New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-20
CoNNIs,IoNERS or HEALTH.

SATURDAY, Sept. IS.-The Conms -ioners Of Health
me, this noon. Present, Mayor TienAnn, Dr.. Thcmp
Ion. Rockwell and Mlles, ana Councilman Haswel.
IT, MAYOR read letter from Mayor Powell of
Brooklyn stating that complaints continual
IL being made e, his Office in relation To bed.
ding floating ashore 4; G0Vsnus from infected
vessels. .rom whsl appeared 70 have been
THROWN He dii not fear coltsZon from th.
rubbish but IN order to sIay excitement he
boped measures would bc taken % prevent the
nuisance IN future. bg. Miller -ai he thought tue
old hedfrg hoa,cd from the gran. vessels or from
Castle Garden. Yesterday h. was starting for Staten
Island when lie saw TWO Cd beds thrown oFerbcard
d. TuoNr.os though, Tie Hs-bor Commissioners
should take cognzance Of he matter and prevent the
rubbi-b from heing thrown into the harbo-.
The M,YoR thought this Board shoad act. and Of
fered resolution that the Superintendent OF Castle
Garden depot De requested 70 prevent any bedding
being thrown overheard from the QIasaniEe vessels
or from The depot. Adopted
ported TO him in Pearl yesterday and he had il
.en 10 Qusantne. bu' to-day be wns informed by the
doctors hat il was only case oi biiol, iemiilent
fever.
The .iip Harye-i. whicl arrived rom New-oresns
on the 5h Of August, having yellow fever on board
applied to mp and take IN cargo Referred to
D.. Thompson for report.
The brt Iinnu-. from sagrs, applied to come up
sse referred.
The ship j. II. Chadman was referred to the Mayor
with power. The ship Liberty, from New Orlean, on
the "a inst. with fever applied to come Up; allowed
TO unload at Upper Quarantine.
Gov King ard his brother, pr. Kirg, called on the
Mayor and we're present at the proceedings.
The agent Of the steamer Columbia asked for
stream permit. II was reported that she had had
caSe offeyer sirce Ter arrival the patient died on
being taken from the vessel. II was complained that
the officers of this steamer had reported al WELL when
a man va, actually sick % yellow fever
Dr. THOMPSON opposed the application. Other
vessels Of the kind were kept IN the Lower Bay: He
moved 10 lay the petition on the table, Carried.
Mr.. CRoswELL applied to have the steamer Far
kersburgh from Savannah, come mp. Referred
Some other petitions were referred and laid over.
The agent Of the ship Liberty, from Nev-Orleans.
in applying to have that vessel como mp, stated that
he was on board vessel In Boston yesterday, which
left Orleans when The Liberty lttt, and that the
one in Boston had been allowed to discharge cargo,
some of il rags at the wharves, aud load again. She
was now ready to sail again for SewOrleans.
The N,yoF remarked thst the authorities Of Boston
could not have known the facts of the He sug-
gesed TO the Board If il were not well to write To the
Boston authorities and ascertain whether or not they
allowed such privileges 10 vessel. from infected ports.
DR.. MILLER thought il was scarcely necessary a.
Boston was no criterion for New-iork IN
regard to Quarantine matters. In Boston yellow
fever was never known TO take, but in New-York it
would. The vast difference in the shipping and pcpu-
a;ion must also be considered
On motion, the Board adjourned.