The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-30
Another Quarantine Location.


Az ISLAND 10 Bg BUILT orr rag STATEN rsI AND
SHORE, OK ORCHARD sBoALs-DyscsiPTroS op
TUX 0RoUNDs-wHERE II rnE MONEY To CONE
FROM WILL THERE DE- WAR; ErC.. Erc.
The Quarantine Commss oucrs as stated in our Issue OF
yesterday have recommended the location OF Quarantine
eand 10 he bull, In the Lower Ray OF the staten
Issnd shore This Recommendation having been approved
~ the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Comptroller OF
the STATE required BY the av under which the Quaran
the ConamissoEcfs are acting. only remains for the
Commssioncrs TO 20 on and 0n4sh tho work.
The Old Orchard shoals, which Ia the location chosen
by tho ST authorities are situated on the staten Island
shorc OF the Greet Kills. According 10 the excellent
map q uosfs Blunt the shoals extend for miles along
the shore from title above Rod Bank The precise To-
oaiy FOR tho Quarantine Island e Owe and half miles
south southwest o. the sandy oo clubhouse aud four ard
tnree quarters niles north Of Princes BAY lighthouse on
Fed BANK. II but mile above segulnea Point and six
from anfy Book Tho shoal extends about seven oghihs
or mile from the shore with from three to four feet va
Ter at ios toe. The term Orchard shoal Ia a rccen,
name, and TIC SPOT hardly be called shoal ar il
bot fat shore extending INTO tho water.
Tie report Of The Commissioners wa based upon an
craninai on and report made by Capt Benham supern-
tendcat Of ForuGoatOns a;Andy H,pk who was appoint
by the Secretary Of War on the application Of Gov King
FOR the ssioner make tho ncceasary surveys and
estimates, and rcpor, to the feasibility q constructing
such ARTIFICIAL sand. Capt Bcnhsm speaks n high
terms q the location, and says will IN h OPINION
cost but $4,000 10 build the slsnd, that the lot
tom will bc sufficiently arm 10 allow Of Tho
erection q brick stone buildings that with very
little expense the island b. dcfensibs from any
force which may wish board H. that mo currents or
air in such directions that coasagiou would he
waited By them: tina, the Island could not be bull, on
West Bank because the channel would he injured and
that In this location they all Of tho wsy or tho
channel, with anchorage that the STAND will bc
the channel safely be attempted ard In short
that tho Orchard shoals Island would b. ua The thing
10 complete the desdcrata Of commercial port n such
vast importance New York lie thinks the stand could
be built proposed % shout area and twenty.
feet high, with top of full avc acres In time
Tor The erection q temporary buildings 10 be used ncat
lie thinks that the citizens n Staten Island viii
M, object " The location and that the courts have
virtually decided that The Quarantine must 20 outside he
Nsrows, this SO, the beet that b. selected The
West Bank location he thinks would destroy the channel
The Commissioners for tho Removal cf Quarantine
Mesars Bowen, Benson Hsl--have by tho adoption
Of their plan by the state authorities u power 10 70 On
and build the island but they have no. 20, the money
TIE legislature only APPROPRIATED siyo0o0 10 defray the
cSfcnss 81 removing Quarshtne aud much o. that sum
has boon expended in Tic seguines Poir, experiment
50 that Tho fund stands 81 but about hall less than
bali, che figure required 70 erect the ncw island
whether tho Commissioner under these circumstances
vii have await the further action q INC Leg STATURE
whether They will take tho responsibility II Proceeding
Al - the completion Of the work. " whether they
viii 81 until tho Appropriation il exhausted remains
U b. Certainly they have l.le time 10 ose AMI
should Tho work b. need u tbs o,r possse
tonlp,, mot 81 Ell CERTAIN that would be- completed
any tno seon ne u prp0sd ~ erect temporary build.
rrs r The accommodation 81 the petents Of next SEASON
Nni onceons ~ ny, arc Y ~ rsaol y the pan, r.