The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-02

After Convention, the Branch adjourned without
transacting any further business
SEcoND BRANCH.-Branch met pursuant to ad
lournment Present-WLLAM McPHAIL ESQ, Pres
| ident, and all the members except Mr.. Sewall.
Mr. CATHCART presented the remon trance Of
John D. lipscomb and others against the erection
OF lime kilns South Calhoun street Referred r.
| the Committee on Health
Mr.. McCOMAs presented the petition of John T.
Uettler and others asking that the Council sba
authorIse the opening of n forty feet street, be
tween Holman and Preston streets from Ros.
street 10 pennsylvania avenue. Referred to the
- Mr.. McCoMAs called up the resolution authorizing
wharf. F " inv ~
Mr.. CoLToN offered the following substitute, fol
the original resolution:
ReSOl0ed by the Manor and r;t,, Go,,oJ of p1t;
more, Ihat the owner or owners of wharf property
on the line of Light street. be- and they are hereby
permitted 10 construct piers upon said wharf prop
ely from the distance of hundred and ten feet
from the southeast corner of LIGHT and Pratt street
wharves, to within one hundred and ten feet of the
northeast corner of Hughes Quay and Light street
WharI' OF the following form and dimensions: be-
ainong norm m or south as may best suit the conve-
hlehce OF the owner owners of the aforesaid
Whari property, at right angles with said LIGHT
street wharf, and extending eastwardly to a distance
u! eiShty teet, thence northward or southwark at
angles distance OF ten feet, thence westward
~ 10 point thirty feet from the place of bepnninp
making said piers in size and form thirty feet base
on Llght street wharf, eighty feet in length east
ward ana ten feet width of terminus; said picr in no
case TO exceed the aforesaid dimensions of size but
iesS required, observing similar form as aforesaid
IN their construction; Prorided ho,rcper that be-
iore said piers shall be erected the Port Warden
shall rst establish the locations and lines thereof
agreeable TO the provisions of this resolution and
ordinances OF the Mayor and City Council relating
thereto, at the cost and expense of the owner or
owners erecting said pier piers. And propided
J"rher, That the same shall be removed within six
months notice given by the Mayor and CITY Coun-
Gil! at the expense of said owner or owners of said
pier erected by virtue of this resolution.
mr.. CArHcARr offered an amendment to the sub
stltute, increasing the distance north from the in
tersecton of Light and Lee streets for the erection
OF said piers, from ITO feet to 220 feet
Mr.. COTTON was willing to make the distance
greater, and suggested that 200 feet be inserted in
the substitute, instead of ITO feet
Mr. McPHAIL, (Mr. Ellicott in the chair.l on
posed the amendment of Mr.. Cathcart and pro-
posed to amend the amendment by making the dis
lance lZo feet instead of 300 feet
MIR. CArHcART said his only object in Offering the
amendment, was to protect the interest of PROPERTY
holders at the intersection of Lipht street and
hugnes quay. lie would now amend his first
amendment by making the southern boundary. for
the erectlon OF said piers, line drawn from the
centre OF Welcome alley eastwardly the required
distance
Inc amendment was adopted by the following
vote: ~ s
mn, neas-Messrs. President, Cook, Cotton, Taylor,
Ellcott Musselman, McComas-7.
Nays-Messrs. Van Nostrand, Catbcart-2.
lhe question was then taken on Mr. CoLToN's sub
st1tute for the original resolution, as amended,
which was adopted.
The Branch then adjourned until tomorrow aE
ternoon at o'clock.