The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-09-19
PROCEEDINGS or THE CITY co OUNCIL

TUESDAY, September Is.
, FIRST BRANCH.-Present Samuel G.. Spicer, Esq.
Tres'dent, and all the members except Messrs
irons, Bhugher, Calls, Talbot and Linton.-Mr
oPlcER presented a petition from James Polk ask
ing ior remuneration for property sold by the City
oollec'or' IN 1892, the property now known a:
part OF battery Square; referred. d.-Mr. MACE
presented petition from Lead Gill, asking the
yment OF bill of S27 for work done at the East
ern Spring; referred.-Mr. EVANS offered a
th directing the City Comptroller to have
;ne,S,y ay Vi message ON the finances of the city
IN such of the daily newspapers of the city
one time, as he may deem proper.-Mr. SPEDDEN
to amend by directing to be published in all
M ui'y papers; carried by vote of yeas to nays
nme iesnlu9on as amended was passed. ROB
ERTS oHeFed a resolution directing the City Com
missioner to have gas lamp placed at the northeast
corner OF Madison and Mckim streets; adopted
resolution was received from the Second Branch
u.ILrectlhg the Comptroller to pay to VIM. McPhail
the sum OF Sl QUO for injuries received by him while
actlng IN the capacity of Mayor &c oficio-Mr
BLACKBURN moved that it be referred to the Com
nhttee on Ways and Means; carried.-A resolu-
ton was received from the Second Branch, grant
ing PERMISSION to Francis White to erect slaug tier
mouse on Mine Bank lane, between Monument
and Chase streets; adopted Also resolution
granting permission to Thos. Hardness to erect a
frame shed on his premises, corner of Franklin and
faethoh' streets; adopted-Mr. POLLOCK
offered resolution authorizing the Board of School
commissioners to throw an arch over the alley run.
nlng between Courtland street and Calvert street.
so that the Central High School about to be erected
may Oe continuous in its upper story; adopted
mr' Taylor called up the resolution directing the
comptroller to pay to James Kerr the sum of S75
ior injuries sustained to his horse by falling into
mole on ork avenue; adopted. d.--Mr Balm called up
lhe ordnance granting permission to vctuallers
anu others DONG business in the Centre mar
ket' I" use the street the west side of the mar
Ket mouse for their horses and vehicles for the
purpose OF loading and unloading; passed. Mr.
i!; iAinoh calea up the resolution adverse to the
petition OF Henry Hemling, asking for the return
OF license overpaid; dopted.-Mr MACE called
up the resolution directing the Water Engineer to
remove all pumps in the city, which on examina-
tion may prove useless.-Mr. Balm opposed the
resolution on the ground that the WatsF Engineer,
instead OF repairing pumps which are really need
ed, Will remove them. and thus place the com
munity in want of water. He moved to Law the
resolution on the table; carried.-Mr Pof1ocK
cal'eu I up the resolution appropriating S27OO for
the erection OF school house No l. corner of Green
ana Fayette streets; adopted Mr. SPEppEY
called up the ordinance giving power to any person
TO stop any cart containing COAL and take the same
10 puolic scale and have the same weighed -
Mr.. Balm moved that the bill be indefinitely nost
poned; lost by vote of 7 yeas to nays. The hill
was put on its passage and lost by vote of yeas
TO y nays.--0r. SIMMs called up the communica-
TIC mnon from the City Counsellor relative to Battery
Square.--Adjourned.
SECOND BRANCH.-Present William McPbeu Fso
President, and all the members-Mr. CoLToN
presented the petition of John j. Abrahams and
others, snip builders of East Baltimore asking
thaC an ordnance may be passed prohibiting small
ves:eis s rom anchorlng in the waters in front of
their Wharves; referred to the Committee on the
Harbor."Mr. MUSsELMAN presented the netitinn
OF John 5. Macher, asking permission to erect
9ath,ho BAT in the rear of his house, No. 10 Cam
re rem street reierFediTMr. TAYLOR presented the
against the passage of the ordinance
relating to the keeping of swine ON the
premises OF victuallers; referred--Mr. EL1Icorr
presented the petition of VIM. A. Van Nostrand
and James C. Davis, asking permission to construct
a frame addition to the rear of their dwellings,
Nos. lO7 and 100 South Eden street; referred to
the Committee on Fire epartment-An ordi
nance to pave Chestnut alley lying between Ogsden
ana fremont streets and Franklin and George
streets, was received from the First Branch and
read.-A resolution to refund Wm H. RYAN GER
tam taxes paid in error also received read a
second time, and adopted ed.-Also a resolution in
laVor OF Robert u. Armstrong, returning certain
expenses incurred in the sale of propertv
by the Colector.-Also, a resolution in
favor of returning John Hansler certain
taxes paid in error.-An ordinance to pave that
portion OF Robinson alley lying between Baltimore
ana Lombard streets and Bond and Bethel streets
was received from the First Branch and read
Also, an ordinance to pave Boyd allev, running
from Caroline to Dallas street-Mr TAYLOR Of
tered a resolution directing the erection of steam
hre plugs at certain localities in the Western section
OF the city, which was read second time and mass
ed-A resolution was received from tine First
Branch requesting the Comptroller to have the
communication of the Mayor on the finances of the
city inserted in each of the papers; laid over
A resolution was received from the First Branch,
directing the Commissioners of the Public Schools
in the erection of the Central High School, to
throw IN arch over the alley between the Court
land street lot and the City Spring lot read Sc
cond time and adopted.-Mr. ELLrcorr, from the
Committee on the Fire Department, offered reso-
luton granting permission to VIM. A. Van Nos
trand and James G. Davis to construct frame addi-
tions in the rear of their dwellings, which was
passed. Adjourned.