The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-24
THE QUARANTINE DIFFICULTY.

THE QUARANTINE DIFFICULTY.
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The ExtortSonate Charges at Quarantine.
We were promised last week that Dr. Thompson would
make his report TO the Board Of Health the 10th inst
regarding his administration Of Quarantine affairs and
pecialy In reference Quarantine charges But instead
of doing this, find that the only thing which has ap
peared has not been Dr. Thompsons report 10 the Board
of Health, but Mayor Tcmanns report to tho Chamber
Of Commerce, accompanied by certain aidavits Of per-
employed at Quarantine under Dr. Thompsons super
vision.
The Mayors communication Ia verbose and confined
mainly to two points the list Of Quarantine charges
viz ighterage and stovedores' work whole list OF
other exhorbitant charges for fumgaons, transportation
Of passengers crews ships officers casks Of water bas
kes Of provisions and vegetables permits passengers
to visit the city, &C. have been overlooked. The arrest
Of salt and coal vessels at Quarantine and their fumi
cation, arc all ignored, unexamned and replied TO-
DR.. Thompson promised a former TO make
his report at the close Of tho season. but after the at
publication in the HERALD, he promised the Board Of
Health to make report the Goth inst Yet the only
movement on his behalf is taken up by tho Mayor, who,
commendabe in his intentions has evidently
been used on this occasion by power behind the hrone
greater than the throne sefn Then II his communica
on was to be the defence Of the Health Commissioners
as well as the Health ofcer, why was not signed by
the other members Of the Commission OF Health?
The verbose afidavits paraded by Mr. Boyer, Dr.
Thompson exclusively licensed ghterman and Mr. Dean
his head Of the sevcdore department. Read Co.. of the
coopcrage department, and others, curious docu-
ments and just such might be expected TO emanatc
from persons in their peculiar position Their afdavits
prove much about ghterage and other charges
other words they deny charges against DIR. Thompson
which were not made
Mr.. Olney-whom, II seems so far as we are informed
a the Ia ho ella havj ixad
his license Immediately from the Mayor and his associates
and that only within about the past i've weeks-says
The deponent has never directly indirectly paid offered
TO pay moneys commissions charges
anything whatsoever Dr. Thompson TO the Commissioners
Why make such an affidavit in the absence Of accusa-
tonE TO that enccS Mr. Boyer the chief ghterman also
swears that he does not TO DR. Thompson any
part of his earnings All the aidavits Of Doctors
appoinees and employees say about same thing Yet
strange to say while merchants and shipowners complain
that they have been eeced out OF vast sums of money
nobody has received IT. that the charges being very
moderate has been able 10 make much out Of the
business.
chilling currency by the Quarantine ghterman with his
affidavit does not square with the bills actually paid and
reccipted by shipowners and consgnees, which we
published the 18th inst Thus, Mr.. Boyer says "that
his charge for gherng bale Of cotton in the upper bay
is 2s Cd that is about 3li1 cents; and double that
amount from the lower bayn The stcvedore manager
Dean says that his charges labor bale Of cotton
is Is cents' and both these individuals get To say
that these charges reasonable.
To prove that in this they fasy their charges
made and presented In bills 10 merchants and paid for
by them, we repubsh the following reccipted bill
OFFICE QUARANTINE STORAGE, 100 WALL sraEEr}
MrLHM,
Labor do, at o. per bale in and Il 90
Received payment for the company.
The dodge here developed is extraordinary They
work at rates under what they have been paid for and
then other persons 10 declare that they
able and shen get Mayor Temann TO send them 10 the
Chamber OF Commerce defence OF DIR. Thompson and
his employees
Again The ghermnn in chief that his chargcsfor
ightcring ogwood are reasonable. To refresh his
mory reproduce the following bill
Nrw YORK, August 81, 1859.
To H. BOYER, DIR.
Cargo from bark cornthn Quarantine empire stores
80 tons ogwood, S59T SO
Again. the printed list used by Mr.. Boyer puts down
the eh,srasS s &C. for mahogany ron the upper
been paid with these charges in thcm while in his state
ment Of charges certified 70 reasonable, he makes
Of several other articles.
The stevedore in chief says that the 18th Of July
and among other things his charge fer labor
for cotton was reduced from lsc. TO 12c. per
bale. II this was so, how happened It that the
above bill rendered 10 Mr.. l. II. NJ. the 25th Of
August, more than month afterwards, contained a
charge for labor the rate Of 2s Is cents per bale
while in the bill the ghterman charges 81 y cents
per bale and double II from the lower bayY Yet he
says his list OF charges certified reasonable that
he only demands -. 3D. 81 4 cents per bale, and
double that amonnt from the lower bay As evidence OF
Nelson Co.'s reasonable charges OF which the afiavts
complain, though part of the general system, they
will look nj the bin against the bark Greenland and
wherein she Is charged 80 for casks of water aud
$40 more for putting the mate board and 81
for each basket bundle o vegetables put
beard they may think that they not at all
sonabe. Why not some brought forward 10 say
that these charges were rcasonableS Again, why
not some produced 10 say e12 reasonable price
for fumgaton, and especially for salt coal shpf
Nothing Of the sort appears In this sham defence,
which his Honor the Mayor, In his innocence, has
s2s8 extorted from the ship Grotto whilo Temporal
rily quarantned her way 10 Europe. As
10 the cooperage concern, they have been charged
with making bills for work not performed, and
was limited compared with rates received. THIS,
however, they deny. In said that the old steamboat
Cinderella has been chartered at SIS per day. and that
her receipts IL is believed have days exceeded
500 more.
To show how far the Quarantine charges put forward
~ reasonable tally with the customary charges for steve
dorese work for dischargng the city, sub
init the two following bills for the brig Francona OF l96
tons, discharged May 2s 1857, and the other for dis
charging her at Quarantine the 26h July, 1885, which
the vessel bad larger number OF packages in 1857 than
she had In 1858. Here are the Bills
SEw Yosx May ~ 1857.
BRia PRAScosrA AND 0vSxRs.
To darsnr cargo Of sugar and mosao By CONTRACT 5000
One days hauling, AZ lse per day. y..............
Total
HAGGEwAN a HALL.
The hauling has nothing with dschargng cargo
rRc vRAscosrA, ynos rsrsrDap, cysi, DISCHARGED AZ
rsw YORK nAr =, IS5a.