The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-03
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY CoUN

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
TUESDAY, April 2.
FIRST BRANcH.-Present-JoHN c. BLACKBURN,
Esq, President and all the members.--A
communication was received from the City Coun-
sellor in regard to the return of licenses paid IN
error; laid on the table.-Mr. NICHOLAS presented
a communication from the Baltimore United Fire
Department, asking the city to redeem the five per
cent. city stock heldby the department or to make
the same transferable; referred.-Mr. CHASE oner
ed a resolution inquiring OF the City ;v
as to whether Fort street west to the A's Ponrn
er has been opened; laid on the tat = ;;os
nication was received from the Clty coI ~ ~
stating the probable cost of cleaning me IaeA
basin. referred-Mr. NICHOLAS, OF the JONI
Standing Committee on adverse TO- the nett
ton of R. K. Crawford and others, bacon dealers,
asking a reduction in licenses; adopted
MIR. BANDEL called up the resolution directing
the repair of Jackson Square. He offered
a substitute, directing the City COMMAS
sioners to pave the sidewalks around Jackson
Square, plant trees in the same ana ,o repair the
fences around it, and approprlatHe 1U1o ioi ane
linton empowering J. shaft Stockett and Allen L.
Forester to prepare an index 10 the journals OF the
Branches; adopted. Mr. BLANCHARD called up
the resolution directing the Comptroller to pay to
A 8. Abel & Co. S92 for advertising; adopted
Also a similar resolution in favor of Bull futile,
for SEQ 10, for advertising in the Baltimore Clip
per; adopted.-Mr. MEYERS called up the resolu-
ton granting permission to VIM. Trego to erect
pier at the foot of Hughes street; adopted. DIR.
Dixon called up the resolution appropriating $500
for paving Cross street market space; Adopted
Mr.. CIRCUIT called up the ordinance appointing a
keeper of refuse materials; passed.-Mr. Brown,
of the Committee on the Accounts of the
Fire Department, presented report, stating
that everything was found correct.--Mr.
NICHOLAS called up the resolution placing S5OO,000
worth of the extra dividend bonds at the disposal
of the Committee of Finance, to be sold should the
necessities of the city require the same.-The
substitute offered on Monday by Mr.. Bolgiano was
lost.-Mr. BOLGIAYo moved to strike out $780,,
900 and insert $500 000 lost.-The resolution
was then adopted-Mr. BoULDIN called up the
ordinance repeating the ordinance authorizing the
opening and widening of Holiday street.-Mr.
PHELPS moved to lay the bill on the table; lost
The ordinance then put upon its passage and
passed by the following vote: Yeas-Messrs.
President, Wolfe, Meyers, Bouldin, Thomas, Boil
giano, Staylor, Brown, Nicholas, Blanchard, Chase,
Dixon, Hay, Tegmeyer, Crout-l5. Nays-Messrs.
Yeisley, Banded, Phelps, Drakely, Aen-6.-
Mr.. MEYERS moved to strike out the preamble;
lost.-Mr. PHELPS presented petition from c.
c. Emory, asking that gas lamp may be placed
on Wilson alley, near Park street; referred.-
Adjourned.
BAKER, Esq, President, in the chair, and all the
members present.--Mr. SwNDELL presented a
petition from j. G. Spies and others, asking that
the permission given E. A. Clabaugh to keep hogs
at his distiery on Ostend street, be revoked; re-
ferred.-A message was received from the First
Branch communicating an ordinance for the sup
port and encouragement of volunteer corps in the
city of Baltimore; passed.-Aso a report from
the Committee on the Harbor adverse to the petit
ton of Mann Co., asking to be released from a
claim of the city, amounting to one hundred and
five dollars, for the of the steam dredge at their
wharf fronting on the side of the dock at the foot
of William street.-Mr. SwINDELL presented a
resolution directing the Register of the city to bor
row $4,000, to be paid to the City Commissioners
for the employment of resident workngmen in
grading Webster street, from Fort avenue to the
terminus of said street. After some discussion
upon this resolution, it was adopted by the follow
ing vote:
YEAs-Messrs. President, Dean, Marden, George, Will
son and Swndel-6
NAYs-Messrs. Alricks, Mer, Robb and Higgins.
Branch adjourned.