The New York herald., 1870-02-09
THE QUARANTINE COMMISSION.
Second Meeting of tho
New Board.
Estimate Of Expenditures-Suggestion from
Health Officer Carnochan-The Mer.
chants to be Heard.

The new Board OF Commissioners OF Quarantine
met yesterday afternoon, Pursuant to adjournment
with the President, Mr.. Wilson g. Hunt In the chair.
Besides the Commissioners DR.. J. NJ. Carnocnan,
Health Of1icer of the Port, and MIR. ii. w. Johnson
counsel TO the Board, were present The minutes OF
the meeting held on Saturday last tand which were
reported exclusively in the HERALD, were read and
approved.
Mr. II. W. JOHNSON, counsel TO the Board, In &C.
cordance with resolution adopted ut the last meet
ing. read the following
REPORT REGARD TO THE FINANCES.
To TuE COMMISSIONERS or QUARANTINE
GENTLgnKs-In accordancs with your directions have
Of The Tor sSs current
iaeiniinR the adoption of such may
disease u dSS tho & yon %
hat an h s or
pas With the exception Of the year 1895 appro-
only $500 n.'
psS,aas. st .aoeTa sompsisa q. csmm..sn.ys incur
Legislature. Although some Of the annual reports Of
this has instance been consumed In tho sup
.a o. Ts IL h. esoa
ns n. cos. suppy n wersa aos. not pas. until nearly
by the last report the Comissiones
~ @ @ be :aa:! ss. hs, esIor.
no. be applied in reduction OF the smAsd expense ths
it is proper thai should add ina, my estimate ia OF
a SSu e. q s
II advisable TO dispense with the Inoia
pa purposes the csm,.s may OF course reduced but
me use Of either 81 those ves.s. be,or. he new boarding
practical Iha. il viii noi =. pressn,
be made
Respectfully submitted HENRY W. JOHNSON.
NEW YORK, Feb. 4, 1870.
The report was received and ordered on nlc. after
which the Secretary Mr. SteDblasl reported In an
Hwer TO q resolution adopted at the last meeting q
list OF the attaches OF the Quarantine csIabisnmsnt
les Z nov a
CURED 10 perform. Tue report showed the total
amount OF salaries to be 81, ,407 per month. The
report was placed on ie for future Considerations
attention u the Commissioners to the necessity OF
providing Tor a proper and permanent police force
10 protect the property OF merchants and Of the
state nj the Quarantine station. He also called the
attention OF the Commissioners to tho absolute
necessity OF providing means for the extnguishng
Tires he had known OF sad catastrophes happen
ing in such establishments owing TO the want OF
proper means to check lre, and no suggested that
should any calamity occur from nrc In the hospital
buildings the community would be much incensed
against the Commissioners for not having made the
necessary provlslons. lie. therefore, called the
attention Of the Commissioners TO the subject as
practical point for them 10 consider.
Dr. CAESocHAN also stated that as yet he was
passive and would make no abrupt changes lest
The Board then went into executive session. and
after rather lengthy conversation AGAIN opened the
doors The preAident then announced that the
Board had concluded TO retain Mr.. II. w. Johnson In
his position OF legal adviser and Mr. q. N. Stebbtns
secretary.
On motion Mr.. Johnson as secretary OF the Board
OF Construction, was requested TO call q meeting OF
the Board for FIR day afternoon, at iour o'c,ock
On motion OF DR.. BELL 1t was decided To mold the
next meeting on saturday at three r. NJ, and to IN
vlte merchants and others having any suggestions
complaints 10 make TO meet with the C0mmis-
1he meeting then adjourned.