The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-06-15
PROCEEDINGS or THE CITY COUNCIL.

TUESDAY, June Ia, 1859.
FIRST BRANCH-Present-JOH T. FoRD, ESQ.
PRESIDENT, and all the members except Messrs
Houston and Hamilton
Mr.. Balm, from the Committee on Health report
ed resolution authorizing Dali, Gibbons & Co. t.
sink well under the pavement of their warehouse
No 22 Hanover street. Adopted.
Mr.. W0oD presented the petition of the Commit
tee OF the lst Presbyterian Church asking the
placing OF gas lamps at that vicinity. Referred.
Mr.. CUNNINGHAM presented the petition of Bibt
Co., and Others asking the placing of an addi
tional outlet to the sewer at Light and Baltimore
streets. Referred.
Mr.. BEALE moved to reconsider the ordinance
! providing for the closing of Conway street.
The PRESIDENT ruled the motion out of order il
having been once before reconsidered
Mr.. BEALE appealed from the decision of the
Chalr, and the question being-"Shal the decision
of the Chair be sustained ?"
1t was determined in the negative by the follow
ing vote:
leas.-Messrs. Hynes, Randolph, Henderson.
Talbot, Wood, Glanville, Addison and Bain-S.
Nays.-Messrs. Beacham, Mace, Beale Jenkins,
Cunningham, Clark, Newman, Mules and Mon
| tague-9.
Messrs. Wood, Balm, Addison and GlanvilIe left
the Branch. quorum, however, remained.
Mr.. BEALE moved the ordinance be reconsdered
which was lost by the following vote the 'bolting'
! members having returned to the chamber:
leas.-Messrs Beacham, Mace, Beale, jenkins,
Cunningham, Clark, Newman, Mules and Mon
Nays-Messrs. President, Hynes, RandoIpb,
Henderson, Talbot, Wood, Ganville Addison and
| Ban-9.
| Mr.. NEWMAN, from the Committee on Fire Com
| panles, reported resolution authorizing P L.
ferKlns to continue in use extension to his pho
tograph gallery on Baltimore street. Laid on the
| table.
Mr.. RANDOLPH called up the ordinance to aid the
Northwestern Virginia Railroad, and Union Rail-
road.
| Mr.. TALBOT offered amendment, providing
that the ordinance shall go into effect whenever
the Pittsburg ana Connellsvlle Railroad shall de-
| clare dividend. Rejected by ayes s. navs IL.
The ordinance was passed by ayes u, navs 6.
Mr.. CUNNINGHAM, from the Committee on Fire
| Companies, reported an ordinance to build mar
ket house at Canton, on O'DOnnell street. between
! Patuxent and Potomac streets. Laid on the table
Mr. ADDISON, from the Committee on Education,
reported resolution to lease lot of ground for
school house in the 18th and 10Th wards. Laid on
the table.
The Branch then adjourned until tomorrow af-
| ternoon at O'Clock.
SECOND BRANCH.-Branch met pursuant to ad-
! journment. Present-WuLIAM McPUAIL ESD
| President, and all the members.
The ordinance to repeal an ordinance in relation
| to members of the Council holding office was re-
ceived from the First Branch and read. The ordi-
nance was passed during the present session to al
| low gentleman, member Of the Council, to hold
| an office of honor. That event has passed and
now the desire is to repeal the law.
Mr.. VAN NosTRAND offered amendment that no
member of the Council, during the time for which
| u.
! The ordinance was laid on the table.
A resolution to authorize Henry Dickens to re-
| tain frame shed for manufacturing purposes, in
! the southern section of the city, taken up,
read and passed.
resolution to allow j. J. & F. Turner to erect
ana use steam engine on their property, on
Mill street, was read and laid on the table
resolution to appropriate Sl,50O for the cee-
6ratlon of the 4th of July received from the
| First Branch, read and laid on the table,
>, resolution to purchase the property of George
H. Wetter, in the eastern limits of the city, for
| the building of AlmshOuse, was received
| from the First Branch and read
Mr.. Cook offered substitute that the Mayor,
Comptroller and Register, with the trustees of the
Almshouse, select portion of the ground known as
the present Almshouse site, now belonging to the
city.
Mr.. McCoMAs opposed the substitute on the
ground that it would interfere with improvements
in that neighborhOod
Mr.. Cook favored his motion in some remark 8
speaking of the economy which should be used and
preferred MIR. Godsborough's or Mr. Whites
property also on the eastern limits of the city
Mr.. MCPHAIL, Mr.. Van Nostrand in the chair, J
opposed the selection of Mr.. Whites place as being
unhealthy and too dear. He said that the placing
of the Almshouse on the present Amshouse prop
erty would not impede the progress Of improve
ment In the west end as some thought. His re-
marks were lengthy.
Mr.. MUsSELMAN moved that the subject Law on the
table, which was lost by the following vote:
| 1eas-Messrs. Cathcart, Musselman and McCom-
| ass.
| Nays-Messrs. President Van Nostrand, Cook,
I Cotton, Taylor and Ellicott-6
| The question was then taken on the substitute
and 1t was adopted by the following vote:
leas-Messrs. President, Van Nostrand, Cook,
! Cotton, Taylor, Ecott and Musseman-7
| Nays-Messrs Cathcart and McComas-2
The Branch then adjourned until tomorrow aE
| ternoon at five o'clock.