The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-09-12
PROCEEDINGS or THE CITY coUycJ1


TUESDAY, September IL.
FIRST BRANCH.-Present,S Samuel G. Spicer, ESQ.
President and al the members except Messrs
Irons, Baugher and Roberts.-Mr S1MMs pre-
sented petition from DR.. Jas. V. D. Stewart, and
others, asking relief from nusances now existing on
the Charles street Spring lot; referred-Mr
TAYLOR presented petition from John Hansler
asking to be returned taxes paid in error; referred
Mr. LINTON presented petition of William
wright, and Others praying that Josephine street.
between Chatsworth and Fremont streets, NAV be
condemned and opened; referred. Mr. TALRoTr
OF the Joint Standing Committee on Police and
Jail, presented report with resolution granting
PERMISSION to William j. Albert to construct We.
randall on the house at The corner ofHoliday street
and Orange alley. Laid on the table. .-Mr.
SPEDDEN presented a report from the Joint
Standing Committee Highways, with an
ordinance changing the of all that portion of
Garden street north of Bidde street to that of
Linden street; passed.-Mr. BLAcKBURY. of the
Joint Standing Committee on Water, presented
report with resolution directing the Water Board
to repair the pump in front of premises No. 45
North Frederick street; adopted.-Mr. MACE, of
the Joint Standing Committee on the Fire Depart
ment, presented report with resolution grant
ing permission to Andrew Graham to continue in
use a frame building on his premises, No. At Ais
quith street-A communication was received
from the Board of Health, stating that Chestnut
alley, between Ogden and Fremont streets, is in
state OF nuisance, and recommending that it be
graded and paved; laid on the table-Mr SPED
DEN presented resolution, directing the Water
Board to repair pump on the corner of Henri
etta street and China alley; adopted
Mr.. BAN called up the ordinance granting
permission to victuallers to keep their slaughter
house premises hogs for the purpose of DESTROYING
the otfal. The bill provides that the party must
first procure permit from the Board of Health
passed d.--Mr. MACE called up the ordinance re-
pealing the ordinance which forbids any member of
the City Council from holding any office of profit or
honor; passed.--Mr. TALBOT called up the resou-
ton granting permissionto to Edward Kearney to form
connection between two of his buildings on the
south side of Centre street, by throwing girders
across Little COurtand street. and improving over
the same; passed.--Mr. SPICER called up the or
dinance fixing the salary of the CITY Register at
SZ,oO0 per annum and his Chief Clerk at 81 200
The resolution also allows the Register the two per
cent on foreigners arriving in this city; passed
Adjourned.
SECOND BRANCH.-Present-Wi McPhail,
Esq President, and all the members-Mr. Nc,
CoMAs obtained leave to introduce an ordinance
supplementary to an ordinance empowering Elisha
+. Lupton, Sam. 7. Pentz and others, to Law down
passenger railway tracks on certain streets. The
ordinance repeals part of section 0fthe original
ordinance, requiring the grantees to pay $40 per
annum for each car, and fixes the price at $50 per
car 1t also extends the time for finishing the road
twelve months; and allows the grantees the priviI-
ege to lay down one two tracks, as may best suit
their purpose. The ordinance was read second
time and laid the table.-A supplement
to ordinance No. 80, to enforce useful
regulations, to restrain certain evil practices
&C., was received from the First Branch, read a
second time and passed.--An ordinance to close
Etting alley, between Mosher and McMachen
streets, was also received and read.-A resou-
tlon granting permission to Samuel NJ Evans to
erect frame shed on his premises, corner of Pratt
and Choptank streets, was taken up and passed.
Also an ordinance granting permission 10 Will
liam Bond and others to give exhibitions of fire.
works at certain places and at certain periods
Also an ordinance to condemn and open Warner
street, between Little Camden and Columbia
streets.-Mr. CATHCART called up the resolu-
tion authorizing the Comptroller to paw to
Alois Rumpf, the sum of one hundred and fifty,
and Jacob Voglestein the sum of SIS, for dam
ages sustained to their property, by mob of riot
Gus persons, which was passed by the following
vote: leas-Messrs. President. Cathcart, Cotton,
Taylor and Musselman-5; nays-Messrs Van Nos
trand. EIlicott and McComss -3.-Mr. CoLroN
called up the ordinance to change the grade of
Hampstead street, between Chester ard Choptank
streets, which was amended and passed. or
dlnance to correct the division of the wards of the
city OF Baltimore was taken up, read second
time, and passed, Mr. McComas voting nay.-Ad-
journed until Thursday afternoon.