The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-03-21
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.


FIRST BRANCH Present-SAML. G. SPIoER Esq.
President, and all the members, except Messrs
Irons and Baugher.
Mr.. CALLS presented the petition of C. B. Hvnes
and Others asking the erection of an iron railing
around Patterson Park, laying out OF walks, etc.
Referred.
Mr.. SMMs presented the offer of NJ. Dorsey to
sell farm on the Philadelphia road as a site for
the new Almshouse. Referred.
Mr.. TAYLOR, from the Committee on Claims re-
ported adverse to the claims of John w. Krebs E.
Lincoln, Jos. II. Bean, John Butts and others,
asking payment of damages to their property on
Chatsworth run. Laid on the table,
Mr.. NORRIS presented the petition of A. Lilly and
others, asking the removal of the limekin on
Ross street. Referred.
Also, similar petition demonstrating against
permission being given to W. Ii. Oler to burn lime
at Kiln on Ross street. Referred
communication was received from the Mayor
vetong the resolution authorizing the purchase of
$1,000 shares of stock in the Pittsburg and Con-
nelisville Railroad Company. The Mayor says
"Understanding that your honorable body acted in
the main upon the belief that the purchase of this
stock was necessary to give priority to the mort
gage held by the city, to her advances to the
Pittsburg and Connellsville Railroad Company,
directed thorough examination to be made into
the subject by the Counsellor of the city, and take
the liberty to herewith enclose the opinion of that
officer" The City Counsellor says-The mortgage
OF the city is valid and subsisting security, and
free from any material omission calculated to i'm
gany county is not prior lien to the mortgage,
&c. The veto was laid on the table.
Another communication was received from the
Mayor, vetoing the resolution placing the Lafayette
engine house under the control of the School Com
missioners for the accommodation of the public
schools. He says it is very desirable that the ap-
preparations for public schools should stand on the
specific levy for that purpose and not interfere, as
proposed, with the direct tax; and that any appro
prIation OF the citys interest in the engine house
public schools, would be an encroachment to that
extent upon the direct tax
On motion of Mr.. TALBoTT the resolution was
reconsidered and laid on the table.
The Second Branch returned the resolution to
pave the squares in Broadway, endorsed "non-con-
Cured in"
On motion of Mr. Balm, a committee of confer
ence was appointed. Messrs. Balm. Calls and Evans
were appointed said committee on the part of this
Branch
Mr.. BLACKBURN called up the amendment of the
Second Branch to the ordinance relative to the in
Vestment OF the passenger railway park fund :;
which was concurred in. Adjourned.
SECOND BsANcH-Branch met pursuant to ad-
lournment. Present DAVID TAYLOR, ESQ.,, Presi-
dent pro tenn, and all the members
Mr. IAN NosTRAND presented ordinance rela-
tive to the safe keeping of gunpowder within the
limits OF Baltimore. The ordinance provides that
any persons keeping gunpowder in their stores,
shall keep it in tin cansters the door, and have
sign in front of the building with the word "gun-
powder painted upon it, under penalty of five
dollars
A report from the Joint Standing Committee on
Police and Jail, and resolution in reference to gas
mains and gas lamps, was read second time and,
on motion of Mr.. ELLICoTT laid on the table.
A resolution to place fag-stones across Sharp
street at Wayne street, and Dover street at
Cypress alley, was taken up and passed
A resolution to place fag-stones at the intersec-
ton of Biddle and Caroline streets, was received
from the First Branch, read q second time and
passed.
=, Also, resolution to repair the platform on West
Falls avenue, south of Canton avenue bridge
was received from the First Branch and read
Also, resolution to place a new pump in the
well on the corner of Thames and Phpot streets
Also, resolution to place pump in the
we'll on northeast of Bank street and Castle
alley.
Also, resolution to remove the old pump in
front of the warehouses of Messrs. Baker, Bros &
Co., Nos. 80 and "a South Charles street. Read a
second time and laid on the table.
Also, resolution to repair the pump and deep
en- the well on the north corner of South Paca
and Hamburg streets. Read.
The Branch adjourned until tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock.