The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-01-29
CITY NI,ELLIGENCE.

MEETING OF THE CHLDREN's AID SoCfErY OF BAL
TlMoRE.-A public meeting of this Society was
held last evening in the Central PRESBYTERIAN
Church, corner of Liberty and Saratoga streets A
very large and respectable audience was in attend
ance.
The meeting was opened with religious exercises.
when VIM. b. Garfield, Esq, President of the So.
ie.y, s.a'eS lhe oolect OF the meeting, which was
to call upon The aid of the citizens of Baltimore.
to further and perpetuate the good work already
commenced, under such favorable auspices.
William A. Wisong, Esq, Secretary of the So.
cey then read the first annual report, from which
IL appears that the society was first organized on
the 18th of September, 1860. In the four months
since that time there had been received by the So
clety az boys and II girls, in all "a children. Six
ooys ana one girl have been returned to their pa
rehIs, ana three boys, truants, returned to their
homes IN another city. The society during this
time have found homes in the country for fourteen
boys and six girls, leaving nineteen bows and five
girls In charge OF the society. There are now an
phcations to the society for admission for twertr
six girls and eleven BOYS
me report also Acknowledges the recent of
donations OF various articles from charitable cit-
Zens for furnishing the new Home on Cortland
street. From one person there were received
twelve iron bedsteadS, from others some twenty
blankets, quantity of ticking, muslin, flannel. oil
cloth and various articles of furniture for the same
purpose.
After the reading of the report, the Rev. W. d.
Van Meter, of New York, a member of the New
York Children's Aid Society, addressed the audi
ence In beautiful and impressive manner He
nrst gave an account of the workings of the Socie
~ In that city, and stated that since its organza
ton 1t had received Sl4 children and placed in
gooo homes 603 of that number. The address of
Mr. Van Meter was listened to with marked alton
uoh, ana his appeals to the charity of the audience
IN oehait OF the unfortunate poor children. drew
tears from many ewes ~
h.ter some remarks from the Rev. J. p Cook and
reHglous exercises, the meeting adjourned
In the pews on the right of the altar of tho
church the children in charge of the society. num-
boring some twentyfou boys and girls and ran
glng In age from four to ten years, We're placed.
presenting most interesting sight. They were oII
clean and comfortably dressed and appeared in hap
Ply spirits. The collection taken in aid ofths noble
charity last night was quite large.
tHiEF EEGINEER's REGIsTER- Valuable Book
S o lee !. Holloway, Esq, Chief Engineer of the
~, ,Ms DepafMshl, has just published a book con-
,si,b ~ 49, 49, stNSHs tniormation, in connection
- Nst'' 'Aees'. an1 also valuable statistics in
GGeeafp - loss ~ fires throughout the limited
S'a'es. ~ contains fall ami COMPLETE bistorv of
ahe present Ere Department. its origin and The
Sont;on "h'eb were thr0wn in the way of its
Assembly, which reguls ana acts OF
In the clty There is very inteIii,ar, o, nuHsS
of the principle of the fire aIar. explanation
description OF i's practical working. One Of the
most important parts of the hot "o VI tne
headed "Cautions for Everybody !" IN chapter
enumerated the principal causes produn Mich are
dental fires. The expenses of the departmsa cci-
the year 1860 are S47,5OO, and of this emo Tor
600 was expended in paying the salaries Of the
employees OF the department. There is table
giving the heights of certain points in the city
limits, above high tide, which shows that the
northwest boundary stone is the highest point
1888 feet inches). The next highest point is the
Of Pennsylvania avenue and the Boun-
dary avenue l22O feet). Up to January LIST, 1859,
there were 6SeSS feet of water pipe laid, most of