New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-08
Number remaining June 2. 1850.
THE QUARANTINE DAMAGES.

Tie Commissioners appointed to estimate The amount
OF dan ages consequent upon the burning of Quarantine
properly In 1853, resumed their investigation at Mr.
Swe,nty's Office, No. AZ Wall street, yesterday morn
ing:
Edward Cunningham being under examination, re-
suod AT the tine q the burning Of the house my wife
n,StS ny property 3; tb burning q ths prem
Of fee woth cents per pound between seSeTe
and hundred pou d OF portion of the coffee at
bs, iice tie Il was worth six certs pound the susarwas
worth to eight OF Lime cents pound window worth
Goo costing 81 pair two tun. OF os costing +O cord
owood co,ng ss four home made blankets aud quilts worth
20 50 apiece were Damaged saved all could the COS. Of
help to remove hings Wa from S to go do not re,olec
pay for tine was Of but had pay for acting in
10 Mr. Bradley-I am paid by the Health Officer by the
month think there was NO stipulation or agreement between
day; did get full pay in Winter with exception
one Winter got iu pay 40 month; cannot say which
always signed receipt the Health Officer determined
M H fVs a. s barr e S
aid about the time for which was appointed OF whether
10 Sir The why paid less in Winter
because fewer vessels arrived then than in Sanmer
Jacob Journey, being sworn testified that he was
boatmen under Dr. Thompson the time of the fire; was
cod Of wood So piano damaged s2O large ookns.gi
was broken. carpet completely soed box Of carpenters
,9o wGn 2 P0Ir e Re ,s lid II, los.
brandy; the hIsrdy WIS lost all lost
To Mr Rrsdley-The-e nothing said about what wages
TO receive bu took the appointment subject TO he nr
owing the work beirg lighter; DR. Thompson determined
oount to be psd believe the the with the
other men.
James DOYLE testified in relation to his own claim
He lodge keeper and y in the house the lodge st
the time Of the provd by the Emigration Comnis
fionts and worth month rent lis wages no
month and his house rent-iree.
Cornelius Cole also testified TO a claim which he had
fo danoges amounting la0; he bo.inan in the
Iloy r Thon pson 1855 and received . month ia the
su time and than that In The water owing
10 tie fact that in the latter the work lighter
Mr.. JOHNsoS submitted his claims, the defense re-
serving their proof till another time, when they will
present il in a body.
CAPT. Joseph Nelson was sworn, and Mr.. johnson
propose to examine him in relation TO his claim which
for damages caused by the suspension Of the need
of his services in towing infected vessels from their
anchorage to tie Quarantine dock for the purpose Of
unloading.
Upon the offering of this testimony discussion took
place letwoen counsel, which going on when the
Commissioners adjourned.
In the Of the proceedings, an old gentleman
entered the room and presented claim for damages
10y fire. Of Sl57 IS. The fire having occurred at Syl-
Was Point, Staten Island, III the house of James
Mcclellan. OF coursc the Commissioners decided that
fire occurring a month after tie % September aud
about aud half miles dirtant from the spot in
quesioD, could not be "a ground of claim and objected
TO it.
Mr. SwEEsEY said that two other claims had been
fleG-one from Thomas b. Smithson, for boat which
was destroyed $75 and one from Alexander Gross,
for wearing APPAREL household furniture and jewery,
amounting TO 1881.
Adjourned ill 10 O'Clock this morning.