The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-03-16
BALTIMORE, FRIDAY, MARCH l6 1860

property. Also the substitute authorizing the
Mayor to appoint Commission of four persons
who, together with the Mayor, City Comptroller
and City Register. shall be empowered to purchase
the farm of Geo. w. Wetter, situated in the east
ern section of the city, or if not that property, to
purchase a site from the Canton Company.
MIR. BLACKBURN moved to lay the substitute on
the table, and refer the subject back to the Com
mittee. The city owned property on the Falls
road, one lot Of 30 acres, and another of acres,
which might suit for site.
Mr.. EVANS withdrew his substitute.
Mr.. BLACKBURN moved to re-commit the ordinance
to the Committee, with directions to report on
Monday week. Adopted.
Mr.. EVANS calledup the resolution authorizing
the City Registrar to borrow sufficient money to
redeem the city stock held by the Baltimore United
Fire Department. for the and benefit of the re-
lief of disabled firemen, their widows and orphans
and pay the same to the officers of that Depart
ment.
Mr.. r. PRICE offered amendment striking out
the provision authorizing the City Register to
borrow sufficient money, and inserting instead
thereof clause granting power to the Baltimore
United Fire Department to sell the bonds of the
city in the possession of that Department. Adopt
ed.
Mr.. NORRIS opposed the passage of the ordin ance
on the ground that the fund was irredeemable, and
it was the intention of the parties who subscribed
the money to make it so.
Messrs. Baugher and Blackburn held similar
opinions, and Mr. Evans was in favor of its pas
sage.
the subject. Carried by the following vote:
Geas-MeSsrs Calls, Mace, Talbot, Pollock
Penn, Baugher, Blackburn, A. NJ. Price, X. Price,
TAYLOR and NOrris-ll
Nays-Messrs. President, Irons Evans CHAPMAN
Roberts, Simms, Spedden, Balm and Linton-9.
Mr.. Balm called up the resolution directing the
city Directors in the Northern Central Railway to
vote against the confirmation of Caleb NJ. Lewis as
master of machinery on that road
Mr.. BAUGHER opposed the resolution, on the
ground that the preamble set forth that a large
number of baltimore mechanics had been dis
charged and Fennsylvanians placed in their stead,
which was incorrect as but one man had been dis
missed and his placed filled by a Baltimorean.
Mr.. SPICER said that he had received similar in
formation and was in favor of the resolution with
out the preamble. The gentleman from the 18th
ward (Mr. Bain) had been deceived.
Mr.. BAIN.-Does the gentleman charge me with
fraud?
Mr.. SPICER.-Not at all. l only remarked that
you had been deceived by your informant.
Mr.. BAIN.-l will not suffer any man to charge
me with fraud
Mr.. SP1cER said nothing was further from his in
tenton. His sense of courtesy and his Retrospect
forbid it.
The resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Geas.-MesSrs. Irons, Evans, Calls, Chapman,
Talbot, Roberts, Penn, Blackburn, r. Price Simms,
Spedden and Bain-l2.
Nays.-Messrs. President Pollock, A. NJ. Price,
Taylor, Linton and NOrris-G
Adjourned.
SECOND BRANCH.-Branch met pursuant to ad-
iournment. Present DAVID TAYLOR, Esq, Presi-
dent pro tenn, and all the members
An ordinance cooking to and requiring the Park
fund to be paid over from the City Passenger Ra H.
way Company to the Commissioners of Finance,
received from the First Branch read, and
laid on the table. 1t proposes to invest the funds
in city stocks for the of a Park An ordi-
nance to erect a frame building for the use of the
keeper of Madison Square was received from the
First Branch, read a second time and adopted.
A resolution to place fag-stones across Light
street, at POultney street, was taken up and
adopted.
A resolution to pave the footways, and plant
trees around the public squares Broadway, be-
tween Baltimore and Monument streets, was read
a second time, and laid on the table.
The Branch adjourned until tomorrow afternOon
at o'clock.