The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-04-14
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.


WEDNESDAY, April l3, 1859.
FIRST BRANoH.-Present-JoHN T. FORD, ESQ.,,
President, and all the members.
MIR. MACE presented aremonstrance against grant
ing George Walker the privilege of erecting
Yerandah around his premises on North Gay street.
Referred to the Committee on Fire Companies.
Mr. TALBOT presented the petition of Charles T.
Maddox, assessor in the year of 1857, for extra
compensation. Referred to the Committee on
Claims.
Mr. JENKINS offered resolution directing the
alter Engineer to place fire plug on Chew street.
Referred to the Committee on Water.
Mr. Balm presented an ordinance providing for
the purchase of Western Potter's field and
for the sale of the old Potters field. Referred to
the Committee on Health.
Mr. RANDOLPH presented a communication from
the Trustees of the McDonough Educational fund,
in which they say that they have not received any
official notice oany sale of the McDonogh property,
nor any funds arising from such sale if made
Referred to the Committee on the McDonogh es.
tate.
Mr.. RANDOLPH offered resolution directing the
Comptroller to collect from the State their proper
ton of the expenses for collecting the State taxes
Passed.
Mr.. WooD called up the resolution directing the
Marshal of Police to enforce the ordinance in re-
gard to obstructing the streets with rubbish, &C..
against the owners of certain bricks, lumber, &c,
now lying in Exchange Place. Passed.
Mr.. BEALE called up the resolution in regard to
paying the members of the Board of Control and
Review additional compensation for services ZEN
making the additional compensations of the Clerk,
$500, and that of the members of the Board $500.
Mr.. BEALE moved to amend by adding an addi-
tional section, giving 500 extra compensation to
each of the Assessors of the different districts.
Mr.. HENDERSON moved to amend the additional
section by giving to the Assessors of the lst 4th,
9th and 10th Districts, the of $780, and to the
remainder the of 500. The amendment was
rejected.
Mr.. BEALE withdrew his original amendment.
Mr.. TALBOT then moved to amend, by giving
500 extra compensation to each of the two Assess
and Clerk of the first, fourth, SIXTH ninth and
| tenth districts. The amendment was adopted.
| The ordinance then passed.
Mr.. W ooD offered resolution direct the Marshal
| of Police to enforce the ordinance against placing
rubbish upon the Charles street spring lot
| Adopted.
The Branch then adjourned until tomorrow after
| noon at five o'clock.
SECOND BRANcH.-Branch met pursuant to ad
! iournment. Present-WILLIAM McPPHAIL, ESQ.,,
| President, in the chair.
Mr. CoLToN called up the resolution in favor Of
John B. Morris and Thos. Gallagher. Read and
passed
A resolution referring the petition of George U
Graft to committee of four disinterested persons
was taken up.
Mr.. CoLroN spoke in support of the resolution
and referred to the losses resulting to Mr.. Graft by
the action of the Council in condemning his prop
erty on Stony Run.
The resolution was adopted by the following
| vote:
Yeas--Messrs. Van Nostrand, Cathcart, Cotton
! TAYLOR and McComas-5.
Nays-Messrs. President, Cook, Ellicott and Mus
| selman--4.
Mr.. CoLroN called up the resolution directing thu
Board of Public School Commissioners to employ
counsel to bring action againt the securities OF Geo
X. Calls, for the purpose of recovering the amour
lost by the City through the failure of said CALI
to comply with his contract for the building of thu
Western Female High School. The resolution wa
read and adopted.
The ordinance providing for the railing of Mad
ison square returned from the First Branch,
and committee of Conference asked for. The
Chair appointed Messrs. Musselman, Cotton ant
Ellicott.
A resolution to place gas lamps on Light stree
wharf, from Conway to Lee Streets was received
from the First Branch and laid over.
An ordinance STIMULATING that hereafter the ta
to be levied shall not exceed 80 cts. the Sl0O
in any one year, was received from the Flrs
Branch.
Mr.. McPHA11 (Mr. Ellicott in the Char,) move
to confine the levy to the present year. Tn
amendment was adopted and the ordinance passed
The ordinance authorizing the leasing of tn
wharf at the foot of Conway street, taken IL
and passed.
Also, the resolution to remove a pump on Fay
cite street, between Howard and Park, was take
up and passed.
Also. the resolution awarding $50 extra compen
saton to each of the Assessors of tax was taken u
and laid over.
Mr.. VAN NosTRAND presented a resolution direc
ing the gas light company to lay gas mains aon
Caroline street, from Bank to Thames streets. Rea
and referred.
the Committee on Ways and Means to take into col
sderaton the subject of awarding extra compens
ton to the Assessors of tax. Read and referred.
Adjourned.