The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-12-02

tee on Markets, with a resolution to abolish the
horse market on Plowman street. Adopted.
MI. POLLOCK presented report from the Com
mlttee on Educa ton, with an ordinance granting
to Ann Shearer, certain ground-rent now held by
the city. Passed
Mr.. SPEDDEN presented report from the Com
mittee on Highways, with resolution allowing the
City Passenger Railway Company to change the
grade of the cutters at the intersection Of Bafti-
more and Liberty streets Laid ov9r.
Also report from the same committee, with an
ordinance empowering Elisha +. Lupton, Charles
g. Ridgely, Samuel j. Pentz, and their associates
TO lay down tracks for passenger railway on
Greenmount avenue from the city limits to Forrest
street. thence down Farrest to llilen trcet thence
down lien to Holiday street, and thence along
the bed OF Holiday street to Orange alley; which
was read.
Mr.. BLscKGuRN moved that the ordinance be laid
over.
The motion was lost-yeas G. nays 49,
The question recurring on the passage of the
ordnance, 1t was determined in the affirmative.
teas.-Messrs. Irons, Evan, Calls, Chapman,
Mace, Talbott Roberts, Pollock, Penn, A. NJ. Price
Is. Price, Simms, Spedden, TAYLOR and Norris-l5.
.Nays.-Messrs. Baughcr, Blackburn Balm and
Linton-4.
Mr.. CALLS presented resolution to lay gas
mains on st. Paul street. between Reed and Eager
streets. Referred.
Also, resolution to place gas lamp on the cor
ncr OF Pratt and Caroline streets. Adopted.
Mr TALBOT presented Il report from the Com
mttee on Police and Jail, with a resolution to Law
gas mains on certain streets. Laid over.
sealed communication received from the
Mayor addressed to both Branches of the Council.
The two Branches then went into convention
and confirmed several nominations made BY the
Mayor, to fill vacancies at present existing in the
Police Department.
The Second Branch then returned to their cham
Der.
Mr.. CALLS presented resolution of inquiry to
the City Co nmssioner relative to the cost of re-
pairing the bridge over Harris Greek, Eastern
avenue. Adopted.
Mr.. A. NJ. Pace presented resolution to place
gas lamp in front of st. Johns Church, on Iiber-
ty street Adopted
Received from the Second Branch, an ordinance
empowering the Commissioners of Public Schools
TO purchase certain lots Courtand street for the
purpose of erecting thereon buildings for the use
of the Male Central High School, and to take
charge of the Calvert street spring lot for the use
OF said school. Laid over.
Mr.. ROBERTS called up the resolution alowinC
George BrookholtZ to manufacture pnudrette on
ms premises situated the Washington road.
Adopted.
The Branch adjourned until tomorrow afternoon
at O'clock
SECOND BnANcu.-Branch met pursuant to ad-
journment.-Present-DA TAYLOR, Esq, Pregi-
dent Pro tem., and all the members
Mr.. CoLToN offered Il resolution cnduirng of the
City Commissioner, the cost of repairing the sewer
on Light street, from Baderston street to Pratt,
covering the same with substantial stone tagging
Adopted.
resolution to place gas lamps on Dugan's and
McElderry'S wharves, was received from the First
Branch and read
Also, resolution to place hag-stones at the in
tersection of Columbia and Parkton streets
Also, resolution to place gas lamp on the cor
ner of Richmond and Tyson streets
Also, resolution authorizing Henry Kraft to
continue IN use wooden extension, made to the
rear OF his premises No. 81 Harrison street. which
was read a second time and adopted
resolution allowing Sherwood and Sheckes
to continue in use a wooden shed on the corner of
Central avenue and Edward streets, was received
from the First Branch and read
Also, resolution to remove an old pump on the
coruer Of Parkin and Boyd streets. Read second
time and adopted.
Also, resolution to alter the gutter on the south
east corner of Lombard and Spring streets.
Also, n resolution to place Gas lamps on Iipht
street, south of West street.
The resolution in favor of Silverwood and
Sheckells, was called up by Mr. CoIToy read a
second time and adopted.
Mr. McCOMAs from the Committee on Police and
JAN, presented report and resolution, authorizing
the erection of gas lamp, on ITartwavs alley be-
tween Baltimore and German streets Read a seq
ond time and adopted.
Also, resolution directing the Gas Light Com
pany to have gasmains laid on East Lombard street
between Bond street and Broadway Read A sec
ond time and adopted
MIR. Cook offered resolution to place ~as lamn
on the northeast corner of East and Hllcn streets
Read a second time and adopted.
me resolution to repair that part of Light street
lying outside OF direct taxation and within the citv
limits, was taken up and passed
The ordinance requiring the City Collector to
give notice and advertise property for unpaid taxes
IN one instead of tom daily papers, was taken up
, No. CoLroN moved to amend by making it the
duty of the Collector to advertise in one paper
having the largest circulation. Rejected
Mr.. ELLCorr offered an amendment to the ordi
nance to the effect that the Collector required to
furnish to parties interested copy of the paper
containing the advertisement descriptive of the
property to be sold. Adopted
The ordinance was then passed by the following
vote:
y, 1cas-Messrs. Cathcart, Cook, Taylor, Ellicott
Nusselman, McComas-G.
Nays-Mr. Coton-l
The Branch then went into convention with the
FIRST Branch. After the members returned to the
'namoer, the Branch adjourned until tomorrow