The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-04-22
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

Cry PASSENGER RAILRoAD.-Mr. Cotton presented
the following preamble and resolution in the Sc
cond Branch of the City Council yesterday after
noon:
WHEREAS, by ordinance of the Mayor
and City Council of Baltimore, passed at the pre-
sent session, VIM. H. Travers, VIM. S. Browning,
VIM. Degeoy, Robert Cathcart and j. B. Sum
walt, and those associated with them, author
lied and empowered to construct and lay down up
Baltimore street and other streets a city passen-
ger railroad; and by the friends of said BILL before
its passage, it represented that the road should
be built with Maryland capital, ''of materials OBJ
tanned in the city of Baltimore" and 'bv the skill
and labor of our citizens" designing evidently to
keep the control and management of said road as
it Justly should be, Sin the hands of Baltimoreans
exclusively:
AND WHEREAS, in consequence of report that
VIM. H. Travers, VIM S. Browning, Wm Degeoy,
Robert Cathcart and j. B. Sumwalt having barter
ed away and sold to foreign capitalists the i'm
mense privileges guaranteed to them by the Mayor
and City Council, by which sale and transfer the
control of said road is virtually given to residents
of another State, which is altogether at variance
with the original design and intention of those who
favored the passage of said ordinance, the public
mind is thereby justly grieved; and in order there
fore, that measures may be timely taken to avert
an evil which may be the result of such a course
ReSolued, by the Second Branch of The City Cou,l-
cal, That the Counsellor of the City be, and he is
hereby requested to consider carefully the provi-
sions of ordinance passed at the present session
of the City Council, entitled ordinance to en-
power and authorize VIM. ii. Travers, William S.
Browning, William Degeoy, Robert Cathcart and
j. B. Sumwalt, and those who may be associated
with them, to construct and lay down upon Bati-
more street and other streets city passenger
railroad and report to this Branch, as early as
practicable, if said ordinance should be repealed
before the said VIM. II. Travers, Wm S. Brown
ing, William DegeOy, Robert Cathcart and j. b.
Sumwalt have incurred any expense or loss, would
the corporation of Baltimore be liable for
damages?
RESOLUTION OF INoUIRy.-Mr. Glanville yesterday
evening in the First Branch of the City Council
presented the following preamble and resolution,
which were adopted:
WHEREAS, Rumors are rife in this community
emanating from such credible sources as to demand
proper notice. setting forth that certain directors
in the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad are pursuing a
course, in their official capacity seriously rejecting
upon their colleagues in the Board and affording
just cause to doubt the integrity of themselves as
guardians of the interest of the city and State
in that connection, viz: that of not only becoming
contractors to furnish supplies for the road, but
also engineering through the Board the disposal OF
such contracts and voting them to themselves and
whereas, this is system properly prevented by
| legal provision in the management of public i'm
prOvements in Europe, and protested against by
trustworthy and honorable directors of such works
in our own country; and whereas, it is alleged
that in the furnishing of supplies certain directors
have obtained from this Company rates above those
proposed by responsible parties out of the Board
Therefore be 1t resolUed by the First Branch of the
City Council, That this is a matter demanding full
examination, in view of the interests of our city in
this road, and that the directors the part of the
city be respectfully requested to inquire into the
correctness of these rumOrs, and report at their
earliest convenience to the City Council the result
of such examination, in order that their authors
may-should they prove fallacious-be subjected tC
official rebuke, and the parties charged with such
reprehensble conduct, directors, may, if proved
guilty thereof, be held fully responsible to those
they were chosen to serve in such capacity for SC
fragrant violation of trust.
| SANITARY CoNvENToN.--The following delegates
have been appointed to attend the Quarantine and
| Sanitary Convention to be held in the city of New
| York on the 9th inst
| Baltimore Pathological Society.-Drs. Thos II
| Bucker Chas Frick J. S. Chunn, T. F. MurdocE
| and W. Chew Van Bibber.
Medical and Surgical Society Of Baltimore.-Drs
W. G. Smull. d. |. McKew, Eli Henkle, p. NJ
Womble and c. H. Jones.
Board of Healh.-Drs. w. u. Kemp j. W Houcl
and j. Gilman.
Marine Hospital-Dr E. R. Baer.
Committee Of the First Branch City Counca.-Johr
| 7. Ford, ESQ.,, President, and Messrs. Henderson
jenkins, Cunningham, Addison and Mules.
| ROUND TRIP TICKETS TO WAsHINGroN The Bal
| timore and Ohio Railroad Company has determined
| to issue at reduced rate, from the regular fare
round trip tickets between this city and w Washing
| ton, which will be good for the morning following
the afternoon they are issued. Those issued eithe
| on Saturday or Sunday will be good till the follow
| ing Monday inclusive. This arrangement will
| prove a great accommodation to those who ma,
be obliged to remain over night at Washington
and evinces disposition on the part of the Compa
ny to afford every facility in its power to travel
| lers Some changes have been made in tn
schedule between the two cities, which will be oh
served by referring to the advertisement in anothe
| column.
WEST END.-In the Western section of the city
| great many improvements at present going on
| On many squares where some months ago not eve
a fence enclosed the lots, numerous dwellings hav
| sprung up. Near the terminus of Fayette street
these improvements are particularly noticeable
On the corner of Gimor and that street. six hanC
some three-story brick buildings have recently bee
constructed by George w. Balm, builder, &c. Tn
| houses belong to Mr. Balm. They are all fnel
finished and have front of Is feet each, and wit
the exception of little flushing work are nearl
completed.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLows.-Complei
arrangements have been made by the Independer
Order of Odd Fellows of this city to visit Ne
York on the occasion of the 40th anniversary
the institution of the Order. Some hundreds of I'll
members of the Order will leave this city on MOI
day morning next, accompanied by the Blues Bant
Captain Holland, with twenty instruments Maj
Jos. p. Warner has been selected as marshal of Il
Maryland delegation, and he has appointed as ASST
tant marshal VIM. III. Nelson, Esq.
BANNER.--A beautiful banner has Just been pain
ed by 7. R. Jefreys, ESQ.,, for the Grand Lodge
l. o. o. F., of Tennessee. The banner is of scarf
silk and there are three figures painted on it repr
senting "Faith,' "Hope" and "Charity," just b
low which is the following inscription "We col
mand you to visit the sick, relieve the distresse
, bury the dead and educate the orphan" 1t
handsomely trimmed, and is altogether beautif
piece of work.