The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-06-13
PROCEEDINGS OF THE cry COUNCIL

TUESDAY, June II.
FIRST BRANcH.-Present SAMUEL g. SpIcER. ESQ,
PRESIDENT, and all the members except Messrs
baln, Baugher, Roberts and Calls MIR EVANS
OF the Joint Standing Committee on the Fire De
partment, presented report with a resolution
granting permission to John Lee Chapman to make
certaiL alterations in some frame buildings on
Bond street. north of Lancaster street; laid on the
taole-Mr. BLACKBURN presented a report from
the Joint Standing Committee on Water with re-
solution, directing the Water Board to place steam
hre plugs on the corners of Washington and Cough
streets, Bank and Washington streets, and Sharp
and W est streets; laid on the table-Mr SPED
DEN, OF the JOINT Standing Committee on High
ways, presented a report with resolution direct
ing the City Commissioner to advertise for sealed
proposals for building a sewer or conduit under the
oed OF Liberty street, from Lexington to Camden
street, thence along Camden street to the Basin.
ald on the table.-The PRESIDENT announced
sealed Communication from the Mayor, and on mo-
tlon OF Mr. BLACKBURN, the Second Branch was in
n'eu into convention. After convention, the
branch was again called to order.-Mr MACE Of
Tered resolution granting permission to Thomas
sewer 10 enlarge frame building on PENNSYLVANIA
avenue, opposite his tannery; referred Mir TAY-
Lok M offered resolution appropriating $40 to Mary
Il. SeguIn, widow of DR.. Seguip. for medical ser.
vices rendered by her husband to police ofic Ju-
seph jenkins; which referred. d.-Mr Char.
MAN called up the ordinance increasing the sa-
larry OF the JanitOr of the Orphans Court
TO the sum OF $500; paSsed-Mr TALBOT called
up the ordinance directing the sale of the lot be-
longing to the city on the side of the Jail the
taxing down and removing of the old wall and the
erection OF new one, and the grading and finishing
OF the Ja1-yaTd The bill was passed, when il was
found to be very defective, and the vote was recon
sidered and the bill laid upon the tablc-Mr
LINTON called up the ordinance reducing the license
on billiard tables. The license at present is 500
per table, the bill reduces it to $50 on the first
table put up in building, and for each additional
table S25; passed.-Mr. TAYLOR called up the or
dnance making Cross street market morning
instead OF an afternoon market; passed d-Mr
SPEDDEN called up the resolution granting permits
sion to John p. Kennedy to erect a bay window on
bis premises, No. 80 Madison street; adopted-
Adjourned.
SECOND BRANCH-Present-WM MCPHA1L ESQ.,
and all the members.-Mr. ELLICorT presented
the petition of Thomas Coburn, asking to be re-
heVed Tor losses sustained by the acts of certain
agents OF the city; referred to the Committee on
Claims.-The ordinance making appropriations
Tor the year 1850, called the General Appropriation
Blll, was taken up and read the second time
Mr.. COTTON moved to amend by striking out the
words twelve thousand for repairs of paved
streets and insert 'twenty thousand During the
discussion committee appeared from the First
Branch and invited this Branch into convention
on sealed communication from the Mayor After
the members returned to the Branch the subject
was resumed. The amendment was lost bv yeas A.
nays 4. The ordinance was read through and
passed The supplemental ordinance increasing q
the salaries of the o>ters of the Fire Department
seventy five dollars per year was taken up read the
second time and referred to the Committee on the
Fire Department Adjourned.