The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-06-08
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY coUNcJ,,

| THURSDAY, June 7.
FIRST BRANCH.-Present, SAMUEL G. SpIcRR ESQ
President, and quorum ofmembers EvArs
presented petition from Isaac Henneberger asking
PERMISSION to erect frame bath-house on his
| premises on Broadway; referred MIR SpEpnEN
presented petition from S. T. Knight and others
asking that Green street, betv cen Mulberry and
franklin streets, may be regarded; referred =
Mr Mr. POLLOCK presented remonstrance from Noah
| w Walker Co. and others, against erecting A steam
| engine on Grant street, Baltimore street. re-
ferred--Mr. II. PRICE offered a resolution direct
ing the City Comptroller to have gas mains laid on
certain certain parts OF faca, Penn and German streets;
reterred'--Mr. CALLS offered a resolution Grant
ing permission to Thomas Hamilton to continue in
use sign on his premises No. BowIy's wharf.
referred MIR. SIMMs offered resolution maxine
inquiry OF the Committee on HIGHWAYS M to stanSs
porticoes, &c, on the footways; adopted. NJ
SPEDDEN, OF the Joint Standing COMMITTEES on Hioh
ways, presented report, with a resolution Grant
ing PERMISSION to John P. Kennedy to erect bay
window to his premises No. 90 Madison straat. loiS
on the tab le.--Mr. ROBERTS called up the ordi
nance directing city officers, who receive proposaIs
OF contracts for city work, to keep record of each
proposal, winch can be seen bv the persons who
make the proposals, the members of the Council
ana the Mayor, but none others--Mr PoLIoCK
moved to lay it on the table; carried d--Mr
EVANS called up the bill AUTHORIZING the
w w ater commissioners to make contract with
the Northern Central Railway COMPANY for nor
mission to Law water mains under the bed of that
rallroad, and empowering the Commissioners Ia
cede the right OF way to the Railroad Comnanv
,maroug9 the citA,s property, from a point near
Mount Vernon Factory to the Belyidere hridoa
Tor the purpose Of laying railroad track-Nr
orEDDEN amended by inserting "providing the track
Is iald within three years." carried -Mr TAyGor
moved TO lay it on the table; carried Mr..
EVANS called up the resolution appointing q com.
mlttee, to consist of two members from each Rranch
ana the Presidents thereof, together with the |
boara OF Health, to visit Boston and other North
erh citles, Tor the purpose examining the Marine
Hospitals Mr. PoLLoCK moved it i5G: l :ne
postponement; carried.-Mr. SIMMs offered n ~.
solution directing the Board of Health to attand
t the 5anafary Convention which in Boston on
the i!th INST, to represent the city of Baltimore
Mr.. MACE said that the Board of Health were
included in similar resolution which had bean in |
definitely postpo ned. The CHAIR pronounced tha
resolution out of order-Mr Ev,re corIa5 |
up the ordinance relating to the keann% Of r,'n
powder, which provides that not more than fifty |
Pounds can be Kept on any premises While the |
OIL was under discussion the Branch adjourned.
SECOND BRANcH.-Present, VIM. McPHAII. Esq
President, and all the members.-A resoIntiaan'
III iaVor OF Ellen Muller was read the second time
anu passed. The ordinance to re-convev a certain
STRIP OF ground to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
company was taken up and passed A resoIution
directing the Comptroller to pay the nh vsicisn,s
oill' for attendance upon Henry Hands, a policeman
wounded in the discharge of his DUTY was received
from from @ the FIRST Branch and adopted. Col
TON called up the ordinance providing for the safe
Keeping otgunpOwder within the CITY limits which
was amended and passed IA resolution directing
the comptroller to pay the claim of John F. McJii
on, 'or advertising IN the Patriot, was received
from the First Branch, read a second time and
adopted Oh motion of MIR. CoLroN MESSAGE
was sent tie the First Branch, proposing that when
the Councils adjourn this afternoon they stand adj
Journed until Monday afternoon at five O'Clock,
"hlch was returned concurred in.--Mr Cook pre-
sented resolution directing the Comptroller to
pay to Mrs. Mary Cloud the sum of Sl5
tor supplying officer Walsh with provisions whilst
a. the western station-honse, having been disabled
In the discharge of his duty; adopted. "A resoln
llon to erect gas lamp on the corner of Baltimore
and an Gist streets, was received from the First
branch bran and adopted.-Mr Cook called up the
resq1uuon ) luton directing the Comptroller to pay John
.ng possession of the Friendship engine-house ac-
,,Sording to contract with the city; passed. d.-Mr.
hcCoMAs offered resolution to have gas lamn
'raIeG Ia on otrlcker street, between Baltimore
Ind Fayette streets; passed The Branch ado
lourned until Monday afternoon at s n,clnnL