The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-05-31
PROCEEDINGS or THE cry c0UNcI1

WEDNESDAY, May 80.
FIRST BEANCH.-Present, SAMUEL G.. SpIcrR. ESQ.
President, and all the members-Mr. SPED
DEN presented the petition of John Huse and
others, asking the enlargement of the sewers at
Holiday and Saratoga streets; eferred-Mr
BAN presented the petition of Charles H. Shaffer
ana Others, asking that their names may be taken
from a remonstrance to the opening of Sterrett
street, between McIIenry and Columbia streets,
ana praying the opening of the same: referred-
Mr.. BAN also presented the petition of William H.
farral and others, asking the opening of Sterrett
street, between McIIenry and Columbia streets. re-
terred.--Mr. 4. NJ. PRICE, from the COMMITTEES
on the Harbor, reported resolution recurring the
owners OF property on Jones' Falls between Cav
and Low streets, to wall up said Falls under pen
atty; laid on the table.-Mr Evans from tha
Committee on the Fire Department reported
resolution authorizing A. G. Barton to alter the
front OF the frame building, No I02 CRANKY street.
aaopted.--Mr SPEDDEN presented a communication
from the Commission underground seweraoe in
which they make a partial report: laid ON the ia
Dle.-Mr. CHAPMAN offered an ordinance author-
iIih% the Register OF the city to the credit of
the city to the amount of the uncolleced taxes for
the present year; laid on the table.-The resolu
ton appr0priating 500 to complete the pravelIino
OF walks IN Union Square was concurred in-
Mr.. SIMMS offered resolution allowing Milburn
Adams ~ McGee to continue the use of a sign on
Light street wharf, reterred.-Mr. NoRHIS nra-
sented petition from the Commission on under
ground sewerage, asking additional appropria-
ton OF $500 to defray their expenses; referred =
MT: POLLOCK offered a resolution allowing Trero
Tall d Co. to continue the use of signs on Smiths
wharf; reerred.-A communication was received
from the Board Of Health, stating that the estab
hshment of Kimberly & Co. is not detrimental to
health, NC; reierred.--Mr. TALBOT called ur-
the ordinance to sell or lease the ground west Of
buren street at the Jail, and to erect a
wall with iron rail, the west line of the
jan lnclosure passed.--Mr. TALBOT called
up the ordinance prohibiting the meeting of
coored persons except for religions worship it'll
out permit from the Mayor, and the presence of
one white person. under penalty of from S5 to
SlO 81 passed by the following vote Yeas-Messrs
III Treslaent Irons Evans, Calls Chapman, Mace
Talbot, Penn, A. NJ. Price, Smms Spedden, Tay
!or, Balm, LintOn-l4 nays-Messrs Roberts
Pollock, Blackburn, r. Price, Norris-5.-Mr'
PENN moved reconsideration of the vote upon the
resolution in favor of DR.. Allender, bv which the
Branch refused to pass said resolution over the veto
OF the Mayor. The PRESIDENT decided that the
Branch could not reconsider the vote-Mr
BLAcKBURN appealed from the decision of the Chair
ana the Chalr was sustained by yeas 17-nays l.
THE Branch adjourned until tomorrow after
noon at o'clock.
SECOND BRANcH.-Present, VIM. MCPHAIL, ESQ !,
President and all the members.-The resolution
IN favor OF h. j. Reach was read a second time and
on motion of Mr. MusSelman laid on the table -
The PRESIDENT presented a communication from
Dr. Gilman Secretary of the Board of Health ask
ing an appropriation to detray the expenses of the
Baltimore delegates to the National Quarantine
ana sanitary Convention, to be held at Boston in
June next; reterred.-An ordinance relative TO
continuing the office of City Auditor, and for the
prompt collection of taxes, was received from the
First Branch and read.-Mr. McCoMAs presented
an ordinance authorizing the Mayor to grant GER
tam privileges to shipbuders in East Baltimore
which was read.-Mr. ELLICoTT offered n resolu
ton directing the Port Warden to report the condi
ton OF the Back Basin and Jones' Falls, from the
Drawbridge to Monument street, and an estimate
as to the cost of removing the deposite in the same;
passed-The Branch adjourned until tomorrow
afternoon at ) O'Clock