The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-06
THE MAYOR ~ QUARANTINE.

The Merchants Snubbcd-Orkcy cniis the
Quarantine Commission n Bore-Dr. Car
nochau Spelling for Fight.
At meeting of the Quarantine Commissioners
yesterday a communication was received from
Washington transferring to them the vested In
tetcst Of the L. <. Government in the steamer Lii
uois. The vessel Is now used hospital In the
lower Quarantine ground. On the arrival Of the
er-oEeio mcmbers-the Mayors OF New York and
Brooklvn-the deputa,ion OF merchants upon the
hghteraFe question received For some reason
beet known to himself Mayor Hall addressed them
N the following cavalier stye " The merchants
IRE cut anrcar 70 think we ore obliged to ucar
them. That IL q mistake. They are merely
here by courtesy. Inc Commission has be-
come Simply bore. We have heard the
merely TO tx tle ligN,erare rates may say never.
tArle-r. That ! should like % hear tie merchants
20 NAT q may not be -aid punhcn1s have interests
opposed 10 them, h1t have an engagement to-day
Nhich prevents me from doug 50. and Mayor Kalb.
nti-eh IS similarly situated The Mayor then sat
down, but soon rose again, and said, aier dcprcca.
un- the dscQugteous language used by the MGR
cnans al The lasi meeting az Nhic lie assisted, that
he would forc.o his appointment and remain.
A Petition was ucrcupon read hv NJ. Kirkland,
which showed that several vessels had lately turned
back from sandy Hook and zone 70 Baltimore, and
that the commerce 81 tho port was being virtually
HI 81 by the extraordinary conduct pursued by the
iloaltn OMccr DR.. CarnochAn here rose and almost
me Onus should not be placed on his shoulders,
Mr.. Errtt. u merchant stated that he lad vessel
irou Cuba The freight list OF the vessel was
tsl12 snd the Quarantine chnrrCs actually amount.
ID to SlE5l After complaining also NJ captains
being charged 81 Tor bcln. taken ashore g. for re-
ce,Vlng letter, and 81 freight on small packages.
Dr. Cdrnochln lnsulied him by saying he did not pay
his bills al Quarantine so acrimonious did the doc.
tor become tna lac VAS called 10 order by the Presi.
dent.
Mr. Humphreys, OF f. d. Morgan & Co.. said tina,
the merchants demanded reasonable rates, az which
they would have the work done under $5,OJJOOU
bonds
Mayor Hall said tina, the absurdlty OF the Quaran
tine avs was all due 10 the country members. VINO
lGIred drcndfu4Iy the words yellow lever. dout
teicye IN Quarantine 1t all II v nonsense"
SrAdry charges Of llsEterale were then hxet,
lased upou schedule Of rates furnished by .tienI
Of Ma or Hall. TueY are to be increased one hun
dr,f, niiy, and twenty-five per cent, according 10
the Infection on 0O4ri a ship.
Mr.. Humphrcys-We all protest against those
rates
Mayor Kalbneiseh-I don't Ike that style OF talk
Its fashion I'm not accustomed TO,
Mr.. Hunphreys-We shall be forced 10 appeal to
Congress.
sayor Hail--Oh certainly Il Is the Zig brother OF
the period you were 10 talk Of justice ana equity
1t wo uld he better
Mr. Humphreys, with III concealed wrath, then
lelt The lne,i ling, attended by ~, errl friends.
on tho withdrawal Of the merchants the salary Of
apt. Rplrke, Superintendent Of the Quarantine
Hospital, ins raised from Sl.2D To S2OIJ 70 wear,
uud Or. Reds salary 1t Quarantine from $i50 to
$&JJ q mouth during tue Quarantine season.