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PROCEEDINGS or THE CRY COUNCIL.
FRIDAY, June 10 1859.
FIRST BRANCH.-Present-JOH Il. FORD, Esq
President, and all the members.
Mr.. Balm presented the petition of Mrs. Margaret
Boyd and Others asking for the opening of a part
OF Sterrett street, and Sterret alley and st. Pc
ter's alley. Referred to the Committee on High
WAYS.
Mr.. NEWMAN presented the petition ofP. l.. Per-
kins asking permission to allow small frame ad-
dltlOn to his house remain. Referred to the Com
mittee on Fire Companies.
Mr.. HAMILTON presented a communication from
George u. Graft offering to sell 81 acres of land,
near the Charles street avenue, for $4,000. En-
tered on the journal.
Mr.. MULES offered resolution authorizing the
purchase from E. Smart of his farm of 240 aeres in
baltimore county, at Sl25 per acre. Laid on the
table.
Mr.. WooD offered resolution authorizing the
repairing of Pratt street, between Eutaw and Fre-
mont. Laid on the table,
A resolution was received from the Second
Branch appropratng $40 for the repair of the rail
ing around jackson Square. Laid on the table,
A resolution was received from the Second
Branch granting permission to Jas. o.. Jessup to
dig well on Bank lane. Passed.
Mr.. CUNNINGHAM offered a resolution authorizing
new Almshouse. Laid ON the table.
A message was received from the Mayor vetoing
the resolution providing for certain School improve
ments.
Mr.. ADDISON moved a reconsideration of the re-
solution vetoed by the Mayor. Carried.
MIR. HENDERSON moved that the resolution be re-
committed to the Committee on Education. Car
ried.
Mr.. MONTAGUE called up the order of the day.
being the ordinance authorizing the closing of Con-
way street, between Howard and Eutaw streets.
Mr. w GOD opposed the passage of the ordinance,
on the ground that 1t was great violation OF the
right OF the people resident Conway street. The
passage OF the ordinance would violate the law of
the State which gave the city the power to close
streets, only when the convenience and benefit OF
the citizens demanded it. In this instance, it was
a mammoth corporation which demanded it-a cor
poraton which set at defiance the wishes and dis
crmlnated against the interests of the city. Gen
tlemen said that the street used that
they had stood for an hour and half at the
corner of Howard and Conway streets, and
during that time they had never seen a sin
gle individual use the street. Now he did not
believe that any member had stood for hour and
half looking al nothing. 1t was hard work to spend
that length of time looking at nothing. But he
knew it was a thoroughIare which is much used
1t but one man used it that persons rights en-
titled to much consideration were those of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad COmpany-as much
entitled to respect those of the great En-
peror who is the head of the mammoth corpora
tion-he who dictates to every body and does just
he desires, be it right wrong. He treats
the recommendations of this body with con-
tempt, and spurns all opposition to his
views. The President of that road was
determined to close the street. and must be closed
it was mmaterial whose interests suffered. Cen
temen will please bear with while discussing
this subject am usually quarter horse but |
must have long heat on this. How is this compa-
ny acting now? Is it not discriminating against
the city of Baltimore, to the advantage of New
York and Philadep phia? Has it not destroyed the
coal-trade of this city by its excessive tariff of
freight? And yet in face of these truths, gentle
men will calmly vote them this great advantage
They will cooly violate the rights of the citizens
who protest against this ordinance, and also vio-
late the law which gives the power to the city
to dispose of her streets. If this ordinance
passes, 1t will only find a parallel in point of out
rage in the act which closed Lerews alley for the
benefit of the nunnery. Let gentlemen be careful
how they violate the rights of the people or there
will time come, and that soon, when the people
will demand of them that they shall be restored
The closing of the street will not increase either
the freight or the passenger traffic of the road.
Mr.. MONTAGUE said that he would vote for the
bill because majority of the property holders in
the neighborhoOd were in favor of the closing
The gentleman from the Fifteenth ward had spoken
of the outrage which had been committed in the
closing of Lerew's alley. He would ask him if a
greater outrage than that had not recently been
committed in the disposal of the streets of the citv
Mr.. WooD.-''Not to his recollection.
Mr.. MoNTAGUE.-At the closing of Lerew's alley
none complained except a few in the immediate
neighborhood. But let the gentleman think of a
recent disposal of the streets of the city, and ask
himself the question if that action caused any
muring
Mr.. WooO said he acted ir all matters as he
thought in keeping with the sentiments Of large
majority of the citizens. He moved to indefinitely
postpone the ordinance.
The motion to indefinitely pospone was put and
lost by the following vote:
Yeas.-Messrs. President, Hynes, Hamilton,
Wood, Addison and Ban-6.
Nays.-Messrs. Randolph, Henderson, Beacham,
Mace, Talbot, jenkins, Cunningham, Clark, New
man, Mules and Montague-ll.
Mr.. WooD offered the following as an additional
section to the bill:
BE It enacted, That before this act shall 90 into
operation the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany, through its proper officer, shall certify to
the Mayor of the city of Baltimore that the Com
pany will agree that from and after the first dav
OF August, 1889 to deliver at Locust Point, Mount
Glare, and Camden Stations in the city of Balt-
more, coal from Cumberland, at tariff of rates not
exceeding 81 per ton, said agreement to continue
in force for the space of ten years; and if at
time during the ten years the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company shall raise their tariff of rates
on coal to a sum exceeding two dollars per ton,
then it shall be the duty of the City Commissioner
to proceed and remove all obstructons on the bed
of Conway street, between Howard and Eutaw
streets, as if no act to close had been passed,
at the expense of said Company.
The section was put and re jected by the following
vote:
Yeas.-Messrs. President, Talbot, Wood Add-
son, Balm, Hamilton and Montague-7.
Nays.-Messrs. Hynes, Randolph Henderson,
Beacham, Mace, jenkins, Cunningham, Clark
Newman, and Mues-lO.
The ordinance then passed by the following
vote
Yeas.-Messrs. Randolph, Henderson, Beacham,
Mace, jenkins, Cunningham, Clark, Newman,
Mules and Montague-lO.
Nays.-Messrs. President, Hynes, Talbot, Ham
ilt0n, Wood, Addison and Balm.
Mr.. MACE presented the petition of DALI Gibbons
Co. asking permission to sink well their
premises on Hanover street Referred to the Com
mittee on Health.
Mr.. TALBOT presented the petition of ]. Wickes
Son, asking permission to allow frame shed to
stand on their premises on Central avenue, near
Chew street. Referred to the Committee on Fire
Companies.
The Branch adjourned until Monday afternoon
at five o'clock.
SECOND BRANCH.-Branch met pursuant to ad-
journment. Present-WuLIAM MCPHAGL, ESQ,
President, and all the members.
Mr.. CoLToN presented the petition of c. Il. Black
lar and others asking that they be protected from
damages arising from overflow of the sewer on
Pratt street, between Eden and Central avenue.
Referred to the Committee on Streets.
Mr.. ELLICorT offered re solution granting per-
mission to George F. Armour to pack hay straw
and corn husks on his premises, No. l67 West Lom-
bard street. Read a second time and adopted.
Mr.. CATHCART called up the ordinance to con-
tinue the office of City Auditor
Mr.. CoLToN offered amendment to the second
section, to the effect that person be appointed
from those now in the Comptroer's office, whose
compensation shall be merely nominal, to settle
the accounts of the City Auditor without recourse
| to advertising city property for sale, &c.
Mr.. Cook offered substitute for the original or
| dnance, providing that Auditor shall be ap-
pointed, whose term of service shall commence on
the lst of September 1859, and continue one year.
After some discussion, the whole subject was laid
over until Monday afternoon.
nH. II A.
| City Commissioner why the trimming of the trees
and the protection of the foliage in the Eastern
| spring lot has not been attended to per resolu-
tion of the Councils Read second time and
| adopted.
| resolution granting permission to John A.
Robb to erect spar shed on Thames street was
received from the First Branch; read second time
and adopted.
The Branch then adjourned until Monday after
noon at o'clock.