Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-09-30
EVENING STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

was called to order yesterday at the usual
hour.
Mayor announcing his approval Of the act to
pay for extra services IN the Office of the tar
clerk
Also, one enclosing the bank account to the
I'D instant; referred.
Also, the twelfth annual report of the trus-
tees Of public schools; ordered to be printed in
pamphlet form and referred to public schools
committee. -.- ..r. p
Mr. Clark presented the petition Of N. C.
Belt; referred to claims committee.
Mr. Pearson presented the petition Of George
Miller; referred to finance committee.
Mr.. Riggs, from finance committee, asked to
be discharged from the consid alton of the
petition of Esther Hunt; discharged.
Mr. Bayly, from improvements committee,
reported bill for laying gutter on & street
north, to the east side Of Fourteenth street;
passed. ...... VIA. t. -.
Also, bill for grading G street north, be-
tween New Jersey avenue and Tiber creek !;
passed. i'.r
Also, the bill from the Council to amend an
act for grading street south.
Mr.. Busey moved to amend, by providing
that no contract shall exceed the amount ap.
propriated passed.
Mr.. Smith reported a bill regulating the
disbursement Of money appropriated for clean
ing out cutters and alleys; passed.
Also, bill from the Council authorizing
the Improvement Of Twenty fifth street west;
passed.
Also, bill to grade and gravel r street,
from Second to north Capitol streets; passed.
Also, bill to improve Second street east !;
passed.
Also, q bill providing for paving a gutter
across Second street to Massachusetts, avenue;
passed .-.-
Mr. Bayly reported bill to open and grade
oIlev in No 102 Dassed
Mr. Bayly, from the claims committee, re-
ported bill for the relief of Ann Dunlap;
passed.
Also, bill for the relief of Thomas Welsh;
passed.
Also, bill for relief of Morris Holloran
laid over.
Mr.. Pearson reported bill for the relief OF
Robt. Devereux rejected
Mr. Smith, from fire department committee,
reported preamble and resolution in response
to memorial from the Metropolitan Hook and
ladder company, relative to loo alton for an
apparatus house for that company referred
to Joint committee of 1--WE.
Mr. Miller, from special committee on the
proposition to annex Georgetown to this city,
reported resolution asking for information;
passed. .tEE-. .
Mr.. Smith introduced q resolution asking
the Mayor for information relative to fines and
forfei ures collected by the police officers since
the first Monday in June last; passed.
Mr.. Bsyly offered q joint resolution to pro-
vide for taking . census of the free colored
population OF the city of Washington; passed.
Bill from Common Council for laying gut
ter on Virginia avenue was referred to i'm
prOvements committee.
Bill relating to officers Of the city was re-
ferred.
Bill for improving Eighth street east, from
g street to Pennsylvania avenue; passed,
for ra1i and in i,ht ar
west, between ID and streets south referred
Bill for opening and grading o street, from
Four-and- a half to W ater streets referred.
Bill for relief Of G. w. UttermuhIe; referred.
Bill for relief Of Jno. B. Lord referred.
Bill for relief Of Corbin Baker was ruled out
Of order.
Mr. Emery introduced bill providing for
filing washes in n street north, at the inter
section Of Delaware avenue referred.
Bill for placing gutter across Nineteenth
street, ST the Intersection of c street passed
Mr. Pearson introduced a resolution asking
Information relative to cost Of certain grading |;
passed.
Bill for grading and travelling N street,
from Sixth 10 Water street; referred.
bill making appropriation for filling and
grading lot between u street south aud Sew
eDth street west, was passedr
Mr. Houston gave notice that he should move
to take up the nominations of the Mayor On
Monday next 10y.
Mr. Pearson reported bill for rclicf of Jno
3. Lord; PACED
Dir. Moore, from asylum committee, reported
back the bill for the support Of the poor aged
and lnhrm, with substitute therefor, laid
on the table and ordered to be printed.
Communication from the collector In rela-
ton 10 taxes due on benevolent and other as
sociatiOns was received; referred to finance
committee.
Asylum referred TO asylum committee.
Also, one from J. s HOllingshead, police
magistrate of the Third district.
Nj. Dove moved to print it with the pro-
csediDgs.
The whole matter was postponed, Mr. Dove
Withdrawing his motion to print.
The bill relating to tse grade Of street
north was passed.
The Board then adjourned until Monday
evening next at o'clock.
ALMOST HOMICIDE was enacted last even
ing In the chamber of the City Hall occupied
by the Board Of Common Council, and during
the session Of the same. Mr.. D. A. Waiter.
stOn, member Of the Council from the Fifth
Ward, had offered petition on the subject of
aoating nuisance in an alley in his Ward,
which Mr. John II Peters member of the
preceding Council, then within the bar, char
acteriZed aloud as containing falsehoOds Nj
Wstterston TUNED upon him and seized him
By the two cheeks, scratching them consider,
ably. This brought other members around
The parties and caused their separation. But
Mr.. Watterston said that the two could not
occupy the same room, and he would retire.
In so doing he was followed by Peters, who,
II Is said, when outside Of the chamber at
tempted something like an apology, but i'm
medistely followed il by blow with the fist.
ThcreupOn Mr.. w atterston drew a sword cane
and 81 h. ratr SoI III o
rspidity into the chamber. When just within
the gate at the bar Wstterston made q lunge
with bis cane, and with such determined vInl
that every member Of the Board represented
Peters's life to have been in the most immi-
nent danger. The blade of the weapon ap-
pears to have touched Peters on the right
side, and bending round his body 80 as to pro-
duce the illusion, happy as il fell out, that
Watterston had completely run his antagonist
through. Peters was not armed. Captain
Mills, Of the Auxiliary Guard, being in the
chamber atthe time, arrested the combatants,