The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-21
PROPERTY NALEN

PROPERTY SALES
By THE Cry COLLECTOR.
Yesterday Messrs. Adrian & Co., auctioneers,
sold at the Mechanics Exchange, Sun Iron Build
ing the following property for taxes due the city:
lot Swami street, south side, near Centre mar
ket space, with front on Swami street of 25 feet
and depth of 6S feet inches. Improved with
two-story stable. Purchased by W. W. Glenn for
$780, A lot Cambridge street, near Windsor
street, with front on Cambridge of 60 feet and
depth of 60 feet. No improvements. Purchased
by Mr.. Hax for Sl60. A lot the south side of
Block street, near Thames street, with front on
Block street of "a feet and depth of 60 feet. I'M
proved with a two-story and attic brick dwelling,
brick back building and brick stable. Purchased
by d. H. Keener for 81 600. A lot on the southeast
corner of Jefferson and Eden streets, with front
Jefferson street of 10 feet and depth of 7S feet.
Improved on Jefferson street with twO-stOry and
attic brick store and dwelling and back building,
and on Eden street by a two-story and attic brick
dwelling Purchased by Mr.. Dawson for $500.
A lot on the west side Of Constitution street,
Eager street, with a front of SO
feet and a depth of l38 feet Improved
by two two-story and attic brick dwellings. Pur-
chased by John Small for S675. A lot on the north
side of Lexington street, Paca street. with
front on Lexington street of feet inches, and
depth of 80 feet. Improvements part of one
story brick building. Purchased BY Henry Rie-
man for $3.50. A lot on the west side of Eutaw
street, near Lexington street, with front OF II
feet inches, and depth of I09 feet to Jew alley.
Improvements on Eutaw street, a three-stOry brick
two-story and attic brick dwelling Purchased by
Valentine Forester for $3.50. A lot on Biddle
street, George street, with front of l3 feet
inches on Biddle street, and a depth Of As feet
Improvement-frame stable. Purchased by Thos.
Ellis for $3.50. A lot on Mccullough street, near
Dolphin street, with front of 25 feet on McCu-
Tough street, and depth of l20 feet Not i'm
proved. Purchased by Henry Brown for $3.50. A
lot on Mccullough street, near Townsend street,
with front of 40 feet on Mccullough street, and
depth of l20 feet lmprOvements-two and
attic brick dwelling, with two-story back bnilding
and brick stable. Purchased by F. d. Benteen for
81 ,050. A lot on Madison street, near MOsher,
with front Madison st. of62 feet and depth of
l25. Not improved. Purchased by II. Brown for $500
A lot on the north side of Lexington street, near
Stricken street, with front on Lexington street of
80 feet inches, and depth of 96 feet. Improve
ments-two four-story brick dwellings with two
and a half story back buildings Purchased by
Mr.. Polk for 81 800. lot on Abbott street, near
Bond street, with front of 81 feet inches
Abbott street. and depth of 81 feet. Improve
ments-three two-story brick dwellings. Purchased
by Mr. Polk for 1915. A lot the corner Of
Wolf and Fayette streets, with front on Wolf
street of IA feet, and depth of 81 feet Improve
ments-two story and attic brick dwelling. Pur-
chased by Mr.. Polk for $500. lot on the south
side of Fayette street, near Wolf street. with a
front of II feet Fayette street. and depth of 81
feet lmprovements-one two-story brick dwell
ing. Purchased by Thomas Ellis for S400 lot
on the south side of Fayette street, near Wolf
street, with front on Fayette street of II feet,
and depth of 81 feet. Improvements-one two
story brick dwelling. Purchased by Thos Ellis
for 1875. lot on Fayette street, near Wolf
street with front of IL feet on Fayete street, and
a depth of GO feet. Improvements-one two ostory
brick dwelling Purchased by Mr.. Parklan for
$500. A lot on Fayette street, near Wolf
street. with front on Fayette street of II
feet inches and depth of co feet. I'M
provements-one two-stOry brick dwelling. Pur-
chased by Mr.. Polk for S400. a lot York
nue., near John street, with front on the avenue
of fifty feet and depth of 100 feet Purchased by
Mr.. Martinette for $500. A lot on Howard street.
near Lombard street, with a front on Howard street
of 80 feet inches and depth of so feet inches.
improvements -one three-story brick building
Purchased bv David J. Ross. A lot on the corner
of Baltimore and Bethel streets, with front of l6
feet on Baltimore street, and depth of l20 feet
lmprovements-one two-story and attic brick
dwelling, and twc-stOry brick back building
Purchased by Mr.. Polk for 81 200.
MEETING or THE MERCHANTS AT THE
CORN EXCHANGE-THE SA AVANNAH
LINE OF STEAMERS.
An adjourned meeting of the merchants of Balti-
held yesterday at the room of the Corn
Exchange, for the purpose of receiving the report
of the Committee appointed at the meeting on Tues
day last, and to make some disposition of the same
James Hodges, Esq, the Chairman of the former
meeting, took the Chair, and in the absence of Mr..
Joseph Reynolds Secretary, Mr.. Philip T. George
was called to act in that capacity.
Mr.. Hodges made few remarks on the import
ance of the object for which they had been called
together to consider, and then as Chairman of the
Committee to whom the matter had been referred
at the first meeting, submitted the following report,
which was read:
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE.
The Committee appointed at late meeting of the
chants and business of this city interested in the
establishment of regular steam communication between
Baltimore and Savannah and empowered to collect in
formation to the most feasible means of accomplishing
object having performed that duty, beg leave
to submit their report.
The necesstv and Importance of establishing such a
line too generally conceded to require any
recommendation from your Committee. They consider
this foregone conclusion, and have therefore in their
deliberations confined themselves propositions
viz shall this line be established by regular
subscription and be owned and controlled by the
chants the termn of the line shall the object
tanned by committing the business by general
reliable steam navigation company already estab
lished.
Your Committee are impressed with the conviction that
it would be matter of ordinary difficulty at this time
establish independent Company by general sub
scrpon when the trade is already pretty well provided
for and when two well established Companies have al
ready than intimated willingness to undertake the
regular line of steamers between Baltimore
Savannah, conditions generally factory
acceptable to shippers While believe the necessary
funds could be readily obtained if real necessity
ed the establishment of an independent line yet with
the prospect of having the work well better done by
private enterprise your Committee have witnessed but
little disposition the part of business sub
scribe their means to an undertaking of doubtful
cessity.
The formation of an independent Company therefore,
at this time being both unnecessary and mpracticabe
in the estimation of your Committee they left to
the consideration of the latter proposition the duty
of eecting if possible, satisfactory understanding
with responsible and reliable Company. With these
views conference held with distinct parties
with reference to the attainment of our object The
with the President and Baltimore Directors of the Mer
chants and Miners Transportation Company will
particularly refer to. These gentlemen pre-
pared to submit proposition to us, but seemed desi.
Of undertaking the enterprise. They expressed
themselves willing to engage in the business, provi
ded the shippers to Savannah would sign pledge to
give line the preference the freight
Such pledge would be satisfactory to the Company
was prepared and is herewith submitted 1t is simply
bond of honor worded especially to harmonic both the
views 1.-THE Company and your Committee and fol-
lows:
s'To the Merchants and Miners Transportation Co.
We the merchants and shippers of the city of Balti
"more, trading with Savannah, Georgia. being much in
'need of permanent line of amers, facilitate the
Interests of the city have thought proper make you
"the following proposition: That if you will place
more of your steamers the between Baltimore
and Savannah we will give your line our support pro
vided your charges for freight will not exceed the
charges of other steamship lines, if any should be
to the port not exceeding the rates charged
present form, consider it unohjectionabe 1t
is similar pledge to the proposed at last meet
ing but much abbreviated and shorn of Objectionable
words and features Should this Company give favor
able response to application authorized to say
that they will put into service more boats ac
cording to the freight which they may offer in other
words they will the line to Savannah should they
embark in the enterprise. Although your Committee
empowered only to collect information they would
suggest the general signing of the pledge and
its presentation the President of the Merchants
Mi ers Trans sporation Company, with request that he
will answer application at the earliest dav.
JAMES HODGEs, Chairman.
Baltimore Feb 20, 1860.
Mr.. A. Rieman moved that the report be adopt
ed, which was seconded, when
Mr.. William Crichton offered the following a
substitute for the report -
RESOLVED That this meeting will sustain by their pa
and influence that line of steamers between Bal
tmore Savannah which offers the facilities by
sailing and reasonable of charges the
trade between the two cities
Mr.. Crichton advocated the adoption of the sub
Miners Steamship Company had made no PROPOSE
ton to the Committee, and there was no assurance
that the proposition talked of would be agreed
upon. If the meeting adopted the report it would
have tendency to drive the Cromwell line off, and
the consequence would be to leave the merchants
without any facilities of transportation to Savan-
nah. In the end the Merchants and Miners Line
might refuse to accede to the proposition, thereby
leaving the business community perfectly destitute
of any of transportation. 1t was his opinion
that it was inexpedent for the merchants to com
nit themselves to agreement such recon-
mended by the report.
He, for one, could not sign his name to any such
document. The course should be left open, and if
the Merchants and Miners Line desired to enter
into competition for the trade of transportation,
let them do a competing line Gentlemen