The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-06-23
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL

FRIDAY, June y.
FIRST BEANCH.-Present,S SAMUEL G. SPIcER, Esq.
President, and all the members except Mcssrs.
Baugher and TalbDtt.--Mr. EVANS presented
petition from James Smith, asking permission to re
pair frame shed on his premises on Eastern avenue,
near Castle street, eferred--Mr MACE present
ed petition from jonathan Meredith, asking per-
mission to extend an area in front OF his premises,
No. 43 Franklin streets; referred.--Mr. Balm
presented petition from John Nogt, asking per-
mission to build a sewer from his premises, No. 5
Oregon street, to Chatsworth run; referred -
Mr. A. NJ. PRICE, of the Joint Standing Committee
on the llarbOr, presented report with resolu-
ton adverse to the erection of wharf at the foot
of Cross street, laid on the table. Also, a report
and resolution adverse to the closing of Point street;
laid the table.--Mr. Norris of the Joint
Standing Committee on the Fire Department, pre-
sented report with a resolution granting permits
sion to Philip Rely to raise the roof Of his stable
on Ross street; adopted.-A communication was
received from the Messrs. Winans inviting the
members of the Council to take an excursion
their new steamboat at one o'clock on Saturday;
accepted.-Mr. BAN offered a resolution grant
ing permission to Thomas Goldman to keep hogs on
his premises on West Baltimore street. between
Stricken and Gimor streets; adopted .-Mr.
SPEDDEN offered resolution granting permission
to Samuel A. Redgraves to keep hogs on his prem
ises at Spring Gardens, between Howard and
Sharp streets; referred.-Mr. EVANS offered
resolution directing the City Commissioner to ex-
anime the cellars of the houses on Pleasant street.
between North and Calvert streets, and to report
the cause of their being filled with water-Mr.
SPEDDEN called up the resolution directing the ap-
pointment of Joint Special Committee
to whom the claim of Messrs. Meredith and Du-
laney, for legal services rendered the city in suit
of Reynolds d Co.. shall be referred; CARRIED
The Chair appointed Messrs. Spedden, Blackburn
and Pollock the communicable. SPEDDEN
called up the ordinance authorizing the change
of grade on Franklin street, between Carey and
Calhoun; passed.-Mr. CHAPMAN called UP the
ordinance prohibiting the sale of the fee simple of
property for city taxes where the sale of the lease
hold interest is sufficient to pay the taxes. After
the bill was read, Mr.. SPEDDEN moved to Law it on
the table; carried.-Mr. SPEDDEN called up the
resolution directing the City Commissioner to ad-
vertise for proposals to construct a tunnel on Ca
rey street, from Lexington street to the track of
tie Baltimore and Ohio Railroad the tunnel to be
built of brick and cement, and to be seven feet in
diameter.-Mr. MACE moved to refer the whole
matter to the next Council.-Mr Balm moved
that it be laid on the table, and made the order of
the day for Tuesday next; carried.-Adiourned.
SECOND BRANCH.-Present-Wn MCPHAIL,
Esq, President and all the members
The ordinance authorizing +. A. Abbott and c. s.
Maltby to make certain pier wharf, owned by
them, permanent wharf; was taken up and passed.
The resolution from the Joint Committee on
Conference to have the plasterng of Centre market
house repaired, and also for withdrawing the same
was received read second time and adopted--Mr
Cook, from the Joint Committee on Claims, pre-
sented resolution referring the claim of VIM. A.
Van Nostrand, asking for the return of SlS7 Sc,
the amount of loss sustained by him the sale OF
fire engine on account of the city, to the Comp.
troler for payment; passed IA resolution
looking to the erection Of bridge across Jones'
received from the First Branch and read-An
invitation from the Messrs. Winans to take an
excursion on their new steamer was accented, -
Adjourned until Monday afternoon.