The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-05-26
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL

FRIDAY, May 25
FIRST BRANoH.-P Present, j. G. BLACKBURN, ESD.
President pro tenn, and all the members except
Messrs. Baugher and Spicer SPEDDFN pre-
sented a petition from Enoch Warield and others,
praying the opening of Warner street from Little
Camden street to Columbia street.--Mr. EVANS
presented ordinance authorizing the CITY author
tiles to sell the square bounded by President and
Albemarle streets, and Canton avenue and Alice
Anna streets.--A communication was received
from a. Hoen, presenting lithograph map of q
geological survey of the State of Maryland
Mr.. POLLOCK moved its acceptance, and that the
thanks of the Branch be rendered to Messrs .
Hoep d CO.--Mr. SPEpnEN offered a resolution
appointing joint special committee, to whom shall
be referred the communication of Jonathan Mere
dith and Grafton Dulaney, Esqrs., relative to COM
pensaton for their services in the suit of REYNOLDS
d Co. Us. The Mayor and City Council, and also to
take into consideration all matters connected with
said suit.--Mr. NORRIS moved a reconsideration
of the vote which defeated the bill endorsing the
bonds of the Western Maryland Railroad Company.
He did merely to give the friends of the bill an op-
portunity to present its claims in g stronger light
tie did not consider himself pledged to vote for the
bill. The bill was recOnsdered and laid the ta-
ble.--Mr. NORRIS called up the resolution in
structing the Building Committee on the Aims
house to inquire into the effect which the
late food had the present site for the Aims
house; alSo TO investigate the water right belong
ing to that property, and its healtfulness--
Mr. NORRIS stated that he had learned that the
water right of the stream belonged to property
periods during the summer the stream was almost
dry.--Mr, MaCE stated that he had similar informa-
tion.-Mr. Balm moved to indefinitely pospone the
subject, which carried by vote of 10 yeas to
8 nays.-An ordinance received from the
Second Branch authorizing the Water Board to
enter into a contract with the Northern Central
Railway Company for the right to use the bed of
that road to lay the water mains laid on the
table.-A communication was received from the
City Counsellor stating that it is his opinion that
the city cannot compel parties who use the foot
way near the markets to sell produce from, to paw
market tax, unless the city has the consent of
the property holders along the footway; laid on
the table.-Mr A. M. PRICE called up the reso-
luton directing the owners of the pier in front of
the premises Of Messrs. Burns Sloan and Michael
Dorsey, on Light street, to run. over the same
Mr.. TAYLOR amended, that the pier be removed
within sixty days, and the owners failing to do So
the Port-warden is directed to remove it, at the
expense of the owners.--Mr. Balm offered substi-
tute directing the owners of the pier to cut off
twenty feet of the pier and thus reduce the pier Ito
its proper size. The substitute was lost. The
amendment was Withdrawn, and the resolution or
dering its removal within twelve months was pass
ed.-Mr. BLACKBURN called up the resolution
granting permission to DR.. A. c. Robinson to sink
a well under the pavement of his house, No. Sc
North Charles street, referred to the Committee
on Health.-Mr. BLACKBURN offered a resolution
requesting the Police Commissioners to furnish any
correspondence they may have had with citizens
relative to the enforcement of ordinance in regard
to nuisances on the footways.-Mr. SPEDDEN said
that the Branch had no authority to ask for the
Information; the resolution was lost.-Adjourn-
ed.
SECOND BRANcu.-Present, WILLIAM McPHAIL,
Esq, President, and all the members.-Mr. ELL
CoTT presented the memorial of Rose & Co., print
ers, on Baltimore street, asking permission to
tain in use their signs; referred to Committee on
Police and Jail.-A resolution to allow Messrs.
Beck d Bach man to erect steam engine at Nos.
113, lis and III West Lombard street. received
from the First Branch; read a second time and
passed.-A resolution to pay Levin P. Clark one
hundre ed dollars for the use of patent drill for
tapping water-pipes, and used by the City
Water Board, was received from the First
Branch, read a second time and laid on the
tobIe.-The President obtained leave to present
ordinance in relation to the supply of water for
the northwestern section of the city, and
authorizing the Water Board to enter into
certain agreements with the Northern Cen
trail Railroad Company, with view of introdu-
cling into the city supply of water from the new
Water Works'--.The ordinance was read a
second time by special order and passed.
The resolution to allow Travers Gibbons to re-
tain a sign at No. Spears wharf was taken up
and passed.-The resolution to authorize Andrew
j. Cohen to sign at No. Lovely lane was
taken up, read and referred to the Committee on
Police and Jail.-Mr. VAN NosrRAND presented
an ordinance to allow the use by ship builders of
the end of the streets terminating at the water,
&C.; referred to the Committee on Police and Jail.
The Branch then adjourned until Monday alter
noon at five O'Clock.