The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-06-16
ng of a lot for school purposes in the 18th ward

leasing OF lot Tor school purposes in the 1lth ward
Passed
Mr.. ADDISON presented the report of the Commit
tee on Education with resolution authorizing the
Commissioners of Public Schools to make inquiry
% tor lot tor the purpose of erecting Male High
School building. Adopted
MIR. ADDISON presented the report of the Com
mlttee on Education, authorizing the COMPTROLLER
to sell the public school building on the corner of
! Monument and Forrest streets, and also authorizing
the Public School Commissioners to lease lot in the
Eighth ward and erect thereon a public school
house. Adopted.
The resolution authorizing the purchase Of the
| larm OF George IL. Wetter, for site for the new
Almshouse, was returned from the Second Branch
with substitute ordering the Mayor COMPTROLLER
and City Register, in conjunction with the Trustees
OF the AlmShouse, to select a site on the present
| Almshouse property.
The Branch refused 20 agree to the substitute
and passed resolution asking for Committee of
| Conference. VI
Mr.. NEWMAN presented the report of the Special
committee on the proposition to fill up the harbor
with resolution declaring the project feasible and
! desirable. Laid on the table
Mr.. HYNEs offered a resolution authorizing the
rebuilding of the ice house at Mount ROYAL Teser
! voir. Lost
| Mr.. CUNNINGHAM called up the ordinance nrov;d-
ing for the erection of the Canton market house on
UDonnell street, which shall be IS feet wide and
| $50 feet long. "N
Mr.. TALBOT moved that it be 25 feet by 25 feet.
! Lost. y - -ee''
Mr.. Balm moved that it be 40 feet wide and *
feet long. Lost. "-N' anu -
Mr.. Woop moved that it be 60 feet wide and $50
ieet long. Carried. The ordinance was then passed
MT. NEWMAN called up the resolution prantinr
permission to P. l.. Perkins to allow frame shed
| Adopted ''i ee''
Mr. BEAcHAM called up the ordinance opening
Park street, between Richmond and Biddle streets
Laid on the table,
Mr. BEACHAM called up the ordinance in refer
eTce Mce.t to allowing house Preston street, at
w III,
The Branch adjourned until to morrow afternoon
at five o'clock.
SECOND RANcH.-Branch met pursuant to ad
lournment. Presently mLIAM McPHArL, ESQ.,,
rreSident, and all the members, except Mr. Sewail
Mr MUSsELMAN presented the petition of H. H.
ChaSe and Others asking the establishment of n
Puohc park, lying between Ridgley, Fremont,
kusSel and Hamburg streets. Referred
Mr. ELLICoTT presented a resolution drectinr the
Adopted
MIR. ELLIcoTr presented petition from Georca
Gelbach and others asking the removal of a numn
On the corner OF Second street and Tripolett's
alley. Referred.
- Mr. CoLToN offered resolution inouiripe of the
CITY Commissioner whether the two sewers on
Pratt street, emptying into McClure's dock can ba
dispensed with. Adopted
- Inc ordinance to aid the Northwestern Railroad
company and the Union Railroad Company was
received from the First Branch and read
Mr.. CATHCART moved suspension of the rrIas
so as to give the ordinance second reading.
Mr.. Cook and Mr.. Cotton objected
MT. CATHCAET insisted on his motion for a second
reading, and it was rejected by the following
vote:
~, Yeas.-Messrs. President, Cathcart, Taylor and
Ellicott-4. anu
Nays.-Messrs. Van Nostrand, Cook Cotton. Mus-
selman and McComas-5.
The resolution discharging the Committee on
Markets from the further consideration of the ne
ttlon of b. F. Zimmerman and others was re
ceived from the First Branch and adopted.
Also, resolution adverse to the petition of
could and others asking extension of the Cross
street market.
Ihe ordinance repeating the ordinance allowing
members of the Council, other citv officers. to
noid any Office OF trust, engage in auy contract
tor building, &C., taken up.
Mr. Cook moved an indefinite postponemant-
carried by the following vote:
leas-MeSsrs Cathcart, Cook, Taylor, Mussel
man and McComas-5.
Nays-Messrs President Van Nostrand, Cotton
and Ellicott-4
-. Mr. McCoMAs offered resolution directing the
City Commissioner to erect a new board fence ON
the lot between the Eastern police station and Pnh
lie School No. 2 and appropriating SIS for the
purpose Read second time and adopted
resolution granting permission to Dali Glib
pons 20. to sink well on Hanover street was
received from the First Branch read a second time
adopted ''D'0
The ordinance to close Conway street, between
Howard and Eutaw streets was received from the
First Branch and read.
. The resolution to lease a lot and build school
house for the 18th and 10Th wards in the neipbbor
nood OF FRANKLIN Square received from the
FIRST branch, read a second time and adopted
me brahch adjourned until to omorrow afternoon