The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-05-22
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL

MONDAY, May 81.
FIRST BRANcH.-Present-S G. SpIcER,
Esq, President, and all the members ex-
cept Mr.. Baugher.-Mr. X. PRICE presented pc
ttion from Robert b. Coleman, proprietor of the
Eutaw House. asking permission to throw plat
form across Wagon alley on the west of his house,
to connect with building on the opposite side of
the alley referred.---Mr. Balm presented a petit
tion from G. A. Tinker and others, asking perms-
eion to erect posts in front of their premises on
Hanover street, near Camden; referred.--Mr.
Balm presented remonstrance from Caleb Kelly
and others, against the opening of Sterret street,
from Columbia to Mcllenry street; referred.--A
communication was received from the Board of
Police Commissioners, stating that the Board will
detail four policemen to operate the Police and
Fire Alarm Telegraph at the Central station. Also,
that any messages sent to the office of the Marshal
of Police by any of the heads OF the city Depart
ments, will be promptly delivered to the parties
for whom they are intended; and also, that the po-
lice instructed to call on the different city de-
partments each day and receive any messages
which they have to send out in the city; laid
the table.--Mr. BLACKBURN, OF the Committee
on Water, presented report with resolution,
directing the Water Engineer to place steam fire.
plugs at the of Lee and Charles Streets and
Aisquith and Madison streets; laid on the table,
The following message was received from the
Mayor, read, and on motion laid on the table:
BALTIMORE, May q, 1850
and Second Branches Of The City Council
GENTLEMEN: return without my signature the resou
on relative the wallng of Hartford and appropr
of the levy 1861. Also the resolution ndicing the
streets lanes and alleys. Also ordinance to
market-house on Hoins street space Also resolution
in favor of Dr. Walter 7. Alender. These measures how
desirable not in opinion of urgent necessity
and may be postponed without serious detTment until
the levy later The levy for the pres.
ent not only anticipated by the actual expenses of
the city, but will require liberal of the citys credit
in order to meet the floating obligations which have been
outstanding several years past and which have been
using my best efforts to discharge 1t seems to me to be
unless included in the existing levy until these oblga
tions provided for Iwould afford great pleasure
to unite with you in all these recommendations could
do consistently with my of duty to the public.
In making appropriations of money mot otherwise ap
propriated will occasion to remind your Honora-
BILE body that levy the year has been fully appro
priated and all subsequent appropriations should ndi
cate the mode of payment With great respect, your
| obedient servant, THos. SWAMI, Mayor.
| Mr.. TALBOT offered resolution directing the
| City Comptroller to lay gas mains Fayette
street, between Aisquith street and Central avenue;
| referred.-Mr. Balm offered resolution directing
| the Clerk of the Branch to withdraw from the
Office of the Register the remnnstrance against the
opening of Sterrett street. The Clerk stated that
! he had examined the Office and there was no re-
mOnstrance there; adOpted.--Mr. POLLOCK offered
a resolution granting permission to Gibbon d
Traverse to allow a sign to remain in front of their
| premises, No. Spears wharf; referred.--Mr. A.
| NJ. PRICE called up the order of the day, being the
resolution directing the removal of the pier in
front of the property of Michael Dorsey and Burns
Sloane, on Light street wharf---Mr. TAYLoa
offered as substitute resolution directing the
owners OF the pier to remove the same within sixty
days, and failing to do so the Port Warden shall
have 1T removed at the expense Of the owners there
of--Mr. Balm offered an amendment that Burns
Sloane be instructed to remove twenty feet of
the pier, and thus make it within the limits of the
| ordinance.-Mr. BLACKBURN moved to lay the
subject on the tables adopted.--Mr. EVANS called
up the resolution apDtopriating S175 for the repair
of the office OF the Sheriff; adopted.-Mr. TAYLOR
called up the following resolution: 81 lH -
RESOLVED by the Mayor City Council of Baltimore,
That the Mayor and the Presidents of the Branches
together with five members Of each Branch the City
Council constitute committee to tender the Japanese
Embassy, now in Washington city, the hospitatiea Of