The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-04-24
PROCEEDINGS or TIE CITY coUNcIu

FIRST NCH.-Present-SAMUEL G. SPICER,
Esq, and all the members.-Mr. CHAR
MAN presented a petition from John Mad
den, asking that frame shed on his premises, No
60 President street, may be allowed to remain re-
ferred.-Mr. TAYLOR presented petition from
John Fayier, police officer, asking for remunera-
ton for injuries received from sickness contracted
while in the discharge of his duty.-Mr. SIMMs
presented petition from Murray II Hazlehurst
and others, asking that gas main be placed on
Williams street, between York and Montgomery
streets; referred.-Mr. NORRIS presented a pc
tition from number of citizens, asking that gas
pipe may be laid on Grundy street, between Biddle
and Preston streets; referred.-Mr MACE pre-
sented report from the Joint Standing Commit
tee, with a resolution in favor of ThOs j. Cochran
CO., to retain in use a frame building on East
Falls avenue; laid on the table.-Mr. EVANS pre-
sented a petition from the same committee, grant
ing permission to William II. 0ler to allow frame
shed to remain on his premises on West Falls ave-
nue.; laid on the table.-Mr. EVANS of the same
committee, presented a report, with a resolution
granting permission to Audoun d Binyon to
allow a frame shed to remain on their
premises on Washington street; laid on the table
Mr.. NoRRIs offered a resolution inquiring of
the Board of Police whether their estimate for tn c
expenses of the new police department includes
all the departments of the old organization.-
Mr.. NORRIS called for suspension of the rules;
carried. The resolution was then adopted. d.-Mr
lRoNs offered resolution directing the CITY Comp
troler to have gas mains laid down on Washington
and Foundry Streets Teferred.-Mr SPEDDEN
called up the resolution directing the Mayor to
cause an examination to be made by the proper of.
fcers, as to whether George J. Zimmerman is
building bay window at his house, corner of Mad
ison and Park Streets in accordance with resolu-
tion passed by the Council.-Mr. SPEDDEN offer
ed substitute to appout Joint Special Commit
tee to examine into the matter and report upon the
same; lost.-Mr. Balm moved to lay the resolu-
tion on the table; adopted-A communication
was received from the City Comptroller showing
the expenses of the police department for the year
ending the 18th inst, including lighting the city,
to have been 1921, 80; laid on the tabe.-Mr.
CHAPMAN, of the Committee Ways and Means,
presented report with resolution authorizing
the Mayor to take such steps he may deem ne
cessary to protect the citys interest in the Pitts
burg and COnnelsville rairoad adopted. .-Ad-
jOurned.
SECOND BRANCH.-Present-DA TAYLOR, ESQ.,,
President pro tem., ard all the members.-A reso-
luton adverse to the petition of Henry Resinger,
was received from the First Branch, read and
passed.-Mr- COTTON offered a resolution to
place a steam ireplug Eden street near Monu-
ment; passed.-The resolution to pay Henry
Fulton, late clerk of the auditor, for services rem
dered, was taken up, read and passed-The re-
solution to pay George Maglone for work done in
grading Bolton street and Mason alley was taken
up, read, and after some discussion laid the
table.-The ordinance to pave certain streets
under the nuisance act, was read the second time
and laid on the tabe.-Mr. MCPHAIL offered a
resolution, that the Committee on Highways CON
slider the matter of cleaning the streets, and if
better plan than the present can be adopted, to
port it to the Council; read a second time and
adopted.-Mr. VAN NosTRAND offered a resou-
tion to place gas mains Block street, from
Thames street to the Drawbridge; read and adopted
"A resolution asking the new board of police
for certain information, in reference to their
expenses, &c, was received from the First Branch
read a second time and adopted.-The Branch
adjourned until tomorrow afternoon at ) o'clock.