The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-01-24

fROCEEDiNGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
/ FIRsf BRANCH.-Pres3nt, JoHN C. BLACKBURS
| Esq, President and all the mambars.-Mr
| Brown presented petition from John Hulse ask
ing for the enlargement OF the mouths of the sew
er at the corner of Saratoga and Holiday streets
referred.-Mr. BANDEL presented the report from
the Eastern Dispensary, asking the usual-appropri
atlon..-Mr. NICHOLAS, of the Jont Standing
Committee on Ways and Means, presented repor
with an ordinance abolshing the office of Commits
sioners for Opening Streets, and conveying thei,
powers to the Appeal Tax Court; read and laid OF
the table.-Mr. MEYERS offered resolution in
quring of the City Commissioner of the probable
cost OF piling, bracing, &C., from Herring Bar tc
the eastern point and the other first point west of tht
Marine Hospital, said works to be capable of hold
ing the sediment that may be placed theren adopt
ed."Ihe CHAIR announced sealed communca
tion from his Honor the Mayor.-Messrs Phep.
ana ieSmeyer were appointed committee to invite
the Second Branch into Convention.--After Con
vention the Branch was again called to order -
Mr.. BoULDEN presented a petition from George p
, PPrlek, asking permission to withdraw from the
Registers office the plat relative to the openi NO OF
Pratt street. Also resolution granting permis
sion; adopted. djourned.
SECOND BRANcH.-The Branch was called to order
at five O'Clock, By the President, Charles j. Baker
Esq, all the members present.-Mr. ALRICKs pre-
sented petition from Henry White and Others
owners OF property on the south side of Pratt
street, east of Charles, asking the passage of an
ordinance providing for the removal of obstructions
from an underground sewer, on that property; re-
First Branch providing that all copies of the Mary
land Code and Ordinances of the city of Baltimore
furnished by the Comptroller for the use of the
members of the City Council, shall be returned to
the Comptroller, at the end of the annual session
of the Council.--Mr. SwINDELL moved to amend
the resolution, by inserting sat the end of the
term of each member" instead of sat the end of
the annual session, &c." which was adopted
The, question being put on the adoption
of the resolutions, the Chair was unable to de-
ROBB callad fOr tha
He had opposed the acceptance ofthe books in the
first instance. 1t looked too much like voting them
selves books. 1t was stated, at the time, that the
books were voted by the last Council, were paid
for, and lying unclaimed at the Comptroller's of
flee. Even then he was opposed to receiving them
IT the last Council did wrong in purchasing the
books they would be equally guilty by receiving
them. He was now sorry to see that the Council
were now compelled, by public opinion to take the
back track.-The vote was then taken, with the
following result: Yeas-Messrs President, George,
Miller, Robb and Higgins-5. Nays-Messrs
Dean, Ma rden, Wilson, Alricks, and Swindell-5.
So the resolution lost.--Mr. DEAN stated to
the Branch that he had been recently examir-
ing the report Of the Trustees of the Poor
and in the statement Of articles purchased for
the use OF the Almshouse, discovered among Others
such items as Theses Java coffee, ,186 lbs cigars
$500; family -four, 36 bbls; crushed sugar, / 2l8
lbs; pulverized sugar, ,1S7 lbs. He thought that
if they were intended for the paupers less expen-
sive article might be used and if for the family of
the keeper; he Desired to know how many persens
composed the family of the keeper. For that nur
pose he would submit a resolution of inquiry.
Mr.. RoBB said he too had been examining the re-
port, and was struck with the item of Java coffee
the most costly kind. He did not use it in his own
family on account of its expensive nature
Another item-beef, AZ 1855 lbs-Mr MILLER
Sirloin?-Mr RoBB-I cannot tell; but would
IKE to know. Another item-ground pepper, 800
lbS: 1t strikes me that would spice good many
give the price?-Mr. DrAs-Are they
From these items he had been led also
to propose a resolution of inquiry, which, with
the gentlemen's permission, he would read The
matter was under discussion, when a committee
from the First Branch appeared, and invited the
Branch into executive session on sealed commu-
nication from the Mayor. After a brief absence
the members returned and resumed the transaction
OF buslness.-Mr. RoBB presented resolution di-
rectng the clerk to withdraw from the files of the
Register all the papers connected with the opening
and widening of Holiday street; adopted. Mi.
MILLER, from the Committee ON Claims reported
resolution discharging the committee from the fur
ther consideration of the petition of Samuel and
William Candy; adopted-A resolution granting
permission to William G. Power to erect
bay window to his dwelling, corner of
Madison and Hoffman streets, was received
from the First Branch and concurred in.-Mr
DEAN then offered the following resolution:
ReSOlred blythe Second Branch of the City Council,
That the Trustees for the poor be- they are hereby
requested to inform this Branch why and for what pur
pose there was purchased by them during the past
year, so large quantity of Java coffee family four
crushed and puverized loaf sugar and cigars and also
that said Trustees be requested furnish this Branch
with items, stating the cost of article enumerated
IN their report under the head of purchases for the aims
house, also when purchased by whom and of whom pur
chased.
The resolution was adopted and the Branch ad-
journed.