The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-04-18

luton requiring the City Counsellor enter his appear
ance in the Superior Court for Arthur Waters and Will
liam Edwards As these private cases, it would be
hazardous for the city to give such an endorsement Of the
conduct of these officers this Resolution would imply
win great respect, your obedent servant,
, THOMAS SWAMI, Mayor
Mr.. CALLS offered resolution inuuiring of the
City Commissioner the probable cost of regravel-
ing the walks of the Eastern city spring lot placing
new benches in the same, and otherwise improving
1t; adopted.-Mr. SPEDDEN offered n resolution
directing the City Commissioner to have Pratt
street, between Eutaw and Fremont streets re-
paved and directing the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Company to have their track along said street
so arranged not to interfere with the grade of
that street; laid on the tabe.-Mr. SPEDDEN call
ed up the resolution directing the City Comptroller
TO advertise in two of the city papers for plans for
a new City Hall, to be sent in by the 2Oth of Nav
and appropriating $500 to be paid to the architect
whose plan should beselected. Mr.. ROBERTS moved
to insert $500. Mr.. CALLS moved to lay the sub
Ject on the table; lost The vote was taken on the
amendment of Mr.. ROBERTS and it was lost Mr.
POLLOCK moved to strike out goth of May and in
sert 10th of June; adopted. Mr.. Balm moved to
strike out $500 and insert S400; adopted The
resolution was then passed.-Adjo journed.
SECoND BRANCH.-Present-DAY TAYLOR ESQ,
President pro tem., and all the members.-Wm.
McPHATL, Esq, President of the Branch, was also
present'-A resolution to pay Robert Turner the
sum of 500, being the amount of taxes paid the
second time, was received from the First Branch,
read second time and adopted.-Also, a reso-
luton recommending Margaret Maher, a deaf-mute
TO the Governor, a beneficiary under the act of
Assembly.-The resolution authorizing the Mayor
10 take any necessary steps to prevent DR.. Thomas
II. buckier, or any other party or parties, other
than tho city of Baltimore, from acquiring title
10 the space now occupied by the Basin within this
clty' or to any ground that may be made should the
sald BASIN ever be filled up was received from the
first Branch, read a second time and adopted
Also, resolution recommending Andrew Lamb
uln, deat-mute, to the Governor as beneficiary
under the act of Assembly MIR. CACHCART, from
me committee on Ways and Means, presented
resolatIon to pay John W. Maxwell & Co. the sum
OF 80, 1877 for repairing the Jail, caused by
the falling of the north wing of the same; read
"A resolution to pay the Committee of Investi-
cation on the City Passenger Railway the sum of
500 each, in all $500, was read the second time
MIR. MCPHAIL moved to amend the resolution
by striking out $50 and inserting Sl50.-Messrs.
Elicott, Cotton and Van Nostrand were excused
from voting upon the resolution.-Mr. Cook
moved to lay the whole matter the table;
committee from the First
Branch appeared and invited this Branch
into convention. When the members returned,
a resolution directing the Comptroller to have the
Criminal Courtroom and the hall leading thereto
lighted with gas was received from the First
branch, read second time and adopted.-The
resolution authorizing the Fire Commissioners to
erect additional Fire Alarm Telegraph Boxes for
the placing large gong in the house of Hook and
Ladder Co., No. l, and for the ringing the several
large fire alarm bells by means ofthe telegraph
was called up by Mr.. Cook, and read the second
tlme.-Mr. MCPHAIL moved to amend by stri-
KING out the words "Fire Commissioners" and in
Mayor, Comptroller and Register" adopted-yeas
mays 4. The resolution was then adopted.
The Branch then adjourned until tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock