The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-02-19


the erection, enlargement and alteration of build
ings in the City of Baltimore.
The bill was discussed at some length: Messrs
Messrs Cunningham, Newman. and Montague in its
favor. While Mr.. Beale was addressing the Branch
on the bill
Mr.. GRANVILLE, moved to adjourn
Mr.. BEALE. Mr.. President, demand to be treat
ed with respect in this Branch. am careful to
be courteous in my intercourse with the members
and am determined to see that my own rights are
respected To say, the least of the oton just made
1t was an ungentemanly act.
Mr.. BEALE continued his remarks ON the bill
without further interruption
Mr. Balm moved to lay the bill on the table,
PENDING which motion to adjourn was made
and adopted.
The Branch adjourned until Monday afternoon at
o'clock.
SECOND BRANcH.-Branch met pursuant to adj
Journment: Present-WM L. McPHAIL, ESQ.,, Pre-
sident, and all the members.
Mr.. VAN NosrRAND submitted an ordinance en-
towering Coleman Bailey, William Robinson, and
James Mitchell, omnibus proprietors; Robert Tur-
ner, William Chestnut John Clark, Johns Hopkins,
Peter Novel, James A. Hooper, John J. Abraham
and Others to lay down iron tracks for Passenger
Railroad, along Baltimore street, Bond street. LON
bard street, Broadway, and thence by some practi-
cable route to Canton. Also, on Gay street, How
ard street. and on Madison street TO the northwest
ern limits of the city. Also on Green street to
pennsylvania avenue, and along said avenue to the
city limits. Also, track diverging from the main
track on baltimore street, along Calvert North
street to the city limits. Also, track diyerpinp
from the main track on Baltimore street, along
Sharp or Hanover street to Cross street Also
along Ann street to Thames street. and track
along broadway, on each side of the market, to
Alice Anna street; and also, track to dverge
from point on Charles street, near the Mount
Royal Reservoir, to terminate near the gate of
GreenmOunt Cemetery.
Section of this ordinance, among other things,
enacts that these parties shall pay to the city the
sum OF 500 on each car, as license money, for the
privilege OF running said car, and shall annually
pay INTO the treasury of the city, whenever the
dividend shall exceed six per centum, the sum of
six per centum on the said dividend thus declared.
Section sixth enacts that no more than cents
shall be charged for transporting passengers from
any one part of the city to another.
Section ninth enacts that cars shall be started
from each terminus of the track at intervals not
greater than ten minutes, between the hours of
a: M. and III r. NJ from the lst of April to the LIST
oL octoDer, and between A. M. and 10 P. NJ. from
the lst OF October to the 1st of April; and at inter
walls not greater than twenty minutes between the
hours of 10 and II P. NJ throughout the year.
section tenth enacts that the parties authorized
TO construct the railway shall purchase the horses
harness, carriages and stabling belonging to the
omnibus propretors of the several lines to be paid
Tor In cash, before the streets shall be broken for
the construction of any part of said railway, the
price to be fixed by referees if there sboud he any
disagreement about the valuation of said property
Section twelfth enacts that all the cars iron
| rails, and other material used in and upon said
railway, shall be made, manufactured, employ
and obtained in the city of Baltimore and bv and
with Baltimore or Maryland capital and none oth-
err; unless it shall appear, after due effort by ad
Vertlsement, that any part of these materials car
not be OBTAINED within the prescribed limits in
reasonable tlme to enable said association to
complete the railway within the time limited in
| tins ordinance, (Which is six months.)
The ordinance was read and referred to the Com
| mittee Highways.
Mr.. ELLIcorr presented the report of the United
| Fire Company for the year 1858. Referred to the
! Committee on Fire Companies.
An ordinance to change the name of Walsh street
to Pine street, and that of Happy alley to Durham
! treet, was taken up and passed.
MIR: VAN NOsTRAND offered a resolution to the eff
! feet that the Joint Select Committee anon the Re
gGlste eI, Comptroler,s, Collectors, Auditors,
| Health Commissioners, Commissioners of Public
Schools, City Comptroller's, Port Warden's and
Commissioners of Finance Accounts be directed to
make quarterly examinations of the accounts of the
several departments of the City Government, and
report the result OF their examination to the Coun
Gil If in session, and if not in session to the Mayor
OF the city. Read and laid table.
The resolution referring the petition ofM. Baylis
asking the city to purchase the machinery in
SALISBURY Mills to the Board of Water Commits
Sloners, was taken up and adopted.
co me resolution to pay to the county the sum of
s5oOo, on account of the removed cases from Balt-
more city, was taken up and adopted
Inc resolution to pay George FRESHMAN the sum
OF SOL taxes paid in error was taken up and adopt
The ordinance to lay out and enclose "Prospect
square" was taken up, and on motion of Mr.. Nc
Bile. ~ va WV -"
Mr.. CoLToN, from the Committee on Commerce
10 whom had been committed the subject of prepa-
ring and presenting memorial to Congress asking
an appropriation for the purpose of deepening the
Gatapsco River and the Harbor at Baltimore pre-
sented report and resolution, stating that the
committee had performed their duties and asking
to be discharged from the further consideration IF
SUBJECT. Read n tip,aa M nd
Branch adjourned until Monday evening at 5
o'clock.
QUEER TnANsACTIoN.-We learn that on Satur-
day evening last citizen of Phillipsburg, for
reasons best known to himself disposed of his wife
four children, and his household and kitchen urni-
ture, for the valuable consideration of so cents cash
and a secondhand black cloth coat The purchaser
OF this valuable personal estate, was a young gen.
tleman OF some twenty summers, who is a teamster
ny profession. whether the wife consulted in
the arrangement is not stated, but it is generally
Deneved that the transfer was acceptable to her
The funniest part of the story is that the husband
after giving the bill of sale, late in the evening Of
Saturday, craved a nights lodgings from the new
proprietor Of the goods and cbattles. and was ar
commodated with portion of the bed of two of the
eldest children where he snoozed away quite com
iortably until morning, when he left the premises
In perfect good humor.-Easton Pa) Times
SURVEY OF TIE TEHUANTEpEc IsrHMUs-By recent
letters from the lsthmus, learn that a complete
change has Just taken place in the office of the Mex
lean Commission at Minatitlan, by which the for
eign engineers, Americans, Hungarians and Ger
mans, who have had the work in charge from the
beginning, have for the most part been superseded
oy those OF Mexican birth and sympathes; or rather
by engineers who adhere to the Church party
Ne'o Orleans Picayune
The negro citizens of Springfield, Mass, have
sent in complaint to the City Council, that their
names are not found in the Jury list, and express
ing desire to serve their country by doing Jury
duty. Since there is 4 preat Aversion tn snruin1