The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-04
City Intelligence.

The Reported SICKNESS AT QUARi NTINE-A report
was prevalent in the city, last night that there
or cholera at the Marine Hospital yester-
day, two Of which proved fatal This may be true,
but 1t would not be well for the citizens to put too
much confidence In the report, as such q staten Mt
might arise from the great desire the part Of
people to remove the quarantine. Such report is
calculated to excite the greatest alarm and II it Is
not true the originator cannot be censured In
too strong. The Common Council will this
ing and II the report is false it may be intended to
to brpp forward wsoh being nsds
ship news collectors pronounce the report false.
FREs.-A fire broke out, on Saturday night, in the
cellar Of the house at the corner Of Lewis aud Eighth
etreete which put out, with trihing damage. 1t
originated In barrel which, filled with combustbles,
ia supposed to have been set on fire About the
time the stable, No. 22l Lewis street, disc overed
be on fire. which entirely destroyed, together
with several small out-houses and hogsty with $50
worth Of hogs A fire broke out, on Saturday night
in the of Mr. Hutchings, at the Waver
ley place and Sixth avenue which was extinguished
after trifing damage. fire broke out ON Saturday
night in the building No. 116 Mott street. caused by
the upsettng Of stove. fire broke out also in the
plane hardware factory in Reade, near Elm street
which was put out, with little damage.
RESCUED FROM DROWNING German girl about
twelve years of age, fell overheard, at the head of
Coenties slip on Saturday evening, but was rescued
from drowning by Capt. Flynn, of the barge Pilgrim.
HosRIBLr BuRNED--A colored woman. named Eliza
Cojay seriously burned yesterday in the house
Of No Sc Leonard street. that her life is
Of She was intoxicated, and laid the floor. near
the STOVE, smoking ner ppe Wnen ner clothing took
fire.
REPoar PRESIDENT OF THE CRoroN AeuE-
DUCT BoARD.--Ths document for the quarter ending
October 31st has come to hand certainly NEST
interesting 1t is repete with all the receipts and
expenditures Of the Board the first of which are far
heavier than the latter From this report it may be
that the income water the quarter
to $323 "a while the necessary outlay amounted to
SIT 2S7 10, leaving the sum of 5051 Ia II also con-
tans the amount ofncome for for the preceding
quarter, which amounted to Sl89,9l7 O3, being
together with the last quarter but S46 SO less than
.1he Whole income Of the last year There are now
nearly 600 dwellings which are supplied with the
Croton water, besides Is LOG manufactures, ware
houses public Institutions public houses SO making
LOG drains upon the reservoirs all of which have
been fully supplied except during short time while
the aqueduct was being examined and cleansed The
receiving and distributing reservoirs now contain
gallons Of water, and the city is daily sup
piled with 10000 900 gallons large portion of which
Is wasted and In the opinion Of the President should
suffice for population Of 1t thought that by
prude of the water, 600 900 gallons per dav
would be sufficient for all necessary purposes One Of
the most prominent features of the report and one
which 1t seems should be adopted, ID the introduce
ton Of the water into every mouse in the CITY and
the reduction of the water rent the same time CON
verting the unpaid rents into lien the property
when 1t Is taken 1t proposed to reduce the rent,
more especially in the common houses and make the
landlord responsible for the rent the average price
to be get at 81 per annum This amount would no
doubt be imposed upon the tenant would be only
the city boast The following the present rate
together with that proposed The superiority of the
latter will be at once perceived
OLD RATE. New