The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-01-22
BALTIMORE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1861

SECOND BRANCH.--Present, CH!RLEs J. BAKER,
Esq, President. and all the N, mbers, except Mr..
Miiler.-Mr. DEAN presented the petition ot Il.
Barril, asking permission to erect frame shed,
for the storage of guano, on Waters wharf; refer
red to the Committee on Fire Department MIR.
HGGINs presented the petition of Samuel Candy
and others, in relation to certain lots OF ground on
the bed of Vine street, sold for taxes and asking
the return of money paid for taxes since said sale;
referred to the Committee Claims MIR.
SwiNDELL presented petition from }. Il.
Spies and others, in relation to the imprnve-
ment of the Ferry road; referred to
the Committee on Health. The PRESIDENT pre-
sented the petition of YIN. Reed and Others, doing
business at the intersection of Franklin and Green
streets and Pennsy lvauia avenue, asking to be re-
lieved from the inconvenience of the standing Of
wagons loaded with straw and hay in front of their
premises during business hours; referred to the
Committee on Commerce MIR. GEORGE, from
the Committee the Fire Department, submitted
a resolution granting permission to Fred. 1arting
to erect pottery upon his premises, situated on
Hull street, Locust Point; read the second time and
adopted. d.-Mr. DEAN obtained leave to introduce
of a person whose business it shall be
to take charge of all the old material,
brass, iron, &C., accumuatng in the city yard,
almshouse, Jail, and other places belonging to the
city; sell the and return the proceeds to the
City Treasury. The ordinance was read and laid
0ver.--The supplementary ordinance requiring
the Inspectors of weights and measures to have an
office in their respective districts, in central oca
A. NJ, and from to G, p NJ, was taken up and
passed.--The President laid before the Branch
the following communication from the President of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company:
BALTIMORE AND ONO RAILROAD.
PRESIDENTS OFFICE.
Baltimore, Jan. 18th, 1861.
Charles Baker, Esq, President Of Second Branch Of
SIR have received from your Honorable Body the
Resolved by the Second Branch of the City Council,
President Baltimore
Company, be requested to inform the Mayor and City
he carrying all kinds of freight over the Locust Point
branch of said road.
Also why he has granted the petition of the owners
of wharf property at Fels Point and the importers and
exporters of Baltimore to lay down track said road
along the water front, at Felrs Point.
In reply to the first resolution have the honor to
the ordinances enqured three in number
No 81 of the annual session of 1885, No 81 of the
session. and ordinance 13 of the annual session of 1850
Under the first of these certain articles were exempted
from wharfage dockage, &C. The second passed to
exclude the idea that such articles were alone authorized
to be transported the Locust Point Branch and to
authorize in express terms the transportation of all art
cles of trade and merchandise whatsoever and the third
include live stock and grain to be ground prior to ship
ment among the articles exempted from dockage, &c.
The wisdom of the above legislation has been amply
demonstrated in the relief of Pratt street from an amount
of transportation that would have materially interfered
with the general usefulness of that important thorough
which the city the principal stockholder of the Com
pany, ha sderived the greatest benefit.
With regard to the End resolution, it is proper say
the Company had the right to make its road in the city
The act of 1927 ch 209 conferred such right provided
the consent of the Mayor and City Council first OBJ
tanned. This consent was afterwards given by several
ordinances, of which it entirely optional with the
Company to avail themselves or not.
Parties desiring rail tracks however when the company
not willing to make Them the act of 1884, chap 252
passed. authorizing the Mayor and City Council to
lay down tracks and levy on the property, along the
particular street. the cost thereof Independent of the
company and under this law the city passed the ord
No al of the annual session of 1892 giving the
city commissioners the power therein set forth.
In the referred to by the End resolution there is,
then obligation the company lay down any track
ordinance Of lS45 No 2l relating to the Locust Point
Branch while the city has full power in the premises if
the Mayor and City Council chose to exercise it, at the
expense of the property holders.
But desrous Notwithstanding to meet all reasonable
requirements Of the property holders, and to promote
their interests the Beard of Directors of this Company
in regard to the matter particularly referred to- passed
the 10th of October last the following resolution with
the terms of which the Company has been and is now
ready to comply:
"Resolped in response to the memorial of Messrs Fra
erested in the construction of the road to Fes Point
subscribe not less than half of the costs of the
same the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company will
aid said work to the extent of the remainder of said cost
The route to be approved by this Company aud the
principal wharves to furnish satisfactory
of the construction of connexions to the
houses on said wharyes"
With the hope the resolutions of your honorable
body have thus been fully and satisfactorily answered,
have the honor to be with great respect
Your obedent servant,
President
An ordinance was received from the First Branch
forbiddng the erection, establishing or rebuilding
of distillery, for the manufacture of alcohol
other imfammable material within the limits of the
city, under penalty of $500 for the first offence,
and SIS per day for every day said building is occu
pied in that way, which was read second time and
passed.-A resolution granting permission to
Henry E. Huber to erect swinging sign in front
of his premises, No. North Charles street, was
also received and passed. "A communication
also received from the First Branch proposing that
the two Branches meet in Convention on Thursday,
the oath inst, at 5% o'clock, for the purpose
of electing eight directors for the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, and two directors for the Northern
Central Railroad the part of the city, and two
Commissioners of Finance, and one Commissioner
of the Public Schools from each ward of the city.
The proposition concurred in.-A communi-
cation was also received from the First Branch,
the appointment of a Joint Select Com
mittee of three to consider and report whether any
and what additional legislation on the part of this
corporation is necessary for the encouragement
and support of uniformed volunteer companies
within the city. The proposition was cOncurred
in, and the following gentlemen appointed on the
part of this Branch Messrs. Robb, Marden and