The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-06-15
PROCEEDINGS or THE CITY COUNCIL

THURSDAY, June H.
FIRST BRAECH.-Present, SAMUEL &. SPcER, Esq.,
President, and all the members except Messrs BAN
BAUGHER, r. PRICE MR. MACE presented pc
titon from VIM. krebs, asking permission to erect
steam engine on his premises, corner of China
alley and est street, and to lay foutway across
China alley, from the second story of the building;
reterred.--Mr. SPICER presented petition from
VIM. H. Weaver and others demonstrating against
the ordinance prohibiting the cooking of meats and
soup in market; reierred.-Mr. NoRRIs presented
a petition from John b. H. Fulton, asking for re-
muneratiOn for services rendered the Board of
Control and Review; referred --Mr. EVANS, of
the Joint Standing Committee on the Fire Depart
ment, presented report with a resolution grant
ing permission To Isaac Hamburger to an i'm
provement to his house, No. Isl Broadway; adopt
ed.-A communication received from his
Honor the Mayor, returning without his signature
the ordinance to continue the existence of the Office
OF Auditor.-Mr. TALBoTT moved that the matter
be referred to the City Counsellor; carried. MIR.
ROBERTS, of the Joint Standing Committee on
| Health, presented a report with resolution ad-
verse to the petition of Edward d. Grant; adopt
ed.-Also, a report with resolution adverse to
| the petition of w. W. LaurensorO; adopted
The order of the day being called for, Mr.. Norris
stated that several members who desired to
| express their views on the ordinance, (Which au-
| thorizes the endorsing of $500 900 worth of the
first and second mortgage bonds Of the West
ern Maryland Railroad.) he moved that it
| be laid on the tables carried.-Mr. CALLS called
up the bill which prohibits the erection alera-
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has been granted by the Fire Inspector. The nrdi-
nance also requires the Fire Inspector to keep an
account OF all improvements and alterations, and
report the same to the Tax Board. 1t also imposes
fine of five dollars on all persons who allow
occupied houses to remain insecure After several
unimpOrtant amendments, on motion of Mr.. SPED
DEN, the bill laid on the tabe.--Mr. EVANS
called up the resolution granting permission to
! John Lee Chapman to make certain improvements
| to frame buildings Bond street, near Lancaster
street; adopted Mr. MACE called up the ord-
nance directing the City Commissioner to keep a
strict account of all proposals received, and the
amount offered for each contract of work done for
I the city; the parti making the bid, and the
members of the City Council and Mayor to have
access thereto; passed.-Mr. NORRIS called up
the ordinance relative to the keeping of gunpow-
der within the limits of the CITY, which prohibits
the keeping of more than fifty pounds of powder
the same to be confined in a tin canister. MIR
EVANS moved to refer the bill to the Committee on
| Police and Jail; carried.-Mr. SPEDDEN called
up the ordinance authorizing the Street Commits
sioners to open Johns street, from Hartford avenue
| to Eden street; passed.--Mr. MACE called up the
| resolution granting permission to Thomas France
to alter the roof OF his house the southeast cor
| ner of Howard and Camden streets; adopted
Adjourned.
| Second BRANCH.-Present WIN. McPHAIL, ESQ.,,
| President, and all the members.-The ordinance
| in relation to the Hanover market returned
| from the First Branch cOncurred in. The ordi.
nance, which has already been published, refers to
the stati0ning of wagons, &C., for the purpose of
selling at the market, and exempts Sharp street
| from the operations of the Ordinance.-A resou-
tion to authorize John p. Kennedy to erect bay
window at No. 80 Madison street, was received
| from the First Branch and read. Also, an ord-
to increase the salary of the Janitor of the
| Orphans Court Also, an ordinance to reduce the
| licenses on billiard tables. Also an ordinance to
change the market hours the Cross street market
from an evening to a morning gmarket.--Mr. COLToN
offered a resolution to lay gas mains along Hamp-
stead street, between Bond and Caroline streets:
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of an office for the Harbor Master of the 2nd Dis
| trict, was passed.--The resolution appropriatng
$4,000 to the Home of the Friendess was passed.
The ordinance to sell the lot in front of the old
Jail, &c returned from the First Branch with
amendments, non concurred in.--Mr.M MCPHAIL Mr.
Elcott in the chair) moved that this Branch recede
from its amendments; adopted.--Mr. MCPHAM then
offered an amendment to the effect that the Com
missoners of Finance sell the lot at public sae and
that the Commissioners of the New Jail advertise
for proposals to take down the old wall and for the
building of new one and for grading and paving
the Jail yard. The amendment was adopted
Adjourned.