The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-25
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

TUESDAY, January "a, lSbU.
FIRST NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SIMMs, ESQ,
Preident pro tenn, and all the members except
Mr.. Spicer.
Mr.. ROBERTS offered resolution directing the
Comptroller to place gas lamp on the corner of
Front street and Donnely court. Adopted.
Mr.. ROBERTS offered resolution directing the
Comptroller to place gas lamp on Greenmount
avenue, in front of Greenmount Avenue Chapel.
Adopted.
Mr.. ROBERTS offered resolution directing the
comptroller to lay gas main on Ensor street.
Referred
Mr.. MACE presented petition of William Hun
ter, Janitor to the Orphans Court, asking for an
increase of his salary. Referred.
Mr.. PENN presented petition from Messrs Poole
d Hunt and others, asking that a telegraph alarm
box may be placed at the corner of Franklin and
North streets Referred.
MIR. LINTON offered a resolution directing the
Comptroller to lay gas mains on Biddle and Pine
streets. Referred.
MIR. SIMMs offered resolution directing the
Clerk to procure the papers of Samuel G. Pentz
and others, relative to City Passenger Railway,
from the office of the City Register. Adopted
Mr.. SPEDDEN offered resolution, that the Mayor
be and he is hereby required to employ Reverdy
johnson, Jonathan Meredith and William Schley as
counsel on the part of the city to appear before the
bar OF the Senate of Maryland to defend the privi
legged rights and franchises of the city of Balti-
more against the proposition before the Legis-
lature for establishing Board of Police and that
the sum Of five thousand dollars or so much there
of as may be necessary, be and is hereby appropria
ted to defray the expenses thereof, to be paid out
of the levy of 1860.
A communication was received from the City
Commissioner, in reference to the practcability
and cost OF building sewers to carry off the water
from the head of Liberty street, stating that the
proposed route was impracticable, and suggesting
that sewer tunnel could be built starting at
Lexington and Liberty streets, to run Liberty
to German, down German to Hanover street,
thence along Hanover street to Camden street,
mdnn or 70 fha hacip hn
Commissioner suggests that better route would
be to start at Lexington and Liberty Streets down
Liberty to Howard street. and thence through
Howard street to Spring Gardens The cost OF a
sewer over the first named route would be $40 900,
and that of the last named 100000. Laid on the
table.
Mr.. CALLS called up the bill for the re-organiza-
tion of the police force.
Mr.. BLACKBURN said that he rose for the purpose
of moving that the bill lay on the table. 1t was
only introduced on yesterday. There has been no
time for its consideration. He did not know what
the reasons were for introducing the bill. There
had been no application on the part of the people
for this change. The Mayor had made no sugges-
tions for the change. On the contrary, he has time
and again, asserted that his police were efficient
and ample in numbers, and fully able to protect all
citizens and their property. 1t was we'll known,
too that at present there bill before the Legs-
lature of the State, creating a police force. 1t
would be at least discourteous towards the Legs-
ature for the Branch to act on this bill at present
1t is also one of such Importance, that it should
receive a careful and thorough examination; and
he therefore hoped it would lie on the table until
some future day hereafter named.
Mr.. Balm said that no member on the floor would
presume to assert that the members of this Branch,
who were directly from the people, were not more
capable of framing laws to meet the wants of the
city than the people of tbs counties were He was
w-abiding man, and would submit to law, but
he would not stand tamely and have the shackles
of despotism thrown around his limbs. The pro-
laty wiz ,OFr rha oh
rights of the city, and should not command the
countenance of any man. He was not in favor of
hurrying the bill through. He had not had time to
examine it himself and desired to do so. The gen.
teman from the 18th ward Mr.. Blackburn) had
indulged in an insinuaton against the Mayor of the
city. All he had to say in reply was, that no
Mayor, whether Locofoco or Whig, had ever as
sumed the high and lofty position, or discharged
the duties with the same signal ability, with which
Mr.. Swami had.
Let the gentleman talk about fraud. Go back
some years and look at the fraud that was commit
ted by the Locofoco party. He had been a member
of that rotten party, but had left it in lS40 because
foreigners were allowed to drive native born cit-
zens from their place. There are many high toned
gentlemen in the Reform party, but they are in
bad company. Let this bill be carefully examined,
perfected and made strong, and then pass it. lie
was not prepared to vote on it tonight. He was
in favor of reform, and would go as far as any man
to bring it about. 1t has gone forth that Baltimore
is the home of rowdysm-that men cannot walk
the streets without being in danger of losing their
lives. The Baltimore Sun had heralded this abroad
Had that paper in 1910 dared talk of the city as
it has within the last year, the Democratic party
would have torn down the building. 1t has been
the means of destroying the trade of the city-it
has taken the sustenance from the poor, from whose
small earnings it has grown rich. This legislative
movement was intended to revive the rotten Dem
ocratic party. Sooner than that should be, let the
Monumental City sink into insigni6cance. You
Old Line Whigs,who rallied around the standard of
= hi lokt l
sist in bringing this party into power? Look to
your acts if you do not desire it.
Mr.. BLACKBURN replied to Mr. Balm, and in con-
clusion, moved that the bill lay over until next
Tuesday. Lost by the following vote:
Yeas.-Messrs Roberts, Penn, Baugher, Black
burn, r. Price, Balm, Linton and Norris-8. ID
Nays.-Messrs. Irons, Calls, Chapman, Mace, Tai
bott, Pollock, A. NJ. Price, Simms and Spedden-9.
Mr.. TALBoTT-Mr. President, in order to give
time fer consideration and that action may not be