The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-09-21
PROCEED JNGS or THE CITY COUNCIL

PROCEEDINGS or THE CITY COUNCIL
THURSDAY, September 20.
FIRST BRANCH.-Present George W. Balm, Esq,
President pro tenn, and all the members except
Messrs. Irons, Baugher, and Penn.-Mr. LINTON
presented petition from John Wilmington and
others, asking that Cumberland street, between
Gilmore street and Pennsylvania avenue, may be
condemned and opened; referred.-Mr. EVANS
presented report from the Joint Standing Com
mittee on City Property, with resolution direct
ing the Park Commissioners to inquire into the ex-
pediencv of purchasing Federal Hill as a public
park adopted.-Mr. TALBOT moved reconsider
ton of the vote by which the Branch proposed to the
Seconde Branch to adjourn sane DIE on Friday
next; carried.-Mr. TALBOT moved that when
the Branch adjourn on Friday week. it adjourn
sine die; carried.--Mr. MACE, of the Joint Stand
ing Committee on the Fire Department, presented
report with resolution granting permission to
Isaac Soloman to continue in a frame stable
his premises, No 5ll West Fayette ieet; laid on
the table.--A resolution was received from the
Second Branch granting permission to John S.
Macker to erect frame partition between his
houses on Camden street, near Howard street; laid
on the table.--A communication received from
his Honor the Mayor, ,vetoing the resolution in favor
of Jacob Noglestine; laid the table.--Also
message giving his assent to certain ordinances
and resolutions; read and laid on the table.--Mr.
LINTON offered a resolution directing the Comp
troller to lay gas mains on Townsend street, be-
tween Pennsylvania avenue and Lafayette square;
referred.--Mr. LINTON offered a resolution di
recting the Clerk to procure from the Registers
OHlce Ine papers asking lot an extension OF HOlnS
street market; adopted--Mr. CALLS called up
the ordinance reducing the license from $40 TO $50
on each car which may be run on the Towsontown
City Passenger Railway, and allowing the company
twelve months to complete the work, and also
making 1t discretionary with the company as to
whether they sh all lay one or two tracks through
the streets.-Mr. ROBERTS moved to strike out IL
months and insert 6 months; carried.-Mr. Rob-
ERTs moved to strike out the portion making it dis
cretionary with the company to lay one or two
tracks, and making it compulsory on them to lay
down two tracks; lost by vote Of yeas to 10
nays. The bill was then put upon its passage and
carried-Ar. SPEDDEN called up the ordinance
authorizing the condemning and opening of
McMechen street, between Pennsylvania avenue
and Chatsworth street; passed.-Mr. LINTON
presented a rem0nstrance against the opening of
the street, signed by John s. Cuttings. and others.
Mr.. SpEDDEN presented petition in fa-
Todd and many others. The bill was
passed.-Mr BLACKBURN presented an ordinance
granting permission to the Towsontown Railroad
Company to lay tracks through any of the streets
of the city not now appropriated by other city
passenger railways, allowing the company to
charge five cents per passenger, providing they
pay into the city treasury one-ffth of their
ceipts, to be devoted to the park fund; referred.
MIR. NORRIS called up the ordinance granting
permission to the Curtis Creek Railway and
Wharf Company to lay down railway tracks,
1lr. NORRIS offered an amendment providing that
the tracks not laid through the public streets;
eu.--Mr. IALBOTT moved TO lay the Dill
the table; carried.-Mr. CALLS called up the re-
solution directing the City Commissioner to lay
flag stones across West Fayette street. between
PoppletOn and Fremont streets; adopted. -Ad-
iourned.
SECOND BRANcH.-Present William McPha, ESQ,
President, and all the members.-A communi-
cation was received from the City Register stating
that the amount received by the corporation for
port tonnage for the year 1859 was SS, ,665 &C. and
for this year to 10th August, SIS. .233. .26.-Mr.
CATHCART said this not full reply to the reso-
ton of inquiry. He wanted to know what disposi-
tiOn made of the collections.-Mr. CoLTON
said the Register not in the city, and for that
reason the reply was not full. When he returned,
no doubt the information from him would be salts
Cook called up the resolution di-
recting the Comptroller to have the Mayors COM
munication on the city's finances published in
all the daily papers.-Mr. Cook said that, upon
inquiry, he found that the expense would be about
five hundred dollars, much less than he at first
thought it would be.-Mr. COLToN thought that
the publication of the document in pamphlet form
would be much better way of distributing the in
formation.-Mr. Cook said if it published in
the newspapers it would fall into the hands of
everybody, and therefore in favor of that mode
of distribution.- resolution then passed,
Mr. Cotton voting nay:--The resolution author
izing the Public School Commissioners to lease a
lot of ground in the 7th ward, and erect thereon
Male and Female Primary school house was read the
second time and passed.--A resolution to pay
James Kerr S75 for the loss of a horse, was taken
mission to victuallers and others doing business in
the Centre market, to stand their vehicles on the
west side of the market.house, received from
the First Branch, read a second time and passed.
Also, resolution adverse to the petition of Henry
Hemling, asking the return of license money over
pald.--Mr. ELLICoTT, from the Joint Standing
Committee on the Fire Department, presented a
permitting Benz. German to erect frame
addition to his premises on Fayette street, near
Dallas, which was read the second time
and adOpted.---Mr Cotton called up the
resolution authorizing the City Commissioner to
advertise for proposals to repair the wall on the
east side of Jones Falls, between Gay street bridge
and Low street. and to award the same to the lowest
bidder; also appropriating $500 for the same, which
was read the second time and laid on the table
An ordinance authorizing the delivery of live stock
from the cars on Sunday, was received from the
First Branch with proposed amendments.-The
amendments were c0ncurred in.-A resolution to
place gas mains along Barre street, from Hanover
to Light, along Lee, between Charles and Light,
along Mill street, from Pratt street to the water
line, and along Davis street, between Saratoga
a nd Pleasant streets, received from the First
Branch and read.-Mr- TAYLOR offered a resolu-
tion to have steam tre-plugs erected at certain
localities; read a second time and adopted
Mr.. Cook moved reconsideration of, the vote on
the resolution giving permission to Edward Kear-
ney to throw iron girders across Little Courtland
street, to connect his two buildings The motion
was carried-yeas 5; nays g. The resolution was
then, on motion of Mr.. Cook, laid on the table,
The ordinance granting permission to Elisha F.
Lupton and others to lay down railway tracks on
certain streets, received from the First Branch
with proposed amendment. The amendment was
to extend the time of finishing the road six months
instead of twelve. The amendment was concurred
ln.-Mr MUssELMAN, from the Committee on the
Harbor offered a resolution requesting the Harbor
Master of the Eastern District to enforce the ordi-
nances in regard to regulating the harbor; read
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