New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-15
SPECIAL. MEETING OF THE HEALTH COM
MISSfONERS.

ANSWER TO THE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE.
Tne Health Commissioners he I'd special meeting
Tuesday noon to hear the report Of their Special Com
mitiee Mayor Tiemann and Drs. Rockwell and Miller,
in answer to the Chambers of Commerce, in relation
10 the lghterage and sevedore business, AMI other
matters affecting health and commerce.
There were pre- sent the Mayor City Inspector, Drs
Thompson, Rockwell and Miller, and Mr.. Haswel,
President Of the Councnen. The document was very
yoluminous, requiring an hour in which to read it.
The following is an abstract of lis main features:
The Committee after careful consideration Of the
Report of the Committee of the Chamber OF Com
merce unable To adopt their conclusions, and give
their reasons at leosth. They remark that they
have been no less panied than surprised that upon
que ,on in which the lives and health ef the citizens
are involved, the Investigations of the Committee of
the Cah should have been far cophoed 20
financial view Of the Quarantine sysem as to cause them to
enacted The result Of Their Investigations such that sppa
rny presents the merchant. Of our city s' class OF men ~
common humanity for oaleiu p,iess o Ihfn nrp,ii WI
ted seem to maoy sttempt show how
much be saved to the pocket OF t merchant ~ cnans
properly considering the consequences whoh would result
le and health from the pr posed ebsuee ihs} nave s
tion the numerous sa guards which the accumulated
the port be adopted to the spread of dis
infected canoes, aud have rccu ed the question 10
have the charity to believe that the Com
tee Chamber OF Commerce rad thus treated aud eN
as Of thai PRACTICAL knowledgs OF the workings quar-
49,, ysn wbeh can alone be derived from experie nee in
il. adninsraon They are well acquainted with the
benev of the mercantile com'"iy 10 believe that the
in question would knowingly sane ton any sanitary
sys, that would the weighing of human lie il the
With the profits 10 BE- deyed from o"m,neIGe
yded that lighter shall be to load UNLOAD ves
sells Quarantine without ermson OF the f ah Otcer ana
subject such restrictions aud regulations as he shall impose
Ia the law night given to parties aeeesed 10 sppe" 10
ed ss MsAST pfoT sa sSf s 0 H''D and '''
The object Of these laws prevent unrestricted and
ind
with them by unrestricted parties woul1 scatter
The Commute conteud ihst none are fitted be
posary such contemplated by the the Health
Officer who charged with the duty If rsectios vessels on
their arrival in eor' aud Ignns whether they may with
merchant at his possess o oeterulne wh.tus
be proper to allow om hs vessel be brou h
The liz al,h Officer who practical physician, is placed at
Quarantine the purpose Of protecting the pub health and
our citizens The Committee it Is edeot from the stat ate
iSM Of Vessel and s.cLasns cargo bss
character Of the who TO aake the visitation The
entirely at the discretion Of Health Officer, the Comnvee
claim TIA, he has iay complied with the law on the subject
and thai he has in exceeded his powers or abused the
discretion thu. vested 10 him. - .
the general charge business OF dchasng aud sheros
Infected cargoc and the which governed h IL the Sc
lection individual firm fog each branch, haVe been
and look As n adop,sd for tie benefit Of toe city aud
m commerce instead of establishing an odious monopoly as
had been charged monopoly some extent Is wh-t TOE
tss wsST, dons s ohsr and without having inter
with the city That II steyedorcs aud hshernen were
employee ndscnmiratcy they would most certainly spread
os,ase through the city eewhere Ab eNp Hence iva
that the OF thos. who come IL contact vita
the souiccso iuotou the likely are the seeds Of
TO become scattered the nt-rprrtaon Of the discretion
Sonsreo on the Health OF that he shall limit The number
to The sctual wants of b.sitess
Tue I9nnitte- say The present Health Orcef 50 u" ~
We nave o-en informed has entirely upon h in'e pre-
We nave YET 20 learn that any Complaint mas oeu
nsoe Is 70 te character Of The selected by him But II Is
cAec hs IN onef yets the discretion of the Health Ohce
was Dot thus sdy exercised discrimination made
Agious aiss a th'. Thc uty determining
tbs hes u tbe fact that former az has so large
OF infected vessels arrived port as during the pas, SUN
uer IL hiss been requiring uuu.~<l sn8
IL perhaps much say that sxsmpon of our city
from TIE Of pesteuee has been in gres, measure II
wholly the tXrrt!ons Of the Health 10
pr,yent Intercourse between citizens the shipping A.
Ouarsutinr"
The contend that the the of
Commerce Committee TO allow each inerchsn
gbtermen aod eGoIes, would constantly se h
health the city hundIe d would then be employed ipd
erey and allowed after dischargns infected casos 20
where they pessed-
In regard selection OF the sevedoTe. and sheren IN
The Sumuer the s'ate tst the subject
before the aud they
The conclusion that nothing beer could bccu done Their
views the prices &c given In communication
Chamber Of Commerce. The compl xns made fei satisfy
the Board tina, y other responsible parties would
services required cheaper had howeyet been
presented sgned by yedores oaerios perform the
third ess than The Of the Board The Co nee remark
so large number then willing to IN etske the