The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-01-30

For the cost of each article of supplies and from VIII ON
purchased directed by the resolution to be furnished
the Trustees beg leave to that they will not be able
to hand you for some days quite tedious lob to
make out SO long an account but if the Branch desire it,
ey ha nave II at the earliest day possible The habit
heretofore has been that the Committee the
examine the books of the agent year. at which
time ne exhibits his bills of every article purchased, at
In conclusion the Trustees would remark that their
Office is one of neither honor profit but merely LA
Dor of Charity and that they have on the
one hand conscenously TO discharge their duty to the
beings whose necessity has compelled them
uge in the Amshouse and the other hand to discharge
their duty to the community at large by faithful and
economical administration of charge confded to Them
All of which is respectfully submitted
c. DoUTY, President Board of Trustees.
BALTIMORE, January Goth, 1861
Mr.. MILLER, after the reading of the paper, said
that in conversation with of the Trustees, Mr..
Welsh, that gentleman expressed desire that
committee should be appointed by the Councils to
investigate the accounts of the Agent of the Insti-
tuition. Every facility would be afforded them and
they would be pleased to give every information.
MIR. DEAN moved that the whole subject be re-
ferred to the Committee on the Almshouse, which
was agreed to.-A message was received from the
First Branch, proposing Committee of Conference
on the resolution to return to the Register the
copies of the Maryland Code and volumes of Ordi-
nances purchased for the use of the members; con-
CURED in, and Messrs. Robb, Dean and Swndell,
appointed on the part of this Branch.-Mr. ROBE
offered the following:
RESOLVED by the Second Branch ofthe City Council That
in view of the present state of public affairs the several
heads Of the various Departments of the City Govern
be @ to revise the estimate of
making such revision they be requested to combine eff
cheney and economy.
adopted--An invitation from Asbury Jarrett to
attend the lecture of the Hon. John Coch rans was
received and accepted--The ordinance to ap-
point an overseer to collect and sell all the
material of every kind belonging to the city, was
taken up.--Mr. RoBB moved to amend by allow
ing the overseer, as compensation, commission of
Is per cent. all sums under ST, 1000, and 10 per
cent ON all sums over that amount; agreed
fixed at $l,000.-The ordinance was then
passed.---Mr. HIGGINS, from the Committee
on the Almshouse, made report, stating that they
had visited the Institution and found 1t to be in
good condition, and the inmates rs comfortable
the nature of circumstances and arrangements of
the building will admit. A strict examination was
also made in to the mode of burying the dead, and
found that every corpseis placed in coffin and
rled in a cart to the burying ground and decenty
buried. An examination will next be made into
the accounts of the Institution.-Mr. HIGGINs also
offered the following report and resolutions:
The Joint Standing Committee the New Almshouse
to whom referred the communication of William
Gross in reference to the letting of the contracts the
erection of the New Amshouse building beg leave to
port that after thorough examination of the proposals
and the minutes of the Board of Commissioners and such
other evidence as they could obtain they find no
proof of wiul wrong being done by the Board in the
letting of the contracts The committee will also state
that they notified the parties who complained of their
meetings. and they failed to attend committee They
respectfully offer the following resolution:
Besolred That the committee be discharged the
further consideration Of the subject.
The resolution adopted-Mr. ROBE, from
the Committee on Commerce, offered resolution
authorizing the Committee on Ways and Means to
lease for short time a suitable lot, as near the
present Western Hay Scales practicable, for the
use of hay and straw wagons a market, to be oc-
cupied by them under such regulations may be
hereafter adopted; laid over.-Mr. SwfNDELL
moved, and the Branch adjourned.