuant to ad-
journment. Present-WLLIAM MCPHAIL, ESQ.,.
President, and all the members.
The ordinance empowering William Fl. Travers,
William S. Browning and others to build and lay
down tracks for a Passenger Railroad on Balti-
more street, and other streets, was taken up.
Mr. ELLICoTT offered substitute for the BILL
which was an ordinance empowering Chauncey
Brooks, S. Owings Hoffman and others to build
railroad tracks on certain streets
r MC(0MAS ubStit fa for tba Dhxti-
tute, which was an ordinance empowering VIM. G.
Thomas, j. III. b. Latrobe and others to lay down
tracks on certain streets. The substitute for the
substitute was read and rejected unanimously.
The substitute offered by Mr.. ELLIcoTr was then
read. The question being taken on its adoption, it
rejected by the following vote:
Yeas-Messrs President, Cotton and Ellicott-3.
Nays-Messrs. Van NostraDd. Cathcart, Cook,
Taylor, Musselman, McComas and Sewal-7.
The original ordinance, called the Travers bill,
was then taken up and read second time, by sec
tions.
Mr.. ELLICorr moved to amend the first section
by adding thereto proviso; that single double
tracks be laid down from the intersection of North
avenue with North Charles and Madison streets as
far as the new City Reservoir. The amendment was
rejected.
Mr.. McPnArL (Mr. McCoNAs in the chair) moved
to amend the fifth section, (Which fixes the
amount of fare from end of the city to an
other at five cents by inserting therein and defn-
ing by all the streets upon which the tracks
y
which the fare shall be five cents. The amend
ment was rejected by the following vote:
leas.-Messrs. President, Cotton, Taylor and
| Ellicott-4.
| Nays-Messrs Van Nostrand, Cathcart, Cook
| Musseman, McC0mas and Sewall-6.
| Mr.. CoLToN moved to amend the fourteenth sec
| ton by striking out the words two hundred acres
| and inserting fifty acres.
| Mr.. MCPHAIL moved to amend the amendment by
| striking out two hundred and inserting seventy
| hve. Rejected by the following vote:
| 1eas-Messrs President, Van Nostrand and Eli
| COTS.
Nays-Messrs. Cathcart Cook, Cotton, Taylor
Musselman, McComas and Sewall-7.
The question then recurred on the amendmen
proposed by Mr.. CoLroN, and it was adopted b.
Yeas--Messrs. Van Nostrand, Cathcart, Cotton
| Taylor, Ellicott and McComas-6.
Nays-Messrs. President, Cook, Musselman anC
| Sewall-4.
Mr.. McPHA1L offered substitute for the fifteenth
section; to the effect that in the parties nam
ed in the ordinance fail to fulfill the provision
contained therein, then all the rights and privilege
granted thereby and all rights Of property, saal
be forfeited to the Mayor and City Council. Th
substitute was rejected by the following vote
Yeas--Messrs. President, Cotton, Taylor an
Ellcott-4.
Nays--Messrs. Van Nostrand, Cathcart Cook
| Musseman, McComas and Sewa-6.
Mr.. VAN NOsTRAND moved to amend the fiji
teenth section, (Which provides the amount of Sc
curity to be given by the Association, for faithful
S25,O ,O00,) by striking out the words ''twenty- y-fv
thousand dollars" and inserting one hundre
thousand dollars The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. ELLICoTT moved to amend the twelfth section
by inserting proviso that no track shall be di:
continued, without the consent of the Mayor an
City Council. The amendment was rejected by til
following vote:
Yeas.-Messrs President, Van Nostrand, Colto
and Ellicott-4.
Nays Messrs. Cathcart, Cook, Taylor, Muse
man, McCOmas and Sewall-6.
Mr.. VAN NosTRAND then called for the previou
question, and the ordinance as amended was adopt
ed by the following vote;
Yeas-Messrs Van Nostrand, Cathcart, Cook
Taylor, Musselman, McComas and Sewall-7.
Nays-Messrs. President, Cotton and Ellicott-s
Mr.. VAN NosTRAND, from the Committee o
Health introduced an ordinance repeating that sec
tion of an ordinance prohibiting the bringing
oysters into the city during certain summer months
which was read.
Mr.. ELLICoTT offered a resoluting directing th
: City Commissioner to have flag stones placed
the intersection of Liberty and Lombard street
Passed.
The Branch then adjourned until Monday afte
noon at o'clock.
: Nor So.-The story that the President of Il
United States took occasion to visit Daniel
: Sickles during his current confinement in pris'
: here, is untrue, learn from party wi
knows the fact beyond question The story tn
e the President has written sympathetic letter
= Sickles is also canard of the character.