The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-07-07
PROCEEDINGS or THE CITY COUNCIL

FRIDAY, July 6.
FIRST BRANcn.-Present, SAMUEL G. SrIcER
Esq, and all the members except Messrs. Roberts
and X. Price.-Mr. CHAPMAN presented petition
from James Mcmahon asking permission to con-
struct a sewer from his premises, No. u Bank
street, to the sewer corner of Bank street and Cen
| trail avenue; referred.-Mr. MACE presented a
| communication from George U. Graft offering the
| right-ofway through his premises to lay water
mains, for the sum of $4,000; laid on the table,
Mr.. EVANS, of the Joint Standing Committee on
| City Property, presented report with resou
tion authorizing the Board of Finance to lease to
| James II. Simpson, for the sum of $500, the prop
| erty known as the Old Fish House. on the south
| side of the basin, the said Simpson to pay
all rents in arrear, and to withdraw all
| suits which he has instituted against the
city; laid on the table.-A cemmuni-
cation was received from the Marshal of Police
in reply to a resolution asking by what authority
he is altering the City Hall; laid the table,
Mr.. MACE, of the Joint Standing Committee
the Fire Department, presented report with
resolution granting permission to Fred Lauder
baugh to erect steam engine on his premises on
the of Hollins and Poppleon streets; adopt
ed.-Mr. TALBOT, of the Joint Standing Com
mittee on Police and Jail, presented report with
a resolution granting permission to Ed. Kearny
to form a connection to his buildings on Centre
street; laid on the table.-Also ordinance pro-
| hibting the erection of livery, hiring or sale sta
bles within the limits of direct taxation, without
| permit from the Mayor and City Council; laid on
the table.-Mr. MACE offered resolution direct
| ing the Water Commissioners to have steam fire
! plugs placed on lIillen street, from the Falls
| to the Belair market; adopted--Mr
] BLACKBURN called up the resolution authorizing
| the Water Board to contract with the Northern
| Central Railway for the right to lay water mains
under the bed of that road; passed.-Mr. SPED
| DEN called up the ordinance directing the opening
| of Warner street, between Little Camden and CO.
| lumbia streets-After the bill was amended
slightly, Mr. Balm moved to lay it the table, and
make it the order for Tuesday next; carried
Mr.. SPEDDEN called up the ordinance authorizing
| thn xui6 7 etc hotua
street and Central avenue; passed-Mr. EVANS
called up the ordinance providing for the erection
of new City Hail. He moved it be recommtted;
carried.-Mr. SIMMs called up the ordinance au-
| thorizing the Trustees of the McDonogh fund to
| pay to Dr. VIM. G. Noles for his services as clerk
| to the Board; passed.-Mr SMMs called up the
| ordinance assocating the Presidents of the two
Branches with the agents of the McDonogh estate,
to select spot for the nterment of the remains of
the late John MeDonogh; passed. Adjourned.
| SECOND BRANCH.-Present-WI MCPHAIL,
| Esq, President and all the members.-Mr.
Cook presented the petition of Pratt & Cole and
other manufacturers and agents for the sale of gun
powder in the city, asking that they shall have an
| opportunity to appear before committee of the
| Council, to be heard in relation to the ordinance
before the Council providing for the safe keeping
of gunpowder; laid over.-Mr. MussELMAN, from
the Joint Standing Committee on the Harbor. sub
mitted an ordinance authorizing Edwin A. Abbott
and Caleb s. Maltby to build stone wharf at the
foot of West Falls avenue, the same not to extend
beyond the dimensions of the wharf now built on
piles at the same locality; which was read.-Mr.
CATHCART called up the ordinance to guarantee
a portion of the first mortgage bonds and also a
certain amount of Second Mortgage Bonds, of the
Western Mary land Railroad Company, on certain
conditions, which read the first and second
time.--Mr COTTON moved to lay the ordi-
nance the table and make ii the special order of
the day for Monday next.-Mr. VAN NosTRAND
moved to lay the ordinance on the table for thirty
minutes; carried.-Mr. MUSsELMAN, from the Joint
Standing Committee on Education, submitted
ordinance providing for the sale of male and female
grammar school No. 5, situated on the northwest
corner of Monument and Forrest Streets and the lots
on which said school house is erected, and for the
purchase of another lot and erection of new school
| thereon, which read second time and
passed. An ordinance authorizing the
Water Commissioners to negotiate with the North
ern Central Railway Company for right of way
for the water pipes upon the bed of their road was
received from the First Branch, read second time
| and passed.--Mr. CATHcAkT called up the resou-
ton directing the Comptroller to pay to Levin p.
Clark the sum of 81 900, as compensation for
using drill for tapping water pipes, which was
| read second time.--Mr. MCPHAIL (Mr. Cook in
the Char) moved that the resolution be referred
to joint special committee; lost. Yeas, 3; nays
3. The resolution was then adopted; yeas 5, nays,
3.--The ordinance to guarantee the Mortgage
Bonds of the Western Maryland Railroad, &C.. was
taken up.--Mr. McPHAIL (Mr. Taylor in the
Chair moved to lay the ordinance on the
table until Monday. The motion was lost
The ordinance, after some discussion, was passed
by the following vote: Yeas, Messrs Van Nostrand
Cathcart, Cook, Taylor, Musseman, McComas, G.
then adjourned until Monday afternoon.