The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-09-11
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL

MONDAY, September l0.
FIRST BRANCH.-Present, Samuel G. Spicer, ESQ.,.
President, and Ill the members except Messrs.
Irons and Baugher'-Mr. TAYLOR presented
petition from Samuel Thompson, master of Cross
street market, asking an increase of salary;
ferred.-Mr. r. PRICE presented petition from
VIM. E. Bartlett and others, asking an extension of
the Hanover market house in eastward direc-
ton to Charles street, referred.-Mr. TALBOT
of the Committee on Police and Jail, presented a
report with resolution granting permission to
Edward Kearney to connect his buildings on Cen
tre street by throwing an iron grder Little
Courtlan street, at distance of sixteen feet from
the ground; laid on the table.-Mr. SPEDDEN pre-
sented a petition from r. G. Armstrong, asking
to be paid Sl56.l1, which he incurred in conse
quence of the sale of his property for taxes which
had been paid; referred.-Mr. TALBOT present
ed a remonstrance from Mr.. Barnitz and others,
against granting permission to Lewis McMurray to
steam engine on bis premises on Bddle street;
referred.-Mr. MACE introduced an ordinance to
repeal the ordinance preventing members of the
City Council from holding office; laid the table,
Mir. TALBOT offered q resolution directing the
Clerk to procure the papers from the Registers Of
flee relative to the sale of negro boy, the property
of Charles ,German.-Mr. r. PRIcE offered a
resolution to place a gas lamp at the corner of
Paca street and Cider allev and one on German
Mr.. CALLS presented petition from j. }.
Bankard and others, butchers, asking to be per-
mitted to take their wagons on the West side of
the Centre market market days; referred.-
Mr. SPEDDEN called up the resolution to close Etting
alley, between Mosher and McMachen streets, and
to open another alley Al feet northeasterlv
therefrom; adopted. d.--Mr. TAYLOR moved a
reconsideration of the vote which rejected
the resolution to pay Henry r. j. Rey-
nolds S29, 900; carried by the following vote =
Yeas-Messrs. President, Calls. Chapman, Mace,
Talbot, Pollock Blackburn. A. NJ. Price, Spedden,
Taylor and Norris--ll. Nays-Messrs. Roberts,
Penn, r. Price, Simms, Balm and Lnton-6.-
The resolution was laid on the table-The Pre-
sIDENr called up the ordinance imposing fine of
from SIS to SO for breaking city lamp lamp
post, and the cost of repair; adopted "A mes
sage was received from the Second Branch, pro-
posing to hold session on the 18th instant; con-
Cured in MIR. CALLS offered a resolution re-
questing the Board of Health to examine the sew
at the intersection of Canal and Lombard and
Canal and Pratt streets, and cause the removal of
their present unhealthy conditions; adopted
The Branch adjourned.
SECOND BRANcH.-Present-W McPhail
ESQ President and all the members exceut Messrs
Van Nostrand and Sewall.-Mr. ELLICorr pre-
sented the petition of Francis White and other
owners of property, east of Mine Bank lane, asking
the privilege of erecting slaughter-houses the
same; referred to the Committee on Health
Mr.. Cook submitted an ordinance authorizing VIM.
Bond and others to give exhibitions of fireworks
at political meetings, at Monument Square else
where, when held within the limits of the city, and
also upon any other occasion upon which the
citizens of Baltimore may assemble in public
meeting and require such exhibition; laid over.--
The resolution TO build one-story addition to the
west end of the Cross street market house was taken
up and passed.--The ordinance to correct the
division of the wards taken up and read the
second time.--Mr. MCCoMAs moved to lay the
dinance on the table, which was adopted by the
following vote the yeas and nays being called for
by Mr.. CoLToN:--Yeas.--Messr Cathcart,
Cook, Ellicott, Musselman and McComas-5.
Nays.-Messrs. President, Cotton and Taylor-3.
Mr. .CoLToN, in giving his vote, said that he hoped
the Branch would either reject adopt the ordi-
nance at once. The Police Board had duty to
perform, in connection with this subject, which
would require much time, and it was necessary that
action should be had at once.-Mr. ELLICoTr
thought he ought not to object to the passage of
the ordinance, as he had by it been put in
the 10th ward amongst the aristocracy and the
nabobs, but would vote to lay on the table out
of courtesy to the gentleman who had made
the motion.-Mr. MoCoMAs said he only de-
sired more time to consider the ordinance; he
would be prepared to vote in day or two.
"A resolution granting permission to John
Ogier and j. KienZle to erect slaughter houses on
their premises, between Gist and Burk streets on
the east, Choptank on the west, Monument on the
south, and Biddle on the North; and also on the
lots on the northwest OF Choptank and
Chew streets, and on the south side of Monument
street. between Gst and ChOptank Streets was
ceived from the First Branch, read a second time
and passed. Am ordinance to condemn and open
Warner street, between Little Camden street (for
merly Elbow lane) and Columbia street, was
ceived from the First Branch and read.-Also
resolution granting permission to Saml. NJ. Evans
to construct a one-story frame shed in the rear of
bis premises on the northeast corner of Pratt and
Choptank streets.-A resolution granting per-
mission to William H. Councilman to continue in
use frame stable on the lot on the corner of Bid
die and Greepwillow streets, was also received,
read second time and passed.-A resolution au-