The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-05-24
PROCEEDINGS oF THE CITY COUNCIL.

MONDAY, May 70, 1893.
FIRST BRANCH.-Branch met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present-JoHN T. FoRp, Esq, President,
and all the members
Mr.. WooD presented the remonstrance of Joseph
Simms and others against the closing of Conway
street. Referred to the Committee on HIGHWAYS
Mr.. HYNEs presented the petition of Thomas
Booze and six hundred other citizens asking for the
erection of a city market house at Canton. Re-
terred to the Committee on Markets.
Mr.. HYNEs presented the petition of John White
law asking permission to erect steam engine on
his property, on the corner of Alice Anna and
Washington streets. Referred to the Committee
on Police and Jail.
Mr.. HAMILTON offered a resolution directing the
City Commissioner to have the lot on which the
Salisbury Mills formerly stood, fitted up and to
use the same Cor apipe lot. Referred to the Com
mittee Water.
Mr. WooD offered a resolution to increase the pa y
OF the turnkeys of the different Station-houses
Read
A communication was read from James o. Spear
Co., Al South Charles street, asking the Council
to examine set of weights and measures. manu-
featured by them, by order of the CITY Comptroll-
er as standard weights, &c.
communication was received from the Commits
soners OF Public Schools asking the Branch to pass
the ordinance providing for the erection of school
house for the 18th and 10Th wards. Referred to
the Committee Education.
Mr.. MONTAGUE offered resolution to paw VIM.
L. Marshall the sum of $500 for the successful plan
and drawings for the New Almshouse Adopted
An ordinance making appropriations for the year
eighteen hundred and ffty-nine was then taken up.
The bill was read by the Clerk, and some unim-
portant amendments adopted, after which the ordi-
nance passed.
Mr.. TALBOT offered resolution, inouirinp of
the Water Engineer whether the ice houses at the
Mount Royal Reservoir can be made fire-proof from
the outside, and what would be the cost of the
same. Adopted
The Branch adjourned until tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock.
Second BRANCH-Branch met-WILLIAM No
PHAIL, Esq, President, in the chair, and all the
members present, except Messrs. Cathcart and
Sewal.
Messrs. CoLToN, VAN NosrRAND, TAYLOR and Nc
CoMAs presenting petitions largely signed, remon-
strating against the passage by this Branch of an
ordinance to provide for the approval by the Mayor
and City Council I an act regulating the sale of
fresh meats within the limits of the CITY, which
were read and laid over. The petitions set forth
the great advantage of allowing meats to be sold at
various places in the city, and the great damage
to suddenly cut it off. The petitioners further
state that the green grocers do not kill meat but
invariably purchase it from the butchers.
Mr.. ELLICoTT presented a resolution requiring the
City Counsellor to examine the above ordinance
and to report to this Branch if its provisions do not
violate the rights guaranteed to every citizen of
the State, and whether it is not Illegal Adopted.
An ordinance to provide for the approval by the
Mayor and City Council of act regulating the
sale of fresh meats &C., was received from the First
Branch and read.
MIR. VAN NosrRAND suggested that the ordinance
pass to its second reading.
=, Messrs. MUssELMAY and MCPHAH hoped the gen.
tleman would withdraw his suggestion
After considerable discussion, Mr.. VAN Nos
TRAND Withdrew his suggestion and the ordinance
laid over.
Mr.: CoLTcs called up the report of the Committee
on Education, with resolution to prosecute the
securities of George R. Calls, with an amendment
OF the First Branch proposing that the sum of $500
be appropriated to employ additional counsel for
the city.
After animated debate, the amendment of the
First Branch on motion of Mr.. Cook, was non-cop-
Cured in.
1eas-Messrs. PresideRt, Cook TAYLOR, Ecott,
Musselman and McComas-6.
Nays-Messrs. V an NOstrand and Coton-2
Mr. MUssELMAN presented a petition from J. G.
Lester and others asking that a public Park NAV
be established, to be bounded by Fremont, Ridgely
Russell and Hamburg streets. Referred to the
Committee on Highways.
Mr. Cotton presented a resolution for the placno
bridge. Adopted.
A communication received from j. O. Spear
Co. inviting the Councils to inspect at their count
lng-room, a set of standard weights and measures
recently completed by them for the city, On mo,
tion the invitation was accepted
memorial from William Creighton and others
praying that the channel on both sides of the Basin
from Jones Falls to Light street. may have a uni
form depth of eighteen feet was read and laid over
Mr.. Cook presenteda resolution to place steam
Referred to the Committee on Fire Companies
Received from the First Branch resolution from
committee on Conference in relation to the paint
ing OF the Courthouse, asking to be discharged
from further consideration of the same. Adopted.
Also an ordinance to provide for obtaining a
knowledge OF such streets and alleys for which ap
plication may hereafter be made to the Mayor and
City Council to accept deeds for the same Passed.
Also resolution fl ON the Committee on the Har-
Dor, allowing d; E. H. Emory to continue the use
0 OF pier on Light street wharf, at the foot of
Also resolution to pay William T. Marshall the
sum OF $500 for his plans for the New Amshouse.
Adopted.
Mr.. VAN NosrRAND presented a resolution au-
thorlsng the City Comptroller to pay to officer Jas
defbart the sum Of damage sustained to his
elo,tnnlng while In the discharge of his duty.
so amended as to make the amount donated read
"four dollars" and the resolution as amended was
adopted.
The Branch then adjourned until to morrow after
noon at o'clock.