The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-18
THE QUARANTINE COMMISSIONERS IN
TROUBLE.


As previously minated by The HERALD rs q very pro
bable proceeding an injunction was obtained saturday
before Judge Cerkc, by David Van Name, one Of the
Princes Bay oystermeu restraining the Quarantine Com
mssioners from proceeding with the erection Of tempo
rary Quarantine At eeguine's point copy Of the com
plant published in yesterday HERALD sets forth
that the complainant citizen Of the State and resident
Of the town Of Northoed Richmond county that he Is
taxpayer there and complains in behalf Of himself and
other taxpayers that the Quarantine Commissioners ap
pointed by the Legislature about to award the
tracts for the erection Of wharvcs buildings Offices hos
pitfalls and warehouses; and for furnishing materials for
the same In Illegal manner which may result TO his
damage rs a taxpayer; that the law provides that
the contract shall DO Vet 70 tne lowest Sa s a.
month In three Of the daily papers OF the city OF
New York, one daily paper IN the county OF Kings,
and weekly papcr In the county Of Richmond that
in open Disregard Of suoh requirements and against the
iniuhoGens drsof tbs Commissioners are now proceed
sfucton Of hosptaL Sc as appears from the following
advertisement fret published the 9th day Of May, In tho
Staten Island Chronicie;-
at s5 10 G S = wfm sses in s cry e
a. neon FOR The eonscon and arscon Of the necessary hos
n Fa 4 a nf, Tow. s6 o GR county
esny purchased by The undersigned for puposs
l @ e Of the sph
Sss % sr s M
The sae TO ee Or accept any rn ns
Torrance of the contract.
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Judge Ucrkc ordered that the defendants show
the 2lst OF May why order should not be made
ssraning them from Making entering into mating
any the erection OF any hos
pta buildings fences docks at Segunes Point and In
the meantime they restrained from doing, from
paying any money therefor. The Commissioners are
highly ncensed this and declare that the section author
wing them TO erect temporary hospital and to expend
mo-, less than nifty thousand dollars therefor does not soc
city that they mus, advertise; uat Their Advertising
was matter purely optional With them, and not
provided for In the law, except in the Of permanent
quarantine They state that the that they had
made opof ais for another site, untrue that there ~ no
other place In the bay for temporary quarantine, and
they determined TO build al that point On the other
hand s limited that even II this Injunction should be dis
solved there others in readiness, and this win
nc foowed mp, so a. certainly save oil the matter until
junction In the United States Courts, restraining the loca
ton 81 quarantine nj that roip on the ground OF is bo
ING an uDwarrantsbe Interference With the navigabe
be placed In the bay by the Health officer will be directly
In the track Of the Amboy boats, and being matter Of
cidcd the United States Cours which might eqcito years
Of litigation. The Affair petty quarrel ~ stands and
fair specimen Of the result Of bringing Albany down
govern New York.
PUEBLO yERLrTe m HIrHxonp COUNTY.
Vrom communication in The Staten Islander, May dl
The New York press has poured GU, is Walls of wrath upon
se nsS 2. s ssss s w ~ SS for s
IN comfy Hut there iss 10 this as 70 most
hfn'ntr-VNFFr
lect sesunes Point ~ l~,s,ion from n'sresed m2pIsa
srs had has upon that point and he has steadily kept
mere EVER since His real estate agent, Mr. Lush told Capt
David Van Name, the srh day ~ April that this
tommOsoner advised him buy the Wolfe farm lhe Quar-
sntne would there and he could make something out oft
Couple hs With The fact that Lush negotiating Tor The
We readily perceive that when he Commissioners
we're pre- finding that hey wished New Jorsey 70 give us Ran
az HON. hey had already determined 70 nks segunes Point
1hrn mark he shrewdness with which they took tho Gov
erbor Lieut. Governor and Comptroller in carriage 70 cram
INC this spot and other. and tho adroiness with
letters from the Governor, and hero can be- no
rational doubt that The whoic was rupcnduous
swndle for private speculation. n go sh who but thesc
nen ere guilty OF exciting the people n their present peh
Mfrenzy more sober, indusrou. law abiing popula
uon cannot be found The State than The citizens Of Wese
ma no hing has rJused hem but the consciousness hat e
and perhaps ber lives were " be sartcsd y Rre
Wy afev Individual specuabrs hut they might have sub
mrted even 70 hs. apparent uist Hegines Point
wa totally unnt Tor quarantine ssdon and The heah ON
Ger bad pronounce6 But again, who fret suggested the
burning o. The Wolfe builnfs Why Mr. Wolfe teuncd be
fore The Grand Jury hst ar Bowie td him before be CO.
srea ne deed 70 de esie that be hs! better remove
Mr.. Jacob Garrison ies lied that Mr.. Bovine told him
mat ne had said 10 the other thai N nobody ese
burned down the bundinEs he would burn hem himself"
hre We see e arson originally hrs spoken OF by one
oI me mmissiDnerr usn, dat these Nctnnlssron
ers VINO have gosded the people BY their hypocrucal
hc arson at scgunes Point. No who applied ths
hrch hey were The real original csusers OF and should re-
cevs her cue shsre az opprobrn Alr.sdy he New York
pubic are opening heir 70 The ruth, and he Comnis
sones begin 10 feel the force Of their indrnaion VIII 70
on unt Zach and all OF heee ~i hnd 'hef onces no