The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-09
CITY LNIIELLIGENCE

PROPOSITION FOR ANEW ARMORY.-The following
ordinance last evening introduced into the
First Branch of the City Council by Mr.. Phelps:
Be IL Ordained, That whenever any volunteer corps
within the city of Baltimore constituting entire
ment of ten full companies duly organized and enrolled
armed and equipped according to law similarly uni
formed and disciplined, incorporated under one name,
and organized in all respects as unit shall to the
satisfaction of the Mayor and the Comptroller in add
ton 10 the requests above set FORTH that possesses its
own rht iund OF at least ten thousand dollars, clear
of all debts and liabilities, well invested and availa
BILE, and shall make application to the Mayor for
leave to erect an armory that part Of
Lexington Market between Eutaw aud Paca streets and
shall give bond with surees to be approved Mayor
and Comptroller in such they shall require con
ditioned to apply said fund of $4,000 towards the
pleon Of said armory, at the option of said regiment
apply the interest accruing from time to time upon
said fund towards the the dividends
stock which be issued by the said regiment
purpose aforesaid and shall offer pan with detail dra
ings and specifications which shall include improve
ment of that part of said market above mentioned the
ground floor ofsad armory building it shall be the duty
panyng estimates to the City Council
SEC. 2. That if the Mayor and City Council approve
such plan, the Comptroller shall at proceed to ad
verse for proposals for building the said armory and
shall award the contract for building the to the
lowest responsible bidder
SEC. s. That the cost building the said armory shall
be provided for as follows: An estimate shall be
the cost Of the building up to the laying of therst floor
ofJolsts including the foundation the finishing of the
lower story and the market Improvement all of which
shall be paid by the issue of city stocks, the dividends
whereOn they shall be met out of the
to be derived from the renting of stalls and licenses &C.
in said market. The remaining cost of said building
shall be defrayed exclusively the regiment making
application aforesaid and the contract with the build
shall contain express provision eXempting the
Mayor and City Council from all liability for
count of said building except for much thereof may
be estimated as herenbefore specified
Sec. That any number of companies less than en-
tire regiment which shall be organized and uniformed
as prescribed in the first section of this ordinance and
which shall have paraded upon two successive law pa
rades Immediately preceding its application less
than three hundred uniformed at each parade and
which shall comply in all other respects with the prov
sons of this ordinance shall be entitled all piv
eges under this ordinance to which would
be entitled.
SEC. s. That in the event of competing applications
complied with the provisions of this ordinance the pref
erence shall be given to such corps shall show the lar
gest surplus and above the fund mentioned in
first section.
The ordinance referred to the Joint Special
Committee on Military Companies, of which Mr..
Phelps is chairman.
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED. The two Branches of
the City Council, in convention, last evening con-
tirmed the following nominations:
Trustee for the He Donoqb Educational ,tnd and
Lnstitue.-W. H. Pritch er, in place of Edw. Moon
declined.
Ward managers for the Poor.-James S. Ran
dolph 9th ward vice Richard Fonder, declined
W. H. Roberts, 9th ward, vice j. B. Fry, decIined
Ezra Whitman, Sd ward, vice Col. L. A. McAllis-
ter, rejected; John p. p. Jones, 10th ward, vice
Samuel Sindall, declined.
Rerieeer8 of Flom.-James Z. Tyson, miller
Ter, vice Richard Bayless, declined; George W.
Arnold, Frederick Nuusen, bakers.
Lamp Lighter8-Eastern District.-John Baum,
Thomas Lucas, F. J. Fryer, James Hilton. W. A.
Swift, Andrew Simpson, George Mercer, Pristburv
Aubury, E. b. Langley, Archibald Lindsay, John
Graham. Ii. Nicholson; laid over. Middle Dis.
trict.-Wm. Elliott, Jacob Standiford, w. Kirby
D. $. Riley, Thomas Dalrymple, W. Ward, Fran
Wheeler, E. Berzuauger w. p. Kelly, j. Gordon;
VIM. Williams, Henry Funk. E. H. Cole, Joseph
Tucker, Wm. Dunlop, G. W. Weirauch, John
Doyle, II. W. Cox, John Gordon, P. II. South
Trumbo, W: Clark, G. Kirwin, Charles Lawson,
G. A. Litz, Bernard Pottgrisse, W. Walters, Henry
Lopp, W. Kemp, Emory Glass, and W. D.. Glass;
were laid over. Western District.-Bennett Sit
Zell, ID. McGlennan, W. 7. Murray, Thomas Stock
dale, Joseph Strider, Ezekiel High, John F. Pep
pie, John w. Ijams, Jacob Burke, Jacob Everhart,
Geo. W. Brown, John Snead, Geo. Reynolds
APPoINTMENTs.-The following appointment have
oeen made by the City Commissioners
Gny lard-John Saurhautf as master carpenter;
John bGsiey, head caulker; Jacob Shut caulker:
JACOB irons. rigger;. Jacob Groove. blacksmith;
Edward v brlen, helper; John f. Stung, porter;
Thomas s. spencer Waterman; Cornelius Baker,
Tow boat-Captain, John Liufaio: engineer. John
Pryor; fireman. Greenbury Chapman; wheelmaD,
Henry Myers; deck hands, Edward Curlett and
Richard II. Gait. City Steam Dredge-EDgineer,
Richard ID. Wiley fireman, Charles Allen: dinner
tender, VIM. Bowen; scOwman, VIM. r. Brown:
deck hands, Oliver Cornthwaite and John Tucker;
watchman, John Hope. State Steam Dredge-
Engineer, F. j. McKewen; fireman, Francis Corri-
gan; dipper tender, J. Jacobs; scowman, Matthew
Dunn; deck hands, Alex. Milroy and I. d. Mar
riott; watchman, Levi Dashields- Discharging
Observation-Disclosures, John Collier; fireman, An
drew Zell; boxmen, Frederick Buckhamer, John
Welsh, John Dempsey and Daniel Keenan,. DIR. j..
j. Graves, the City Collector, on Thursday ap-
pointed Thos. Ii. Rice as Baliff in the Collector IS
Office.
BURNIsHING UP The ARMs.-The employees at
tached to the United States Arsenal in Baltimore
County are now engaged in Furnishing the arms,
ana a preparing them for use. They also making
thousands of ball cartridges.
STEALING BED.-Martha Sn owden, Eliza A.
Steuart, and Phoebe Miles, were arrested yester-
9aay, charged with stealing bed and bed clothing
sns accused to Jail for further hearing.