The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-27
PROCEEDINGS or THE CITY COUNCIL.
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FIRST BRANCH.-Present-JoHN G. BLACKBURN
Esq, President, and all the members SIR. My
ERs presented petition from William T. Lamdn
asking permission to erect frame shed his prem
ises on Ann street, near Pratt street; Refereed
The PRESIDENT presented petition from Margaret
Kanan, asking permission to erect frame shed on
her premises, No. 24S West Franklin street; refer
red.-Also petition from William Ortwein, ask.
ing remuneration for damages done to his property
on W alsh street, by overflow of water; referred.
An invitation from n. II. Thayer, Principal of
the Eastern Female High School, was received for
the members of the Boardto visit that school
on Friday, the lst proximo; accepted.-A
communication was received from the May
or, returning the ordinance recognizing
the office of City Commissioner. The objection of
the Mayor was to the 10th section, which gives the
Board power to employ surveyor other than the
City Surveyor. The City Counsellor comedies with
the Mayor in the opinion that the City Surveyor is
the only surveyor known to the City Commission
ers ofhce.-Mr. Brown moved reconsideration
OF the ordinance; carried.-Mr. BoLGIANo moved
suspension of the rules to consider the bill; car
ried.-Mr. BoLGIANo offered substitute for the
bill, remedying the defect pointed out by the Mayor
The ordinance abolishing the office of Commits
soners OF Streets, and transferring their duties to
the Board of Appeal Tax Court, was received from
the Second Branch; it was read a second time and
passed.-Mr. BRowN, of the Joint Stand
ing Committee Water, presented
report with g resolution adverse to the
petition of George Hills, asking permission to dig
an artesian well at the intersection of Sharp and
Conway streets; adopted.-The President an
nounced sealed communication from his Honor,
the Mayor.-Mr. BANDEL moved that the Second
Branch be invited into Convention; carried.-
After the Convention the Branch adjourned.
SECOND BRANCH.-Present, CHARLES j. BAKER,
Esq, President, and all the members.--Mr. HIG-
GINS presented the petition of Samuel Candy and
others asking the passage of ordinance to amend
an ordinance, limiting the building of houses on
the ground fronting the four sides of Franklin
Square, not to be less than twentyfour feet front;
President laid before the Branch
a communication from the Managers of the Aged
Women's Home, asking a continuance of the aid
$500 per annum) heretofore granted by
the city; referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means.-An invitation to at
male High School, to be held on Friday, March
LIST, from Nathaniel H. Thayer, Principal, was re-
ceived, and, on motion of Mr.. RoBB, accepted
The Mayor returned, without his signature, the
ordinance to abolish the office the Commissioners
for Opening Streets, and comforting tt powers on
the Appeal Tax Court. The vote by which the ordi-
nance was passed was reconsidered, when Mr.
ALRlCKs introduced substitute ordinance en-
bodying section meeting the views of the MAYER,
which was read a second time and passed.-An
ordinance to appoint City Commissioners and Port
Wardens and to prescribe their duties and fix their
was received from the First Branch
read the first and second time, and passed. A
message was received from the First Branch pro-
posing the appointment of Joint Special Commit.
tee of Conference on the supplementary ordinance
to preserve the health of the city of Baltimore;
in, and Messrs. Robb, George and Dean,
Branch then went into convention with the First
Branch