The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-17
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCTL
WEDNESDAY, March 16, 1859.
FIRST BRANCH.-Mr. RANDOLPH in the Chair and
all the members present except Mr.. Ford, who is
Acting Mavor.
Mr.. WooD presented the petition of VIM. G..
ltidgcly and Others demonstrating against the
widening Of Light street. Referred to the Com
mittee on Highways.
Mr.. ADDISON presented the remonstrance of John
j. Griudall and others against changing the bed
of Johnston street. Laid on the table.
Mr.. CLARK presented the annual report of the
Liberty Fire Company. Referred to the Committee
on Fire Companies.
Mr.. BEALE offered a resolution relative to placing
stepping stones at certain points. Referred to the
| Committee on Highways.
| Mr.. ADDISON presented the petition of numerous
citizens residing on Light street extended asking
for an additional police force in that neighbor-
! hood. Referred to the Committee on Police and
| Jail.
| Mr.. CCNyINGHAM offered a resolution authorizing
the Mayor and Comptroller to sell all the en- CINE
and truck-houses in the city. Laid on the table,
| communication was received from the Mayor
! vetoing the ordinances for the improving of La
tayette and Madison Squares, and the Parks at the
! head of Broadway, on the ground that the CITY
Treasury is not in condition to carry out the pro
| vision. He says that the extraordinary expenses
| OF the year, for necessary improvements, will alb
| sorb all the resources of the treasury
| Mr.. BEALE moved a reconsider alton of the
! vote which passed the ordinance Carried.
| The Clerk then stated that he had presented the
| ordinance to the Mayor on the 10th inst
! MIR. BEALE stated that the time within which the
| Mayor is required to return bill had expired as
the law required that the veto should be made within
five days. lie also said that Mr.. Swami was in re-
! aity not the Mayor of the city. He had been com
PEELED to cease from the discharge of his official du-
/ ties by sickness, and the functions of the Office
now belonged to John T. Ford, Esq, acting Mayor
He read from the act of Assembly to prove that
! when the Mayor was unable TO attend to his du-
ties, the President of the First Branch was in reali
ty the Mayor of the city. He did not oppose this
veto Of the Mayor from anv factious feeling or
through any distrust to his Honor, but because it
was impossible to divide the duties of the office oil
! Mayor, and therefore if Mr. Ford is the actino
| Mayor Mr.. Swami cannot discharge a portion Of
the duties of the office.
Mr.. CuxNINGuAM differed from the gentleman
and considered Mr.. Swami still the Mayor of thu
city.
Mr.. MONTAGUE considered that the Mayor had
resumed the functions of his office when he wrot
the message. 1t was his pleasure to resume the du
ties OF his Office at any time, and the fact that h,
| has written this message is the evidence that he
has resumed for the time the duties of his office.
Mr.. WooD moved to lay the subject on the table
| Adopted.
Mr.. CrNNrNGHAM presented petition from nu
merous citizens in favor of widening Light street
Referred to the Committee Highways.
| Mr.. ADDISON presented an ordinance conveying a
| certain ground rent to Sarah NJ. Gwinn and others
| Laid on the table.
Mr.. BEACHAM presented an ordinance, author
izing G. w. Gail and Christian AK, to extend
! building on Barre street, nine inches over the
building line of said street. Passed.
Mr. HYNES offered a resolution authorizing the
purchase of flag staff for the City Hall. Adopted
The Branch adjourned until tomorrow afternoon
at O'Clock.
SECOND BRANCH.-The Branch met pursuant tt
adjournment.-Pre McPHA1L, ESQ
| President, and all the members.
Mr.. CoLToN called up the resolution directing
| the City Commissioner to have the Court House
thoroughly painted, which read.
Mr.. CoLToN moved to amend the resolution, by
directing the Commissioner to advertise in the daily
papers for proposals for doing the work; and tt
give the contract to the lowest responsible bidder
On motion of Mr.. Cook the whole matter was
| laid upon the table.
Mr.. VAN NosTRAND presented the report of tht
! Nigilant Fire Company. Referred to the Commit
| tee on Fire Companies.
| Mr.. CArHCART presented the petition of r. H
Johns and 9th, rs asking permission to keep hay
| and straw on their premises on Alice Anna street
Referred to the Committee on Fire Companies
The resolution directing the City Commissioner
to have flag stones placed at the intersection o
Fayette and Gay streets was taken up and adopted
Also the resolution directing the CITY COmms
soner to have rooms in the old City Hall fitted W
for the use of the Fire and Police Telegraph.
Also the resolution granting permission to Geo
Appoid d Son to construct switch from the North
ern Central Railroad track to their lot on NORTH
street.
Also the resolution in favor of paying DR.. James
Dwinelle $50 for professional services rendered in
making certain post mortem examinations.
resolution, directing the proprietors of Green
| mount cemetery to remove the wall on York ave-
nue. back to the building line, and to place foot
| way along the line Of the same, received from
! the First Branch and read
Mr.. CATHCART, from the Committee on Wavs and
Means, offered resolution referring the petition OF
| the Metamora Tribe of Red Men to the Appeal Tax
| Court, which was read
resolution appropriating the sum Of SIC, 500 to
the Managers Of the House of Refuge was received
! from the First Branch and read.
| Also the resolution requesting the Mayor to sigr
| an application to pave Guest, Pratt, Lombard and
Cannon streets, as soon the property holders
| owning property along the line and binding or
Patterson's Park shall have signed an application
| to grade and pave said streets.
Also the resolution in reference to the loaning of
! the steam dredging machines to the State
Also an ordinance granting permission to Alex
! ander Packie to continue in temporary frame
! shed.
Also ordinance relative to the grading and
paving OF Preston street, between Grundy and Boil
| ton streets
Also an ordinance authorizing VIM. H. Oler ia
erect temporary frame building on West Falls av.
| enue for the purpose of storing ice.
Also an ordinance authorizing Peter Kephart to
! erect temporary frame building on Union
! dock.
Also ordinance relative to grading and paving
of Sterrett street from Ridgey street to Burgundy
! alley.
Mr.. CATHcART presented the bill of Drs Dwinelle
and Muller for the sum of $50, for holding post
mortem examination on the body of Samuel Patter-
son. Referred to the Committee on Claims.
The resolution appr0priating seventy-ive dollars
| to erect wooden bridge over Chatsworth Run at
! Scott street was received from the First Branch
! and read. On motion of Mr.. MUSsELNAN the reso-
luton was read second time and adopted.
| Mr.. SEwALL presented the petition of j. Lattimer
| Hoffman and others asking that Park street may
! be opened north from Richmond street. Referred
| to the Committee on Highways.
| Mr.. VAN NosrRAND offered resolution request
ing the Committee on Highways to inquire into the
| eXpediency of passing ordinance, defining the
distance to be observed by drivers of vehicles one
from another, while passing through the streets.
| Mr.. Cook thought there ordinance to that
effect already.
Mr.. VAN NosTRAND said if that was the case he
was not aware oft, and would move to refer the
resolution to the Committee on Highways who
could examine into the matter. If there such
an ordinance, then we could pass an ordinance in
structng the Marshal of Police to enfore it.
The resolution referred to the Committee on
HIGHWAYS
The Branch then adjourned until tomorrow af-
ternOOn at o'clock.
A SLAYER ASHORE OFF THE CoAsT OF FLORIDA
KEY WEST, March 6.-The schooner Hermitage,
Atwill, arrived the morning of the 9th from Garden
Key, with the officers and crew of slave brig
ashore on the Marquisas Shoal, upon which she
had been run to destroy all evidences of a
full slave trip. The all leave for Havana in the
Isabel, unless the United States officers see fit to
arrest them. The brig will doubtless be got off,
when we shall find out more concerning her. 1t is
! reported that her name is the Martha Regan. She
| is a hermaphrodite brig, about $50 tons burthen
| and years DID, Eastern built. She has slave
deck and large quantity of water casks and some
provisions. She has the ,Raror of the niger, and
| has doubtless put some hundred ashore within a
week past on the Cuban coast -Joural Of Com.
child recently fell over the precpce of Dover
Cliff, 300 feet high, and escaped with few bruises
The cliff has by successive falls lost its perpendcu-
lar at many places, and at no place is the abrupt
descent more than 70 feet With the fall