The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-04-22
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCyL

FIRST Internationally BEACHAN in the
Chair, and all the members.
Mr.. RANDOLPH presented a memorial from the
Board of Directors of the Association for the I'M
provement of the Condition of the Poor, asking the
attention OF the Council to the propriety of crea-
ting house of labor in which to place public beg
CARS and impostors. Referred to the Committee on
the Amshouse.
Mr.. GRANVILLE offered preamble and resolution
requesting the City Directors in the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company to inquire into the truth
of rumors in circulation in regard to the action of
certain members of the Board of Directors of said
road to the effect that they the contractors for
materials and that the contracts are secured by
them through corruption Adopted
MIR. GRANVILLE called up the report of the Com
mittee on Claims on the petition of Geo. U. Graf,
referring the same to arbitration.
communication was received from the Civ
Commissioner stating that it will take So 500 to
repair the Northern avenue. Referred to the Com
mittee on Highways.
A communication was received from the Civ
Commissioner and Water Engineer in reference
to the Calvert street City Spring stating that the
Spring can be so improved as to prevent the
overflow in future Referred to the Committee ON
City Property.
Mr.. MONTAGUE moved reconsideration of the
vote by which the Branch refused to concur in the
amendments made by the Second Branch to the re-
solution appointing committee of each Branch
to attend the Sanitary Convention in New York
changing the number from three to five. Carried
MIR. WOOD moved to concur. Carried
MIR. ADDISON presented supplementary ordi-
nance, increasing the salary of the Clerk to the
Port Warden to $500. Laid on the table
MIR. BEAcHAM presented the report of the Com
mIttee on Highways, with a resolution authorizing
the repairing of Pratt street, from Jones' Falls to
Fremont street. Laid on the table.
MIR. BEACHAM offered resolution granting the
Trustees of the First Presbyterian Church the pri-
vlege of placing an iron railing around that church.
Laid on the table.
There being no quorum the Branch adjourned un-
TIM oft b. -.
SECOND BRANcH.-Branch met pursuant to ad-
journment Present-WILLIAM McPHA1L, ESQ.
President, and all the members.
Mr.. Cotton called up the resolution authorizing
the City Collector to allow a discount of per
cent. on all taxes paid before the lst day of MAY
next.
Mr.. Cook offered substitute, allowing discount
of ~ per cent on all taxes paid on or before the
LIST OF June.
Mr.. McPHAIL (Mr. Ellicott in the chair) moved
to amend the substitute, by allowing discount of
~ per cent. on all taxes paid between the 18th
day OF May and the lst day of June. The substi-
tute amended was adopted
a communication received from the CITY
Commissioner, stating that the sewer from the
corner of Holiday and Saratoga streets to Jones'
Falls, wants cleaning, but that he cannot state the
amount necessary for that purpose. Referred to
the Committee on HIGHWAYS
communication was also received from tho
City Commissioner in reference to the erection of
house on the bed of Stockton alley, at Lexington
street. stating that there is no evidence in his Office
that said alley was ever condemned and was there.
fore private property, and that the owner had n
perfect right to build thereon.
The resolutions attached to the report of the
Joint Standing Committee on the Almshouse, on
the management of the same for the year 1857,
(already published were received from the First
Branch Read asecond time.
Mr.. COOK asked to be excused from voting, as he
was connected with the Institution.
The member excused
Mr.. COTTON said he found himself compelled to
vote against the report and resolutions which said
there was evidence to sustain any of the charges
made against the Trustees. He said it was dis |
courteous to the mover for the Committee that the
matter was not referred to a special Committee as
If that had been the parties who had made the
charges would have readily come up and sustained
them. He referred to the matter of charges pre- |
ferred against the Trustees of the Philadelphia |
Almshouse where the matter was referred to Sc |
iect Committee, and contended that this should |
have been the course here. He was compelled to
vote against it.
Mr.. McCoMAs said the committee was honest in
everything, which had been done; they endeavored
to get all the information in their power
The resolution was then adopted by the following
vote:
Yeas.-Messrs. President, Van Nostraud Cath
cart, Taylor, Ellicott, Musselman, McComas and
Sewall.-S
Nays-Mr. Colton.-l.
Mr. Cotton offered resolution requiring the
City Counsellor consider carefully the ordinance
granting the privilege to VIM. H. Travers and
Others, to build a city passenger railroad and re-
port whether, in case said ordinance should be
repealed before the granters have incurred any ex-
pense or loss, would the Corporation be liable for
any damages? Laid on the table.
The resolution to pay James Musgrave $3.50 for
repairing the wall of Jones Falls, in front of his
property on said stream, was taken up and adopted
Also the resolution granting permission to T. j.
Cochran d Co. to continue in use frame building
on Union dock.
The Branch then adjourned until tomorrow af-