The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-05-23


Also similar resolution in favor of r. Mason
Sons, No. l2S West Pratt street; adopted
5lr BLACKBURN, of the Joint Standing COMMITTEE
on w ater, presented report with resolution
authorizing the Water Board to make arrange
Dents with the Northern Central Railway Com
pany for laying the water mains under
the bed of that railway; also granting
to the Railway Company the right of way between
Mount Vernon Factory and the Belvidere bridge
The city also agrees to be responsible for all dana
ges which may accrue from the excavations made
in the track OF the railroad in laying down the
water mains. Mr.. BLACKBURN stated thatth Rail-
way Company demanded the right of way between
the points named, through the citv's property as
an equivalent for the use of the bed of the road
Mr.. SPEDDEN said he opposed to the resoIu-
tion. The Railway Company demanded $40, 900
worth OF the city's property for the privilege OF
laying the pipes under the track. He would rather
carry the pipes around by Belair.-Mr SIMMs
moved to lay the resolution the table; carried.
AIR. POLLOCK offered resOlutiod granting per-
mission to Wm I. Walters & Co. to retain in use
aplatorm over the gutter in front of their premi-
ses on Exchange places adOpted.-Mr. CHAP
MAN called up the ordinance to endorse and
guarantee S250,000 of the first mortgage
bonds of the Western Maryland Railroad Company
Seyenty-ive thousand dollars worth of bonds are
to be endorsed immediately, and S25, 900 worth of
the bonds to be endorsed the completion of every
five miles of the road, not completed until the
entire amount of S250,000 endorsed. The en-
dorsement is on the condition that the bonds must
not be sold for less than par, and that 30 per cent
OF the sales must be placed in the hands of the
Register of the city, to be held and invested as
sinking fund fer the security of the payment of the
principal and interest of the bonds.-Mr. BLACK
BURN moved to lay the bill on the table; lost by the
following vote: Yeas-Messrs. President, Roberts,
Penn, Blackburn, R. Price, Linton and Norris-7;
nays-Messrs. Irons, Evans, Calls, Chapman, Mace,
Talbot, Pollock, A. NJ Price, Simms, Spedden
and Taylor-ll.-hr. CHAPMAN advocated the
passage of the bill, believing the city would be
greatly benefited by the construction of the
road'NMr RoBERTs said that past expert
the bill. 1t always had been so. The bill Should
be entitled ga bill to donate $3.50 900 to the West
ern Maryland Railroad" If this was its heading
1t would be nearer the truth than it is entitled
lesson had been given the Council this afternoon of
the generosity of corporations of this kind. The
city asks for slight privilege and the Northern
Central Railway Company, whose bonds the city
has endorsed, demands as equivalent for the
certainly oppose the b-Mr. NORRIS said if he
had any idea that the road would ever reach the
Hagerstown valley, he would vote for it; but he
did not believe 1T ever would. The money would
be thrown away;-The bill was put upon its pas
sage and lost by the following vote: Yeas
Messrs. Evans, Calls, Chapman, Mace, Talbot,
Pollock, A. NJ. Price, Spedded and Taylor-9;
nays-Messrs. President Irons, Roberts, Penn,
Blackburn, r. Price, Simms, Linton and Norris-9
Adjourned.
DECOND bRANCH.-fFeSent, w LILLIAN McPHAIL.
Esq, President, and all the members.-The
resolution in favor of John G. Wilmot was taken
up, read and passed.-The resolution in relation
to inviting the Japanese Embassy to this city, and
extending hospitalties, &C., returned from the
First Branch concurred in. The President appoint
ed Messrs. Catbcart, McComas, Taylor, Cook and
Elicott the committee on the part of this Branch.
The resolution in favor of Ann Maria Hamil-
ton was taken up and passed.-A resolution to
repair the Sheriff's office was received from
the EirSt Branch. lit aonronriatac
read and passed.-Mr. Cook called up the ordi-
nance for eauaizng the wards in the city, and ap-
pointing commission consisting of five
persons to carry out the intent of the ordinance.
MIR. COTTON moved an amendment that
the commission should be appointed with
out respect to party, politically considered, which
was ost.--Mr. Cotton moved to amend so as to
report the action of the commission at the ses
sion; which was lost.--0n motion of Mr. Cook
the "twenty-ff day of August was stated as
the time for the return to be made by the Commits
soners. After some discussion the ordinance was
passed by vote OF seven yeas to one nay-Mr.
Cotton voting in the negative.--A resolution to
place stepping-stones across Burgundy alley at
Fremont street. was received from the First Branch
read and passed--lncidenta 10 the action on this
resolution, Mr.. Cook said that he did not see the
necessity of passing resolutions of this kind. The
Committee on Ways and Means had appropriated
81 900 for the special purpose of placing flag and
stepping stones, and there already enough re-
solutions passed to require ten times the amount
appropriated. The work could not be done-the
appropriation would run out and the stepping
stones would run out.-A message was
received from the First Branch proposing
to refer a petition from Samuel Hindes
and others, for the deepening of Jones'
falls, to joint special committee. which was
agreed to, and Messrs. Ellcott Cotton and Cath
cart were appointed on the part of this Branch.
The ordinance to reconvey a certain strip of
land to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company,
near the Mount Clare depot, was called up and
read. After some discussion the ordinance
laid on the table.-ResolutOn to allow Il. Mason
Il Son to continue in a sign at their warehouse,
No. l28 West Pratt street, and to allow Ephraim
Larrabee Son to continue sign, No. 81 South
Calvert street, received from the First
Branch, read and passed.-A resolution to au-
thorize VIM. I. Walters Co., Exchange Place, to
retain platform In front OF thor store, was re-
ceiyed from the First Branch, read and laid on the
table.-Mr. MCCoMAs offered a resolution for
sewer on the south side of Baltimore street, from
Gilmor street to the sewer between Stricken and
Carey streets; read and referred. journed.