Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-02-10
In THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, last Monday
night, the President Of the Board w n lnxe


mot yet opened) to be opened and improved, If,
in his opinion, the public convenience required
Ii, in accordance with the provisions of tn,
twelfth section OF the act, entitled can act to
continue, alter and amend the charter of the CITY
of Washington" approved 18th May, Isis
In introducing the above resolution, Mr. Dove
stated that be desired to test the question as to
whose duty IL was to open and Keep in repair
the streets Of this city He held that the general
government received the lands upop which this
city Is located, with the express understanding
aud avenues When the plan Of the citv yxas
adopted, the streets and avenues laid down Who
was to open them, There was then no CoTnor,.
.on MI; Dove desired to be informed when 1t
was that the Corporation of Washington agreed
To do that which, the speaker contendpS tbe
general government had been already maid 10 do
n Iano, which had been given them for that
purpose; which land they sold retaining suia
cient for their purposes, quietly pocketed the
proceeds, and then very kindly said TO the Cor
PoIation (after there was Corporation,) YOU
been paid to do,
Mr.. Dove stated that he did not know of his
own knowledge that there was In the treasury
any particular amount, but he had understood
from one OF our late Mayors, who had caused this
section to be pot in the charter Of S4s that there
was some 500 900 in the treasury app icable for
Tie purpose mentioned in the resolution. He
was DESTROYS to test the matter as he felt sure IL
was quite time We knew what the powers and
duties Of this Corporation were; aud IL II should
be the duty of the Government to open and re-
| from members Of Congress, when application is
made TO them for assistance Of such Offensive
epfhets as 'paupefs and beggars Of Washing
TOM which terms mad been nun0 at this Corpo-
| ration on more than one occasion by members of
| that body. He desired it to be understood that
this Corporation asked for nothing but what they
believed themselves to be Justly entitled In Al
| tie hands Of Congress
| The resolution was warmly supported by Mr..
| A w Miller, who contended that there was
some s3o OO In the U ). Treasury belonging
4 In no eft 90 Il.
| because tie action Of the President was confined
| to the First Ward alone, and various amend
Inents Were proposed giving wider scope to the
MIR Pearson desired to so amend az IN call
| upon the President to open and improve all
streets and avenues in the city not yet open and
| improved.
Mr. Clark stated that the charter required the
streets TO be opened to be designated in the reso-
ton.
Finally, Mr. Pearson moved to amend by
Striking out all that part of the resolution which
confined the action Of the President 10 the First
Ward, add inserting New York, Come cticut,
virginia n, nl and Massashusetts avenues
| the resolution was passed
The twelfth section of the charter of 1915 re.
as follows:
| That the Commissioner OF Public BUILDINGS.
| or other OFFICER having charge and authority over
the lands and property OF the United States living
| WITHIN the city of Washingto shall, from time
avenues and streets, or parts or portions thereof
| as the President of the United States. upon an
| plcauon 81 the Corporation Of the said civ
| shall deem necessary for the public convenience
| and direct TO be done; and he snail drfrav the
| expenses thereof out OF any money arising or
which shall have arisen from the sale Of lois in
tne Guy OF washington belonging to, or which
| may have belonged 20 the United ) ates and
| from no other fund. And it shall lie the duty of
ths said Commissioned, or other United States
Smcel as aforesaid, upon the application of the
Il n, in t.
hents, water cutters, water WAYS and fac foot
| ways which have been made or shall be made
opposite or along the public squares, as also on
| ike application, to repair and keep in repair
such streets and avenues, or parts thereof as NAV
| have been or SHALL hereafter be opened and i'm.
proved by the United States-the expense Of all
sucn repairs to be paid out OF the fund before
mentioned -
| DYING DECLARATION OF JOHN ENNIS 1t was
stated yesterday that Ennis died before making
a declaration to who killed him; but soon
after going to press we ascertained that about
| O'Clock yesterday morning Justice Williams went
to the residence Of Ennis, and, finding him able
to converse nationally, though sinking rapidly,
| took his declaration, as follows:
" On the 9th day of February appeared John
Ennis, and made oath on the Holy Evangely of
Almighty God that he was in Georg etown, o C
| on tuesday. the oth day of February, 1859, and
visited Mr.. CrOuse's, on Little Water street
w hen he left GrOuse's, he went to Il colored mans
| house, named Henry Murphy, and when he left
the door OF Murphey's, retreatinU thrOugh tbs
| house. met Hillary HutC hins in company with
ten or fifteen other persons, his bar keeper, Bud
Jones, being one OF the number. They 1.-THE COM
pany) commenced throwing stones at him the
| SAID John Ennis, cursing him at the same time
he, (John Ennis, making no resistance what
ever, TetTtdtlng and getting over fence, and got
lhto an open lot, and was fired at by pistol in
the hands OF Hillary Hutchins. The first shot
entered the abdomen, the second striking his
| hip He said that Hillary Hutchins shot three
times at him. He John Ennis further states
that he did not stone the house OF Hillary Hutch
| ms, and that lie knows Of good reason or lust
cause by which he would in any degree be JUS
titled in shooting him ="
He was now notified that his end was drawing
near, ana OF the awful responsibility which he
wds about TO assume. His statement was read to
MIN, aud he gave his assent. He was then raised
~ mis- bed Nv Dr. Duhamel, pen placed in his
myers, and he signed the declaration. He was
| his last
AT the cOroner's inquest thirteen witnesses
were examined The shooting by Hutchins
was not denied by any Of them Some Of them
tes;fying very positively to the deliberate shoot
| lhgi others to the orderly behavior of Ennis
wnlie IN ueorgetown. The verdict Of the jury
was substantially that John Ennis came to his
| death by shot from pistol in the hands of
| Hillary Hutchins.
ODD FELLOWS HALL TO BIZ ESLARGED-The
Grand Lodge, |. o. o. r, have, we hear, author
| lied the Board OF Trustees Of Odd Fellows, Hall
TO enlarge the building-running it back so as to
| cover their unOcCupied ground. The plan for
| the proposed extension has not been definitely
| decided upon, and we hear that the TIustees
meet on Saturday night to consider the matter
The proposed extension will add some thirty
| feet TO the Saloon, above which will be d new
room 10 by a feet for the use of the Encamp-
m"ntS, and will also give space for a library aud
| reception room in the front part Of the building
The store adjoining, now occupied 10y the Mite
society will II is understood, be extended back
Al ~ = llsU nf
not II Is believed, exceed $1,000 We need
| hardly add that the Improvement contemplated
is an Important one, hot only for the benefit of
| the Oder, but Of the public at large, inasnuch
as the Hall, thus enlarged, will be one Of the
| nhest iii the country.
| SOMETHING REALLY ELEGANr.-The ladies'
| cards Of invitation to the grand conn ELEMENTARY
ball to be given to Lord Napier here, are from 4
| plate engraved by Dempsey, and prove him to
be a capital artist The card Is surmounted by