The New York herald., 1868-02-21

Visit Of Members of the LexisInture to and
Inspection Of the New York Quarantine
Interesting Resume OF Quarantine Opera
tiOns.
Yesterday. BY invitation OF the Commissioners OF
Quarantine. the Legislative Committee on Cities Mr.
Frear, chairman, and Committee on Commerce aud
Navigation, Mr.. Herman, chairman, proceeded
OF inspection Of the Quarantine structures
10 F.t tho harbor The Committee on Privileges and
Elections Elections Mr. Woods. chairman, which. Is also
otctally In town, and Senator Bradley, were
also invited, and formed portion OF the party
o. Inspection Tho Quarantine steamer Andrew
OF the occasion, ali under the immediate Of Dr
Swinburne. The first place visited the vi cnity OF
old ship FaIcon now lying in winter aaatsrs and the
warehouses used for the storage OF cargo infected
vessels. The steamer then proceeded to Quarantine
landing u Staten Island, and after slight detention
proceeded to the quarantine steamship Illinois, At
anchor in Gravescnd bay BY invitation the honorable
gentlemen went on board, and after . brief sojourn,
during which every portion Of the vessel inspected
they returned to the excursion steamer.
The really objective point OF the "trip the mo-
station the lower bay erected on tho shoa OF
sand known ~ West Bank, and hero the steamer mex.
turned nsr head After nalf hours from the ILL.,
no,s aud after row IN small boats, necessated BY the
owness Of the tide which prevented the from
approaching tho structure the party duly landed
ing the bulkhead enclosure, and various opinions
expressed by the legislative gentlemen a 70 the
hesitate to pronounce a wooden structure Of its
kind, erected on q shifty sand bank on the
vefR0 OF the ocean, JOB 10 Keeping with too many
such undertakings Of public origin Others again. re-
garded It's limited area land it certain did look small
in contrast TO the vast Of surrounding W
as wholly uusuited to the extent OF quarantine ol
harbor OF New York. Others again, felt differently
and acquescsd 10 the assurance Of the health officers
that il entirely capacoas tho present and could
easily be added 10 whom circumstances required it's
enlargement. The station, is thought will
be flushed by next summer. Just now the
visitor sees only an enclosure In the shape Of
an irregular hexaeon built OF stout timber, ounda-
ton Of 'rp-rap" or boulders cast into the water. The
shoal six feet under water at low tide and then
tanable through crcuitous channel, by vessels ord
nary draft The party then returned TO the vessel aud
provided BY the Commissioners without expense TO the
STATE and made numerous speeches Senator Bradley,
Assemblymen L0unsbury, La Bau Woods Hartman,
Murphy, Ready Quinn, Madison and Frear, Dr. Swim.
burne and Mr. Johnson the counsel OF the commission.
responded to calls made them. The Committee
Cities had specially adjourned to make the tour, and
had postponed its investigation into lre department
matters until this morning.
In connection with the above proper here state
that bill Is now before the Legislature amend the
one in It's stead Ono section provides for the sale Of
the Quarantine grounds Staten sand price
liked oy the Governor Comptroller and Secretary OF
State. II not sold within sixty days at private sale,
at auction to the highest bidder This an amendment
the present section under which the price has fixed
30 high that IL was mposs BILE 10 Sell the property. The
proceeds are to to the construction OF the hospl
tai stations and buildings There other
sections OF the bill remedyng the defects OF the
law, and providing for the requirement. IL necessary OF
the Barren Island reservation by right OF eminent do
main. The Kings county members arc - determined
ever TO oppose the location Of the board station
any portion Of the quarantine Coney island 30 that
from the diverse and conflicting interests connected
with the measure It u likely TO be exciting topic OF
legislation this winter as u has been In years past.