The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-07-03
CITY NTELLIGENCE,

The New CRY HALL-A MINORITY REPoRT-On
Friday, in the Second Branch of the City Council
Mr.. Cotton, of the Committee on City Property
presented mlnorltZ report, dissenting entirely
from the views OF the maj lOrty of the committee as
to the necessity for building new City Hail. Mr.
Cotton thinks it unnecessary to build the Hall at
the present time, and believes that its erection
might be postponed without any disadvantage un-
til the financial condition of the city shall better
justify the outlay. The city, says the report, is
already greatly embarrassed financially and her
stock debt and floating debt largely increasing:
fact which suggests the propriety of economy on
the part OF her executive and legislative depart-
ments, rather than a liberal expenditure of money
for improvements, which, without any inconveni-
ence, may be put off for several years to come The
city is now struggling to build new Almshouse to
pay the Indebtedness on the new Jail, the expenses
on.the paid Fire Department, the Police and Fire
Alarm Telegraph, and other items of indebtedness
which swell up an immense aggregate, all of which
were necessary, and the expense of their erection
and introduction fully justi6able. This reason, Mr.
Cotton thinks, cannot apply to the new hall, for
says he, the various departments of the city gov
eminent are better accommodated at the present
time than at any former period of the citys his
tory. Mr. Cotton believes the policy to be wrong,
that because the money is available by merely paw
ing the interest thereon, that the city authorities
should therefore proceed to avail themselves of the
opportunity, and in advance of any necessity in
the case take steps to provide for the imaginary OF
prospective wants of the corporation thereby sub
jecting the taxable property to burdensome ex-
penses TO pay the interest increased millions of
city debt. The report was accompanied by reso-
luton asking that the Committee be discharged
from further consideration of the subject.
Excursions FOR THE FoURTH.-To those who wish
to spend the Fourth away from the city a number
OF pleasant excursions are offered bv the different
Railroad and Steamboat Companies
The fine steamer George Weems will make an ex
cursion to Fair Haven on the Fourth, leaving her
wharf at No. Tobacco Warehouse, at O'clock
Wednesday morning. Those who desire to remain
day at this pleasant retreat come up on the
Mary Washington on Friday.
The steamer Mary Washington will make an ex-
cursion to PatuXent river, leaving her wharf at
six o'clock on the morning of the Fourth, and re-
turning the next evening. This is an excellent
opportunity for persons wishing to visit their friends
or to pass a day on the pleasant waters of the
Chesapeake and Patuxent. The sleeping accommo-
dations are fine. Fare for the round zip So.
The splendid steamer Louisiana, Capt. Geo. W.
Russell, will leave her wharf, foot of Concord ST.
at five o'clock this afternoon for an excursion to
Norfolk, Portsmouth and Old Point Comfort, arri-
wing at Old Point at o'clock, and Norfolk at
O'Clock Wednesday morning. Persons availinp
themselves of this trip, will have opportunity of
visiting Fortress Monroe, the big ship Pennsylvania
the Gosport Navy Yard, &C., and arrive in Balti-
more early Thursday morning. Fare for the trip S5
A grand excursion for New York by railroad,
will leave the President street depot at o'clock
this evening, in special train, arriving in New
York at o'clock on the morning of the Fourth in
time to see the military display of New York vol
unteers, atfording an opportunity of seeing the
mammoth steamer Great Eastern, and the grand
exhibition of fireworks The excursionsts will
return to Baltimore bv $50 on the morning of
Thursday. The full band of the Independent Blues
accompanies the excursion. Fare for the round
trip SIS.
AccIDENT.-Y Yesterday afternoon, about three
o'clock, a boy named Edgar s. Cathcart, seven
years of age, son of MIR. William H. Cathcart, in
attempting to jump on City Passenger railway car
No. 80, fell, and was caught by the front wheels of