Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-18

$2,337.G0; paid to the trustees 500 25l 6S: making
-; leaving balance in the Citizens Bank
The assets of this fund. January T. 1866 are as fol
| lows
In the hands of the trustees, viz:
! Baltimore city stock. .,......... 1852 COO III
United States one year certifcttes...,,,.. 3lt6oO
Cash on hand......, 65&4
| Notes overdue in New Orleans. $2O71629I
| Cash in Citizens Bank............. I,202l6
! -- 2oS ,363O
Total s5slOld5
! CITY HALL.
The necessities for city hall are SO pressing tha
| they should claim your immediate attention fh
property for this purpOSc purchased y authority
given i'y ordinance May II, 1851. The intention wa
| 10 close Orange alley and open Lexington street
| This should he DONE as the building would occupy
| an entire SQUARE which coud not he rarrnachpc
upon at any future time. 1t would then tlr:l 81
ohong square 234 feet on Holiday aud North streets
anu i5l feet on Fayette and Lexington streets The
plan of George :. Frederick, Esq, was ad0Ited by
| the Council of the past scar II presents n bca1t
ful structure and if Baltimore county marble shouls
be selected as the building material :. will coutras
| tavOrably Mtth the United States Court Hcust
! building of granite on the opposite corner. The In
terror plan furnishes rooms uc tho largest dimen.
| Sions for each department of the city government
The disposition Council chambers and fi.e Ant'r,
| arrangement claim the approval f all who eXaII.
inc them and reflects great credit upon the archi
tect 1T is necessary to get authority secure the
means at legal Interest to construct this building
This should calm your attention at once the pre-
Authority was given by your predecessors 10 appoint
building committee, which shall claim my early at
| tentlOn. The building which stands in the bed
Of what viii he Lexington street. If ii is opened di
recy through on ITS present lines, has been offered
to the city by thomas K. Wilson and Henry r. vii.
SON. EsqrS at the the price it was offered IN
1860 adding tha of opening Holiday street The
price of this property 's based upon the price given
to the late George Brown, LsG for the property now
! occupied rs City Hall. The owners offer to take
city stock IN payment The property fronts 50 feet II
inches on Holiday street by 55 eet on Orange alley
and % feet II inches North street. the Stahnr q
the iioining property is included in the offer. and
fronts % feet ON North street by depth of rs feet
| IfOran-e alley is closed and the new hail is built
on the entire square r" nal can be built on the line
at Lexington street without disturbing the mansion
Of the Wilson family until the entire hall is com
pleted, in which case the mansion with tn" U,ti!ding
on OTth street with slight temporary alterations
would accommodate most Of the departments of tas
gty gnyernmnt as well as they are No" cared for
hen the hall Is finished this mansion would b. j..
moved and Lexington street opened.
have enclosed cory OF the communication of the
McsSrs wilson Offering this pr pcry for SRle: placinQ
| the original in the care of the City Register. would
AK your serious consideration of this subject as il
/ demands prompt attention and is now in a more
| favorable position than heretofore. There are now
four ground rents on the property occupy amount
| ing to 5000, which have the right to redeem ut
per cent until the 1lth Of NAV, 1855 Tho time ex
pres IN less than four months and if it the deter
| mnatlon to buy them, 1t should be attended to a
once.
| WATER DEPARTMENT.
The Water Commission is composed of the follow
ing named gent cmen; John W. Randolph F. LITTLE
Nhafer, tYan i. ElcOt'. Gerard L. Hopkins, J. z
Seidenstricker and Francis I. King Esqs. with th,
| Mayor.
The Commission has devoted groa: deal of tim,
and labor to place the clerical affairs Of this o'n j.
the best condition Their labors have heea ot.,r ri
with the most satisfactory results They have sys.
tematiZed matters to satisfy the scrutinizng udgme
| OF the BOard, and higher enc lmium could not be
passed upon 1t than TO say that the Board is compose
! of gentlemen who unsurpassed IN intelligence
| integrity and superior business qualifications.
| The Commissioners report the works in good oric
and sound condition. The supply OF clear water ha
| not been interrupted as much as torm ry. They ar
| careful to preserve the water Tree from adueraun
| and intend to be cautious to prevent the appearance
| Of cOntaminating it by he of every means i,
| their power The general business of the ,jerarf
| mCnt has been conducted with uniform regularity
attending to about fourteen hundred customers dU
| ring the year. The revenues increase gradually a
| the following statement will show.
Receipts IRON rents, tax. &c' for the folOwin
| years:
sZ 50
ISG!'.'.'..'' Zta,V!5l6
21H.nI}.i0
~, ,Z.li
And the estimated revenue for 1866 promises simi
| lar increase.
The revenue of this department has now reached
sum sufficient to pay the interest $500 OyD waite
salaries Of officers, clerks. &n.. lC wing q -um to-
small for laying water mains where they are urgcutI
demanded. There has been expended rdjstribu;in
| MAINS sl"ce lNul. the sum of .l6Gg for which n
appropriations have been ma }c.
IhlS SUM has been accumuiatiug for five years an
has been carried from year TO year as Il floating Deb
prleiy funding Sl5OOaU in water stock, to be Il,
pied exclusively to the extension of mains.
1t appears that there are now upwards Of les milo
OF distributing mains, winch have cost ~ ,lO0.aj@6
many 9l theih are 2t large capacity ant form a ne
VOL lloNt me GU? IRON tie Northern boun"
3ry avenue TO the Spring Gardens, and iut0 th
Hicks hospital TO the new Cry AlWshous.. FAg fl
plugs REQUIRE constant care anI attention. fhcy II
Inspected frequently ard no pains cNpcuSc siart
to keep them In good conl ton. The irc2cu solat
tunes handle thgn roughly, and thry arc Of foun
useless after Il c, lrequenil recurring new plugs
4p q have ON .I, IL
stroyea. me Beard mas expended @l'o"''l4 over IN
appropriation.
The receipts Of the Water Rcgi strar from ali SQUIRE
inr !Nb' Is %is+55, winch has been paid to the q.
| Register
lhe commissioners have drawn onthe City
Register tor.......... oil
They haXe received proceeds OF nutc-....... laob'
And credited interest on Water stoek....... -iOGJL
----
,,,.-,,, ,.,--., $50 gill
:, @ hlcn i'iS Ret'l %, ~ 1S9urS'u dS loIl""s. ~
Tor G9je aGc JuIy ~ I3'2...-........... 500, 69'
| hehalrs 0i puliS ana nre pIusS S,...,.... i,lIo.i
Labor and materials, plumbers' shop. l2,G.2
Ayua,I' 9"I" ~ Ct''
t' I''trrCs4 a. ~, Wntsr GrnlI , ~ l '''".''' -IG,'
lAteI's' oA " a'eF '''...'''''' -lUVo'
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N'i2,'l'
| The work on Lake Chapman continued uni
the rough weather. of December. he second -ccLio
employed in the third section which. when compiler
ed will raise the emblnkmcnt Of the same $50 t.,
above tide The large screen well built Of stone Iii
| in cement. was finished in June. The Stop-hou
through which the water is received and distribute
from the lake, will be finished in few weeks OF goo
weather. The largo mains connecting L4mpdc
Reservoir and Late swarm with this hike to-r,h,
with the sorS and other fixtures have been rou,nlrt
| ed and water to the depth OF sixty feet has nee
turned into the lake. The Board have purchased 81
addition Il strip OF land southward Of the lake, eA
tending from the new gateway OF Druid Hill P.Ik
the eastern boundary of Mr.. b. ooks land The rric
stipulated. $4,000 was considered high, but rs
formed the apex of the shape of the lake, Il larg
quantity of filling was obviated by the purchase an
the addition of this strip Of land affords a more uni
form and regular avenue along the southern bOrit
of the lake.
| This work, including land and construction, la
altogether cost si5 i3i7O SiuO,UJJ 90 has b, en- J..
ceivcd for the sale ot stock heretofore issued for til
improvement, aud tUUU % has been received .rpi
| The Park Commissioners, leaving u balance OF 81
| 1870, which the Commissioners have borrowed
further issue Of stock will be required to finish tn
work.
DRUID rILL PARK
| The Hon. Thomas Swami, Columbus ODonncl
John IL. Is. Latrobc. William 4. Hoopcraud Cipt.t,
Robert Leslie, with the Mayor, compoSe this con
mission.
Tho public are greatly indebted to these lcmc1
not only for the time and labur thrv lryofs ia rrI
derine the natural beauties Of the mark more cfrr
tive by all the appliances Of art that their cult
taste can devise but for the selection of this bpouf
full spot as Il park for the people. We are also gTei,
ly indebted to the artistic skill of A. Fau Esq civ
engineer of the park who is UNSURPASSED i'm his ur,
fession.
| The Park was purchased by the issue of bonds I'll
interest them being paid by the city receiving one
nth OF the earnings o the CIy Passenger Railway.
inns measure Wa, devised Dy The lion. Thomas swan
during his administration Chief Magistrate OF til