The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-06-01

CONTEMPLATED CHANGE IN BOARD OF HEALTH-
An ordinance pending before City Council which
provides the adjustment of the office of the City Ply
stefan and imposes the duties of that officer upon the
Health Commissioner and his assistant duties of the
City Physician under the present regulations health
department of the municipal government preside
at the meetings of the Board OF HEALTH enquire
the and employ for the suppression
tagious diseases to supernend the enforcement of the
duties of the ward vaccine physicians &c 1t is urged
that the Office instituted when the members the
Board of Health were not medical men, and that since
they have been selected from the medical profession the
necessity longer exists for the employment medical
adviser to the Board the duties performed by ply
stefan can be discharged by the other health officers
its adjustment will be curtament If the expenses of
the corporation.
POLICE AND FIRE ALARM TELEGRApH-Th Second
Branch of the City Council having in the
resolutions adopted by the First Branch for the nroduc
ton of the Police and Fire Alarm Telegraph the last
named Branch, yesterday, motion of Mr. Dukehart
sent the former message requesting reconsideration
OF their action defeating the resolutions and their
ence to a joint special committee The Second Branch
refused to comply with this request when
Mr. Dukehart, of the First Branch, committee of confer
ence upon the subject requested and Messrs Duke
hart Talbot and Banded appointed the part
Branch The request for conference committee was
complied with the part of the Second Brancl-essrs
Sedenstrcker, Kirk and Hnze voting in the negative
BUSINESS OF THE CRIMINAL CoURr-The May term of
the Criminal Court commenced the 10th of May and
has therefore been in session three weeks At the
mencemen of the term there rs docket
which were continued from the January term. At the
present time there $50 the docket which
shows that the Grand Jury had large of work
to perform, and have returned S14 presentments
dctments since they have been in session OF the num-
Der of indictments found the large number of were
for selling liquor without license, and large number
selling merchandise without license.
DEFICIENCY BnL--In the First Branch of the City
Council Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Dukehart Chairman of
the Committee on Ways and Means reported the following
ordinance to supply deficiency in the the
city for the year 1858:
Be it enacted and ordained, by the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore, That the City Register be, and he is
hereby authorized to borrow account of the city the
of four hundred thousand dollars much thereof
as may be supply deficiency in the
OF the the 1855 and to issue notes for the
payable in year. with interest and if necessary to
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad stock held
lne city as security for much thereof may be
Ciy ana report to the next annual session of the
S IL .ie amount of stock hypothetical.
~ was READ and laid upon the table.
~ horAhri eALEs-samuel II. Cover, auctoneer, sold
seoay On he premises, lot of ground and improve
mehts on scott street. fronting feet with denth of 20
feet improved by three:story brick dwelling with brick
back building Ground rent $lS. Purchased bv Alfred
Wheeler, for $500
Also lot of ground and improvements in foo ,.;
20 feet, the west side of Albemare street near
man, with depth 140 feet to Stihouse street nnroa
by atwo-story brick dwelling Purchased by Mr. CbarI
H. Eisenbrant for 81 900.