New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-30
QUARANTINE COMMISSION.

TROUBLES OF MERCHANTS-DR. CARN0CHAN S
REPORT.
A meeting of the Quarantine Commissioners
was held yesterday in Exchange Court to fix the price
to he paid ghtermen stevedOres &c. and also to discuss
Quarantine troubles. Pursuant TO chap 400 of the laws
of 1870 relating to Quarantine, the Mayors of this city
and Rrookvn and the President OF the Board Of Alder
men of this city were present. deputation OF mer-
chants also attended, including Messrs Kirkland Carl
son and Brett Mr. Richard schell presided MI. Hall
said that they could say owe are here as they say In
the Dukes Motto He took it for granted that they
wanted an informal meeting for the purpose OF hearing
these gentlemen who had come to consult them. He
knew that all would act for the public good. He would
suggest that they treat this informal meeting and
afterward convene according to the law.
Dr. Carnochan said that he was glad TO see some rep
resentatives OF the mercantile profession present As
they all knew they had met for the purpose OF coming
TO some determination with regard to the rate and man
ner in which ghterers and stevedores should be reu
neTated but before they proceeded to consideration OF
as basis for action but before doing he wished TO
correct errors in which those connected together IN
impression that since the commencement or his
duties at Quarantine he had sanctioned ana
Quarantine for the employment of lghteen and steve
dOes So far from that being the case he had nothing
10 do with fixing any rate. The last Legislature deVoVeu
that duty he had endeavored to perform ana ne had
endeavored 10 select persons who would cheerully per
form those duties and give such security as would be
protection TO commerce The prices to be fixed by
the Commissioners the Mayors OF New-York and Brook
ly He was advised that the rates which now exist had
been in force for the past five or six years ana II the
deciding this question: regard should be had 10 the
nature of the services TO he performed by the Ight
erers and stevedores of no ordinary character,
az experience showed their work was attended with
great danger and, in many instances, loss OF lfe In
$50 the Chamber OF Commerce took into consideration
the question: and when asked to fix the rules they rec
commended that the rates should be double that pad I9r
similar work performed at the wharves OF the city lie
understood that proposals lad been made to QUARANTINE
came from lighterman who had been in their employ
yidual offering TO do the same work at much lower
figures. II he could afford to do IT, he must have been
subject to remain at Quarantine during the Whole
season, nor can they obtain any extra remnnera-
Lghterers bound to keep a sufficient number of
lighters for service and there nothing to do they
could take anything else under their charter No
would deny the danger that would arise II vessels
were allowed to come up without being properly exam
Of Rio Janero, Portau Prince, and Havana and several
vessels recently arrived had large number of
board Great danger also incurred by the ghteres
and steyedores in 5G as many az four yielded to fever
the present date every vessel arriving from infected
port would be thoroughly cleansed and dainfeeted be-
MI Kirkland, on behalf Of the merchants admitted
that due regard should be paid to the public health bat
dnctad AZ TO prevent all unnecessary delay and vexaous
hindrances, that the rate OF charges should he
have voice in the selection Of appointees The resr1c
ons that were forced upon them were doing them great
nury and he informed that there were three loads
of coffee at Quarantine awaiting the decision OF the meet
ing IN the present state Of affairs was persisted In 1t
would drive commerce from EewYork to Boston, Phia-
dephia and other ports.
MI Hail inquired the rates of this year as compared
MT Kirkland said that the ordinary price paid for
sugar was SIS cents but In 1859 II double rates TO-
The late Health Officer made large CONCESSIONS Tor In
stance the rate for coffee fixed at "a cents per Dag
he charged cents and sugar II 10 per hogshead and
he charged s5 cents. There were concessions made
rather than litigate the questions. -.
Mr.. Humphrey said that he possessed some informa-
ton with regard u The price paid by l. Morgan
Co. was IS cents, the rate paid by all sugar houses
81 TO- when the first Of last seasons goods were sent
but the rate reduced 10 70 per hogshead last year.
Coffee until this year not considered quarantine
ole article.
Mayor KabHeisch-would 1t be satisfactory II you
could get II down to s0cf
Mr. Humphrey said IL a defect in every mans
character TO endcavOr 10 get much he could
Owp adyantageto obtain services at the cheapest rate
Mayor Hall said that they must take into consdera
ton the Of ghterage and the risk attaching 10
It. lawyer going 10 the bedside Of smallpox patient
would charge ~ times much II he going 10 "A
persoz affected with ordinary disease man 1T
Quarantine the risk OF catching any infectious d
He Thought that In fixing the rate they should
take into consideration the sAs incurred by the persons
engaged at Quarantine.
Mr.. Humphrey that II they looked at the
rates furnished them they would perceive that many
men had offered " do the work At moderate charges and