The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-09-04
PROCEEDINGS or THE CITY COUNCIL

MONDAY, September ;.
FIRST BRANCH.-Present Samuel G. Spicer, Esq.,
President, and Ill the members except Messrs Irons
and Baugher.-Mr. ROBERTS presented the pet-
tion of George Rinehar, asking permission to erect
house for the sale of hay on McKim street, in
certain manner; referred.-Mr. CALLS pre-
sented a report from the Joint Standing Com
mittee on Bridges, with a resolution direct
ing the City Commissioner to have the abut.
ments of bridge over Jones' Falls at Charles
street, repaired; laid on the tabe.-Mr. SPICER
presented an ordinance imposing fine of not less
than five dollars, nor more than fifty dollars, on
any person who may injure any of the city proper
ty; laid on the tabe.-Also, a supplementary or
dinanee making the salary Of the City Register
S2000 and the Deputy Register 81 200 and pro-
viding that all fines or commissions which
may into the Registers office, go into
the city treasury; laid on the table.-Mr. MACE
called up the ordinance directing the Water
Board to remove all pumps not in within the
city limits; passed.-A communication was re-
ceived from the Mayor returning the ordinance di-
recting the opening of Lancaster street, between
Caroline street and Central avenue. The Mayor
states that the Second Branch was not in session
on Friday last that therefore the veto comes with
in the law.-Mr. SPICER stated that in his opin-
ion the law had not been complied with.-Mr.
MACE moved a reconsideration Of the vote which
passed the ordinance; carried, and the ordinance
laid on the tabe.-A resolution was received
from the Second Branch, inquiring of the City
Commissioner the precise number of gas lamps
which have been erected, and those yet to be erect
yeas and nays called and it was passed by
vote OF o yeas to s nays.-Mr. SIMMS presented an
ordinance to correct the divisions of the wards of
the city of Baltimore, which adopts the report
as made to the City Council by the Board of Com
missioners for redistricting the wards; road and
laid on the tabe--Mr. CALLls offered resolu-
tion directing the CITY Commissioner to place
gas lamp the southeast corner of Fayette street
and Central avenues adopted.-Mr. SPEDDEN
called up the ordinance directing the CITY Commits
sioner to change the grade of Hampstead street,
between Chester and Choptank streets; passed.
Mr.. BLACKBURN called up the resolution directing
the City Comptroller to pay 500 to each of the mil
itary companies of the city.-Mr TAYLOR asked that
it might be laid on the table; granted. d.-Mr Balm
offered resolution directing the City Commissioner
to have the sidewalks paved on Baltimore street,
between Gilmor and Fulton streets, and on GilmOr
street, between Baltimore and Pratt streets; adopt
ed.-Adj djourned.
SECOND BRANCH.-Present-An the members
cept William McPhail, Esq. President, and Messrs.
Van NOstrand and Sewell.-On motion of Mr..
Cook, Mr.. Cotton was called to the char.-1he
resolution granting permission to John s. Fussel-
baugh to continue in use frame bath hOnse in the
rear of his premises, southeast corner of Chase
street and Central avenue, was taken up and pass
ed.-Mr. Cook called up the ordinance request
ing the Mayor to enforce certain sections OF the
railroad ordinance in relation to the running of the
cars and the building of the track West Balti
more street.-Mr. CATHCART moved an indefinite
postponement of the whole subject He be-
leved that most of the persons who signed
the petition to the Council, in regard to the
matter, were county men, and he thought
it rather piece of impudence for them to
petition the Council at all. He also thought it pre-
sumptuous in the Council to instruct the Mayor as
to his duty in the premises If the Railway Asso-
citation were not carrying out the provisions of the
ordinance, it behooved the Mayor to have the law
enforced.--Mr. ELLIcoTT opposed the postpone
ment.--Upon the question being taken, the sub
ject was indefinitely postponed by the following
vote:-Yeas, Messrs. Cathcart, Cook, Taylor and
Musselman-4. Nays, Messrs. Cotton, Ellcott and
McComas-3.-Mr. MCCoMAs presented the petit
tion of John II. B. Latrobe and William Bucker,
executors of the late Dr.. Edmundson, asking that
Schroeder's run, on Calhoun street, may be tun-
nelled; referred to the Committee on Highways.
"A resolution recommending John Henry Tur-
ner, deaf mute, to the Governor as a beneficiary
under the act of 1884, was received from the First
Branch, read a second time, and passed. Ad-
jOurned.