The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-10-01
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

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zing the appointment by the Mayor of a Board o.
C Commissioners to examine thoroughly the subject
of underground sewerage, and to report the mos
feasible and economical plan of sewerage for the
city. In compliance with this resolution the Mayor
appointed Messrs. John Dukehart Henry Tyson
and j. NJ Saunders as the Commissioners. These
gentlemsn Immediately turned their attention to
the subject, and since their appointment have been
assduously employed. For the purpose of becom,
ing intimately acquainted with the different sys
TENS in use, they have visited the principal cities
in this country in which thorough systems of drain
age and sewerage have been established, and have
studied the defects and advantages and in a short
time will make their report, in which they hope to
recommend system possessing all the good
without any of the Objectionable features belonging
to those in operation elsewhere.
Surveys have been made of all parts of the city
to determine the boundaries of each drainage dis
trlct-lts area and the proper location for the
principal sewers, with the size required to convey
the water which may accumulate during the hea.
West storms. The conduits for the main sewers are
designed to be built of brick, laid in hydraulic
ment They will be of circular form, and will
vary in size from four feet to twelve feet in diane
ter. The circular form has been adopted because
1t is best adapted to carrying off the water the
rent having more force and gaining in rapidity as
it proceeds in greater ratio than by any other form.
The inets designed by the Commissioners to be
of cast iron, of simple construction, and ar
ranged as to allow free ingress into the sewer of
any substance that can be carried down the street
cutters, and at the same time efectuay prevent
the escape of the effluva, which is of the most
serious objections to the present system of sewer
age, amounting at certain periods of the year to
intolerable nuisance. The discharge portals in
many sections of the city, which are now graded
and paved, will necessarily be submerged at the
time of high tide. These are designed to have an
increased dischargng capacity, and will be built
upon piles, with timber foundation, constructed
as to prevent the possibility of any damage when
floods occur at the time of high tide.
The Board has carefully calculated the amount of
water which may fall during the heaviest rain, on
each particular district, and the sewers will be
made larger by onefourth than the utmost necessi-
ties of the district will require Maps representing
the locality and which will be drained by each
sewer have been carefully and artistcally prepar-
ed by the Board a member thereof doing all the
drattng), giving the size of the and the
probable cost of the same. 1t is proposed that one
sewer shall commence at the intersection of Mosher
and Carey streets, and run down Carey street to
| the intersection of Carey and Bayard streets and
thence along the last named street until it empties
into the Middle Branch at Perry street. This sewer
will drain 500 acres of land, most of which will
| lie west OF the sewer. Another will start at the
| intersection of Fremont street and MOsher street,
thence along Fremont street to the intersection of
Columbia street, and thence several streets
Iun'mproved), emptying into the Middle
| Branch at Stockholm street, draining an
area of $40 acres Another it is proposed
TO start at the intersection of PENNSYLVANIA avenue
and Townsend street, thence along the avenue to
Green street, along Green street to Columbia street.
| and thence to the corner of Fremont and Columbia
streets, where it will intersect with the Fremont
street sewer. This sewer will drain about 200 acres
Also one to start at the intersection of Lexington
and Liberty streets, thence along Liberty street to
| Howard street, thence to Camden, and down Cam
| den to the Basin, draining 800 acres. Also one
starting at the intersection of Lombard and Hano-
yer streets, thence along Uhler's alley and Bader-
ston street to Light street, and thence to the Basn
draining an area of 20 acres Also one starting at
| the intersection of Preston and Madison streets,
thence along Preston street to the intersection of
| Cathedral and Johns streets to Cathedral street,
! and thence along Johns street to St. Paul street
and thence into the Jones' Falls draining 45O acres
| Also one starting at a point near Ross and Wilson
| streets, thence to McNfeachem street, thence to
| Boundary avenne, and thence to the Jones' Falls.
draining an of 500 acres. Also starting at
point near the corner of Townsend and Chester
streets, being the of Hartford Run, and, ,
| taking the course OF the run, continue to the
! river. This will drain an area of
| 2,190 acres, and will of necessity be the
largest in the city. Also commencing at the
intersection of Johns and Cannon streets being the
source OF Harris creek, or nearly so, taking the
course OF the stream, continue to the river drain
ing an area OF $500 acres. Also commencing
at the corner of Ann and Pratt streets, and CON
tinue along Pratt to Washington street, where it
| will intersect with one commencing at Choptank
street. and running west to that point, and thence
| down Washington street to the basin, draining an
| area of 400 acres. These sewers will drain the
| entire city in such manner that destruction from
| floods will be almost impossible The labor per-
formed by the Commissioners has been great, and
they have been much assisted bv Mr.. J. A. Raphel,
| Civil Engineer, who is now engaged in preparing
the maps, drawings and designs, which it is intend
| ed shall accompany the report.
| SUIcTDE.-Y esterday morning, about five o'clock
| man named August Stagne committed suicide,
| under the following circumstances: boarded at
Mr.. HannabelPs, No. 80 Harrison street. and roomed
at Mr.. Rices TO- 80 same street. At the hour named
| members of Mr.. Rice's family heard groans which
| proceeded from Stagne's room, and on going to it
found it locked. Mr.. Rice called him, and receiv-
ing no answer, concluded that he suffering from
! spasms, and accordingly burst the door open. On
entering, fearful sight presented itself. Stagne
! lay upon the bed, with his throat cut and also
frightful cash across the left wrist Near the bed
| was bucket, into which he had allowed the blood
to run, but in his struggles he had overturned it,
| and large pool of blood the floor. As Mr..
Rice entered Stagne raised himself from the bed and
Mr. Rice out of the room for assistance. Stagne
took advantage of his absence and ascended TO the
roof OF the house, by means of ladder, through
| trapdoor He was on the comb of the roof,
and, whether through weakness from loss of blood
or Intentionally, he precipitated to the ground
| His head struck stone and his skull was crushed
in above the right eye. After falling he to his
feet and walked few steps to the side of the house.
when he sunk down, and, leaning against the wall,
he died in about five minutes time. Stagne
member of the Baltimore W Workingmen's Union, and
also a shareholder in the Arbiter Hall Company
/ For some time past he has appeared very low spir
ied although his friends had no fears that he would
do violence to himself On his person was found a
letter written in German, of which the following is
| translation:
To the Members Of the Baltimore Workingmen's Union:
Forgive an unlucky person who is tired of living
w1sh mat the society VIII see that my interest in its
affairs goes to my father My money is in my trunk in
linen bag. Mr.. and Mrs. Rice first people, and
ceive S25 Oh, how happy could be- and how unhappy
feel in my spirits which you have found out yourselves
| Farewell, and be lucky. A. STAGNE
Below this written the following:
have tried to myself and took to drink to drow
sorrow hope my relatives in Germany will forgive me;
my fathers address is Andrew 5. Stagne Melhausen
Theringer, Germany. Ny clothes give to the poor.
In his trunk was found Sl02. so in gold aud S25
in notes and silver. He was extensively known
among the German citizens, and was an active
member of the Workingmens Union. lie was
about thrty-hve years of age and unmarried
Coroner Hall held an inquest over the body, and n
verdict was rendered of "death by his hands.
JUDGES OF ELECrIoN.-The Board of Police Com
missioners have finished the appointments of Judg
es OF the elections for one year. There three
appointed to each precinct making 24o for the
eighty precincts. Great care has been taken tC
select none but men well known for their prebity
and decision of character, and the list of names
will be published in few days. The following
circular accompanies each certificate of appoint.
ment:
SIR have the honor to hand you herewith a certif
cate of your appointment as Judge of election in this
city.
The law requiring that the Office shall be taken
and signed by you as soon as be- after appoint
ment, before the Board of Police, tunless in ex
gency, when they may be administered by any Justice
of the Peace0 you respectfully requested
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the Board of Fayete and Holiday between
the hours of IL A. NJ. and P. NJ.
am instructed by the Board, respectfully TO call you
attention to the 7h section of chapter Of the acts
by the last General Assembly, now section 205 of art
Gle 4h of the code of public local laws for the city of
Baltimore, which provides that every person appointed
Judge of Election unless excused removed by the
Board Of Police or disqualified by i'll health otherwise
according to law shall be bound to such judge
for the term of one year when appointed and in
refusal SO to do shall be liable to penalty of five hun
dred dollars
The law makes it the duty of the Judges Of Election
in each precinct to select the places of voting and
their respective precincts and also by proper
in advance, and by such regulations and arrangement
beforehand the day of election may be sutabl
the peaceful conduct Of such elections
he held during their official terms, &c. The Board o
Police therefore, respectfully suggest to the judges
precinct the expedency of their meeting together
each other, to the which it may to then
. | proper to adopt.
} Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
CHARLES HOWARD, President.
AssAULTING WITH AN AxE.-0n Friday night off
GERS Needhamer and Stewart brought into th,
Western station-house a man named Richard Hin
ton, charged with threatening to kill officer Need
! hamer with an axe. 1t appears that Richard ant
his wife got to wrangling on the pavement in from
of their house, when the officers came up and put
stop to it by compelling them to go inside. Shortly
] after the wife looked out and called "watch,' anl
made complaint that her husband was treatine
her. The front door being locked, the officers were
compelled to force it open. Hinton retreated into
the yard and got an axe, with which he threatened
to strike Nendhamer, but was knocked down by
q the officers and carried off Justice Ensor com
cd tho IN ail await the action of th