The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-07-19
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

ESQ, President. and all the members, except Mr.
Baugher.-Mr. EVANS presented petition from
James Seward, asking permission to alter frame
building on his prem ises Bank street, near VOL
street; referred.-Mr. NORRIS presented a petit
ton from E. Van Ness and others, asking that the
name of Garden street, North of Biddle street, be
changed to that of Linden avenue; referred. Mr.
EVANS of the Joint Standing Committee on the
Fire Department, presented report with a reso.
luton granting permission to John Cohen to con-
tnue in use frame shed in the rear of his houses
on Bank street, corner of Castle alley; Adopted
Mr.. Irons, of the Joint Standing Committee on
Mar kets, presented report, with resolution, di-
recting the Comptroller to pay to Mrs. T. Z. Clark
the sum of $500, for damages sustained by having
stall destroyed in the Centre Market; adopted
"A resolution was received from the Second
Branch granting permission to l.. G. Bachus and
others, Building Committee of the Church. now un
der course OF erection at the corner cf Carey and
Fayette streets, to extend the Central tower and
buttresses eight feet beyond the building line laid
on the table.--Mr. Balm offered resolution di-
recting the City Commissioner to have an iron gra-
ting placed around the fountain in Franklin Square,
adopted;,-oMr. SPEDDEN offered resolution di-
recting the City Commissioner to have the sewer
at the corner of Pratt street and Central avenue
enlarged, and appropriating 5000 for the expense
OF the same; reierred.-A com nunication was
received from his Honor, the Mayor, returning
without signature, the resolution in favor of Levin
p Clarke, who invented a drill for drilling water
pipes, now used by the city. Also. returning,
without his signature. the bill authori-
7F worth OF 6s Sons of y s e
road, and recommending that the ordinance be re-
committed to the commttee.-Mr. BLACKBURN
moved reconsideration of the BILL carried. l.
Mr.. TALBOT moved that it be recommitted to the
Committee on Ways and Means.-Mr. BLACKBURN
said that it was impossible to recommr. The only
way to dispose OF it to pass it the of
the Mayor.-The PRESIDENT said that he did not
consider the message of the Mayor a veto but only
return with recommendation to recommt.-
discussion here followed as to the power of the
Branch to dispose of the bill by the motion of Mr.
Talbot, and on the vote being taken, the bill was
recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means.
MIR. BLACKBURN called up the ordinance author
izing the Mayor of the city, the Presidents of
the two Branches of the City Council, and the
President of the Board of Trustees of the
McDonogh Educational Fund and Institute, to
examine the accounts of the agents of the
city for the McDonogh estate, and to give full
and final receipts for the Mayor and City Council
of Baltimore, to said agents.-Mr ROBERTS Of
fered an amendment "that final receipts should
only be given when the entire estate is settled;"
lost. The ordinance was then passed.-Mr. tai
BoTr called up the resolution granting permission
to X. W. Gray to construct a bay window on the
Baltimore street front of house now under course
of erection at the corner of Carey and Baltimore
streets; adopted.-Mr. SPEDDEN called up the or
dinance increasing the fare from three to five cents
on the proposed passenger railway to be laid down
by Elisha Lupton, Chas G. Ridgeey and Samuel
j. Pentz and their associates, through Holiday,
Hillen, Forrest and other streets. One fifth of the
receipts be paid into the city treasury to be devo-
ted to the Park fund.-Mr. POLLOCK moved to
per car from $40 to $50. He stated that
one of the gentlemen named in the grant
(Mr Lupton) had said that he was offered SIS 900
for the grant, and if this bill raising the fare and
reducing the License passed they could sell the
strike out was lost.-Mr MACE offered an amend
ment compelling the laying of double tracks on
all the streets; adopted. The bill as amended was
then passed-Mr EVANS called up the resolution
granting permission to George Schillenberger to
construct a sewer through the lot of the Public
School, of Aisquith and Holland streets
Mir. SPEDDEN said that serious objections had
been raised to granting permission, and he there
fore moved to lay the matter on the table.
SECOND H.-Present-WILL1AM McPHA1L,
Esq, President and all the members.--Mr.
ELLICorT offered resolution asking information
from G. l.. Dulaney and D. Meredith, Esqs., in
relation to the suit of the city against the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company, concerning the
extra dvidend which was read and passed.-On
motion of Mr.. CoLToN, a message was sent to the
First Branch, asking return of the ordinance for
the widening of Lancaster street.-Mr ELLIcoTr
presented remonstrance from sundry citizens
against the opening of Park street, which was read
and laid on the table.-Mr. Cook presented a
resolution authorizing the Commissioners for build
ing the new Jail to extend the heating apparatus
from the Jail to the Warden's house; which was
read and passed. An ordinance to authorize
the Commissioners OF Finance to issue bonds in
stead of notes for the CONSTRUCTION of the new
water works, was received from the First Branch
and read.-Mr. COTTON moved to refer it to the
Committee Ways and Means, which was not
concurred in; the ordinance was laid on the table,
MIR. McComas, from the Committee on Police
and Jail, reported resolution authorizing the
building committee of the Presby terian Church,
about being erected on the corner of Fayette and
Carey streets, to extend the centre tower and but
tresses of the building eight feet Fayette street.
which was read and passed.-Mr. CoLToN pre-
sented remonstrance from sundry property hold
ers on Franklin street, protesting against allowing
the building committee, above named, the privi
leges asked, which read and laid on the table.
MIR. MUssELMAN called up the ordinance allow
ing Messrs. Abbott & Maltby the privilege of
erecting stone wharf in lieu of the one now used
by them.-Mr. ELLICoTT moved to lay the ordi-
nance on the table, which not agreed to-
Mr.. ELLIcoTT offered amendment to the ordi-
nance, that in the granting this privi-
ege the city incur no legal RESPONSE
bity, but that the parties making the improve
ment assume all the penalties which may result
from any suits pending or which may hereaf-
ter be brought; which was not concurTed in.-
The ordinance was then passed.--Mr. Cook called
up the ordinance granting additional privileges to
the City Passenger Railway Company which was
read and laid over. A resolution in favor of Ed
ward keerney was received from the First Branch
and read-Also, a resolution recommending
plan for the proposed new City Hall; read aud laid
over.-Also, a resolution in favor of the COM
missieners for opening streets; read and passed.