The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-09-07
PRoCEEDINGs or THE CITY COUNCIL
ADJOURNED SESSION.
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TUESDAY, September C, 1859.
FIRST BRANCH.-Present-Jo T. FoRD, Esq,
and all the members except Messrs Montague Clan
vile and Wood.
Mr.. TALBOT presented petition from James
Frames and others, asking that the sidewalks near
Greenmount avenue may be paved. Referred to
the Committee on Highways.
Mr.. MULES presented the petition of H. T. Rie-
man, asking to be remunerated for damages
by freshet in June last, to his property on
Fayette street. Referred to the Committee on
Claims.
Mr.. Balm offered a resolution to place a gas-lamp
on Scott street, in front of the Otterbeiu Church.
Adopted.
: Mr.. BEACHAM offered resolution authorizing the
City Commissioner to advertise for proposals for
furnishing cooking utensils and lightning rods for
the new jail. Adopted.
Mr.. BEACHAM presented an ordinance authorizing
the assignees of VIM II. Travers and Others to Law
down city passenger rail way track on Ensor
street between Chestnut and Chew streets. Laid on
the table.
communication received from the Board
of Fire Commissioners, giving a statement of the
work which has been done at the order of the Board
and the names of the persons who have done it
Laid on the table,
Mr. HENDERSON called up the resolution author
izing the leasing of twelve feet of ground of the
school property corner of Broadway and Bank
streets.
Mr.. HYxEs stated that the front of the lot on
broadway, occupied as play ground was only
thirty-sx feet 'front.' and to sell twelve feet would
leave but twenty four feet, which is not sufficient
The resolution was lost by the following vote:
Yeas.-Messrs. Randolph, Henderson, Beacham,
Talbot, Beale and Hamilton-6.
Nays.-Messrs. President, Hynes, Mace Jenkins
Cunningham, Houston, Clark, Newman, Addison,
Balm and Mules-ll.
Mr.. TALBOT called up the resolution granting
permission to George Waicker to erect a veranda on
his house on North Gay street. Lost
Mr.. BEALE called up the resolutions authorizing
the petitioning of the next legislature for the insti
tuition of City Fire Insurance Company; and also
granting permission to the Board of Fire Commits
soners to create honorary members of the Fire De-
partment. Adopted.
The Branch then adjourned until tomorrow af-
ternoon at five O'Clock.
SECOND BRANCH.-Branch met pursuant to adj
journment Present-WuL1AM MCPHAIL, Esq.,,
President and all the members
Mr.. McPHAm Mr.. ELLIcoTT in the chair) offered
resolution directing the engrossing Clerk to cor
rect the enactng clause of the supplementary ordi
nance, relating to the Fire and Police Telegraph
by inserting the words "by the Mayor and CITY
Council" Read a second time and adopted.
A resolution was received from the First Branch,
allowing the free use of water for the jet and drink
ing fountain at the Post Office buildings Read
The ordinance to condemn and open Bouldn
alley between McMechen and Lanvale streets was
received from the First Branch, amended The
amendments were concurred in and the ordinance
passed.
A communication was received from the CITY
Commissioner, informing the Branch that he has
found the Rail Road track on Howard street in bad
order in many places, and that he will take the pro-
per means to have the same repaired. Referred to
the committee on Internal Improvements.
Mr.. COLToN offered resolution discharging the
committee on Markets from the further considera-
ton of the petition of Augustus P Webb and others
asking that wagons be not allowed to stand in
front of their stores at the Lexington market Read
a second time and adopted.
The resolutions appropriating SIC, ,256.S3 to the
various fire companies, therein named was received
from the First Branch and read.
Mr.. CoLroN asked a second reading of the resou-
tion allowing the free of the water at the Post
Office buildings
Mr.. ELLIcoTT moved to amend the resolution by
inserting the words ''for twelve months" He OBJ
form, because he thought the water supply was not
sufficient to allow it to be wasted in that way; he