The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-17
Common Council.


Small Esq, President in the chair
Sewer IN Pearl Sreet.-A petition of sundry pro
perty owners was presented for the construction of
sewer in Pearl street, between Maiden lane and Bur
ling slip. Referred.
Bellevue Hospifai-A communication was receive,
from the Aims House relative to the ne
cessity of making certain alterations so as to adopt
the old aims house building to the Of hospital,
contemplated, and asking appropriation for tina
More Gas.-Resolutons adopted by the Board o
Aldermen in favor Of causing 16th, 18th, and lou
streets between 9th and 10th avenues to be ightct
with gas. COncurred in. r
NATURALIZATION adopted by the Board of Aide
men in favor Of causing the tagging in front Of tn
Battery to be repaired and the walks newly graveled
Concurred in.
Fencing Vacant Lots.-Resouton from the same, in
favor of requiring the vacant lots in 10th street be
tween 1st avenue and avenue A. to be fenced in Con
CURED in.
Fountain on the Battery.-Resoluton offered by Mr.
Webb in favor of nquiring into the proprety of
ing or more fountains on tire Battery. Referred
Oil Lamps.-Resouton in favor of lighting and
cleaning lamps and furnishing oil for the same by
contract. Referred
by contract the cleaning Of streets Referred
Standing Committees.-The President of the Board
then announced the appointment Of the following
On applications for Ofice.-Messrs Wood, Morgan
and Fresm.
On .qSessments-Messrs Getty Miller Wood
On Arts, Sciences, and Schoois--Messrs. Brtton
Paxton. and Morgan
On Charity and .qims-Messrs Hubbard, Sutton
On Finance-Messrs. Jameson. Getty. and Britton.
On Ferries-Messrs. Franklin, Hbbard and Shultz
On Fire Department-Messrs. Jameson, Fream and
Franklin.
On Laws and applications 10 the LegislatureMcssrs
Fream, Schultz, and Webb
On Markets-Messrs. Morgans, Getty, and Alerton
On Police, Watch, and Prisons-Messrs. Wood SUIT
ton, Franklin.
On Public Offices aud Repairs Messrs Clarke, Webb
On Roads aud Canals-Mcssrs. Alerton, Brennan,
Clark.
On Cleaning Streets Messrs Webb, Brennan, Brit
Public Lands and Piaees-Mcssrs Brennan, Paxton.
Britton.
WARES, Piers, and siips-Messrs Shutz Miller
Wood
Streefs-MesTs. Sutton Paxton. Morgans
Salaries-Mcssrs. Miller, Allerton and Getty
Observation-Disclosures. Herring, Hibbard, and Shultz.
Joint Committee on Croton aqutduot-Mcssrs. Webb,
Hubbard, and jameson.
Joint Committee on Pubic buildings on BiaekweRs
biand-Mcssrs. Miller, Sutton, and Clark.
The Board then adjourned until Monday evening
next
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH ON THE KEyNEBrcK MIR
Eddy is making arrangements in this town and in Au-
gusta and Gardiner, for extending the telegraph from
Portland, by way Of the ksDnebcc river to Caais IL
will there be nected with the British line 20 Halifax
The expense Of the line from Poran 10 aais through
Bangor is estimated at $4,000 II this amount rails.
ed, the line will be finished through Bangor next
August-IfaiioweH Gazette.
MURDER OF WHOLE FANn.y.-We have extras
count Of an awful tragedy in the town OF Edgccomb
Me-, about five miles from Wiscasset village A man
named Pinkham, ship carpenter, forty-fve years Of
age possessed OF some property killed HIS whole family
his wife and four children, and then killed himself
One Of the accounts state that the heads of the wife
and children were cut nearly off, with axe. The
wife when found spartaly undrcsscd her eyes open
as though awake at the moment of dccapitation Tho
act is supposed to have been done Thursday night
and the discovery Of twas made on Friday by the
mother OF the man, who resided about two miles dis
tant The other account says the mother and her two
little daughters were found in one room. on bed
with their rhroas cut with razor; and the father and
two little boys were found In the same situation an
other room; that Is lying bed with their threats
cut. The man and his wife had both been Mleritosi
and Pinkham II IL said had been insane for two or
three years story was In circulation which also I'M
plicates the woman In the act IL is that paper had
been found which contained statement in the aud.
writing Of Mrs p followed by another of her husband
setting forth that they had become tired c that there
nothing In prospect for them worth living for and
that they had mutually agreed upon the destruction
Of themselves and their chldren requesting that their
bodies NIGH be deposited in stone tomb" Boston
Wig.