The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-20
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

TUESDAY, February ~.
FIRST NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. c. BLACKBURN,
President.-Mr. ALLEN presented remonstrance
from II. F. Geary and others, against sinking an
artesian well on the corner of Sharp and Conway
streets; referred-Mr. DIXON presented petit
tion from Henry Travers, asking permission to
large pier on Light Street Wharf, at the foot of
Camden street, reerred-Mr. NICHOLAS presented
a remonstrance from J. Cross and others, against
the passage of an ordinance permitting the running
of the City Passenger Cars on Sunday; referred.
MIR. BoULDEN presented petition from John G.
Boarkid n, asking to be refunded taxes paid in err
ror; referred.-Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee
on Health, submitted report and ordinance,
relative to the duties of the vaccine ply
scians and the Health Commissioners; laid
on the tabe.--A letter was received
from Ca plain Ike, of the Independent Greys,
extending an invitation for the Branch to visit the
ball to be held on the night of the 22d; accepted
"A communication was received from the City
Commissioner, relative to the cost of repairing
certain sewers on Holiday street; referred.-A
resolution received from the Second Branch,
| denying the right of persons, holding offices of
trust within the corporation from receiving extra
fees or perquisites for services rendered laid on
! the table.-An ordinance was received from the
Second Branch, abolishing the Board of Commits,
sioners tor the opening OF streets, lanes and
alleys; passed.-Mr. BLANCHARD, from the
Committee on City Property, submitted re-
port and resolution adverse to the claim of
| Catharine Hook, asking for a division in a
certain ground rent; laid on the table Mr..
BANDED presented a letter from D. II. Hollings-
head, Principal of the Western Female High
School, inviting the Branch to visit that lEstitu-
| ton ON Thursday morning next accepted.-Mr.
| BLANCHARD presented a resolution to erect gas
lamp on the southeast corner of Eager street and
Morton alley; adopted. resolution to
place steppingstones across Reid street. at its III
tersection with Charles street; passed.-Mr.
MEYERS called up the ordinance providing for the
appointment of a keeper of refuse matter belong
| ing to the corporation; referred.-The two
Branches then went into convention upon the nomi-
nations of the Mayor, after which the Branch ad-
| jOurned
SECOND BRANCH. Present, CHARLES j. BAKER,
President, and all the members.-An invitation
to attend the ball of the Independent Greys to be
| held on Friday night, at the Maryland Institute
was accepted.-The ordinance to abolish the
Office of the Commissioners for Opening Streets and
| to confer those powers the Appeal Tax Court,
was recons dered, amended and passed.-MF.
HIGGINs, from the Joint Standing Committee on the
Almshouse, presented a report and resolution dis
charging the committee from the further consider
alton of the subject of the accounts of the lnstitu
ton. The report states that the committee have
duly examined the accounts from the first day o
January to the 3lst day of December, 1860, ant
found vouchers for all monies paid by the trustees
with the exception of about SO, paid for passage
to and from Towsontown. The committee believ
the accounts to be strictly correct in every partc
ular.-The ordinance to give the hands employed
by the Commissioners of Health and Supernten
dents of Streets 81 per day, and for a cart hors
and driver, 81 per day, was taken up and read. -
Mr.. SwINDELL moved to amend By making the pa
per day Sl25, which was passed-yeas s, nays 2
The ordinance was then passed-Aninvita iron
D. A. Hollingshead, Principal, to attend an exhi
bition of the Western Female High School, o.
Thursday next, was accepted. 1.-The Branch the
went into Convention with the First Branch