The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-06-30
PROCEEDINGS or THE CITY COUNCIL

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FIRST BRANCH.-Present, SAMUEL G. SPTCER ESQ
| President, and all the members.-Mr. MACE pre-.
| sented petion from Louis G. McMurray, asking
permission to continue in use frame shed on Bid.
| die street; referred.-Mr. POLLOCK presented a
petition from Adam B. lyle and Others asking the
passage OF an ordinance preventing the erection of
livery stables within the city limits without the
consent OF property holders adjacent thereto: re
terred to the Committee on Police and Jail-Mr
Penn presented a petition from Robert J. Albert,
asking permission to construct verandah in front
OF his house, on the corner of Holiday street and
orange alley; referred.-Mr. MACE offered a
resolution requesting the City Counsellor to fur
nish the Branch with a legal opinion as to
whether or not property holders, on the
line of Jones' Falls, can be made to re-
pair the walls binding on the same at their
own expense; adopted. d.-The PRESIDENT present
ed a resolution authorizing the Board OF Public
School Commissioners to lease thirty feet of ground
on Hollins street in the of the public school
for the use of said school; adopted "A message
was received from the Second Branch proposing
that when the Councils adjourn on Friday, july
18th, they stand adjourned until Monday the 10th
of August; laid over.-A resolution was received
from the Second Branch. proposing to return the
unexpended balance of japanese appropriation to
the city Treasury; concurred in.-Mr. CALLS
offered resolution to authorize Alex. Southcomb
and others, to give an exhibition of fireworks
on the 4th of July at tie intersection
OF Bank street and Broadway; ruled out of order
MIR. ROBERTS called up the ordinance prohibit
ing the sinking of vaults wells under the perma-
pdSSeQ--Ar,
BoTT, from the Committee on Police and Jail, pre-
sented an ordinance allowing owners of carts draws
and other vehicles to stand in the streets in front
of their premises during the night. Also, to pre-
vent the standing Of hacks on Charles street, be-
tween Pratt and Camden Streets laid over. -
Mr.. CALLS presented ordinance to repeal
the 45th section of former ordinance, which
prevents the firing of squbs on the 4th of
July; laid over-Mr MACE called up the ordi-
nance authorizing the sale of the iail
lot on the east side of Jones' Falls and for
the building of a new Jail wall, &c; passed-A
resolution was received from the Second Branch,
appropriating $1,000 to be expended in celebrating
the coming anniversary of American Independence
Mir. CALLS moved to suspend the rules to give
the resolution a second reading g-Mr. ROBERTS
objected: The question being taken on Mr. Calls
motion, it was rejected.-The Branch adjourned
until Monday afternoon.
SECOND H.-Present-WuLIAM McPHA11
Esq, President and all the members.-A com
munlcaton was received from the Board of
Health, stating that the keeping of hogs in popu-
lous districts a great nuisance and detrimental
ry to health; reterred.-Mr. TAYLOR presented
the remonstrance of Robert C. Bains and others
against allowing Thomas Goldman to keep swine on
his premises on West Pratt street.-Mr. ELLIcorT
presented similar remOnstrance from Messrs
Thompson Oudesleys and Others They were
both referred to the Committee on HeaIth-A
resolution authorizing R. B. Coleman to erect an
IRON platform from the Eutaw House to the build
ing No. 366 West Baltimore street, was received
from the First Branch and read.-Mr. CATHoART, |
from the Joint Committee City Property, in
troduced ordinance providing for the erec- |
tion of new City Hall, which was read - |
Mr.. CoLToN, from the same committee, presented |
a minority report, dissenting from the opinion of |
the majority committee. Mr.. Cotton believes there
isno necessity now for building the new hall, and
further, that the city is not in condition fl
nancially to erect the building. The report is ac
companied by resolution asking that the commit
tee be discharged from the further consid Grafton
OF the subject; laid over.-Mr. MoPHA1L (Mr. Ell
licott in the Chair) presented an ordinance, re-
peallng certain ordinances of the city, for
the violation of which half the fines go
the whole fines to the city read
fered resolution to appropriate the sum of 81 OOO
to be expended by Joint Committee of the Coun-
Gil, for the purpose of celebrating the ensuing 4th
of July by display of fireworks; read second
time and adopted..-Mr. TAYLOR called up the
resolution authorizing John p. Kennedy to con-
struct bay window the dwelling No. 80 NIadi-
son street; adopted-A resolution to pay the
claims of Elias Rump and Jacob Voglestein was re-
celved from the First Branch and read "A reso-
luton adverse to the claims of John Slaughter
asking additional compensation as keeper of the
PoWder-house, was adopted.--A resolution
adverse to the claim of Mrs Sarah A.
NJ. Hitch, for expenses incurred in changing
the grade OF Gllmor street, also Adopted
Mr.. TAYLOR called up the ordinance to change the
grade OF Franklin street, between Carey and CAL
loun streets, which was amended and passed =
resolution adverse to the claim of George Lam
caster, asking for damages sustained to his proper
y by party OF lawless persons, was received from
he First Branch and adopte ed AL so a resolution
referring the claim of Adolphus Stork to the Board
If Arbitration.--The Branch adjourned until
Monday afternoon at O'Clock.