New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-07
THE QUARANTINE DAMAGES.

At noon yesterday the Commissioners appointed TO
investigate the extent of the damages at Quarantine
met at the office of Mr.. Peter Ii. Sweeney, No. AZ
Wall street, Mr.. f.. w. Leavenworth presiding Mr..
a. G.. Bradley, in behalf Of the Richmond County Su-
pervisors protested against the further progress of the
investigation by the Committee on the ground Of its
being at variance with the statute After discus
sion to the powers Of the Commission in the sum-
monng OF witnesses, Mr. johnson, counsel for some 10
claimants, presented the claims in writing, of Louis
Hanson, sl26; John Waters, Sl62 Capt. Joseph Nell
son, $40, and anticipated profits Joseph Journay,
$24i 30; George w. +. Randolph, $l05; JAS Doyle,
500 so; Edward Cunningham, $l69 20 and anticipated
rent; David McIymOn, $75.
Ma. joins L. DEyELIS, OH behalf of the Commits
soners Of Emigration, for property held by them in
trust presented a claim amounting to 500 700-one
from The Commissioners of Emigration for property
owned by them, $23 ii2 75 one from ID. III. BiSsell,
amounting to So 500 So; from DIR. Waser, Assist
ant Physician, 1920.
The cases of the Commissioners of Emigration were
set down for "Wednesday next, ut II clock.
Mr. Johnson then proceeded TO introduce proof in
support of the claim of David McLy mon. lie said
that Mr. McLymon, in common Win live other boat
NEIL were provided with houses inside the Enclosure M
the Marine Hospital Staten sland aud that owing
10 the burning he had been compelled to hire house
outside the walls till the expiration of his term of sery
ice under DIR. Thompson.
EDWARD CUssIScHAM, being sworn, testified as fol-
lows;
reside at Ca..eton; an bostmsn at Quaranne have
been boan for ii years there six boaman belonging
the there houses
built the boamen occupied Of them by permission vi
the Commissioners of Engraon know David Nelly
he occupied the six houses he
be had been boaten for about years 18th
APRIL 1888; his house burned the ID September
1858; oil the siK houses burned at the time.
Mr.. BRADLEY said .he must object 10 the examna-
tion became person living rent free in the house of
lis employer, or in house provided by his employer,
could not be tenant according 10 the law and had no
claim beyond that of tenant at WILL and therefore
none for an expense which he could not control
Mr.. JoHNsos maintained the right of the claim. and
quoted from the act OF 1870 in reference Ia the recoy-
cry Of damages for property destroyed by fire or riot
The Court had already decided in Dr.. Thompson case
That such claim for damages was valid 10 he had
right to occupy his house TIL the eud of his term. The
relation 10 Quarantine had been careful TO guard
these rights 1t bad made it necessary that the en-
Ioyees Of The Hospital ut Quarantine should reside
within Its walls, and required that the Commissioners
should provide Residences for them
DR. RCHAnD II. THOMPSON being worn testified a. follows:
was Health OhceT In 1898 Mr. McLymon was under
ne 4 VA. undeood that his apponiluen, my and
ih he was 10 have house TO live Ia within the enclosures
paid he eoaen ogi Of my own salary could DISCHARGE heni
~hcu p dsed aud ley could when The HE'D the
destsndng a. o. th extent OF the appointment Of these boa-n
wes a. olal character, sud not q j. gil
joins NAfEFs wa cilrd upoU ara s.itsmsut