The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-06
PR0CEEDiNGS or THE CITY COUNCIL.

PROCEEDiNGS or THE CITY COUNCIL.
FRIDAY, April 5.
FIRST BEASCH.-Pre5ent-JoHN C. BLAcKBURS
Esq, President, and all the members.
STAYLoR presented petition from F. HI. Grupey
asking permission to erect steam engine on his
premises, No. 30 Grant street; referred Mr.
DRAKELY offered resolution accepting an invita-
ton from the Northern Central Railway Company
to visit Roland Lake, over that road, on Tuesday
next; adopted.--Mr. BLANCHARD, of the Joint
Standing Committee on Claims presented report
with a resolution directing the Comptroller to pay
to Kerr Co. the sum of 1912 for advertising;
adopted.---Also, report from the same
committee with resolution adverse TO
petition from Thomas Coburn; sadopted--
Mr.. MEYERS offered resolution requesting the City
Commissioners to examine the condition of the
harbor of the front basin, from Pattersons to Hen
derson's wharf, and report what is necessary to do
to put the basin in such condition as to enable
vessels OF heavy tonnage to reach the wharves;
adOpted.--Mr. STAYLoR, of the Joint Standing
Committee on the Fire Department, presented a
report with an ordinance regulating the erection of
buildings In the city; laid on the table.-Mr.
the Mayor to remit fines in certain cases.-Mr.
CIRCUIT called up the ordinance repeating the
ordinance authorizing the erection of City
Hall. He made elaborate and able
speech against the repeal, when Mr.. PaELps
moved to lay the ordinance the table;
lost; Messrs Bogiano, Bandel, StayIor and
Nicholas, favored the passage OF the repeal; and
Messrs. Crout and Drakely opposed the passage of
the bill. 1t was passed by the following vote:-
leas.-Messrs. President, YeSiey, Wolfe, Meyers,
Boulder, Thomas, Bandel, Bolgiano, Stay Tor,
Nicholas blanchard, Phelps, Allen, Chase, Dixon,
Hay and Tegmeyer-l7-Nays- Messrs. Brown,
Drakely aud Crout--3.-Mr. NICHOLAS presented
an ordinance explanatory of the ordinance providing
for the prompt collection of taxes and personal
property; laid on the table.-Mr. NICHOLAS, of
the Joint Standing Committee Ways and Means,
presented report with ordinances providing for
the annual levy of 1861; laid on the table.-Ad-
journed.
SECOND BRANCH.--Branch met.-Present CHAs
j. BAKER, Esq, President in the chair, and all the
members.-A message was received from the
First Branch communicating resolution accept
ing the invitation of the Northern Central Rail
road to visit Lake Roland, and fixing Tuesday
next for said visit; adopted.-Also report from
the Committee on the Fire Department with a reso-
luton allowing Augustus Ballot to extend his
workshop three feet Jones Falls adopted
Also report from the Committee on High
ways adverse to the petition of Samuel Clifford and
others, asking that Bruce alley be paved or con-
demned as nuisance; adopted.-Also an ordi-.
nance in relation to the lighting and cleaning of
the city lamps; passed.-Also an ordinance in re-
iation to the Police and Fire Alarm Telegraph.
Mr. RoBB presented the remonstrance of John JEFF
fries against the passage of the ordinance defining
certain lines within which fresh scaled fish may be
sold at the Centre market-Mr WILSON called
up the ordinance defining certain lines within which
fresh scaled fish may be sold at the Centre market;
passed.-The Branch adjourned over until Mon
day at o'clock.