The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-27
COMMISSIONERS OF HEALTH.


The Board met Saturday at ~ O'Clock In the Mayors
Office his Honor presiding, and Prcsden, HswcI AID
nrs. Rockwell, Miller and Thompson being present.
The MAYOR laid before the Bard letter which lie had
received from Mayor Powell, of Brooklyn, referring
long preamble and resolution which passed the Board o.
Health 81 Brooklyn, unanimously the 2ai inst and
which fully endorsed the pursued and tho p ton
taken by the Board Of Commissioners n Emigration in
laon 10 the Immediate reconstruction n the hospitals sn
other buildings At the Quarantine station, and also n
gard " the proposition tia, all vessels hereafter coming
nom yellow fever ports shah discharge their cargoes
inst,ad q being allowed 70 shake % their lncctou =
Island and Staten Island The Mayor said he was glad to
know that the health authorities u Brooklyn had taken
CO. e The emergencies Of Quarantine. ng
q the destruction Of the hospitals other builinrp
NJ that saton aud that the action Of the Commissioners
Of Emigration had been 50 fully approved Brooklyn,
b. said. Judging from the readiness With which yellow
fever spreads the shores Of her suburbs, lss
much At stake not more, in oaarsnt'ne
AFFAIRS than many other localities 81 the port; and
that h. hciicvcd that this especially true regard
a. the project q compelling yellow fever vessels 70 perform
their quarantine wholly below the Narrows. lie fur.
ihsr sad that whsi The oners Il Emigration hsd
done and proposed 20 DO ~ meet The wants u Qa
was matter q necessity a. wen as duty under The Laws
- the state; hat they bound 30 provide hospital
conmoisous for the sick Quarantine and for those
which may arrive there and also residences for the orr
Gers and employees u the institution That the question q
removing Quarantine lad and ought have any
thing 70 10 with the proper and faithful discharge o. such
other alternative after the destruction Of the buildings
Quarantine, hut 70 provide forthwith suitable premises or
the SICK and that the Legislature has prescribed for
such emergency, 10 the extent 81 authurznc tie
Commas 20 borrow money the credit Of The
for such purpose ~ reference TO the character ~ TIE
buildings which the Commissioners 81 Emigration bal
resolved 70 erect At Quarantine The Mayor sad thai Ihe
would all De substantial permanent, but plan aud
story buildings and Of bustble matera-prncl
rally = brick that At hrst the Board inclined - favor
temporary structures. but when they 10 consider
ha' during INC vuter cf1cn,nes more patients are eut
INTO the marine hospitals than ai any other scson q nc
year. that temporary wooden shantes would never
answer Tor winter purposes wards FOR pateuis that
combusblC temporary structures would D. nearly, 4 not
quite expensive a. permanent bu plan and suhs,an
and besides that he question hope of removing
Quarantine cannot detact from The policy VI erecting
Portable hospitals and buildings at Quarantine fcr The
Sons hrst that tho outrage pcrpctrated w the mob
a. Quarantine has lesscncd not destroyed the chances
" obtaining for the institution: AMI second Vi
were possible y obtain sandy Hook or any 0her y a
| ", would take very mauy months. even year or
two. ~ effect tho removal and the meantime the sick
q smallpox chip itver cholera and yellow fever would
require the care. comfort md shelter which with tempe
rary structures. coud be rendered 10 Thorn when
an these reasons no said considered BY tho Board
the opinion unanimous IN favor ~ sub tabtla build
nqr AZ ~ the troi Of Ing yellv yet y,s ,.o
" " the lower hay, aud Of prohibiting hon entirely from
wing al the upper Quarantine anchorage tho Mayor aid
that b. believed would make the p'rt and especially
Staten Island ac from the spread. the existence
yellow fever He said the Of yellow fever in
port New York had always been from vessels AMI
cargoes, and from the Marine Hospital thar such
had been the nvariabe experience ~ he was Informed
y every port where The disease not indigenous and
that hence the infected vessels and their rsrRoS here
after wholly cared for IN the lower bay. then sa the
Mayor Quarantine, in every ~ danger Will be
practically removed, and comparatively az slight e.
w wnlER submitted bic report IN tho cases q The brig
arcictico and tie steamship Columbia, now lying At
I'M sfE,nstnr oYirMna aSp Iur mc rREoxsrco ~ Qua
ssse1 40 S9sT'.sio.sss or Iis e t.,
"~ iei' august ~ sie bad q he passage hree sea1bs