The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-04-19
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL

MONDAY, April Is, 1859.
, FIRST BRANcH.-Present-JoHN T. FORD, ESQ.,
resident and all the members.
| MIR. TALBOT presented the petition of NJ Truliet
asking privilege to build portico around his build
ing on Ensor street. Referred to the Committee or
| Police and Jail.
knabe Co. asking permission to allow platform
| winch they have erected on their premises to re-
MAN. Referred to the Committee on Fire Com.
| panies.
! A communication was received from the Mayor
giving his sanction to certain resolutions and ordi-
| nances.
Mr.: TALBOT presented the bills OF Fl. Shrvock
ana John McMullen for furniture furnished the Ap-
Claims. 0I
| Mr.. HYNEs presented resolution relative to
placing stepping stones across Ann street at East
ern avenue. Referred to the Committee on High
ways.
Mr.. ADDISON presented the report of the Commit
tee on Commerce, with resolution appropriatinq
sI9o to defray the expense of the Board of Health
| tending the Sanitary Convention, to be held in
New York city, On the last Wednesday of April.
Mr.. GLANyILLB moved to strike out the sum of
| 500 and insert $780, -
| Mr.. WooD moved to strike ont s1Oo and ;nsort
5000. anu 4n'ei
The vote was taken on the motion of Mr. Wood,
and it was lost O'
Before the vote was taken on Mr.. Glanville's mo-
ton. MIR. WooD moved to divide the question. and
the Branch struck out the 300.
sert SIPS. WV "--N Il"
Mr.. TALBOT moved to strike ont ssO ond insor,
$3.50. "-N 'A'''
Mr. Tabott's motion prevailed, and the resolu-
tion passed.
Mr. RANDOLPH offered resolution authorizing a
committee, consisting of the Water Engineer and
members of the Water Board. to visit thn watar
works OF Philadelphia, Boston and New York.
A motion to suspend the rules was lost.
Mr. BEALE presented the petition of Joshua At
Kinson and others, in reference to the opening of
Mulberry street from Schroeder street to RcnnhIi
can street. Referred to the Committee on Hiob
ways. 80
Mr.. HENDERSON presented the report of the Com
mlttee on Commerce, with a resolution opposed to
sending Committee of the Council to attend the
Sanitary Convention in New York citv ON the last
Wednesday of April.
MIR. JENKINS offered resolution as a substitute
for the report, authorizing the appointment of a
Presidents of the two Branches to attend said Con
vention.
Mr.. NEWMAN moved that the Committee consist
OF twenty from the First Branch and ten from the
Second Branch. Lost.
Mr. JENKINS stated that the resolution did not
ask Tor an appropriation.
MIR. MONTAGUE moved as an amendment that
providing the Committee pay their own ex-
The amendment was lost.
Mr.. CUNINGHAM moved to amend the resolution
oy inserting the words-"the expense of the same
10 Oe pald Dy the city," Adopted
The resolution was then adopted
Mr. ADDISON offered resolution relative TO MA
eng nag stones on Leadenhal street, at Montgom-
cry street. Referred to the Committee on HIGH
ways.
Mr.. RANDOLPH called up the ordinance DIRECTING
the sale of the Charles street city spring lot the
old tobacco warehouse lot and lot ADJOINING the
grounds of the Maryland Hospital
Mr.. BEAcHAA moved to adjourn Lost.
The ordinance was then passed.
The Branch then adjourned until tonorro,, of
ternoon at five o'clock.
SECOND BRANcH.-Branch met pursuant to ad-
lournment. Present-WLLIAM McPPHAIL. Esn
fresident, ana all the members except Mr.. Sewal
me resolution directing the Marshal of Police to
nave the rubbish on Exchange place removed was
taken up and laid on the table
The resolution relative to referring the petitions
of Thomas Bartholow and T. Kelly to the Board of
Arbitration was taken up and passed.
Ihe ordinance authorizing the Mayor to accent
the ped OF certain street, to be called Will street
was taken up and passed.
Inc ordinance relative to collecting the sum of
$500 from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad heino
the expenses incident to issues and transfers of the
i've million loan, was received from the First
Branch and read.
The ordinance relative to the duties of the CITY
Collector and proposing to increase the salaries Of
clerks in the Collectors office was taken up
Mr. McCoMAs moved to strike out $500 and insert
Adopted. 0O >''
The ordinance was then passed.
Inc ordnance authorizing the closing of twen-
ty feet alley therein named was taken up, and on
motion of Mr.. MCCoMAs laid on the table.
The PRESIDENT informed the Branch that he held
message from the First Branch, which in his
opinion could not be entertained by this Branch
under parliamentary rules. 1t was message ask
ing Committee of Conference on the resolution
requiring the different departments of the city to
furnish reports estimates &C., within the first five
days OF January of each year.
The PRESIDENT contended that the First Branch
could not ask conference after having acted on
the amendment proposed by the Second Branch
and read from Jeffersons Manual in support of his
position.
On motion Of Mr.. ELL1coTr the subject was laid
over.
The ordinance supplementary to the ordinance to
establish police for the City of Baltimore provd-
ing that the five detective police officers be author
lied to make arrests and that the horses now in
by the police captains be sold and that the police
be required to notify the members of the Fire De-
partment of all alarms of fire, was taken up
Mr.. VAN NosTRAND moved that the vote on the
amendment OF Mr. Cotton, subjectng the appoint
ment OF detective officers to confirmation by the
Council, be reconsidered Carried. Yeas S,
nays 4.
Mr.. Cook moved to lay the ordinance on the ia
O'sj Mr. hSiti %spHi,1 Yeas Il, 4 nays WoSo s; 49,
moved to amend the amendment by ad-
ding, that the appointment of the detective
othcers be Kept secret by the Mayor and members
of the City Council.
SAioN aSSePtcu tue dmenQment.
Mr.. Cooke then moved to lay the ordinance ON
the table, Lest by the following vote:
=, feas-Messrs. Cook, Ellicott, Musselman and
McComas+.
Nays Messrs. President, Van Nostrand, Cath
cart Cotton and Taylor-5.
Mr.. Cooke then moved an indefinite postpone
ment of the whole subject. Lost by the following
vote:
Yeas-MesSrs. Cooke, Ellicott and McComas-3
Nays-Messrs. President, Van Nostrand, Cath
cart, Cotton, Taylor and Musselman-6.
MIR. Cook then moved to strike out the enactipg
clause of the ordinance. Lost.
Mr. McPHArL called for the previous question, on
the amendment as amended, and it was adopted by
feas-Messrs. President, Van Nostrand, Cath
cart, Colton, Taylor and Musselman--6.,
Nays.-Messrs. Cook, Ell;cott and McComas-3.
Mr.. Cook moved to adjourn. Lost
The previous question was then called and the
ordinance was adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-Messrs President, Van Nostrand, Cath.
cart, Cotton, Taylor and Musseman-8.
Nays-Messrs. Cook, Ellicott and McComas-3
The Branch then adjourned until tomorrow af-
ternoon at o'clock.