The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-02

directing the payment to A. 8. Abel Il Co., the
sum of S927s, for advertising in the Sun newspaper;
laid on the table.--Also a resolution granting
permission to George s. Riggs to erect bay win
dows his house, Nos. ITS and l76 Hoffman street,
laid on the table.--An ordinance was received
from the Second Branch, repeating the ordinance
directing the widening and opening of Holiday
street; laid on the table.-Mr. BANDED offered a
resolution directing the Police Board to take the
census OF the city, laid on the tabe-Mr BANDED
offered resolution directing the clerk to withdraw
from the file the petition of McCoull Slater; adop
ted--Mr. BLANCHARD offered a resolution en-
towering the Mayor to employ aid for the City
Counsellor in the examination of titles of
property in which the city may be in
terested, and also To assist that Of
nicer In the preparation of cases for trial; laid on
the the e;-Mr. PHELPS called for the order of
the day, being the report of the Committee on Pc.
lice and Jail on the subject of the Police Depart
meIt.-Mr. BLANCHARD said that as the only
matter connected with the report which demanded
immediate attention was that which referred to
action by other legislative bodies these wer
matters which demanding the attention of
the Council, and should receive it. He moved that
the subject be postponed until the 22d of February.
Mr. PHELPS said that while he did not desire
to hurry the consideration of the report but as
| had laid On the desks of the members since the
| 18th Of February, he thought there had been
| sufficient time for each member to inform
| himself. He objected to the insinuation that
| the matters treated on by the report were not
| of that Importance which demanded imme-
| date attention.-Mr. BLANCHARD said that he
did not desire the gentleman to understand that he
looked upon the suggestions of the report as not
worthy OF consideration, or its recommendations
| as wild and impracticable. He only intended by
his remarks to say that there were other matters
which demanded immediate attention, while the
matters which were to be remeded by the ordi-
nance reported by the committee were already dis
posed OF by State legislation, and the suggestions
OF the report could not suffer by living over
Mr.. PHELPs said that he considered the matters
treated OF by the report as of the most important
character, which should receive earnest consider
ation lie had no desire, however, to press the pas
sage OF the ordinance, and would agree to its post
ponement--M Mr.. Blanchard's motion prevailed
MIR. BoLGIANo called up the resolution authoriz-
| ing the Committee Finance to sell one-half of
| the extra dividend bonds received from the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad, providing the necessities
OF the city may require the disposal of the same.
| MIR. BoLGIANo offered substitute resolu-
ton, placing at the disposal of the Finance Com
mittee $500, 900 worth of the extra dividend bonds
| to be sold for the use of the city.-Mr. PHELPS
moved to lay the sub ect on the table; carried
Mr.. PHELPS called up the ordinance relative to uni
! formed military companies in the city; passed.
MIR. CIRCUIT called up the ordinance providing for
the appointment of keeper Of the refuse materia
belonging to the city, which was returned from the
second Branch with proposed amendments The
amendments were read, when Mr.. BoLGIANo moved
to concur in the amendments; lost.-Mr. PHELPS
moved to lay the ordinance on the table; carried
Mr.. PHELPS offered a resolution directing the
chief clerks OF the Branches to prepare indexes O
| the journals of the two Branches.-Mr BoLs1ASt
moved to lay the resolution on the table; carried
Mr.. TEGMEYER offered resolution to change
the water course at Raborg and Schroeder streets
Acknowledgement.
SECOND BRANcH.--Branch met.--CHARLEs j
BAKER, Esq, President, in the chair, and all tn,
members present.-Mr. GEORGE, from the Com
mittee on the Fire Department, submitted repor
with resolution adverse to the petition of Thoma
Brice, asking permission to add one story to hi
house, No. 123 Cough street; adopted.-A mes
sage was received from the First Branch communi
eating resolution directing the City Commission
ers to have gas mains laid on Fayette street, be
tween Aisquith street and Central avenue; adopted
Also report from the Committee Ways ane
Means, in relation to the memorial of the unem
ployed mechanics and workingmen, with an ordi
nance to furnish work to portion of the destitute
mechanics and laboring men of the city, and ap
propriatng $4,000 for the purpose, this sum to b.
paid to the Park Commissioners, and one-half to b,
expended in the improvement of Druid Hill Parl
and the other halfin the improvement of Patterson
Park; passed unanimously