The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-03-23
PROCEEDLNGS OF THE CITY COUNCLL.


THURSDAY, March %.
FIRST BRANcH.-Pr Present-SAML. G. SpIcER, Esq,
President, and all the members, except Mr..
Irons.
Mr.. MACE presented remonstrance from Caleb
w. Burgess, against granting permission to Geo.
Wecker to erect a verandah around his yhouse on
North Gay street. Referred.
Mr.. MACE presented a report from the Joint
Standing Committee the Fire Department, with
a resolution in favor of Samuel H. Adams to erect
a frame projection from his house, No. l25 West
Baltimore street. Adopted.
Mr.. SPEDDEN presented petition from the Joint
Standing Committee on Highways, with ordi-
nance declaring the bed of Burkhead street between
Charles and Light streets, public highway. Laid
on the table.
An ordinance was received from the Second
Branch, requiring persons who offer gunpowder
for sale to keep the same in tin canister, and
place the same front window of their estab-
lshment, with sign marked "gunpowder." Laid
on the table.
A communication received from Hamilton
Bayey, in relation to placing indices on the differ
ent streets. Referred.
communication was received from John A.
Thompson, City Register, enclosing communca-
ton from the Baltimore County Commissioners,
relative to the renting of the present Almshouse
property by the city, asking rent of So 900 per
annum fOl the use of the property. Laid on the
table.
A communication was received from the County
Commissioners of Baltimore county, relative to the
sale of lots Nos. and of the Almshouse proper
ty, asking 1926, 900 for the property. Referred.
! Mr.. BAUGHER offered a resolution directing the
| City Comptroller to place gas lamp in front of
the Infant Asylum, corner of Townsend and Divi-
! sion streets. Passed.
Mr.. CALLS offered resolution directing the
| Joint Standing Committee to advertise for plans
| for the construction of Marine Hospital.
| Passed.
| Mr. SPEDDEN presented an ordinance supplement
| tary to the ordinance relative to the Port Warden
of the city, forbiddng that officer to appoint to the
| position of engineer any other person than reg
| ular licensed engineer.
Mr.. EVANS called up the resolution directing the
| City Comptroller to placea gas lamp in front of
! the English Lutheran Church, Canton. Adopted.
Mr.. TAYLOR called up the resolution attached to
the report of the Joint Standing Committee on
! Claims, directing the Comptroller to pay to
| Perkins and Fleming the of S22.75 for medi-
| cines furnished to the Western district police
station.
Mr. MACE moved to refer the subject back to the
! Commtte. Carried.
Mr.. Balm called up the ordinance providing for
the disposition of the stalls recently erected in
| the Centre Market, directing that the same
shall be set apart for the sale of cheese and salt
! fish. Passed.
| Mr.. EVANS called up the resolution directing the
Board of Commissioners of Public Schools to pur-
chase the ground of the lot corner of Fayette
and Holiday streets, and appropriating Sl,750 for
| the same.
! Mr.. BLACKBURN moved to lay the subject on the
table. Carried.
| Adjourned.
| SECOND BRANcH.-Branch met pursuant to ad-
| journment. Present, DAVID TAYLOR, Esq, Presi-
dent pro ten., and all the members.