The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-01-10
PROCEEDINGS or THE CITY c0UNCIl

TUESDAY, Jan. q, 1904.
Present, JoHN G. BLACKBURN President, and
all the members.-Mr. STAYLoR presented a pc
ttion from John 0'Brian, asking permission to
erect frame building on his premises en- Madison
street, between Caroline street and Central avenue
referred-Mr. DIXON presented petition from
A. Raunfort, asking for remuneration for damages
done his property on the I'd of November, 1885, re-
ferred.-Mr. HAY presented petition from Henry
T. Huber, asking pc. mission to place swinging
sign over the door of his premises, No. 6 North
Charles street; referred. A communication was
received from Allen f. Forester, asking for remu-
neration for preparing manual of the mode of
business proceedings in the City Council;
referred.-A message was received from the
Mayor enclosing communication from the Board
of Managers of the House of Refuge. The Mama
gers state that at present there 323 inmates in
the lnstitution-2S6 boys and 81 girls. The yearly
average was 3l7, being 67 more than for the pre-
vious year. The cost of maintaining the inrna tes
was 20 $40 cts per day each. The receipts for
the year were S24, 600; expenses S24 lO3-l4. They
ask the usual appropriation; reterred.-AlSO a
communication from the City Commissioner, in re.
gard to indexing the houses of the citv referred
MIR. STAYLoR offered resolution, directing the
City Commissioner to place flag stones
across Madison street in front of the
house of the Warden of the Jail. Mr. Staylor
moved suspension of the rules to give the
resolution a second reading. He said that the
Grand Jury had made report in regard to the
condition of the jail with which he could not agree.
He, a neghbor, had frequently visited the Jail,
found faults which he thought did not exist. To
his view, the prison was kept clean it was
possible to do under the circumstances. The build
ing was a most imperfect one in its construction
The ventilation was bad and the system of drain
age most Objectionable. In fact, there was
no means of drainage. prisoner, with jack
knife, for the purpose of having closer conmu-
nication with his fellow-prisoner, has cut through
the wall of his cell. The general condi-
ton of the Jail was good. The manage
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the investigation, as is shown by his communication
to the Branch, which referred to the appropri-
ate committee. it is but fair to suspend any Judge
ment on the subject until the committee has visited
the institution and made proper report to the
Branch. The resolution read and adopted
--Mr. STAYLoR offered resolution directing the
City Comptroller to furnish the members with a
copy of the Code of Maryland laws. He stated
that the books had been purchased by the previous
Council, and were now in possession of the Comp.
troler-Mr. PHELPS and Mr.. BoLGiANO opposed
the resolution; Messrs STAYLoR and CRouT
supported it; adopted by vote of IS yeas
to nays.-Mr. CRoUT offered a resou.
ton directing the Commissioners for open
ing streets to suspend action relative to
the opening of Carey street, and requesting
the Commissioners to report to the Branch the
amount of the expenses which they have thus far
incurred; referred.-Mr. CRour offered petition
which was numerously signed by the property
holders in the vicinity, demonstrating against the
opening of Carey street. Mr.. Crout stated that the
property Hoiueis III tHe HelgDDOTnOGQ were almost
unanimously opposed to the opening of the street;
reterred.-Mr. BANDEL gave notice that he would
introduce ordinance providing for the appoint
ment of an inspector of gas ana gas meters in the
city Of Baltimore-Mr. SrAYLoR presented
supplementary ordinance, prohibiting the erection
of any building for the purpose of manufacturing
alcohol unless with the consent of all the residents
within six hundred feet of the proposed site for the
building; referred.-Mr. Dixon presented petition
from Thomas }. Hand Co., asking permission TO
erect frame shed on their premises, Locust Point;
acknowledgements
SECOND BEANHH.-Prescnt, CHARLES j. BAKER,
Esq, President, and all the members except Mr..
Mier.-Mr ALRICKs presented the petition of
Frederick Hartung, asking permission to erect
pottery on his lot Hull street, Fort avenue;
referred to the eCOmmittee on InternalImprovements
MIR. GEORGE, from the Committee on Fire Depart
ment, offered resolution granting permission to
Jacob Wilson to erect frame building in his wood
yard, corner Of Hughes and William Streets to be
removed on lst May, '6l; read second time and
adopted. Mr.. MARDEN introduced a supplement
ary ordinance in relation to the inspectors of
weights and measures, requiring the inspectors to
have an office in central location, al which they
shall attend from to 10 A. NJ, and from 5 to p.
M.-Adjourned.