New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-10
COMMISSIONERS OF EMIGRATION.

The Board held special meeting yesterday after
noon, at their rooms No. 50 Worth street, GULIAN =.
NERPLANCK in the Chair. Present, Messrs. Purdy,
Hunt, Cummings. Jellinghaus. and the Mayors of
Brooklyn and New-York, members of the Board &c
otc,o
The PREsrDrSr inquired wha, amount of money it
would take to pay for the shantes now IN course OF
erection in the Quarantine grounds.
Mayor TnMASS thought about 81 ,OOO and that
their erection was progressing as fast as possible.
He said he had been examining the State laws in or.
der to ascertain in what manner tho Quarantine could
be- rebuilt.
The President said he would like to know what
mode of action the Board proposed to adopt.
Mayor TIEMANN said they were now IN snch po-
sition that they must go forward and do something's
they must not rest where they were. In his Judgment
he would say, let the buildings be permanently erected
The President said that the removal Of Quaran-
tine had already been determined upon by the Legs
lature, and, therefore, 1t would not be advisable TO
expend any very large amount of money for the cree
tion of buildings on site which would probably be
abandoned in time to come.
Mayor TIrMAss wished to know whether the Board
were disposed to allow rebelous people to dictate
terms to ihcm as in authority. The very fact
that the rioters had burned down the Quarantine build
ngs, would in effect throw back the Is Board ar twenty
thing like establishment OF that kind erected IN
short space of tiIne The question Is, whether the
Board were willing and determined to discharge
their duties feariessly, or to succumb To the yi0-
lence and dictation of infuriatcd mob. If
they ready TO say that the Quarantine was to
have been removed and now that the buildings
burnt ii may well be removed, would be equiva-
lent to saying that any mob of incendlaries may here
after do as they like.
President NERPLANcK was the most unwilling to
give way to the unlawful acts OF association of in
cendiaries. He was ready To go with the Board IN
uphoding the dignity of the law, and asserting all
that was right and equitable; but all that he intended
was under present circumstances, they would not be
justified in doing more than what would be imme
diatey required in the way of building.
Mayor TIEMANN said since it Is now rendered neces-
sary to go with the erection OF buildings, he hoped
they would be erected in a substantial manner.
Mr.. PuRDY said the value OF the property destroyed
by the Staten Island incendiaries would amount To
$500 O00 He said, according to the portions of the
law as read by Mayor Tiemann, the Board had power
to borrow money for the support OF the institutions
the best way, therefore in his opinion, would be to
raise this bond and mortgage, for the repairs
and rebuilding of the Quarantine Hospitals
President VERPLANk didn't think the Board were
empowered io raise money on bond ana mortgage, or
obtain loans Tor the purpose ol erecting plnlinss
Their duties in his opinion were strictly to dsburse
funds for the support Of the institutions under their
control.
Mayor TIEM,NS then read various extracts from
State laws which applies 70 the present exigenoy and
which gives the Board power to borrow money
President NERPLAScK thought that iron shanties
could meet the present exigency, without spending
any larger sum of money tor spacious buildings.
Mavor TlEMANN said that the expense Of erecting
iron shanties would be greater than anything else.
He knew this fact from MS own experience, ana was
satisfied that il would be the worst plan to adopt II
the Board decided to have hsniies, they would hnd 1t
to their advantage TO construct tnem ol Orich, WIN
improved iron roofs.
Major POWELL said that il The Board had ially de-
ternined that the buildings destroyed were worth
S500000, the best plan would be to 90 10 work IN
systematic manner ana raise that sum lie hoped ihe
Staten Island people would not think, by any action
the Board NAV take, that there Is anything Ike feel
ing to compromise matters.
The President was willing TO erect the necessary
buildings for the sick provided the expense was not
too great.
Mr. Hrxr thought the most advisable plan, if the
sum mentioned to be raised by loan, would be 10
repair each building as had their walls standing.
Mayor TIENaSS said that from personal exsmina
tion of the ruins OF the buildings made few days
since he thought the Smallpox Hospital could be re-
paired for U00 or thereabouts. The s.. Nicholas,
as he termed il IN very bad order, and was more
completely demolished than anyoi the other buildings
It, steps all splutered and broken, and the walls
materially injured, to make It rather shaky
concern.
President vERPI AK thought the suggestion of the
Mayor very good, but nevertheless he was unwilling
to vote for So large sum.
Commissioner Huyr said he believed II would not
take over $0o,o 200 to put all the buildings in good re-
pair.
Mavor TIEN,NS said he hoped, while they were
about H. that they would erect good substantial build
nes he did not approve of erecting buildings in an
interior manner: public institutions let the money
the full suu-be raised and il the buildings put
up let the State troop, 10 DC stationed AZ Qlarautihc
oceury them and charge the expense 10 lhe County OF
Richmond: and he would guarantee that but lite
time would eapse, after this shall have been done,
when the people OF Richmond County learn that
spce OF a rather expensive military force.
They would soon hnd their way tn the meetings
of the Board begging the Commissioners 10 have the
troops removed. II the Commissioners took firm
posiiiop they would very turn the tables on the
mob and such would be the state OF feeling against
them for their nhumaniy that they would not dare TO
have their cases tried in Richmond County It il well
known that the people al one side OF Staten Island are
fnlv onnosd tn one another. In his Honors opinion
the acts of the Staten Islanders had done more than
apytbinc elsr to keep the Quarantine where i -.
President VERPLAScy. in q few pointed remarks.
condemned the acts of the mob.
Msyor TITs.NN continuing, said tina, if any person
were To take the troub.e to institute search around
aud about New York, that he would yenture to say