The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-04
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
"WEDNESDAY, April 3.
FIRST BRANCH.-Present-JoHN c. BLAcKBURN.
Esq, President, and all the members
MEYERS presented petition from E. Pratt Il Bro
and Others, asking that appropriation be made
for the deepening of the harbor between Fort
Mc1enry and FelPs Point; referred. Also a
petition from Jacob Frush and Others asking that
new pump may be placed in the well on Caroline
street, near Pratt street; referred.-Mr SrAY1oR
presented a petition from Jacob H. Pusey. ASKING
permission to erect a frame shed on his premises
corner of Chew streetand Hartford avenue; referred
MIR. BROWN presented petition rom Robert
Knight, clerk to the Centre market. askino
for an appropriation of $3.50 to be expended
IN improvements in the Centre market. re-
ferred.---The CHAIR presented a communal.
cation from r. H. Evans offering tract
of land, situated near the Carroll Spence estate az
site for the new Almshouse it lies near the track
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; price Sl75
per acre; referred.-Also communication from
j. France, Offering tract of land OF 81 acres sit
uated near the Relay House, on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad price Sl75 per acre; referred
JESSE Hay presented petition from T. C-imen and
others asking for the return of taxes paid in error
referred-Mr. CHASE offered a resolution direct
ing the City Commissioners to place flag stones
across Columbia street at Fremont street; adopted
A communication was received from his
Honor the Mayor, giving his assent to GER
tain ordinances and resolutions.-Also a
message refusing to give bis assent the ordinance
market.-Mr. BoLGIANo moved a reconsideratio
OF the ordinance; carried.-Mr. BoLGIANo moved
a suspension of the rules, to enable him to intro
duce an ordinance to meet the objections urged by
his Honor the Mayor; carried.-He then intro
duced the ordinance, which provides for increased
accommodations for the sale of scaled fish, W hch
was passed.-Mr STAYLoR, of the Joint Standing
Commlttee on the Fire Depart ment pres -nted a re-
P p, WIN resolution granting permission to A.
Ballauf to build an extension to his shop the same
70 e4teno -FOUR eet over Jones' Falls; laid on the
tabe.-A resolution was received from the
Second Dranch, appropriating $4,000 to be
expended IN grading Webster street from
Fort avenue to its terminus, to give amnIon
ment to the unemployed workmen; referred ~!
Mr.. BoLGIANo offered a supplementary orS;no,o.
to the ordinance relative to the police forc nf nee
city; laid on the table.-Mr. BoLeIANo ca,Iad @
she resolution granting permission to John BULLOCK
d Sons to keep swine on their premises on Gwynn's
Falls; adopted-Mr. SrAYLoR called up the reso
luton granting permission to George L. Riggs to
erect bay windows to bis houses Nos. ITS and l76
Hoffman street; adopted.-Mr. BANDED, of the
Joint Standing Committee on City Property, pre-
sented report with resolution appropriating
soou, to be expended in the grading Of the wa ks
and trees planted in Lafayette square,; laid oa the
tsbe.--Mr: DIXON called up the resolution in.
curing Of the Commissioners for Opepiue Streets
as TO whether Fort avenue Is opened, from viii
liam street TO the west branch Of the Pa.spsco;
sdopted.--Mr. BLANCHARD called up the reso-
luton granting to P. T. Bowen usrm,ss;on
to withdraw a petition; adopted. --Mr NEE
oLAs presented report from the rIoint s,aUd-
ing Committee on Ways and Means, with an ord;
nance empowering the Clerk of the Court Of Con-
mon Pleas to collect the license of f5 Marvlana
currency from all persons who sell liquor in small
quantities, and directing the City Counsellor to
prosecute all those persons who violate the law by
selling liquor without paving the license; laid on the
table.-Mr. HAY called up the resolution grant
ing permission to George j. Loane to continue in
use frame shed on his premises on Montgomery
street; adopted.--Mr. STAyLoR called up the res
olution inquiring of the City Commissioners as to
whether the wall around Greenmount Gem etery on
Ssssnnonnt avenue does not extend beyond the