The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-16

under the head = be ssid or "ocarsntne Et,rtous"
He would nse 70 know what action the Board wss gong
the subject he would like 70 the Article By sfew
remNks. President Haswen held copy Of the HERALD
me MAYOR sad hat the matter had been laid over, in
connection with the committee OF the Chamber OF Com
merce, urti! Monday PERT but hsywoud hear any re-
President HAswHu would under the circumstances, DO
fer bis observations.
DR. RocKwxII reported two Of Light yellow
fever in the city, involving no danger-after which the
Board adjourned.
COMMISSIONERS OF EMIGRATION.
REPORT OF MAYOR TIEMANN AND SUPERINTENDENT
CoRLIEs- LETTER From COMMISSIONER TELLING.
MISREPRESENTATION 70 REBUILD AT QUARANTINE
IMMEDIATELY, ETC.
The Commissioners OF Emigration held their regular
weekly meeting at the Worth street office a three O'Clock
yesterday afternoon-PresdeDt G. c. Verpanck IN the
chair. There q full attendance OF members, and
Mayor Temann, Of New York, and Mayor Powell, OF
Brooklyn, also In attendance. DR.. Rockwell was
also present.
The PRECEDENT remarked concerning the raising Of the
loan necessary for building purposes at Quarantine that
they had power under the law to borrow but the suhor
ty not given them to grant mortgage on the build
ines without certificate Of approval
Mayor TIrsANN SAID the necessary arrangements would
be easily made.
The following communication from DR.. Bsseh Was read
and ordered ON fle-
To THE HoSoRABIE THE COMMISSIONERS OF EHGRAroS:-
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sorehouse placed at disposal BY the Colecor
rna ss s Re ding
re day he mar the M css
ok the door Of the storehouse keeping the key
had been again .s%:y. Cd Sox
ton The the building violating Of The pnressrxet
pesissson bSadne sgsin and 1t is in
Wines Il ssSaf q shs people
Mayor TmSAsS said that was proper for him TO an
nounce his associate Commissioners that the Construc
ucn Committee Of the Board visited Quarantine day be-
fore yesterday, with view OF determining how many OF
the old hospitals should be repaired aud how many per
msnent structures should At be erected He said
tia. the committee was unanimously in favor OF recon-
mendiDe immediate and permanent recopsruction OF Al
the residences offices and hospitals necessary to CON
plee institution for the reception, cure and treatment or
persons arriving IN Dor, affected with yellow fever small
pox or other pestlenta disease and that such recon
sucion should be in every respect Of maerk not sus
ceptbe OF being destroyed by the torch OF the ncsn
diary He said that the committee had concluded ID I'd
vice that large and beautiful edce heretofore known
az the st. Nicholas Of Quarantine and uset Tor the re-
cepon of well passengers retained at Quarantine shoud
be rebuilt from It's foundation; and thai similar con
ciuson had been arrived s In reference TO the Smallpox
Hospital the residence formerly occupied by Dr. Waser
and the Marine Hospital sofehouss except that TIE latter
named buildings could be repaired without taking down
the walls he saii also that the committee had con
cu1ed to recommend the walls OF the Quarantine
closure should be substantially repaired and elevated
as 10 be impossible aud in pregnable that all the resi-
depces Of the officers and employ oil the Institution
should be wholly within the enclosure and not acng on
the street, heretofore and besides that there Shouts
be passage way from the grounds into the town or
Caa.eion except gate opening, 70 be uAed exclusively
Ia connection with buTyipg the dead.
The MAYOR sad that ,ton with the though or
rebuilding the sructres ansptly on The old se
committee bad not been without anxious rehectoa
in reference TO the fears which had heea
entertained and the dnmsges which bad been
experienced in regard 10 the spread OF infectious
direases from Quarantine. He Rsid that the Commute
had gone outside OF their duties in fact TO consider this
posed additional facilities TO tie present Quarantine
establishment, aud CT new regulations In relation ID
the OF dets nton &c OF vessels coming from yeloN
fever ports which the committee unanimously endorsed
sordpg carried out, perfect guaranty TIA. no par
the port would hereafter suffer nom the spread oil ye
low fever and certainly not Staten Island The plan
frred he raid had been partly initiated this season by
Yellow sys ns mai ,hS osy on VIII
had not been fully carried out, was owing simply 70
the fact that had been found practically impossible 70
discharge cargoes al The lover anchorage. The Mayor
went on say that the whole plan 10 rebuild and
construct in the moat substantial and approved manner oil
the necessary Accommodations 10 make tho Quarsntnc
grounds model institution marine Hospitals 10 cJn
ample rers wharves and sorehouses In the aTer
bay remote from any lAnd whore all yellow fever yea
mgae veltaie and ride out their quarantine probsaop
and Tot 10 allow under any circumsAnces vessel from
the shores OF Staten Island and Long Island He said
that this PLAN far yellow fever concerrei aud
which the great dread OF the port practically
moved ouarantoe and thai This conclusion was arrived
a. from the wen known fact thai the great danger OF 10.
lection from Fellow FOYER from poisoned vessels and
careots, and not from hospitals or petiers there
In. As 70 the cost OF there aidijonal facilities,
hs Honor sad would amount 10 but nj le compared with
he sieccoc sesSy spsropra.ed for ossraSse removal
purposes, and which the Quarantine Commissioners hal
not yet expended, would 90 far towards erecting the ware
frr StAn Irn Fwf hiatt
mee were Of opinion that legislative attention should be
early called 10 this subject The Mayor still further
nt,ce, not ony bscsme Il seemed q them rish. aaa
feasible but because appeared 70 be the only chance for
relief Which the tort can reasonably hope 10 secure Hc
eascn Islanders and accordingly passed oct for removal
that the fare thing was done By the STATE In 1885, and
~ ssoo snsrs ,o ns1 zen Dscsuse
Of getting site had been already essened had been
placed beyond hope-by the arson ouusgcs reosuty
to delay action with the expectation OF getting Sandy
Heck or Coney Inland, and hence the committee
ana m@sas rec SSa sS the hosp SSd o
pgs, With the important additional facilities Of
suitable wharves and warehouses 10 the lower bay.
hinse personally, a Influenced by yiudlcuve feelings
towards the nhabitan OF Staten Island, In consequence
Of The Illegal acts Of any residents OF thk, .lsns, he
whhed 70 tay that be was sarely uplnnnenced by any
such motive In the desmipaon 70 retain the present site
for the Marine Hospital lie did think aud had expressed
ne opnon hh the corduct OF the roters 10 burning tne
buildings at Quarantine had put oul Of The power Of the
STATE authorities 70 rem1e the hospital fns oonduc.
nsa nsnfny excited IN m.snse prccdlce asainst Zach
an sss which ~oud be rem opposition 70 any
Ley oeuon ~ t0e srt Of the people In i vicinity. He
DAT by removing the place where Infected
v.sesp I'D cargoes moored ana sored In ac33rd
with the suggestions Of the committee the health OF
New York. long Island and Staten Island would be
cured In as ample manner ~ possible. To secure the
health Of the entire port and not Of any section the
only eud he ever desired 10 accomplish.
The report WIS received and ordered on Ole.
II vm mentioaed that ont OF the sum appropriated BY
the Isgsaiurc for the removal OF Quarantine there st:
remained sioo,tCo.
The following comm unica,ion was received from B
Csres superintendent OF Repairs and supplies and read
In connection with the Mayors report
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no. err Hall. !
10 rHr Cosnfssior rms or rncRArToSs--
0rSuFsEr-Hsvrg carefully examined The uilngs 81
Qusanina proposed 70 be repaired havs TIE h1ror %
tnsn herewith sketches OF the ssi briidnaa ~ n
NOOK architect together with estimates Of the prooabis
cest Of each via
Once budines ~ s1Cc0 eich Dc N
Nesh house tnf 200
SMALLPOX Bcfptal 900
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