The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-21

same on the night of the fire. The loss sustained
by Mr.. Patrick Rooney was about 81, 800, which
fully covered by insurance policy in the
Firemen's Insurance Office of this city.
ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING, Feb. 20, 1860.
HOLIDAY Sr. THEATRE.-Miss Matilda Heron
Camille.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
MONDAY, February 20.
FIRST BRANCH.-Present-SA G. SPICER, Esq.
President, and all the members excepting Messrs.
Irons and Penn.
Mr.. Balm presented petition from Thomas II.
Stotf, asking to be paid S97.47 paid for lot sold
by the City Collector, and which has proved to be
bed OF a street. Referred.
Mr.. NORRIS presented petition from the mana
gers of the Aged Women's Home, asking for a
continuation of the city appropriation to that nsti
tuition. Referred
Mr.. NORRIS presented petition from numerous
residents of Ross and Orchard streets, asking that
three gas lamps may be erected on Orchard street,
between Ross street and Pennsylvania avenue.
The President appointed Messrs. Balm, Roberts
and Spedden as the Committee the part of the
First Branch to whom the City Registers communi-
cation relative to the City Passenger Railway was
referred.
A communication was received from the Com
missioner of Health, in reply to resolution OF in
quiry to whether the Assistant Health Officer re-
mains in his Office during office hours, stating that
his duties do not permit him to be in the office all
the tme and theT efOre he cannot say whether that
officer is there during the entire time or not, but
knows that he remains in the office sufficiently long
to perform all the duties of the position.
Mr.. Balm moved to lay the communication on the
table, and that the Commissioner of Health he re
quested to give direct reply to the resolution
passed by the Branch, as it is his duty to know
whether the Assistant Health Officer performs his
duty and remains in the office during office hours.
Adopted.
Mr.. RoBERTs offered resolution directing the
City Comptroller to lay gas mains on High street,
between Hillen and Front. Referred.
Mr.. CALLS offered resolution directing the City
Comptroller to lay gas mains on Bank and Cough
streets, between Broadway and Wolf Streets
Referred.
Mr. CALLS offered a resolution, directing the
City Comptroller to lay gas mains on Register
street between Hampstead and Fayette streets, and
along Fayette street to Baltimore street. Re-
ferred.
Mr. ROBERTS, OF the Joint Standing Committee
on Health, presented report with resolution,
authorizing the repairing of the sewer on Central
avenue at Pratt street. Laid on the table.
Mr.. RoEERTs presented the report of the Joint
Standing Committee on Health, with a resolution
granting permission to VIM. H. Oler to burn lime
on his premises on Gold street, near Ross. Laid on
the table
Mr.. Balm offered a resolution, instructing the re-
representatives. in the General Assembly to use all
honorable means to prevent the passage of any law
having for its object the prohibition of the sale of
fresh meat in places other than the regular market
houses.
Mr.. MACE called up the resolution granting per-
ing at the foot of Union dock Adopted
Mr.. Balm called up the resolution directing the
Clerk to procure from the files of the City Register
the papers presented to the late Council by the
ries
Mr.. Balm moved that the remonstrance of the
people on the same subject be also withdrawn.
The resolution then passed.
Mr.. TALBoTT called up the resolution appropria-
ting $50 to the widow of Richard Jenkins, late
turnkey of the Southern district police station.
A resolution received from the Second
Branch, inquiring of the Water Engineer and the
Water Register, to whether certain newspaper
office has not been appropriating the water of the
city without paying for the same, and DENYING that
they used the water
Also similar resolution inquiring whether a
certain mill has not been using the city water under
similar circumstances.
On motion of Mr. SIMMs, the resolutions
concurred in.
Mr.. Evans called up the ordinance directing the
Register of the city to borrow money, and redeem
the five per cent. stock held BY the Baltimore
United Fire Department.
Mr.. r. PRICE offered as a substitute that the Bal
timore United Fire Department be empowered to
dispose of the city stock held by that association.
Mr.. MACE moved to lay the bill on the table.
Carried.
Adjourned.
SECOND BRANCH.-Branch met pursuant to ad-
journment. Present DAVID TAYLOR, Esq, Presi-
dent pro tem., and all the members.
Mr.. CATHCART submitted the following resolu-
tions, which were read
Resolved by both Branches of the Chy Council Of Bdlf
more That the Water Engineer and Water Register be,
and they hereby directed this Council whe
ther the propreor certain newspaper establishment
in the city of Baltimore have not been guilty of using
the water Of the city for certain purposes and after hay
ing denied doing whether 1t not discovered that
they had been using the water of the city, for the pur
pose denied by them
Resolved further That the above named officers further
inform this Counciwhether the propetors of certain mill
in the city of Baltimore have not been guilty of appro
priating the water of the city to mill purposes without
paying for the
Resored further, That the above named officers be, and
they are hereby directed to give this Council an mmed
ate and categorical answer to the above resolutions
naming all the parties. and stating fully all the circum
stances connected Herewith.
On motion of Mr.. CATHCARr the resolutions were
read a second time by special order.
Mr.. COLrON moved that the resolutions be laid
the table, which determined in the mega
tive.
The resolutions were then adopted.
Mr.. Cook presented communication from VIM
Gibson, on behalf of the ''lndependent Greys," in
vting the Branch to attend their 9th Annual Ball,
to be held at the Hall of the Maryland Institute,
on the evening of the 22d inst. Accepted, on
motion of Mr.. McComas.
resolution to place stepping stones Plea
SAINT street. at its intersection with Calvert street,
was received from the First Branch, read second
time and adopted.
A resolution to place steam fre-plug at the
corner of Bowly and Mill streets, was received from
the First Branch and read.
resolution granting permission to George Z.
Porter and Marcus L. Dudley, to erect new frame
observatory building on Federal Hill, line
with Montgomery street, was received from the
First Branch, read a second time and adopted.
The resolution directing the Commissioner of
Health to have removed from a warehouse on
South Frederick street, machine for grinding and
sitting guano, was taken up and read a second
time.
Mr.. VAN NosrRAND moved that the resolution be
indefinitely postponed.
Pending the consideration OF the above motion,
Mr.. CoLTOE moved that the resolution be recon-
mited to the Committee on Health Lost.
The question being the indefinite postpone
ment it decided in the affirmative by the fol-
lowing vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Nan Nostrand, Cathcart, Cook,
Ellicott, Musselman, McComas-G.
Nays-Messrs. Cotton, Taylor.
A message received from the First Branch
proposing a Joint Special Committee, to whom
should be referred the communication of the City
Register in regard to the non-payment of the Park
tax to the city by the City Passenger Railway.
The proposition was concurred in, and Messrs.
McComas, Van Nostrand and Musselman appointed
the part of this Branch.
The resolution to paw Dobbin d Fulton, proprie-
tors of the american newspaper, the sum of ST.
002 % for advertising, was taken up and passed.
Also, the resolution to pay Robert Holloway, the
of $50, for keeping in repair the clock in the
steeple of the Independent Engine House.