The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-11-11
SPECIAL SESSION OF THE cry COUNCIL.

FIRST BRANCH.-Present, GEO. w. Balm, ESD.
acting President, and all the members except
Messrs Spicer and Roberts.
Mr.. CALLS presented petition from property hol-
ders the Canton bridge, asking that police
officer may be placed east of the Canton bridge
Referred to the Committee on Police and Jail.
Mr.. MACE presented the petition of DR.. A. W.
Colburn, asking for compensation for attending
Richardson, the lamp lighter, who was killed. Re
ierred to the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. BLACKBURN presented a memorial from II.
w. Rodgers, Offering a farm of $50 acres, located
four miles from the City on the Philadelphia
road as site for the Almshouse. Re
terred to the Co mittee on the AlmshOusc.
Mr.. LINr0N presented the petition of Charles NY
crS, asking for damages sustained to his property
on the corner OF Pennsylvania avenue and tlOf-
man street. occasioned by the railway turning the
water out of the sewer. Referred to the Committee
on Claims
Mr.. MACE presented the report of the Committee
on the Fire Department. with a resolution granting
permission to the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad Company to erect i roof over
Albemarle street at their depot. Adopted.
The PRESIDENT presented the report of the Spe-
cial Committee Election of Members to the
Branch, as follows:
The undersigned, a Special Committee on the Election
and Qualification of the Members Of the Branch have per
formed the duty assigned them and respectfully report the
following gentlemen as being duly elected members Of the
First Branch of the City Council having received a ma
Jorty OF the votes poed in their respective wards and
were possessed of the requisite property qualifications,
viz
lSt ward, Emanuel lrOnS 2nd ward. Samuel Evans.
3rd ward, Geo r Calls; ward John Lee Chapman;
5th ward, Alfred Mace 9th ward Charles A TaIhot IN
ward Samuel Spcer Sh ward Joseph Roberts 9th ward
Henry Pollock 10th ward Alexander Penn 1lh ward,
Joseph Baugher; 18Th ward, John C Blackburn: 18Th
ward Augustus NJ Price: 14th ward Richard Price; 18th
ward, Joseph SimmS 10Th warl Edward Speddrn. lTtb
ward Steptoe B. Taylor; 18th ward, Geo W Balm 10Th
ward William Linton; 2oth ward, c. Sidney Norris
In relation to the seat Of the member from 20.h
ward your Committee desire say few words 1t is
fresh in the memory of the members of the Branch that
after the polling had concluded on the day of eIec
slpl
ty of violent persons invaded the room put out the
lights and in the confusion that ensued broke mn and
destroyed the hallotboH and the tickets thus preventing
and legitimate count The case was an anoma-
lous oncnohng the kind having ever before occur
red, or at least none that your Committee have any
knowledge Of They proceeded to the investigation Of the
case with desire TO reach just and honest
in reporting Mr. Norris being entitled the seat they
think they have accomplished that desirable end Your
Committee summoned before them Judges and clerks
of the election and other citizens present upon the occa
SION and they all testified that they had not the
doubt that had the counting of the ballots concluded
the result would have shown Mr.. Norris to have been
elected by ahandsome majority Mr. Placde, the gentle
man who was Mr. Norris competitor, is also of opinion
that he lMr Norris received majority of the votes cast
upon the occasion and IN consequence offers mpsd
men objection to his taking his representa-
tive from the both ward.
These views your Committee respectfully submit with
GEO W. Balm.
J. C. BLACKBURN,
Committee
Resolred That the several persons named above are
hereby declared duly elected members Of the First Branch
OF the City Council, and are entitled to their
members thereof.
Mr.. TALBOT, who was Chairman of the Commit
tee, said that he was not in the Chamber before the
meeting of the Branch, and therefore be had not
signed the report. He desired to sign it now
The report was handed to Mr.. Talbot and he
signed it..
The resolution attached to the report was read
second time and put upon its passage.
Mr. TALBOT said that he accompanied bv the
President Of the Branch Mr.. Bain) had an inter
view with Mr.. Placide, Mr. Norris competition
Mr.. Placide said that he had been present at the
meeting OF the committee when the evidence of the
judges Of the election and other persons was given.
He was fully convinced from that evidence that Mr.
Norris had been chosen by the citizens of the 10Th
ward to represent them in the Council. and was
therefore entitled to his seat. Mr.. Placide also
said that if the commte should decide that he was
entitled to the seat that he would not accent it, and
if they referred the election back to the people he
would not, even if his party nominated him, run
against Mr.. Norris for the position. He was fully
convinced that Mr.. Norris was the representative
Of the 20th ward.
The report then put upon its passage and
adopted by the following vote:
1eas.-Messrs. Irons, Evans, Chapman, Mace,
| Talbot, Pollock, Penn, Baughcr, Blackburn, \. NJ.
Price, Il. Price, Simms, Spedden, Taylor, Balm and
Lnton-I6
Mr.. Spicer and Mr. Roberts were absent
Mr.. CALLS offered resolution inquiring of the
! Water Board why the ice-house at Mount Roval
has not been erected, as directed by the last Coun
Gil. Adopted.
Mr.. CALLS offered resolution inquiring Of the
City Commissioner the proabe cost Of erecting a
wooden railing around the squares in Broadway.
| Adopted.
Mr. TAYLOR offered resolution directing the
| Clerk to procure from the office of the City Reg
| lister the petition and papers of Joseph Rupert
| which were before the last Council. Adopted.
Mr.. CHAPLAIN offered a resolution directing the
Clerk to procure from the office of the CITY Regis
ter the petition Of citizens relative to the removal
| of the horse market from Centre market. Adop-
! ted
Mr. MACE offered resolution directing the Clerk
! to place the name of C. Sydney Norris on the per
diem roll, the as though he had taken his
seat on the first day of the session. Adopted.
| Mr. BLACKBURN offered a resolution directing the
| City Register to inquire what terms the CITY
can continue to occupy the present Almshousc
until the new Almshouse has been erected. Adopt
! ed
Mr.. SMMs presented memorial from D. B. Late,
offering a site for Amshouse. Referred to
the Committee on the Almshouse.
Mr.. TAYLOR presented the report of the Commit
tee on Claims, granting extra compensation (Sl2)
| to the return Judges, and to the other Judges IS
each. Laid on the table,
The Branch adjourned until tomorrow afternoon
at five o'clock.
SECOND BRANCa-Branch met pursuant to ad-
| journment. Present-DAvID TAYLOR, Esq, Pres-
dent pro tenn, and all the members
Mr.. CoLToN presented the report of the Joint
| Special Committee appointed to revise the Joint
rules of the Council and the rules of tie two
| Branches when IN convention. Read and laid over
| Mr.. MUssELMAN, from the Committee on Educa-
ton presented a report and ordinance placing the
Calvert street spring lot under the control of the
! Commissioners of Public Schools. to be devoted to
the purposes of recreation for the pupils of the
Male Central High School, whenever the new school
| building shall have been completed. Read, by spe-
cial ORDER second time and adopted.
| resolution received from the First Branch,
| instructing the Joint Standing Committee on the
Almshouse to proceed at once to the selection of
site for the Almshouse, with view to its be-
| ing definitely acted upon at the present session.
Read and laid on the table.
Also, resolution inquiring into the expediencv
of purchasing new lot for the Western Potter's s
Field and selling the present property. Read a
second time and adopted.
Also, resolution to place a gas lamp on the
southeast corner of Columbia and Parkin streets.
Adopted.
Also, an ordinance granting permission to Luke
League to erect and steam engine on his
premises on Lancaster street, between Bond and
Caroline streets. Read and laid on the table
Mr.. MCCOMAs offered a resolution to have flag
stones placed across Lexington street at its intersec
tion with Schroeder street Laid on the table.
The Branch adjourned until tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock.
THE COTToN CRoP.-The circular of Messrs. Neil
Bro, of New York, says their advces from the
South in regard to the crop of cotton are very fa
vorabe, and they estimate the Weld of the season