The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-04-12
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL

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| FIRST BRANcH-Present SAMUEL G. SPICER, ESQ.,,
| and all the members except Messrs. Irons and
| Baugher.-Mr. POLLOCK presented a petition
| from John r. Donaldson and others, asking per-
mission to extend an alley, lying between Balti
more and Second streets, to Holiday street, when
that street is opened to Lombard street; referred
| Mr.. SIMMs presented a communication from the
| Directors of the Blind Asylum, praying that the
| city make appropriation for the purpose of
| erecting buildings for the accommodation of the
inmates of the Institution; referred.--Mr. r.
| PRICE presented minority report from the Com
| mittee on the Harbor, adverse to the removal of
the pier on Light street wharf, which is the joint
| property of Michael Dorsey, and Burns Sloan
| laid on the table.-Mr. TAYLOR presented a re-
| port from the Committee on Claims, with resou-
| tion in favor of Perkins & Fleming, for medicine
furnished the Western Police District; adopted
A communication was received from Ham
ilton e. Bailey, City Commissioner, relative
to the cost of increasing the height of the
wall along Hartford run.-Mr. CALLS of
fered resolution, inquirng of the Street Com
mssioners why Light street has not been widened
at Baltimore street; adopted.-Mr. TAYLOR called
up the report of the Committee Claims, adverse
to paying the members of the City Passenger Rail
way Investigating Committee, of 1882 for their
services.-Mr Norris offered substitute, that
the Comptroller of the City pay to William L.
Montague, John W. Randolph, George A. Gun
ningham, Amos McComas, VIM. A. Van Nostrand
and William Cotton, the of $50 each for their
services as that Committee.-Mr. Balm amended
by moving to strike out $50, and insert Sl00; lost
The substitute of Mr.. NORRIS put upon its
passage, when Mr.. Talbot moved that the money
be paid only application for the same; which was
carried.-Mr. BLACKBURN moved to lay the reso-
luton on the table; carried.-A communication
was received from John A. Thompson, City Regis
ter, enclosing statistics giving the extra fees paid
to attorneys for the city since 1855, amounting in
the total to S8, ,240; laid on the tabe.-Mr. Balm
called up the ordinance to regulate the dispo-
sition of%ehicles at the Hanover market.-Ad-
journed.
SECOND BRANCH.-Present-DAvI TAYLOR, Esq,
President pro tenn and all the members.-Mr. Coll
TON offered resolution to make the ordinance for
selecting site for the erection of a Aims
house the order of the day for Tuesday, the 18th
inst, and to take precedence every day until dis
posed of the resolution rejected.-Mr. VAN
NOSTRAND presented the petition of Messrs Ferguson
& Teale, asking permission to erect a steam engine
of six horse power on their premises, on Thames
near Block street; referred.-Mr. Cook presented
the remonstrance of Henry B. Pentz and others,
against the paving of the squares on Broadway
between Fayette and Monument streets.-Mr.
ELLTCoTr presented the petition of John Thompson
Mason, G. Cochran, Jr., Charles j. Baker, John
Kettlewell, and Capt. Robert Leslie, Finance Com
mittee of the lnebriate Asylum, asking appro-
pration of ten thousand dollars towards that in
stitution; referred to the Committee on Ways and
Means.-The resolution to pay to each of the
Judges and Clerks of the late State election an
extra compensation of four dollars each in
all S400, called up by Mr.. Cook
The resolution was opposed by Mr.. Cotton and ad-
vocated by Mr.. Cook, when Mr.. Cotton offered
substitute to the effect that the extra compensation
should only be given to the twenty return judges.
The substitute was rejected, and the resolution
passed by the following vote: Yeas-Messrs,Y Van
Nostrand, Cook, Ellicott, Musseman and McCo-
mas-5; nays-Messrs. Cotton and Tayor-2.-
Mr.. ELLIcoTT offered a resolution directing the
City Counsellor to inform this Branch, in view of
the extreme construction of the powers of this
corporation, whether the legal power exists in the
Mayor and City Council to purchase land beyond
the boundary of the city whereupon to build
almshouse, and whether the proprietors of land
near such proposed location, can by injunction or
building of such almshouse; adopted.--The
Branch adjourned until tomorrow afternoon at