The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-31
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
MONDAY, January 80.
FIRST BRANCH.-Present-SAML &. SPICER, Esq.
President, and all the members.
Mr.. SPICER presented petition from james
Mainly, asking to be remunerated for hors
which died from injuries received by falling in
hole in one of the streets of the city. Referred.
Mr.. X. PRICE presented petition from Johr
Lester and others, asking that Arch street may b.
widened between Fayette and Raborg streets, ant
opened from Raborg street to Baltimore street
Referred.
Mr.. Norris presented petition from VIM II
Oler, asking permission to burn lime on his premi
ses on Gould street, near Ross Referred.
message was received from the Mayor, vetoine
the Police bill. Read and laid on the table
communication was received from George
Peters relative to the opening of Walsh street
stating that there no distractions.
A communication was received from the estate
of the late j. NJ. Turner, offering site for new
almshouse, situated O'Donnell avenue. Re
ferred.
Mr.. MACE offered a resolution directing the City
Commissioner to erect a gas lamp on Scott street
between Columbia and Ramsey streets. Adopted
Mr.. A. Nj. PRICE offered a resolution directing
the Clerk to withdraw from the Registers office
the petition of Carr and others. Apopted
Mr.. CALLS offered resolution directing the
Water Board to place fre-plugs on Lombard street
at Caroline and Bond streets. Adopted.
Mr.. IRONS offered a resolution directing the
Water Board to place Gre-plug at the corner OF
Baltimore and Choptank streets. Adopted.
Mr. BAN offered a resolution instructing the
Senator and members of the Legislature from Bal
timore city to introduce and urge the passage of
Registry law for the city. Adopted
Mr.. EVANS offered resolution empowering the
Mayor of the city to employ Jonathan Meredith
William Schlev, Thomas S. Alexander and Cole
man Yellott, Esqrs., to appear at the bar of the
House of Delegates of Maryland and defend the
rights of the city of Baltimore in the bills now be-
fore that body and to test the constituionality Of
the bills in the different Courts of the State appro.
priating 900 to defrav the expenses of the same
Mr.. TALBOT said that before vote was taken on
the resolution he desired to read section of law
passed in 1928: He wished the Branch to
Mr.. MAcE-The resolution had not been read a
second time, and therefore could not be discussed
Mr.. TALBOT would wait until it was read sec.
ond time.
Mr.. BA1N-I object to a second reading.
Mr.. MACE said that he could not vote for the res
oluton, as the bills had not yet become laws They
had only passed the Senate.
Mr.. TALBorr-I have no desire to hurry the reso-
luton.
Mr.. EvANs-Mr President. the gentleman is ont
of order There is nothing before the Branch.
do not desire second reading tonight. Let the
resolution lie on the table.
Mr.. TALBoTT-Yes, and it can lie there until
doomsday before it will receive my support.
Mr.. EVANS offered a resolution, directing the
Clerk to procure from the office of the Register the
petition of the lampghters, asking for an increase
of salary. Adopted
Mr.. EVANS presented the report of the Commit
tee on the Fire Department, with aresolution grant
ing permission to Richard =. Jones, switch tender
of the City Passenger Railway, to erect wooden
box for shelter, on the corner of Eutaw and Bati-
more streets. Laid the table.
Mr.. EVANS called up the report of the Committee
on City Property with resolution authorizing the
sale of the city property Harrison street. now in
the occupancy of the Junior Artillery Company,
and the purchase, forhthe use of the sameicompany
of a lot bounded by Gay, Chew and Eden streets
Adopted. Adjourned.
SECOND BRANcH.-Branch met pursuant to ad-
journment. Present, DAVID TAYLOR, ESQ., Presi-
dent pro tem, and all the members.
resolution to place gas lamp on Hen street,
between Front and High streets, was received from
the First Branch, read a second time and adopted.
Also a resolution discharging the Committee on
Internal improvements from the further consider
alton of the subject in regard to the petition of R.
Hickey and others, asking the removal of the rail
road track from Howard street.
Also resolution to place a fire plug on the cor
ner OF Eager street and Hargrove alley.
Also resolution to place gas lamp in front OF
st. Peters church, corner of Sharp and German
streets.
Mr.. McCoMAs offered a resolution, to place gas
lamp on the northeast corner of Holins and Repub-
lican streets. Read second time by special order
and adopted.
An ordinance, repeating an ordinance entitled
ian ordinance to renquish the cty's interest in a
certain ground rent therein named" was taken up
and adopted.
Mr.. MoCoMAs presented an ordinance, directing
the Mayor to convey to Ann Sharar and Others a
certain ground rent therein named, which was
read.
Mr.. Cook offered resolution to place gas lamp
on the of Young and Orleans streets; on the
corner of Orleans and East streets and at the east
end of the Belair market space. Read a second
time and adopted.
The resolution directing the Commissioners for
Opening Streets in the year 1852, to complete the
condemnation and opening of Walsh street, wa!
then taken up.
Mr.. CoLToN moved to amend the resolution BY
adding words to the effect that said Commissioner
shall not be allowed to make any further charges
against the property holders in carrying out The
resolution. The amendment adopted and the
resolution passed.
A resolution to place lag-stones at the ntersec
tion of Carey and Lombard streets was taken W
and passed.
Also, an ordinance authorizing the Mavor to ac
cept deed of the bed of Vine street, betwee1
Stricken and Gilmor streets.
The Branch adjourned until o-morrow Afternoon
at five o'clock.