The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-05-22
BALTIMORE, TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1860

the city of Baltimore and that the Of five thousand
dollars so much thereof as may be necessary the
to be taken out of any moneys the treasury other
wise appropriated, to pay the expenses thereof.
Mr. Balm said that he was more firmly opposed to
this resolution than when it first presented
The Mayor had sent message stating that there
was no money in the Treasury, and accordingly he
refused to give his consent to necessary improve
ments. How could his Honor sign this resolution?
Where was the money to come from? 1t not
in the Treasury, and it could only be raised by
calling on the year 1861. A measure of this kind
NAV be popular with the wealthy merchants but
it is not with the masses. The people desire their
money to be expended in improvements from which
they will derive some benefit, and not squandered
in such useless expenditures as that proposed by
the resolution. He would call for the yeas and
nays on its adoption to let the people see who it
was who were in favor of such appropriations. The
resolution was adopted by the following vote -
Yeas-Messrs. President, Chapman, Mace, Talbot,
Pollock, Penn, II. Price, Spedden, Taylor and Nor
ris-lO; nays-Messrs. Irons, Evans Calls,
Roberts, Blackburn, A. NJ. Price Simms Balm and
Linton-9-Adourned.
Second BRANCH.-Present, WILLIAM McPHAL,
Esq, President, and all the members s-Mr
CoLToN called up the ordinance to re convey to the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company strip of
land twenty feet in width, adjacent to the south
side of Pratt street, between Poppleton and Carey
streets, which was read the second time.-Mr.
ELLICorT offered the following amendment: "Pro-
vided, The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
strictly comply with the terms on which the five
million loan was granted by the city, particularly
the provisions of the first section of the ordinance
of 9th December, 1858, and the ordinance of 4th
May, 1883, in regard to the payment of all the
penses incident to the issue of five millions of
bonds" The ordinance and amendment were laid
on the table.-A resolution directing the Port
Warden to place a steam dredging machine in
front of the ship-yard of Mr.. Goodwin, ON the
east side of the draw bridge and remove the sedi
ment carried there by the late freshet was received
from the First Branch and adopted. Also a
resolution to place steam fire plug
on the corner of Light and Hughes streets
resolution in favor of paying Ann Maria Hamil-
ton the sum of $40, money expended in getting
possession ofproperty sold for taxes, was add
resolution in favor of paying George W. Keys
the sum of $50, as operator the Police Tele
graph before he received his regular appointment,
was passed.-Mr. MCCoMAs offered a resolution
directing the Clerk to withdraw from the files of
the Register the remOnstrance against the opening
OF Sterrett street and thepat of the same adopted
"A resolution discharging the Committee on the
Harbor from the further consideration of the pc
ttlon OF Henry Travers, was adopted. the
resolution to pay W. Schauffer the sum of SIS for
advertising in the Wecker newspaper.--Also, a
resolution adverse to granting an increase of pay
10 the laoorers in the city yard.-Mr. ELLICoTT
obtained leave to introduce an ordinance to carry
into effect the Curtis Creek Wharf and Railroad
Company; referred to the Committee on Highways.
"A resolution in reference to the petition of
John S. Cuttings, Andrew B. Cross, Charles
Mentzell and Margaret Seabright asking return
OF taxes paid in error, referring the same to the
Board of Arbitration, was received from the First
Branch and passed.-The Branch adjourned
until tomorrow afternoon a o'clonk