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

win q The LegsMsure for change or The site
But recurrence 70 the facts win relieve us from the
desire 70 protect the public health II the least oesbe IN
convenience 10 commerce, underles the marked OPPOSE
ton OF influential parties 10 Quarantine removal
1t is nothing 70 remove Quarantine. II has already
been done twice, and done without dssentng voice. ex
sa e ~ o. 0e = ,Ssr ;ss WIN was
thsf The easily found The Quarantine had
not then become a political institution. The employees
not politicians and the protection Of the genera
health was the only thing thought OF at Quarantine.
Staten Island the time Of the last removal farther
(n point Of tme) from New York than Sandy Hook is
now but mercantile interest did not demonstrate,
and whyS The answer again easy; because the polt
clans had found out how to the mercantile an
| other industrious classes to their own profit.
The idea has been constantly advanced in the public
prints and by those officially 'enneeted with Quarantine
| Sandy Hook could he had. Prominent shipping
chants have said repeatedly that they had objection
remove Quarantine TO Sandy Heck. But listen those
their petition 10 the Legislature State
Here petition of c. II. Marshall and others readl
Sec the statements made by Mr. Bradley the counsel for
New Jersey against the Commissioners Of Quarantine
from New York. that the Health Officer the port New
York and other officials pcttoned against removal.
Whoever will take the trouble the
and malign influences which have controlled all the
tempts TO remove the Quarantine will speedily be satisfied
that such influences proceed from parties who have
thing more than the public health al stake
We think we have developed them sufficiently TO main
tain the position in saying that modified and
much less extensive and cheaper Quarantine establishment
than The lately in use will sufficiently protect the poo
pie this State from imported disease hovever may he
opposed by interested parties acting from sinister motives
will be seen that we propose at present to discharge
cargoes from infected vessels huks to be anchored
safe distances from the shore IN the lower bay Ii the
state shall demand better provision for the storage of in
eeted goods II readily be had without abstractng
cent from the treasury.
charter granting TO corporation the exclusive priv
ege TO receive and store infected goods in warehouses
erected on land to be made any shoa in the lower bay
would DC sezed upon at once and warehouses speedily
erected
But this unnecessary. ships placed within the
limits IN the lower bay prescribed by law (Which has not
been the case during the past summer there is diff
Guilty in unloading them while at anchor, where they
should be- nor there swell enough the end
such anchorage TO prevent cargoes riding huks in safe
| ~ through the quarantine season.
While this subject, beg, however 10 call your at
enton TO the fact that the entire business of stevedornr
Tightening and wareheusing one with which the State
goods are wanted at the Quarantine station, the
of the United States government provide them;
the State has neither authority necessity for building
them.
The only argument hitherto advanced in favor OF their
erection by the State is, that the employed lighter
ing stevedorng, &c, and the goods removed by them
should remain subject TO the sanitary regulations Of the
state, I'LL adudged I'll To be allowed in with the
prevent private parties engaged in this work from
plying with all such necessary regulations preserve
the public health as the Legislature may direct But
ruef Is II 10 be believed that cargo lighter and
the men handling and in charge of IT, less dangerous
TO the public health than another portion Of the set
OF men who handled snch cargo and remained Quaran
ne instead of accompanying the lighter contents 10
city doekY Surely not this is distinction without
difference excep, the difference between being enabled
or not enabled TO gull the unsuspectng public
The whole project of engaging the State any man
ner making the State its officers responsible lighter
ing scvedorng or warehousing, part and parcel Of
system OF taxation and burden upon commerce which
been growing steadily for years till it has
It's present monstrous and gigantic proportions.
ship enters Sandy Hook first boarded and taxed
by licensed pilot, next stopped and taxed by licensed
physician next haed by licensed steamtue Quarantine
icense) to tow her, boarded by licensed warden
next seized upon by licensed umgaor then taken pos
session Of by licensed sevedores her cargo then handed
over 10 licensed Ightermen, again subject 10 an in.
road Of fumpaors, and then towed 10 New York by
licensed Quarantine tug, and guarded from pirates
her dangerous way by licensed policemen from Castle
Garden Hero she falls into the hands Of a licensed
harbor master and finally the unhappy glad 10
shake on this swarm of officials al the cost az his en-
tire freight bill and often And all this in the
name Of the state and care Of the public health This
no fancy sketch s 81 every dry occurrence, aud be
public necessity require III Was 30 in times pas9 mol
i late things device 10 destroy the commercial
business Of the port OF New York for The benefit Of whom?
judicial legislative investigation will best answer this
question, and 10 such authorities beg TO refer H.
There another abuse connected with the Quarantine
system as at present administered which, IL corrected.
would tend greatly to simplify the business tha, station
We aude 10 the winter Quarantine This feature.
such thing AZ imported epidemic sickness has never been
known the port az New York in the winter season and
yet by our laws have presented the udcrous spcca
ee 81 Nova scoan vessel laden with plaster Of paris
az srAntiuc 10 pay fees TO the Health Oifccr in
mid winter This hut Il very many features Of the
present Quarantine regulations Of the port which ca Cor
G Sa5y aSlSn e dan We take IN opposition the
hrous and unnecessary machinery which now constitutes
tho Quarantine regulations for the port Of New York.
Mr.. BOVINE then addressing himself particularly
70 the Governor urged him. the Of prudence and
humanity, u weilh well the proposition Of the Commits
s"ners lie urged that the people 81 Staten Island had
been goadcd 10 the destruction of the hospitals By long
series Of N al the hands (no OF the State for the
state had done all IN her power 10 help them Il state
officials lie showed that the first real movement the
part of the state officers towards permanent Quarantine
removal would be the signal for entire racncaton o
thc people and render The presence Of the military
useless - the State il for the protection Of property
destroyed.
rThe report was acoounapied by plans and snc-Gca.
tons II competent engineers well endorsed by The
highest medical talent IN this city.l