The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-08-23
OF THE CITY CoUNcI.

MONDAY, August 90 1859.
FIRST BRANCH.-Present-CAL HYYEs Presi-
| dent, pro tenn, and all the MEMBERS except Messrs
Ford, Houston, Cunningham, Glanville and Tai
! bott.
Mr. BEAcHAM presented petition from Mary
hickey, asking for damages (S3OO) done to her
| property by the overflow of Hartford run Refer
red to the Committee on Claims
Mr.. ADDISON presented petition from c. j.
! Sanders, asking that Grindal street. west of Cow
ington street, be opened. Referred to The Commit
! tee on Highways.
Mr. BEACHAM presented communication from
| H. ii. Evans, offering his farm, within one mile of
! the city, for site for the new Almshouse. Re-
ferred to the Special Committee on the Almshouse,
Mr.. Balm presented the report of the Howard
Fire Company. Referred to the Committee on
! Fire Companies.
MIR. BEALE presented the report of the LAFAYETTE
Ere Company. Referred to the Committee on Fire
| Companies.
Mr.. HENDERSON presented the report of the Co.
lumolan Fire Company. Referred to the Com
mittee on Fire Companies
a sealed communication was announced directed
Council.
motion was made to invite the Second Branch
INTO Convention. Carried.
The PRESIDENT appointed Messrs Mules and
beale as the Committee, who waited on the Branch
and the Council went into Convention.
Two resolutions were received from the Second
Branch, authorizing the laying of gas mains on
Thames and Ann streets. Referred to the Comp
troller.
Mr.. BEALE called up the report of the Committee
on the Harbor authorizing the Comptroller to pur-
chase steam tow-boat for the use Of the city pro
viding the price thereof does not exceed So, 500.
Mr.. MONTAGUE offered an amendment providing
the Comptroller may deem it necessary. Adopted.
Mr.. HENDERSON offered an amendment that the
value of said boat be determined by survey of
the Board of Marine Surveyors. Adopted.
The resolution was then passed.
Mr.. JENKINS offered a resolution recommending
the reduction of the police force Referred to the
Committee on Police and Jail.
Mr.. NEWMAN offered a resolution calling on the
Commissioner OF the new Jail to send an answer to
the resolution of inquiry passed bv the Branch on
the 9th of May last. Adopted.
Mr.. BEACHAM presented petition from G. NJ.
Bosley and others, asking permission to lay down
railway track on certain streets of this city to
connect with road running to TowsOntOwn.
Mr.. BEACHAM presented an ordinance authorizing
G. NJ. Bosley and others to lay a railway track on
Greenmount avenue, Forrest, Hillen and Holiday
streets, to connect with a railway running to Tow
sontOwp. Laid on the table.
Mr.. JENKINS moved reconsideration of the vote
on the resolution relative to filling up the basin.
Mr.. BEALE moved to lay the motion on the table,
Mr.. MACE moved to indefinitely postpone the sub
iect. Lost
The motion, to lay the motion to reconsider on
the table, was put and carried.
Mr.. MACE presented petition from E. F. Lup-
ton and others, to lay down railway Green
mount avenue, Hlllen, Forest and Holiday streets
to connect with railway running to Towsontown.
He also presented an ordinance granting the prayer
Laid on the table,
The Branch then adjourned until tomorrow af-
ternOon at five o'clock.
SECOND BRANCH.-Branch met pursuant to ad-
journment Present-WILLIAMM MCPHAM, ESQ, Pre-
sdent, and all the members
The ordinance to continue for a definite time the
office of City Auditor, was takenup.
Mr.. MCPHAIL, Mr. ELICOrr in the chair,) offered
substitute for the first section, defining the duties
of the AUDITOR but prohibiting him from adver-
tsing any property for sale for arrears of taxes
The substitute was adopted and the ordinance
passed.
Mr.. VAN NOSTRAND offered resolution directing
the Gas Company to lay gas mains On Fawn street
from Exeter street to Central avenue. Read a
second time and adopted.
The ordinance supplementary to an ordinance
establishing a Police and Fire Alarm Telegraph for
the city OF Baltimore, was taken up.
Committee from the First Branch then appear
ed, and invited the Branch into convention.
After the members returned, the ordinance was
read a second time.
Mr.. COLToN moved to amend the 4th section, by
striking out the word ''eight hundred and insert
ing the words 'six hundred and fifty" The amend
ment was adopted.
The ordinance was then passed.
Mr.. McCoMAs, from the Committee on Highways,
presented an ordinance to condemn and open Boul-
din alley, from McMakin to Lanvae street. Read
resolution providing for the rebuilding of the
ice house at Mount Royal reservoir, at a sum not
to exceed 81 200, received from the First
Branch and read.
resolution adverse to the removal of the
freight railroad track on Howard street was re-
ceived from the First Branch, read second time
and adopted.
The Branch adjourned until tomorrow afternoon