New-York tribune., 1867-01-03

ness has been fully realized by a interested In the
health and welfare OF % aHG n o te
disease. The Legislature of this State mas unl recently,
failed 10 authorize the necessary powers and expenditures
TO secure suitable accommodations; and the buildings TO
be erected West Bank for quarantine purposes VIII not
be available until after another when the cholera
arrived at this port in April last the vessels with their
passengers anchOredin the Lower Bay Huks in snf
separated from the sick and being exposed to the eona
gon many contracted the disease and died The Health
Officer and Quarantine Commissioners without the
power to place shore for their proper
and treatment; the passengers were mutinou The
officers were unable to enforce subordnaton ana II was
feared that II vessels continued 70 arrive with chOefa on
board the infected might escape BY force to the shore
aud scatter the disease throughout the country. & &ims
Board appealed TO by the passengers, by theiF
board these vessels Under the extraordinary powers
conferred upon this Board by the proclamation of INC
Governor il was hoped that some places on shoe could
be secured for the temporary relief 9ndsarc c the ser
Quarantine and Emigration COMMISSIONS, ana oi tls
Bo'tH, Was oIszeu anu an uiIn{{"Vuf uiI{ ~ sd go I"ot
The application failed, Sandy Hook being beyond me
the General Government By the State OF New
Island ,as also rrfu,sd Il brne used by the Govern
meui for the use OF troops and a. depot for army sup
plies. Barren Island found to be unsntcd Tor the
ard fro the fact that It used place Of deposit
for dead animals, Concy Island was admirably gd"ptes
leased by the town Of Gravcsrnd, ON condition
tiia II Soud not he used tor any Quai1n'ine lGrp"cS,
Ncw-YOrt owns fty Of land finally selected
aud taken number Ul phlltuh" "'Jh
cent were leased from the proprietor Nle te hfces-
Sary alterations nnd improvements were hcng lnaie
large force Of metropolitan Police and United STATES
Revenue cutter guarded the premises against No.encs
and inccndi'ii.m Ih" supreme Court haying granted
for tire Wpo,c designed the attempt to afford any aId
tOual aid or relief 10 those persons arriving upon chol
ship, wa. necessarily abandoned. Fortunately the ar
ynN oi infected vessels were, during We sunnef I9,,
les, numerous aud the energy ana ACTIVITY of the icn
secured for the sick and wc the best accommodations
that circumstance would adrait.
SEIZURE ~ lIGIlf "F ENlNLNI DohAN , -
II time that this great pnnls nccCy was was hift ny s
appropriate legislation Power To P'rrh9r h4ch sitn S
hrt il has been hampercd with restrictions and Hitn-
ons as 20 prove entirely useless II the site cannot be
10y right Of eminent domain whatever lahd hy ~ hece'
Mia cithcr thG nm,rannc AUTHORITIES nor this Board
can afford that protection 10 the public health which
cHoIrrN IL TuE MErnoroLTAN DISTRICT
ON the 18th of April the steamer Virginia roin Liver
pool. arrived at Quarantine WIN ihe Ch9icI on ,piu
having made s appearance on The l2th 81 mat hohib
review Of the epidemic In the district unh ne hG'p'
were closed about the 1st Of October To the no
cImily indebted for its comparative exemption inn ihc
ld,ic and the theory of Pccnkoifcr and Budd, that
cation IL positively confirmed aud ostatshed. Ihr
chemicals most frequently employed iof talS ,pnflo'ss
Soda. Parmanganatco of Potash, sulphur for iunigaiop
and CubOlc Acid The history Of cholera IN the cy 81
raus usri 10 prevent the development of the disease
were similar. and attended with similar results
The total amount expended IA the metropolitan SAM
tuy District. for general and extraordinary c&lFhSc'
from it, organization .n March 80 NOV Is. 1866 was
sl5SG3 o. or this sum. Sl1,79l 2i Tas expended at
Spqin- Point for the purpose of providing proper Qph
ten, or wei p,rsuus atsA Ing az this port upon vessels o
which ease. ~ cholcra adnhcr contagious diseases hud
occurred The amount of extraordinary expenses ncccs
say incurred In this District, In The presence oi npfnd
ing r-iipnce and 10 prevent the Dc, rlupmrW ANA cHd
OF cholera was 800 81 leaving the ordinary expenses
of The Board for period OF over eight months oni!
/ Si5.t TO-
In conclusion. tho Commissioners say that II would h,
unjust particularly notice ia this Report the scric ~
any indy dual officer employ" uf this Board when h
have been $40 faithful and devoted Ia tine public Interests
/ 10 lpt. Eowcn @. Lord and is Company OF SANITARY
Police the Board j. especially indebted fnr valuable a>.
aud hearty cooperation IN ~ efforts Tor The pIcsof
\ walton of the public health.
To the Pross the Board truly grateful for uniform
and general support fnr IT, valuable att IN the discua
tion useful sanitary kHOwlCdgc, and inr IT, ir1r 1nd
faithful daily reports upon the state ~ Tie public nenlth
To is Influence and irdicOus management must hc az
triturd to a great extent, the cauucss Of the public
mind in presence OF dreaded cpdcuIic uud The con
scqucut preservation intact Of the great cpnmrrm m IN
er.is uf the Mctropolt0n sanitary District The Report
j. signed by jackson schultz, President, and Lnmons
Clark, secretary.