The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-07-21

Battalion Baltimore City Guard, the sum of Sl0O
| each.--Mr. SPEDDEN asked if the military
not under the control of the Police Commission
| ers, and if they were, the Board should make
| the appropriation; the resolution passed BY
vote OF IA yeas to nays.-A communication was
received from William Prescott Smith, Master of
transportation of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
company, enclosing an invitation from Henry c.
Jarrett, agent of the Great Eastern steamship, in
| vltlng the members of the Branch to meet him on
Saturday morning at ii o'clock, to receive pro-
position looking to visit of the Great Eastern to
| the Chesapeake Bay, at Annapolis.-Mr. SPED
DEN moved the appointment of Joint Committee
to meet Mr.. lrrett; carried. The Chair appointed
| Messrs Spedden, Roberts and Penn on the part of
| the First Branch.-Mr TAYLOR presented reso-
luton authorizing the City Comptroller to pay to
| Jonathan Meredith and Grafton L. Duany the sum
oil 81 900 each, for their services counsel on be-
! half of the city in the extra dividend suts-
| Mr.. Balm objected to the passage of the re-
solution, the matter NOS having been properly
| considered by the committee.-Mr. SPlCER said
that it was his impression at the time the resolution
directing the wlthdi avail of the suits the part
OF the city was before the Branch ON its passage
| that one of the conditions of the resolution was
that the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
was to pay all the expenses connected with those
suits, and the counsel fees were part of the ex-
| penses-Mr. TALBOT said, that if the resolution
was pressed, he would offer as a substitute resou-
ton censuring the counsel for the city for their
preclpltate action. The City Council had been dis
| courtenusly treated by the counsel The resolution
passed the First Branch one evening, and on the
| morning of the next day. before the Second Branch
had time to consider the resolution, the counsel
hastily withdrew the suits, thus treating disre-
spectiully the City Council, the Second Branch
being part of it.-Mr TAYLOR asked permission
10 w!noraW the resolution; granted.-Mr. Balm
Galied up the resolution granting permission to
| Rev. .. Y. Backus, and others, Building Commit
tee, to extend the central tower and buttresses of
the church building now under course of erection
at the cerner OF Fayette and Carey streets MIR
POLLOCK called for the reading of the remonstrapce
| against granting the permission. A lengthy dis
cussion followed, when Mr.. BLACKBURN moved to
lay the resolution on the table; lost 1t was nut
on its passage and lost by vote of yeas to IL
nays.-Mr. A. M. PRIoE called up the ordinance
| granting permission to Messrs. Maltby & Abbott
to erect a solid wharf on their premises, City
Block; passed.-A resolution was received from
the Second Branch directing the CITY Commissioner
to have gas lamps placed at different points ON Free
mont street; adopted. Also to place gas lamp at
the corner OF Cough and Register streets.-Mr.
A. M. PRICE called up the resolution directing the
City Commissioner to construct wharf at the foot
OF Eutaw street; adopted.--Mr A. NJ. PRICE called
up the resolution directing the property holders
along Jones Falls to repair the walls binding on
their premises.-Mr. PRIcE offered as a substitute
resolution directing the City Commissioner to ad-
vortise for proposals for repairing the wall of the
Falls between Gay and Low streets, and contract
with the lowest responsible bidder for doing the
same. The substitute adopted by vote of IL
yeas to nays.-The resolution adverse to the
petition of d. G. FL. Emory, to extend pier at
Light street, was adopted-Also the resolution
directing the Building Committee Of the new Jail
TO extend the rear building of the Warden's house,
and to convey the heating apparatus to the War
dens house; adOpted.-Mr. EVANS moved re-
consideration of the vote by which the resolution
granting permission to the Building Committee of
the Presbyterian Church to extend their building
eight feet beyond the building line; adopted
The ordinance directing the City Register to use
the credit of the city to the amount of $500, ,000
the amount of uncoected taxes; passed.-Ad-
journed until Monday, the 9th of August
SECOND H.-Present-WILLIAM MoPHA1L,
ESQ.,, President, and all the members.-The
ordinance granting additional privileges to the
City Passenger Railway Association taken up
and passed. The resolution adopting the plan of
William T. Marshall for the new City Hall, and
appropriatng $500 for the same, the amount offer
ed for the successful plan; and also $500 to parties
offering other pans.-Mr. MoPHAIL (Mr Cath
cart in the chair) moved to strike out that part of
the resolution giving compensation to other than |
the successful arcbitect-Mr. McPhail said if the
resolution passed in its present form it would be
vetoed.-Mr. CoLToN said if he wanted to
veto it, let him do it, let him take the
responsibility of refusing to compensate |
these men as the majority of the |
committee had done in giving it to them.-Mr
ELLICoTT said it would be difficult to toretell what
bill the Mayor would veto; it was always asserted
that he was going to veto the Western Railroad
last night the bill passed. The Branch should
legisate without looking to the action of another
branch OF the government.-Mr. MCPHAIL and
Mr.. Cook did not fear any veto of the Mayor, but
City Hall defeated Considerable discussion ensued
snd tne sre being P th nd tho
luton passed.-The ordinance authorizing the |
Commissioners of Finance to issue bonds instead |
of notes for the completion of the new |
Water Works, was taken up and passed-The |
resolution requesting the Mayor to enforce the or
dnance in regard to the laying of the track of the
City Passenger Railway on West Baltimore street.
was taken up, and, on motion of Mr.. CATHCART, re-
committed to the committee.-The ordinance |
authorizing certain parties to give exhibitions of
fireworks on certain occasions. with an amendment,
requiring that such fireworks should be manufac-
tured by parties within the limits of the city of |
Baltimore, was taken up.--Mr. Cook moved to con-
curin the amendment; adopted. Yeas Z, nays a.
The resolution directing the Comptroller to pay
the Captains of each military company in the city,
including the Baltimore Battalion City Guard, the
sum of one hundred dollars, the same to be taken
out of the levy of 1S6l.-Mr. Cotton moved to
st ike out 1861 and insert 1860; carried;
Yeas Z, nays 2. The resolution was then
adopted.--The supplement to ordinance
authorizing Elisha f. Lupton and others to Law
down tracks for passenger railway on certain
streets, was taken up and read the second time.
Mir. VAN NosTRAND moved to strike out that
part of the first section looking to the raising of
the fare from three to five cents carried. Yeas 5,
nays 4-The second section, providing for the
payment of onefth of the receipt for the purposes
of Park, was, on motion of Mr.. Cotton, stricken
ouI-Mr. CATH0ART moved to lay the ordinance
on the table; lost Yeas A. nays 5.-The ordi-
nance as amended, was then passed.--Mr. ELL |
corr offered resolution requiring the Board of
Health to report to the Branch, whether the keep
West Pratt street, be detrimen tai to the health of
the neghborhood; adopted.--A resolution |
granting permission to John KONG to
continue in use certain sheds on Bank |
street, near Castle alley, was received from the |
First Branch read a second time, and adopted. L.
Mr.. CATHCART called the ordinance to regulate
the erection of livery stables within the limits of
direct cttaxation.-Mr. McCoMAs moved to amend
odd md Loci
5.-Mr. McCoMAs moved to refer the ordinance to |
the adjourned session; lost.-The ordinance was
then passed by the following vote: Yeas-Messrs. |
Cathcart, Cook, Taylor, Ellicott and Musselman-
s. Nays-Messrs. President, Van Nostrand,
Cotton and McComas-4.-A communication was
received from VIM. Prescott Smith, Esq, in regard
to proposed visit of the steamer Great Eastern
accompanied bv proposition that Joint Commit
tee of the Branches be appointed to confer with the
agent of the steamer, the officers of the Railroad
Company and the Board of Trade The PROPOSE
tion was concurred in. The Committee on the part
of this Branch is the President, and Messrs Eli
cott Cotton and McComas.-A request was re-
ceived from the First Branch for the return of the
resolution granting certain privileges to the
church; concurred in.-A resolution in favor |
of Mrs. Teresa A. Clark, was taken up and |
adopted.--A resolution appropriating the sum
of S182 for proposed improvements in the |
Office of the Clerk of City Circuit Court was taken
up, and on motion of Mr.. Cook, indefinitely post
poned.-A recess for thirty minutes, the members |
partaklng OIL tea.--A resolution TO pay Charles |
7. Holloway the of $50, for making four hun
dred German silver cards for telegraph keys, was
taken up and adopted.-Also, resolution to paw |
John W. Betchel for work done and materials fur |
nished at the Marine Hospital.-A resolution grant
ing permission to Edward Kearney to connect his |
two buildings by platform across Little Courtland
street, was taken up, amended and passed.-A re-
solution to place iron grating around the fountain
in Franklin Square, and appropriatiDg S35 to pay for
the same, also adopted.-Aso resolution |
granting permission to r. w. Gray to build bay |
window to dwelling the corner of Carey and |
Baltimore streets.-Also, resolution directing |
the payment Of the bill Of Philip R. Bailey, to the
amount OF S5Lo.lI, Tor WORK uone tne OuarIes |
street bridge-Also, resolution to pay William |
Knabe the sum of $50, the amount of two coupons,
27S, 279, of the million loan, which have been
destroyed.-Also, resolution granting permits |
sion to James Seward to make alterations to bis
frame buildings on Bank street, Happy alley.
ALSO, a resolution adverse to the petit |
tion of D. G. Fl. Emory, asking permits |
sion to extend his pier. at the |
foot of Barre street, farther into the Basin |
Also, resolution adverse to the petition of VIM. |
j. Ward and others, asking that a gateway be |
placed in the railing around the Court house, |
Also, resolution adverse to painting the iron !
railing around the Eastern Spring lot.-Aso, a |
resolution to clean the tunnel from Harrison and
Baltimore streets to the Falls--A resolution from
the minority of the Committee on the subject of |
walling Jones' Falls, and directing the City Com
mssioners to advertise or proposals to repair the
walls on the East side of the falls, between Gay |
street and Low street, received from the First
Rranch read and on motion of Mr.. ELLICoTT laid |