New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-08-11


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oouriy sui tho tahan's Of thn &C anty to e'n
teo'r,d: Th-t the ues'h oe'r o the r'r' n New;Yoh
te requested 10 pace around the vess"s "heh are
cir.o tho lower bay to pre7fn' nisreour'e with ne
&c Isosc sutb from the oe vii prevea .nS
esrt u cOassicL rom e as 10 quiet the minis OF the
Ke''a' 1let said n,:h 6Gr, be Tequc;ed no, to
steoL ~ ,' opP ~ sJ 9 so '; The go Of I'D
oouLy ai he all ves'eis IN al location inned ate
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The communication from DR.. Thomps contains
review Of the complaints made againt him " the Su-
VtrvcIs, anC statement OF his official action III lhe
PR misee.
Considerable discussion ensued on the subject.
Ale. B,REER thought there was doubt as TO the
law in The case, arc was Of opinion that the Heahh
Officers Interpolation Of il ~as correct. 10 cases
ike the pietCnt il dceirabc. however to prevent
any m-ubd. rstandpe, To" qrostioa of pub c he
boiTg coIcCred. enc every flor should De taken 10
prevent unjust fears In any qrdrter He believed that
unjust fears existed among the people OF Kings CouG'
IT, and he Lad doubt they would allay then'elve5
naturally. Ar it was, they had mainly drec'ed the
Health Officer in the ceuse be had taken, and II was
their duty TO pass approval upon hs &C as o02 as
Themselves and this officer were acting in accordance
with TIE provisions Of the statute specially la1 down
in the Gaze
DR.. TnoMpsos stated tha. the vessels anchored
south Of the QuGrsI tine were about mile and hal
from The shore and he had seen that they were kept al
this ctance IL the case shoit time since of one OF
the vte-cls breaking loose from her anchorage and be-
iDg driven toward shore, he dispatched gang Of men
TO where the vessel was, to prevent her from gong
nshorc. SO far from there being ground OF alarm
matters every day were growing more favorable.
VCfses arriving lad less of disease and there was
less OF infection among stcvadoFcs and Lighters. "rn
prevention Of conn unicaton between the shore aud
vcsse there not the slightest danger Of the dis
ebse spr6 aiding to the island
Mr. CHURcH of Kings County insisted that there
great Of alarm among the residents of Long
Island bore orng the shore at poins where the vesses
now anchored, s)uth Of the Quarantine buoys. II
something was not done, to prevent the dauier Of
infection, by satoning guar, around these vessels,
as asked for, the people wOnd get up Vigilance
Committee and take the law in their own hands.
AID. BARErR responded. Iii. remarks in ehec,
were thai the law explicit and would be entorced
and that such limitations as made by Mr. Church
would have 10 weight
Tie following preamble and resolutions were unanl-
W1eeo, II Board OF supervi.or. Of the County of Kings
official Of Health Officer of this port in removing
seaadsd ty him as to tie public sea doT me
place sound vessels intercourse With
Cesr geceyed orr rr.vou spprov oni were REGARDED by
the preservation Of the public health there
Re.olre1 That We comrenl the course pursued BY the
Health Oicer IL removing Infected vessels south OF ths
be made Of a.. such vessels hereafter arriving in this port
lous the Quarantine anchorage Is occupied bS yes els upon
which 40 sickness prerBls
ResoireG That as the law hes placed Any at the
disposal of the Health Officer to place guard around Injected
yetses e believe duty OF the said Board Of Su syi
vors. civil ocrrs" ald citizens Il tho State" to aid
him 10 the extsIt their po@er required by law IN prevent
between sech vessels and the neishbofns
shores
Rcsolrcd Ths copy OF the foregoing preamble and resou
tons be rwnTdod 10 the Clerk of the enid ard OF su.er
sois nd m be BE- requested lay the before the said
Board a. tLeir meeting.
This matter being opposed Of, come conversation
tnsuod relative to the movements among the residents
Of Casteton Staten Islpnd, but action was TAKEN
The Board then adjourned.