The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-07-17
The CoURTs.-There was no business transacte
in any of the Courts Yesterday
PROCEEDINGS or THE CITY council

MONDAY, July l6.
FIRST BRANcH.-Present, SAMUEL G. SPIcER,
Esq, President. and all the members, except Messrs
Baugher, Penn. r. Price and Chapman.-Mr.
EVANS presented petition from John w. Randolph
and others, asking that the city should purchase
the land offered for sale by the Messrs. Patterson,
that Park; referred.-Mr. EVANS, of the Joint
Standing Committee on City Property, presented
report with resolution recommending the adop-
ton Of the plan offered by VIM, 7. Marshal for
Comptroller to pay to VIM. I. Murdoch, j. J.
Husband and Thomas and J. ~ Dixon, the
sum of $500 each; laid on the tabe.-Mr.
ssbdo pered Rnsrd auth9Srdzng the
primary school No. IT, corner of Light and
Poultney streets; referred.--Mr. SIMMs offered
resolution dir ecting the Health Board to examine
into the old Charles street Spring lot and report
the condition of the same to the Branch; adopted
Mr.. TAYLOR called up the resolution directing
the City Comptroller to pay to Nathan T. Dushane
the sum of S332O8, extra expenses incurred in the
opening of Mulberry street; adopted. tai
BoTr called up the resolution granting permission
to Edward kerney to connect his buildings Centre
street by throwing a foot-way across Courtand
street; adopted. SPEDDEN called up the ordi-
nance authorizing the Finance Commissioners to is.
sue bonds instead of notes. for the completion of the
new w eser works; passed. Mr. TAYLOR called
up the resolution directing the City COMPTROLLER to
work done at the Charles street bridge, and of j.
W. Baktill, (S59.3s) for articles furnished the Ma
rine Hospital; also Charles T. Holloway, (S56) for
furnishing keys for the fre-alarm boxes and if
found correct to pay the same; adopted Mr.
SPEDDEN called up the ordinance directing the
condemning and opening of Strrett street,
from McHenry to Ramsey street.-Mr
TALBOT called up the ordinance relative to the
storing and transportation through the city of
gunpowder. Th bill provides that no person shall
keep on hand more than fifty pounds of powder
and that must be secured in tin canisters or wooden
kegs, under penalty of twenty five dollas; provi-
ded, that this penalty shall not apply to gun powder
being conveyed and in actual transitu, without
stoppage, Except sufficient time for the purpose of
delivery,) through the streets of the cty.-Mr.
EVANS presented remonstrance from John Hender-
son Co. and other merchants against the pas
sage of the bill.-Mr. POLLOCK moved an indefinite
postponement of the bill; lost by the following
vote:-Y Yeas-Messrs. Irons, Evans Calls, Rob-
erts, Pollock, r. Price and Taylor-7; NAYS
Messrs. President, Mace, Talbot, Penn, Blackburn,
A. M. Price, Simms, Spedden, Balm and Linton
lO.-The bill was then passed. but at the request
of Mr. Balm it reconsidered and laid on the
table.-Mr. EVANS called up the ordinance
authorizing William Bond and other pyrotech-
nists to give exhibitions of fireworks in Monument
Square or other parts of the city ON the occasion
of political meetings, and on any other occasion
when the citizens assemble in mass meeting, the
consent of the Mayor having first been obtained;
passed.-Adjourned.
SECOND BRANcH.-Present, WILLIAM McPHAIL
Esq, President and all the members except Messrs
Van Nostrand, Taylor, Cathcart and Sewell. For
want of a quorum the Branch adjourned