The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-05-21
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

MEETING IN RELATION TO THE CLOSING OF CONWAY
SrREET.-Last night an adjourned meeting of the
property holders and others, residing in the vicinity
of the Camden depot opposed to the closing of
Conway street, between Howard and Eutaw streets
was held at the hall, corner of Fremont street and
Elbow lane, to take measures for expressing their
disapprobatiOn of the attempt of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company to appropriate that portion
OF the public thoroughfare to their own use. The
meeting was presided over by Elisha Harrington,
Esq, and the following business was transacted
Joseph Simms, Esq, Chairman of the Commit
tee, appointed. at the last meeting, offered series
OF resolutions declaring that experience has shown
that the street in question is public necessity to
large numer of citizens residing in the vicinity of
the depot, and any effort made by the Railroad
Company to close the same would be detrimental
to their comfort and convenience and that any at
tempt to close the street would irreparaby iniure
the property of all citizens in the neghborhood.-
Also, that by act of the General Assembly of Mary
land, passed in 1882, prior to the Incorporation of
the city of Baltimore, private right had been ac-
quired to the street by bequest, and cannot
therefore be taken away from persons in the
enjoyment of the property by any corporate
or Legislative hOdy and that though by the consti-
tuition OF Maryland private property may be taken
for public use, yet it has been heard of that
public and private rights and easements could be
taken for the convenience of private corporations;
that the closing o. Conway street is not required
for public convenience but to advance the pecuni-
ary interest of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, and that by destroying the public right
to the use of the bed of the street, (which never
having been paid for by the city,, would revert to
the heirs of its original owners.
Several gentlemen made speeches in relation to
the resolutions, and the vote being finally taken
they were unanimousl y adopted.
After transacting some other unimportant bust
ness the meeting adjourned.
ATTEMPTED RoBBERY.-The Grocery and Commits
sion warehouse of Reynolds, Smith 4 Co., No. 40
North Howard street, entered by thieves dur
ing Thursday night. The front door was found Sc
cured but the door was wide open. In the
back part of the store was found ladder, such as
is used by painters, which had been used to reach
the window of the second story, by which the
thieves entered and tried to force the lock of the
vault, which is situated on this floor Failing to
open it they endeavored to tear away the brick
work which encloses it. One of the firm attempt
ing to unlock the safe in the morning broke the
key of in the lock, which was removed by a smith,
and part of key, beside the one which belonged
to the firm, was found in it. The thieves failed to
secure anything as a reward for their trouble.
LICENSES An immense throng of draymen,
hackmen and others beSieged the Office of the
Comptroller Yesterday, to get licenses for the en-
suing year. Those who have not secured them sub
ject themselves to fine of 81 if they run their We
hicles Fifty cents additional must be paid here
after for license.