The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-04-25

the First Branch of the City Council last evening
1t was in response to a resolution offered by Mr..
Norris, requesting the Board to inform the Council
for what specific purposes they desired the appro-
priations for which they asked"
To the Honorable the City Council Of Baltimore
GENTLEMEN The B oard of Police of the City of Bati-
more have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of copy
OF preamble and two resolutions adopted by your honor
able body requesting to be furnished with the general
items on which the estimate of expenses of the Po-
lice Department has been based.
In reply,l am directed by the Board to give the follow
ing statement As some of the expenses will be incurred
at different periods of the year, give below the aggre
gate amount called for during the ensuing calendar year
of So weeks, viz: The pay roll of Marshal Deputy,
Captains Lieutenants "a Sergeants Turnkevs and
the entire force $50 policemen five pay
For salaries of Commissioners Clerks &C. at this Office
$4,000. For legal expenses and counsel fees,
5000 dollars. Equipments, badges, &c, for the
of the police, (but which will remain the pro
perty of the city 1000. Printing, adver-
tsing and stationary. 81 600 Contingencies 81 O6S
Total amount, $235 600 beg leave to remark that in
properly chageabe police business during coming
year. considerable amount will be required for those
objects under the provisions of the act to regulate
elections To meet these and every other necessary
penses not now foreseen is believed that the above al
owance $4OGS, will be adequate. 1t will be perceived
that estimate has been made by the Board for the tax
ing of and working the olice and Fire Alarm Tee
graph as We do not understand that the Police Act
templates the placing that department under control
but only entities us to the of the telegraph to
extent as we may find necessary We have not
copy of the Act which understand to have been pass
ed to provide for lighting the city, but find nothing
in that to provide for the organization by of perma
nent Police force that imposes on us every DUTY or
gives to any control that subject j have the
honor to be- gentlemen very respectfully, your obedien
servant, CHARLES HOWARD, President.
The New ALMsHoUsE.-It was rumored and very
generally credited in the Council Chamber last
evening, that the Mayor had decided to sign the
ordinance recently passed providing for the erec-
tion of new almshOuse for the use of the city,
The site selected is the farm of Mr.. Goldsborough,
on the Philadelphia turnpike, near Herring run
The ordinance once signed by the Mayor will
without delay, be put in execution, and before the
present summer passes away considerable progress
Will be made in the erection of the necessary build
ings
THE Police CoMMIssIoNERs.-This BODY was in
session yesterday receiving the bonds of the differ
ent appointees on the new police force. In a few
days the Board will occupy rooms in the building
on the northwest corner OF Holiday and Fayette
streets, formerly the residence of Mr.. White but
now the property of the city.
FRE.-The alarm yesterday morning at o'clock,
was caused by fire being discovered in an unoccu-
pied two-story brick dwelling, No Union street,
owned by DIR. Edward J. Chasty. The loss was
slight. The building was set on fire.
APPROPRIATIONS THE Cry COUNCTL.-The ap-
preparations made by the City Council up to Mon
day last amount to SS5, 5,132.7S.
PROCEEDINGS or THE CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, April "a
FIRST cH.-Present-SAMUEL G. SpIcrR.
Esq, and all the members.-Mr. MACE present
ed a report from the Joint Standing Committee on
the Fire Department, with resolution granting
permission to Charles Shpey to continue in use
certain fiues in houses on West Hons street; laid
on the table.-Mr. ROBERTS presented petition
from William X. Collins, asking permission to erect
a slaughter-house on his premises, on Point lane
between York road and Hartford avenue; referred.
MIR. NORRIS, of the Joint Standing Committee
on the Fire Department, presented a report
with a resolution granting permission to John
l.. Getter to allow frame stable to remain
on his premises, No. l02 Hoffman street;
laid on the table.-Mr. Irons, of the Committee
on Markets, presented report with resolution
regulating the arrangements of the stalls in fish
market, at the Centre market; laid on the
table.-Mr. BAUGHER presented a petition
from White Jones and Others potato and
fruit dealers, at the intersection of Calvert and
Pratt streets, praying that ordinance be passed
prohibiting the exposing of whiskey in barrels
hay in bales, stoves and other articles for sale on
the pavements of Calvert and Pratt streets; re-
ferred.-A communication was received from the
Board of Police Commissioners, in reply to a reso
luton of inquiry relative to the expenses of the
department; read and referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means [The communication is pub
lished elsewhere in this paper. MIR. RoBERTs
offered resolution directing the City Comptroller
to have gas mains laid in Monument street. be-
tween Ensor street and Hartford avenue; referred
Mr.. SPICEn called up the resolution directing
the Water Engineer to erect a steam fire-pluo on
the corner of Eden and Mullikin streets; adopted
MIR. EVANS called up the resolution granting
permission to Bnyon & Audoun to continue
in use frame building on their premises on Wash
ington street; adopted.-Mr CHAPMAN called nm
the resolution directing the City Comptroller to
pay to John W. Maxwell & Co.. contractors for
building the Jail, the sum of S. 1877 81, in full
for labor performed in rebuilding that portion of
the jail which fell down while under the course of
erection, and for all other extra work done bv that
Balm said that the matter was too i'm
portant to be hurried through. He desired time to
examine it. The resolution was laid on the table
MIR. EVANS called up the ordinance directing
the sale of the Western Potters Field and the pur7
chase of site; also for the erection of dead
house on the same; passed.-Mr. CHAPMAN called
up the resolution authorizing the Mayor to take
such steps as he may deem necessary to protect the
city's interest in the Pittsburg and C0nnelsvlIe
Railroad; adopted.-Mr. BAUGHER called ND the
resolution directing the Mayor to have examined
the premises of Geo. j. Zimmerman, on Madison
street at Park street. and report if the bay window
there being erected is in accordance with the per-
mission granted by the Council.-M1. CALLS |
moved its indefinite postponement, but at the re-
quest of Mr.. BAUGHER withdrew it. Mr. Baugher
said he only desired to say that he was actuated in
this matter from sense of public duty. He be-
lieved he had discharged the duty, and asked for
vote on the resolution. 1t was adopted by vote |
OF l6 to Air. SPEDDEN offered a resolution di- !
recting the Committee Highways to consider in
to the prOprety of Introducing an ordinance to re-
peal all ordinances granting permission to the |
Northern Central Railway Company to use ocomo- |
tive engines the streets of the city; lost bv a
vote of yeas to Ia nays.-Mr. BLACKBuRN pre- |
sented a report from the Committee on Water, |
with a resolution directing the City Comptroller
to pay to Walter S. Altman the sum of s., 900, on
condition that he transfer to the city all right and
interest he may hold in the lease of certain streets
for the purpose of carrying water pipes under the
same; laid on the table.-Mr. MACE called up |
the resolution granting permission to VIM. H. Oler
to continue in use frame shed on his premises on
West Falls avenue; adopted. Also the resolution
granting the same permission to Thos. j. Cochran
4 Co.; adopted Adjourned.
SECOND BRANCH.-Present-W MCPHAIL
Esq, ,Presdent,ard all the members. DAVID TAYLOR,
ESQ.,, President pro tenn, in the Chair-Mr Cook
presented supplementary ordinance relating to
the investment OF the funds of the beauest of the
late John McDonogh The ordinance enacts, that
so much of the ordinance approved MAY 2Sth, 1885,
relating to the appointment of agents to represent
the city of Baltimore in the receipt administration
sale and liquidation of Baltimore's interest in the
McDonogh estate, and for the appointment of a
Board of Trustees of McDOnOgh Educational Fund
and Institute, as relates to, authorizes or directs
an investment Of the pFocee of all sales of prop
ery or rents of property of the estate of the late
John McDonOgh, in the public securities of tn
State of Maryland, be, and the same is hereby re-
pealed; The ordinance was read and ordered to be
prlnted-Mr. ELLICoTT presented the report
of the agents of the McDOnogh Fund on the
part of the city of Baltimore which was
read and referred to the Committee on the Nc
Donogh estate. ct will be found elsewhere y
Mr.. VAN NosrRAND, from the Committee on Mar
kets, presented an ordinance prohibiting horses or
vehicles from standing the streets at the Han
over market during market hours; requiring the
owners of all vehicles not employed for market
purposes to take them from around the market
house and station them in the middle of some ad-
joining street, so as to allow a passage-way on
either side; and prohibiting any owner of cart
or wagon to extend the shafts thereof more than
one foot over the curb; read.-Mr. MCPHAlL of
fered resolution inquiring of the agents of the
McDonOgh fund, what progress they have made in
carrying out the provisions of a resolution rela-
ting to the remains of the late John McDonogh;
passed. 1.-THE Branch then adjourned until to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock.
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