The New York herald., 1870-02-27
QUARANTINE AFFAIRS.
Meeting Of tho Commissioners Of Quarantine
A wrathy Letter from Swinburrs-heg-
chants Propose to Do thc Cooper
! lug, Btevedoring. &c.

The Commissioners OF Quarantine met. At their
rooms, No. Lob Broadway, yesterday afternoon ~
three O'CLOCK, the President, Mr.. wilson G. Hunt, in
the chair Immediately after the organization OF
the Board letter from DR.. swlnhurne was read
by the sccretary, very lengthy and very wrathy.
the puanacious Doctor states That no vessels we're
ever detained at Quarantine during Dls admnistra-
ton fer longer period than that authorized. inc
statement tnat he charged coptains OF vessels -FOUR
dollars for PERMISSION to proceed TO the CITY the
Doctor pronouhccs to be utterly Ialse. one OF
the cOmpIanants against the late Health
Ofncer, nc states, owes money to the quar-
antne commissioners for services rendered
him. He does not state what the services were
Dr. Swinburne expresses vrtuOus Indignation ut
tue conduct OF one Wardei Of tue brig Resolute,
who puts himself forward as his accuser but ad-
mits that the Resoute was returned to Quarantine
by the Health officer In consequence a. he states OF
an order from Q. G. Gunther the then Mayor 81 New
York and President OF the Health Commission.
The brig arrived ON the goth OF May, 1854 with sick
on board. The captain ana mate died or yellow
fever ON the voyage from the Guantiamo, West
Indies. Accompanying the letter 10 communica-
ton from Wardell acknowledging that the Reso!ute
was not detained In consequence OF charges against
her which were unpaid, but because the Quaran-
tine regulations required The detention As 10 the
bark Wavelet. mentioned In the cnarges against him
Dr. Swinburno states that she was kept at Quaran-
tlne because one death from yellow fever mad oc.
CURED and tnat there were two men sick on board
or her. She was detained for seven days, ana then
allowed to proceed 10 the city immediately after
concludes his report with furious blast at MS ac-
cusers ana claims iniereniay that ne Is an injured
lnnOccnt N.#N
The communication was ordered to be received
and placed on file.
Mr. Martin, . gentleman who presented himself as
thai raprasn inf N /.
pers, presented the following letter, which, alter
being read, was ordered to bo placed on iile:--
NEW YORK, Feb. 3, 1870.
GxNrLrnrNThe merchants OF his city engaged 10 the
system of esoron part peT.ons sngssei the
hcrng, seyeaorng and OF freighs irom veA-
been uniform rate OF charSes for such labor.
' sa o.sn o Of sss'' s . n
nay OF such rsspo9sbas, paris. s9s wnos y,
and therefore just Of compliant the part of
na % @ no a hs Ys
aud evedorng Company under tho general law OF
s & ss I'M Se New YORK aa and The
arms o. the sea and rivers ranns into se sns ins eap
Sloo each owned pnsps By The "a 81, e, Of l
rate OF charges for lghtern. steyedorns and cooper
age fixed by the conmsoners OF ouarn'ine, and ali
Sf arbitration conposcd Of usrantna
mSn nn% ys VII Sc al y sea
in their hands Cor delivery The affairs OF the company
our r. most experienced business mea engaged Ia INC
shipping interest. Owners :, and conssnees VIII
ba detained a. Quarantine for the bcneat of
any capa, viii they obliged soni, to the exor
ton OF any broes the long OF abuses 10 which they
have beon compelled to submit will be corecsea and the
legitimate trade OF the port will not be cornpued to seek
other laarlsts to these grievances III view there
FORE Of these would ask the approval OF the Com
rnsoners Quarantine of the organizations that the
shtene steyedorn. and cooperin OF vessels do
tanned at The Quarantine be TO this company upon
snch terms they may approve.
Benry Y. NesInih, james Ldninston of Edminson 4
EdWArd u.nckpn (of Boyd HiDcknnG Henry Il.
Beath lof j. q. Ward Cob H. j. DeWolf Co., iliam
Murdoch, Richard Il. Locke, Locke & Morgan
Mr.. .O'Rorkc. the superintendent OF Quarantine,
presented through the treasurer DILL for Si,o74 81
Tor salaries Of employ, 8. which was placed on file.
The report or Mr.. Johnson. counsel TO the Board OF
Commissioners, was handed In and similarly dis.
posed Of A number Of applications 1or appoint
ments wera received ana nled aad then, alter lew
minutes conversation the Board adjourned.