The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-05
pR0CEeDJYcS or THE CITY COUNCIL.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY CoURCiL.
THURSDAY, April 4.
FIRST BRANcu.-Preaent-JoHN Z. sIAcASUHS'
ESQ, President, and all the memoers.- D~.s
h11pv nrosented n petition from Messrs. Burns d
sloane in regard to a certain pier on Lleht ot!e'
What, raferred.--Mr. Hay presented petition
f,or, Samson Cariss and others, demonstrating
aipst the widening of Fayette street, between Hol-
d and Calvert streets and asking the repeal OF the
ordinance directing the same; referred com
mnnication was received from the visitors OF lhe
Jail stating that the prisoners in the jan are not
required do any labor the construction OF the
building will not admit of the adoption OF any sYs
tenn of labor; laid on the table. MIR. BouLDlN, OF
the Joint Standing Committee on Highways, pre-
sented report with resolution adverse to repair
ing Chester alley, it being a priF n1n
alley; adopted.-Mr. BANDED offered a resolu-
ton directing the clerk to withdraw from 'he
Registers office the petition and papers Of george
Shillenberg, asking the use Of an siiey lor the
drainage of his premises, on Caroline street. near
Holland sire ct; adopted.--Mr. CHASE, OF the JOINT
Standing Committee on Police and jan, presented
report with resolution erecting the City Com
missioners to place a gas lamp on Wilson alley,
near Park street; adGpted.--Mr. STAYLOR called
nm the resolution directing the Water Engineer to
have the pump at the Eastern Hay Scales repaired;
adopted. Also resolution granting permission
to 4. Ballauf to extend his workshop three feet
over Jones' Falls; adopted. "A resolution to place
gas lamps on Gilmore street was adopted.--Mr.
TEGMEYER called up the resolution appropriating
$500 Tor the improvement of Lafayette Square
altet SOuslOtI ulsCusslOu Il W Jay INT
resolution on the table prevailed.--Mr SrAYLoR
called up the ordinance for the protection of the
Police and Fire Alarm Telegraph. The bill i'm
poses fine of not less than 500, nor more than
$500 any person convicted of giving false
alarm. 1t also empowers the Chief Engineer of
the Department to offer reward Of SlOO Tor the
conviction OF any person giving false alarm
1t proposes a fine of not less than 500 nor
more than $500 for making key to suit the alarm
boxes without authority; pass d.-Mr. DIXON pre-
sented petition from number OF working men
living in South Baltimore, asking that w eb-
ster street from Fort avenue to the city yard may
be graded and paved; referred.-Mr. CIRCUIT called
up the ordinance repeating the ordinance author
izing the erection of a City Hall, and moved that
it be made the special order for Friday evening;
carried.-Mr. BoLGIANO called up the supple
mentary ordinance to the ordinance establishing
police for the cty.--The bill transferring the
control of the lamp lighters to the Mayor was
passed Adjourned.
SECOND BRANCu.--Branch met.-All the mem.
bers present except the President, CHARLES J. BA
KER, Esq.-On motion of Mr.. RoBB, in the alb
of the President, Mr.. ALRICKs was called tt
the chair.-Mr. MILLER, from the Committee oil
Claims, submitted a report on the petition of Thos
C.. Marin, asking to be refunded certain taxes, will
resolution referring the petition to the Appea
Tax Court, and directing the Comptroller TO pa
whatever the Tax Court may adudge; adopted. =
message was received from the First Branch
communicating a report from the Committee o
Health, with a resolution allowing John Bullitt
Sons to keep swine on their premises, on Gwynn
Falls; adopted. an ordinance in relation t
selling fish in the Centre market; laid over.-O
motion, the Branch adjourned.