The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-08-31
CITY NTELLIGENCE.

THE BALTIMORE UNITED FIRE DEPARTMENT.-A special
meeting of the department held last evening their
rooms in the old City Hail. Mr.. j. p CUMMINs
President in the CHAIR and JAS YOUNG, Secretary The
object of the meeting to consider the committees
port of plan for the reorganization of the department
Mr. STANLEY called for the reading of the fourth
of the ordinance reported by the committee which reads
as follows
Sec i. And be 1t enacted, That the several fire compa
nies organized, of them shall accept the
provisions of this ordinance shall before the
day of - next certify to the Mayor and City Council
in writing, their acceptance thereof signed by Pres
dent and Secretary and at the same furnish the of
persons who may be members of the respective companies
from said period to the end that they may be appointed
firemen by the Mayor ard City Council.
Mr. STANLEY then moved that the entire report re-
erre t" the several fire companies for consideration
fore it be acted upon in the department.
The PRESIDENT of opinion that action first
by this department, for the acceptance
port before could properly be referred companies
Several gentlemen dlSsened from this decision, urging
that had already been received by this department.
Mr. PHILLIPS moved that the report be accepted by the
department which motion was negatived.
vote then taken by companies upon the motion of
Mr. STANLEY to refer the report to the several companies
The PRESIDENT decided the motion to he lost as under
the BY Laws those Companies divided counted in
the negative.
Mr. STANLEY appealed from this decisiou and CON
tended that this rule did not apply to vote upon sim
The decision of the Chair was sustained the vote by
companies being-Yeas 10; Nays 3; Divided 6.
Mr. BLENsINGER of the Mount Vernon, moved that the
report be taken read by sections and considered
MI STARR moved as substitute, that the whole mat
ter be indefinitely postponed.
BLENsINGER adopted
Section one, which provides for the appointment of a
Chief Engineer, four Assistant Engineers and as many
engine hose and hook and ladder who shall be legal
voters as may from time to time be appointed by the
Mayor and City Council was read and rejected by dec
Mr. McPHAIL of the First Baltimore here arose and was
about to address the meeting, when he sauted with
loud cries of out of order lyon member of the
department. and motion that COMMITTEE be appoint
ed to put him out of the ROOM He proceeded amidst
shower of Kisses and interruptions of this kind contend
ing that he entitled to take part in the proceedings
his had not been legally suspended As to the
motion to put him out of the ROOM he said adopt it, and
they would see whether it could be done so easily
Mr. SHANLY thought the gentleman old enough
department until the fire against his company paid
The President called Mr. McPHAIL to order and took
his seat
Mr.. s. S. MILLS, of the Friendship moved to re-consd
the vote by which the first section rejected
motion prevailed the vote by companies being yeas Ii
motion that all votes upon the report be taken by
companies was adopted.
The first section then again read when Mr. STARR
of the United States Hose objected the adoption any
provision allowing the Mayor and City Council to appoint
members of the several companies. We do not know he
said, what kind of Mayor City Councils we might
have, adopt this provision and good fireman coming
from other cities must first become legal voter he
could become member ofone ofour companies He for
would never consent to such servile of subecon
that those parties should determine whether or not he
! should become member of any company.
| Mr. GEO BLENsINGER of the Mount Vernon moved to
the Baltimore United Fire Department.
! The motion to amend was lost.
whether action
| department would be binding upon the several
! panes?
| The PRESIDENT answered that it would not
Mr. SHANLEY-Then this is all chd's play and are
only doing it for fun.
vote then again taken upon the adoption the
first section, reported with the following yeas
| 7; nays II; divided l.
Mr. CuNNINeHAM, of the Pioneer, here moved that the
whole matter be indefinitely postponed nasmuch the
rejection of the first section had rendered the whole report
a nullity.
This motion prevailed the vote being as follows:
YEAs-Unon, Friendship, Deptford, Liberty, New Mar
ket, United, Washington Patapsco, Watchman, Mount
Vernon, United States Hose-11.
NAYs-Independent, Columbian, Franklin, Lafayette,
Pioneer, Western Hose, and Monumental-7.
! DlvIDED-Howard.
The Department then adjourned.
AUDITORS TAX sALE-Messrs sopER & Co.. auction
GERS yesterday sold at the Exchange Reading Rooms by
order of the City Auditor the following property for
rears of taxes therefrom:
lot on the east side of Rock Alley, Rock street.
with front of SO feet inches, and depth of 43 feet to
j. DIGGS, for 800.
lot the side of Chatsworth street Mosher
with front of Is feet and depth of 800 feet to CHAs.
! WIzERs, for S403
lot on the south side of Guilford Alley near Light
street with front of II feet inches and depth of 29
feet improved with two-story brick dwelling to Mr.
lot on the east side of Rnggold street. McIIenry
90 by 63 feet to JOS NEAL for $3.50
lot on the side of St. Marys street Little
Monument Is by 96 feet, improved with small brick
dwelling, to Mr.. FIcKEY, for $500.
lot on the southwest side of Osend street. near War
ner, 66 by 165 feet, to d. B. BANKS for s42O
A lot on the southeast corner OF Baltimore and Green
streets l6 feet inches by Ga feet improved with frame
| dwelling, to Mr.. j. BERRY. for S2050
lot on the southeast side Orchard street. Tes
sler, "a by "a feet, to CuAs. MYERS, for S265.
lot on the east side of Monroe street. Eagle 200
| by 202 feet, to C. A. TALBOT for 81 ,01O.
lot on the west side of Davis street, Bath 10
inches by 30 feet improved with two story brick dwell
ing, to Mrs. JOHN RUSSELL, for $40.
lot on the north west of Amity and Lemon
IL 1eet by 81 feet inches, improved with
brick dwelling, to J. DIGGs for S2lO.
lot on the west side of Lemon streat near Amity IL
eet by 81 feet inches improved with two story brick
dwelling, to j. DIGGs for 500
lot on the south east side of Warner street West
80 by 155 feet, to T. G. CARROLL, for $500.
lot the side of Johnston street near Cross
by 81 feet to l.. STARTzaAN, for $3.50
lot on the south side of Holns street, near Repub
lican 10 by IS feet, to the same party for Sl70
lot on the south east side of Bidde street. near Fu
taw IL by 90 feet improved with two-story brick shop
the same party, for $40.
lot on the north side of Pearce street. near Fremont
% by GO feet improved with onest0ry brick dwelling
to Mr.. WHITELoCK, for $3.50.
lot adjoining the above, IS by 60 feet to the same
party, for $3.50.
lot on the west side of Dawson alley, near Mcenry
street. IA by sc feet, improved with twostory brcl
dwelling: to T. G CARROLL, for $3.50
lot adjoining the above, II by &c feet to D. B. BANKS
for $40.
lot on the south-eas side of Hartford avenue, neal
Chase street, 70 by 81 feet to Jos. NEAL, for $40
lot the northea of Eager street and Har
ford avenue 12f inches by Sc feet to L. STARrzMAN
for $50,