The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-04-03

purchasing their option that portion of the road
between Pittsburg and Port Perry. upon payment |
to the bondholders the amount of their bonds, by
substituting its own for the same amount and
upon the same terms.
Also that the road shall be completed within the
space OF three years from the LIST day of July next
or that the ordinance at the discretion of the Mayor
and Council may be repealed in case of failure; re-
serving, however, in full the rights of such persons
as may have in a bona tide manner subscribed and
paid for in cash any portion of the bonds authorized
to be issued by this ordinance.
Also, that the ordinance shall not 90 into effect
until approved by the Company, and that such APP
proyal shall be duly transmitted to the Mayor and
filed in the Office of the Register.
Also, that the Mayor have full power to execute
any deed that may be necessary to give effect and
operation to the provisions of the ordinance
Mr.. Beale would like to be informed, if possible,
before voting upon this ordinance whether there
was any probability of the city ever receiving
turn of what it had already placed in the trust of
the company. That he deemed mprobability,
as the company had in every instance as yet, VIC
lated the faith placed in them, and he doubted not,
IL the city now released them in the manner pro-
posed but that they would again prove faithless in
the redeeming of their pledges The fact of having
Baltlmorean as president could not be received
any guarantee of their pledges being carried out,
as they would, perhaps, remove him at the END of
the year for which he had been elected He consd-
cred the city already eeced BY this company to the
extent OF million of dollars, and he deemed it the
duty OF all who looked to the interest of the cit
such
llDerallty to citizens of another State. The city
has already danced to the tune of "a million of
dollars, and it is time the ball was ended. He
hoped so monstrous proposition might not pre-
vail, and denied the right of the Council To leois-
late Tor such a purpose.
Mr.. Dryden conceived that there were strong
reasons why the ordinance should pass. So far as
the right was concerned the step had already been
IN substance taken, in the past legislation of the
Council, and the time for the consideration of its
legality has passed. the bonds guaranteed by the
city are now swallowed up in the stock of the road
until the road be completed laid out he commended
tne guarantee the city now held was useless, while
II the ten miles proposed to be built constructed
there prospect of the city realizing her invest
ment in the road in full-while without its compile
ton the working of the road so crippled that
the advantages natural to it could not be avaied of
nom the road not being connected with Pittsburg
by their own track from the gap thus left in the line
as surveyed. lfoher parties would finish the road he
hoped the opportunity would be afforded them, but
| they would not do so while the city's mortgage
| was held over the road at present. He deemed
| the city fully secured by her mortgage upon
! other portions of the road and the depot at
| Pittsburg-even the latter of which is ample Sc.
curity for the amount the city has guaranteed. he
doubted not but that the company would ultimately
be able to pay all its Indebtedness if the CITY woulC
! give them the opportunity-the manner proposed
| to complete the road between Pittsburg and Por
Perry, as the company now labors under the dsad
vantage OF being compelled to use the track of the
Central Ohio road between these two points; which
! arrangements interfere greatly with its being adj
vantageously worked. Ii the ordinance proposed
another financial guarantee on the part of the city
| he should oppose 1t; but such not the case, a
he conceived it, only contained provisions looking
to the better securing of the liability the city ha(
entailed upon herself by past legislation.
Mr.. Beale, In response, commended that a trcl
had been played upon the city, in her first beinl
asked to aid in building the road with the omission
now sought to be added, with the intention of frs
involving her in the work, and after seeing the por
ton now constructed, to fall back upon the Piles
that she must aid in completing the road in order t.
| save what she had already invested therein. H
| deemed the whole thing stupendous fraud, an,
one conceived in sin and born in iniquity.'
Mr.. Harvey considered the gentleman (NIr
Bealel had used strange argument indeed in hi
effort to defeat the proposed BILL by placing it in
position the counterpart of his own--that Of bein
conceived in sin and born in iniquity." Eve
were 1t So he must admit that the objection wa
one created by nature itself, to which man coul
not consistently take exceptions. He did not de
sign to add anything to the remarks of Mr.. Dry
den, as he deemed them ample to satisfy the Branc
OF the policy OF passing the ordinance, and wer
the result OF personal observation on the part O
that gentleman who had formed one of a speci a
COMMITTEE from the Council who had visited an
examined the road short time since. In orde
that the minds of the members might be refreshe
by the reading of the report of that committee h
called for the same.
The report being read, the ordinance was pu
upon its passage, when, before vote was taken,
Mr.. Wood hoped final action might be DELAYED
DE had since the matter had been agitated in tn
Branch, been endeayorng to prepare himself to vot
| knowingly. The opponents of the measure had gC
hold of him first and urged upon him such reason
why it should not pass, that he had agreed wit
them, since then its friends had given him stron
reasons why it should pass. As he was now "ha
ing between two opinions" he asked further time
consider the reasons, pro and con. He hoped to b
able to vote knowingly by Monday next, and upo
his motion it postponed and made the order c
the day for that time.
\ message from the Second Branch proposin
that when the Council adjourn it stand adjourned
until Monday afternoon next, was received and con
| Cured in
The Branch then adjourned.
| SECOND BRANCH.-The Branch met pursuant t,
adjournment John B. Seidenstricker, ESQ., Presi
den, in the chair, and all the members present.
\ resolution authorizing the Mayor to employ
additional counsel in the case of the Mayor ant
City Council u.s. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, now pending before the Court of Appeals
was received from the First Branch and concurreC
| in by unanimous vote.
The ordinance to provide for the erection of
new market house at Centre market space between
Lombard and Second streets, was called up and re
committed to the committee for amendment.
Mr.. Herring called up the revised ordinance t.
establish police for the city of Baltimore.
Mr.. Hintze prepared an amendment to make thu
ohce of Marshal an appointment during good be
haviOr.
Mr.. Herring remarked that he was opposed to
lished on the ascendency of Gen. jackson to thu
Presidency, that 'to the victors belong the spos
and he thought each succeeding administrator
should make its own appointments If one norton q
the men should hold over, and another portion wa
appointed by the incoming party, one would be
spy upon the other, and he did not think the svs
tenn would work well.
Mr.. Hintze thought the gentleman's idea of tn
competency of police a strange one and proceeded
to argue that if they made permanent or
ganlzatlon the peace of the community would b.
much better subserved than at present He wa
not rotatlonlst, and never had been the only dis
tncion between parties for the spoils he care,
nothing for the spos of Office, but went for tn,
peace OF the community. If the police force wa
dIsbanded on the accession of each succeeding ad
mlnistration there never would be a competen
police, the officers would have tolearn wha
their predecessors had already learned before thev
could perform their duty.
Mr.. Bierbower said he would vote for the change
if there was possibility of accomplishing it; if they
voted it now the next party that came into power
would repeal their action, and things would be tn,
same as at present. He did not think the police
were at fault but believed that the evil existed
| with the Magistrates and the Courts. We want
Court that will punish criminals when the polio,
arrest them.
Mr.. Hintze was willing to vote for the change anC
throw the responsibility of repeating it on thos'
| who might follow after them He thought this steI
would be the entering wedge for reforming thu
present defective State constitution.
Mr.. Kirk would vote for the change if he coulC
think it would make the officers better; they coulC
not be changed, but would rule for the spoils whe
ther with or without law. He thought the system
of electing officers for a short term good one; i
they were not good they could be turned out
Mr.. Gordon remarked that there were no police
in this city. The attempt to establish one
failure.
The President thought there was no power in the
! Council to make life appointment; it was useles:
to attempt to make perfect system, unless it con
tanned the proper restrictions and they were fully
complied with; policemen must be restricted from
engaging in politics and running with fire compa
MES.
The amendment defeated by the following
vote:
| YEAs-Messrs Hintze Gordon and Keso 3.
NAYs-Messrs. President, Horney, Herring,
! Kirk, Simms, Berbower and Sullivan.
| Mr.. Herring submitted a number of amendments
! to the ordinance-among which to abolish
the present detectives and empower the Mayor to
anpOint detectives frnnn To they min