The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-14
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

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F,psr RpINcg.-Present, john c. BLACKBURN,
ESQ and all the members.-Mr. PHELPS present.
ed netition from Hugh l.. Bond and others pray
ing the opening of Park street, between Richmond
tbe Joint Standing Committee on HIGHWAYS,
presented report with resolution directing the
CITY Commissioner to have drops placed in the
months of the sewers South Charles street; laid
on the table Also a report with a resolution
adverse to the grading and paving of Boyd alley;
adopted.-Aiso report from the commit
tee with resolution adverse to improving the con-
dition of the bed of Chester street. between Cough
street and Eastern avenue; adOpted.-Mr
PHELPS called the attention of the Branch
to the report of the commissioners of the new
Jail, and said that the report made general deni-
al of the charges made against them in the report
of the Committee on Police and Jail. He said that
no member of the committee desired to reflect I'M
Justly on the Building Commissioners. Their re
port states that they (the Commissioners had
never been summoned before the committed To
refute this Mr.. PHELPS read letter, a copy of
which had been sent to each of the Commissioners
and read to one of them Mr.. Beale) bv the door
keeper of the Branch. In face ofthis fact the Com
missioners in their report charge that the COM
mittee the Council acted erparte.. Not only was
the notice referred to served but, a few days pre-
vious to the presentation of the report some of the
members were again requested to meet the COM
mittee, which they failed to do. One of the Com
missioners James Ii. Wood in compliance with the
first summons of the committee, called on the
committee, with whom he had an extended CONVEX
satiOn. Inc commissioners ask Tor the appoint
ment of Joint Select Committee. The Commit
tee Police and Jail did not fear an investigation
but the appointment of such committee would
cast implied censure on the Committee on Police
and Jail, which would be great Injustice The
Commissioners had been invited to defend them.
selves before that committee and they refused to
appear. There was no justice, therefore, in their
present demand. The report of the Commissioners
to the Council gave no account of the proceeds
derived from the sale of the materials of the old
Jail and warden's house. He lMr. Phelps) under.
stood that they had been disposed Of for the sum
$500, when he had been informed that they were
worth $4,000. The $500 had not been &C.
counted for by the Commissioners, and was an
appropriate matter for investigation by the
Committee on Police and Jail. He therefore
moved that the report be referred to the Committee
on Police and Jail.--Mr. MYERS said that he had
been requested by one of the Commissioners (Mr.
Z. S. Landing to inform the Branch that he had
waited upon the Council at the time appointed by
the Committee, but on his arrival at the Hall, he
found the Council in secret session. He waited in
the building tor more than one hour to meet the
Committee, but was disappointed. He also
requested to state that Mr.. Lamdin not APP
pointed to the position until the building was
nearly completed, it being under roof and conse-
quently could not control work which had already
been done.--The motion to refer the report to the
Committee on Police and Jail was carried.-Mr.
THOMAS called up the ordinance to regulate the
cleaning of the streets of the city. The ordinance
elected considerable discussion, when Mr. BLAN-
CHARD moved to lay it on the table, lost.-Mr.
Dixon moved to amend by increasing the pay of
the laborors from 81 to Sl.25 per day; los5.--rhe
ordinance was then passed-Adjourned.
SECOND BRANCH.-Branch met.-Present, CHAs.
j. BAKER, Esq, President, and all the members
The ordinance to appoint City Commissioners and
Port Wardens, and to prescribe their duties and fix
their compensation, was received from the First
Branch and read the second time. The ordinance
was so amended as to require the Commissioners to
advertise notices in two papers having the largest
circulation. 1t was then passed.-A resolution
discharging the joint special committee from the
further consideration of the Health Commissioner
accounts, was received from the First Branch and
concurred in.-Adiourned.