New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-16
COMMISSIONERS OF HEALTH.

Nothing of Importance was done a. the rsts
meeting Of the Commissioners yesterday, until th@
lowing report was read in regard TO the resolutoss
the Castleton Board Of Health on the Qaartrn
subject: wu
To hn Honor the Mayor and Comm.sione, Of HealA
herewith submit copy of the resolution Reese
by the Board Of Health Of the Town Of CY0sse,
Richmond County, on the 18th inst. By PaS1
the came it will be that the Quarantine saAcr
ties are respectfully requested to cooperate 81 -
in carrying out their provisions; and inasmua
do co. will vary slightly the regulations which Aw
been heretofore established at QnIaotne sns y
proved Of by your honorable Board, 1t is very p'E
that should lay the whole matter before yos y
consideration.
The first resolution Of the CastIeton Board OF He1
provides that no person engaged in service on =
board at Quarantine shall be permitted to psn =
Quarantine gate till ten days after he shAi ~
ceased to be thus employed. This resolution o,sfd
with the present and past regulations, which ~
been found by experience to be sufficiently resnctM
For the past three years and more tue rule or
tenton in regard to stevedores has been fve dsysr
stead of ten and such rule was adopted in view az
period incubat,ve OF yellow feveri il being euss
the nature of the disease that persons eIpase
to the virus will sicken of the maIady N ~
days if at all; but, notwithstanding th - -
day rule of tho said Board is thus sPpssay
unnece ssary, and thus In conflict with Tie ~
day rule sanctioned by your Board, pracWtY
the enforcement of the ten-day rule, % is rsqet
csrnot be burdensome, for the persons .se "
bonded and permitted TO act a. stevedores u Q'sx n.
tine, are net allowed, as general rule, to psC
gate, or 20 without the Quarantine inclosure -
during the Quarantine season.
II any variation from this requirement has oes ~
served. II has been proof that the health reguspS
have been willfully violated, or else that tie 80
30 observed, in case of death Of relative. o. ~
similar emergercy, throwing of his eoiled cothN 4.
putting on clean ones has bee permitted to ieev~
Quarantine premises for limited period. az
II will hence be seen that the present regulStons
practice ct Quarantine, IN reference 10 those who
engaged In dischsrging infected cargoes, are r@
entisly different from those sought 20 be enforcely
The town Board Of Health of C,stlston. With q
approval of your honorable Board, Therefore,
sprit of the resolutions referred 10 will be cassrsS
complied with. p..S
The last two resolutions passed by the town Bess
Of Health in effect request that the health a1tasn.
Of the port shall prohibit passengers and cress -
and up 70 the city by the Staten Island ferry 80
To es1y cut these resolutions will be to eject ~
change in the practice Of Quarantine, and 70 80 49,
passengers ard crews with much additional eessS~
and expense. -
Neither the State nor the port has furnished sa
the authority TO iuinish . conveyance for IN
crews and their baegsge from Quarantine 70
OF New.York, and It is obvious Therefore,
gers and their effects having been detained aea 70
FOX til they are judged to be free from ~
prohibited from passing the Quarantine gaze,
the privilege Of finding their way 10 psru .is =
by tie Se,er Island ferry boats, they nls,osae. nls
unwilling prisoners within the walls OF sfen.
am aware that passengers and oegges' X v,S
out OF the Quarantine gate, and 10 the Ciy I'm
York. UPON the ferry bosts, ere sousce OF ho,a
those of our fsllowctizens who travel Or s' a.
| .nd I would rejoice TO cid in The es.eang "a
s,arr,. and il doing away with i sitogfte...'.
| Ous,s.. .ps Establishment bad any esAs' W.