The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-10-06
PRoCEEDNGS or THE CITY co UNCI.

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FIRST BRANCH.-Present Samuel G. Spicer, Esq,
President and all the members except Messrs. Irons
and Baugher.-Mr. A. NJ. PRICE presented a re-
port from the Joint Standing Committee the
Harbor, with resolution directing the city Com
missioner to have Light street wharf at the foot of
Barre street, repaired, and the street properly
graded and paved, and authorizing him to draw
upon the Comptroller for S400 for the expense of
the same; adopted.-Mr. POLLOCK moved recon-
sideration of the vote which authorized the School
Board to contract for the printing of their report
The resolution having been sent to the Second
Branch, motion was made to send for the same
and carried.-The PRESIDENT then called up
the following resolutions which were on his file
The report of the Committee Claims to whom
referred the petition of Mary Ridgely (ne-
gress), asking to be paid tie proceeds ofa certain
81 900 note, now on deposte in the City Treasury,
who claims to have found the same the 1st of
March, 1888. The resolution attached to the re-
port authorizes the City Register to pay to the said
Mary Ridgely the sum of $50 per annum during
her natural life, providing that she executes re-
lease of all further claim to this mOney.-Mr.
SPEDDEN moved to strike out the 1850 per
annum" and insert 81 ,OO0.-Mr. NORRIS said
that the report of the Committee a
compromise. There was considerable differ
ence in the testimony to who was really
the owner of the note, and the circumstances con
neced with the offering of the note in payment for
groceries, was very conflicting There were also
many discrepancies in the evidence of Mr.. Cobb, to
whom the note was rendered. Under all the cir
cumstances surrounding the case the Committee
thought it best to make the report directing the
payment of the $50 per annum.--Mr. Balm moved
that the resolution be indefinitely postponed; car
| ried-The resolution authorizing the Board of
School Commissioners to contract for the printing
of their report was received from the Second
Branch, and on motion of Mr.. Pollock it was
laid on the table.-Mr. TALBOT, of the Joint
Standing Committee on Police and Jail, presented
a report with resolution authorizing the
City Comptroller to have gas mains laid along
| Grundy street, between Bidde street and Camel
alley; also along Grundy street, between Lanvale
and Townsend streets, and on Madison avenue, be-
tween Townsend and Mosher streets; adopted
| Mr.. TAYLOR, of the Joint Standing Committee on
| Claims, presented report with a resolution re-
| ferring the petition of George w. Buck, asking
| that the property known the Deptford Engine
House may be exempted from taxation, to the
Board of Arbitration, with instructions to pay him
| any moneys which they may deem him entitled to;
| adopted.-Mr. NORRIS offered resolution grant
| ing permission to Mary Ridgely to withdraw all
the papers relative to certain one thousand dol
lar note from the office of the Register; adopted.
| MIR. CHAPMAN presented a report from the
Joint Standing Committee Ways and Means,
with a resolution appropriating $4,000 to meet the
deficiency in the appropriation for the Health De-
partment; adopted.--Mr. SIMMs called up the or
dinance authorizing the agents of the City OF Bal
| timore for the McDOnogh bequest, to employ
counsel for the protection of the citys interest in
certain lands belonging to that estate, now IN the
possession of other parties, the counsel to receive
| one-half of whatever they may recover as their
| fees; passed.--Mr. SPEDDEN called up the ordi-
nance giving permission to the Curtis Greek wharf
and Railroad Company to construct railways
through their premises lost by vote of IA yeas to
2 nays.--Mr. SIMMs called up the ordinance direct
| ing the City Register to demand of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company the cost of the
clerical services in transferring the five million
loan; lost by vote of seven yeas to nine nays
Mr.. SPEDDEN called up the resolution in favor OF
| ii. r. e. j. Reynolds authorizing the Register tc
pay to them $1,000 in money land give the bonds o.
the city for $2O,000.-Mr Balm moved the in
definite postponement of the resolution; carried
by the following vote: Yeas-Messrs. Chapman
Roberts, A. NJ Price, r. Price, Simms, Taylor
| Balm, Linton, and Norris-9; nays-Messrs
President, Evans, Calls, Mace, Talbot Pollock
| Blackburn, and Speoden-8.-Mr. CALLS calleC
| up the ordinance authorizing William Peters & Co
to erect bridges across Jones' Falls.-Mr
| BLACKBURN moved to lay the bill on the
table; carried.-The resolution directing the
City Register % to oo pay to William MePhail
in discharge of his duty as Mayor ercgfcio was
| taken up.-Mr. Balm moved that it be indefinitely
postponed; carried by vote of IL yeas to nays.
| "A message was received from the Second
Branch, proposing the appointment of Commit
tee to wait upon the Mayor to inquire whether he
| has any further communication to make to the
Council; concurred in.-The resolution adverse
to the petition of Louis McMurray was called ur
and adopted.-Mr. CALLS called up the ordi
nance directing the appointment of an officer to bt
styled the "laspector of Gas Meters. MIR. Nor
RIs moved that it be referred to the next Council
| IT.
verse to erecting extension to the Hanover street
Market House; adopted.-Mr. CHAPMAN called uI
the resolution adverse to increasing the salary
of the Judges of the Orphans Court t
verse to the petition of G. Meyers adopted.-A re
solution was received from the Second Branch, di-
recting the Board of School Commissioners to lease
a lot in the Seventh ward, and erect thereon
public school-house, and approprating Sc, ,090 for
the same; concurred in.-Also, resolution re
commencing Andrew Jackson Lamdin a deaf
mute, to Governor as beneficiary to the institu'
tion for the deaf and dumb adopted.-The com
mittee appointed to wait upon the Mayor return
| ed, and reported that his Honor had no further
communications to make to the Council After
the transaction of some business of public in
terest, the Branch adjourned sine die.
SECOND BRANCH.-Present, WILLIAM MoPHAIL
ESQ.,, President and all the members.--Mr. Col
TON called up the ordinance to lay railroad track
from Pratt street along Concord street TO the Fish
Market space, which was passed. ed.--The ordinance
to repeal the ordinance to condemn and open John
son street, and to accept the deed of Grindell
street in lieu thereof, was taken up and passed
Also resolution to repair and raise the bridge
over Schroeder's Run, at Ridgely street.-Also an
ordinance to condemn and open Raborg street from
Stricken street to Gilmor street--Also a resou
ton to pay the Commissioners on Underground
Sewerage the sum of $500 for expenses incurred in
| the discharge of their duties--Also a resolution
to paw j. B. III. Fulton, late clerk to the Board OF
Control and Review, $500 for extra services
| resolution to lay gas mains along the bed o
| Townsend street from Pennsylvania avenue to La
fayette square, was received from the First
Branch, read second time and ed-Mr.
Cook moved a reconsideration of the vote by which
the Branch refused to return the resolution in rela
tion to the public school printing. The vote was
reconsidered-yeas 6, nays 3.--Mr. CoLToN
moved to lay the subject the table; lost The
question recurring on the proposition to return the
| resolution to the First Branch, it was carried
| MIR. CATBCART offered resolution to pay Robert
| Sullivan, Edward 8. Lambdin: James H.. Wood,
| James McComas and VIM. E. Beae, commissioner
of the new Jail, the sum of $500 each which was
read a second time and laid on the