New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-24

MARTIN wiener some ARRANGEMENT PiVp""J "V
made; l saw Martin Wiener and he told me that he
had been offered $4,000 for the business;
told him that l had nothing more TO say'
consider that the whole Quarantine ghterage business
as at present carried on Il sham Gsei Te rnnid
not be any more danger TO the public health Tor ihe
lghtermen 60 home every night, lust as he no, no
even my monopoly an unjust one, ana tnlnk tat
the ~ y H. L. q 4, Co.'s monopoly was an Outrage =
the islands in the lower bay; the fletcHer ca" 'o N W
ali winter; Dr. swinburne did So ~ c,.u,ohor that
To Mr. Jobpson-I did not state 20 DR.. Carnoc nan a.
WAS willing under nd TA Br positively
To Mr. judd should be very glad 81 hnNoY Iosi-
ess namely AZ cents per hogshead instead OF vents;
have never heard of lehteTmen al Quals e "yinS VI
yciow-feyer understood that 70 cents chaTS,d TO-
day at Onaranine We charge only 40 "-nts per iOgs-
head at present
TESTIMONY OF GEO. \, fR1NK.
Geo A F,,nk sugar importer, testified: IhaVe had
reat,eal of trouble with Quarantine lot Of sugars
cau TN ON the steamer Bicnvle in 1870 ana her cargo
ves ordered 10 Red Hook; knew that there were two
stores AT that place and ordered the goods TO the
New York Wsrehousing COmpanys stores; letter came
from the New-York HarbOr Lghtering and scvcdoring
Company stating that for sanitary reasons" the cargo
must go TO Woodruff Robnsons stores; they are Just
across the street; our expenses dhount'u ~ hoNcl
hundred dollars.
TESTIMONY OF S. w. WEST AND j. c. THOMPSON.
Stephen W. West, master OF the Quarantine vessel
Delaware testified: The Delaware was fitted mp with
berths plumbing was done, and many other changes
we're made do not know what charges we're made hut
had the impression that the charges were eNravagan
John C: Thompson OF staten Island te-tidcd Have
resided there 6 years appraiser on the property
occupied by the Health OCer believe that the state
received enough for the property il was then under
stood that Quarantine he entirely removed from
Staten Island
TESTIMONY OF WIN. TOBBN.
William Tohbin storage merchant, testSed: My ware
houses are at the Atlantic Docks had some goods sent
to my stores ON an arrangement made with me by Mr.
White then went down to Quarantine and was intro
duced Martin Wiener who said that he would see that
portion Of the merchandise arriving this port would
sent TO our provided would pay TO him rs per
upon the first months storage paid Wiener only
about $780, for lost the business by the goods being
sent 10 Woodruff Rohnsons stores suppose | did
not pay enough money 10 Wiener.
10 Mr.. Bsydl have paid Wiener S25 since ms 20 nave
vessel sent TO my 7toie PITsLTng; 10 % &
nre much more isolated than the Red Hook warehouses;
MI Shorthand and DR. CarnOchan alc generally under
stood 10 be connected ia business.
TESTIMONY OF GUsTAYUs \. BRETT.
Gustsyus 4. Brett, shipping merchant, testified:
have been in business 80 years have, in company
with many other merchants, suffered from the cxtortOn
ana outrage Quarantine; there excessive charges
ehteage. stevcdoring etc; in the Spring of 1870
was appointed Committee Of merchants 10 confer
with the Commissioners Of Quarantine regarding
the rates OF chnrges at Quarantine; collected
and submitted the rates Of the NewJersey
Lghtcmce Company, competent and responsible
organization; they submitted 10 the Commissions
hut declined and the work given TO the y Y H. L.
: CO.: this Committee consisted VI Mayor Hall, Mayor
Kalbdrisch. Me-srs Schcl, Bell and Barton; We Wero
compelled 10 pay three TO four times the rates of the
NcW-JersrY company; believe that II nothing was To
ne made ont of vessels they would not suffer doIen-
ton; intimationS have been made to me that would
pay certain sums of money my vessels would not be
troubled; was told that if would 20 toa aSer-bcr
saloon at staten Island my vessels would NOT ne de-
taincdi would not countelHncc bribery; make ar
rangements long beforehand that my vessels mus not
10 this port during the Quarantine have
made arrangements 10 keep my vessels away from New
York for three years; should charge much more for
charternC vessel from cuba 10 NeW-fork than 10 Bos
ton satisfied mat az the charges at Quarantine
can be reduced a. least onethird to which believe the
10 Mr.. Boyd-Inere Is no law by which Dr. Rcldc can
believe mat considerable aumOslty exist at QGr,n-
tine against oar house.
"IIIE CHAMPAGNE ISLANDS,
John W. Eicr Of No. IS An-st" testified; WAS
the cou,tru,t iou-. D2iuccr Of the West Bank
islands; Francis swift Of Brooklyn contrac-
tor; the original contract for the construction cf
the island Sj106ls, hut it cost 100000
before completed the expense for the condensng appa
ratus entirely useless the contract for the second
island was tor S54531 the first CRIB sunk IN January
1901 and we could find il 81 weeks afcrward storm
having prevailed; the upIaP was 80 feet Wide al
the base and si0Ilug mp to hichwJter mark; did
tiucIs paid sum OF money the Clerk Of the BOARD
Of commissioners the hospital on the lower island has
apparatus was made with PbeniX Campbell.
TESTIMONY OF c. Il. MARSHALL.
Charles H. Marshall, OF c. II. Marshall Co., testified:
The following the bin rendered by the HeatOnccr
on the clipper-ship Hamilton Fish:
PoItr NEwYoHK QUARANTINE DgFH1~ESr. June g. 1871.
The stp Hamilton Fish 9qd oTo,,s,
70 ,he medical car sui treatment Of q ie1
To- 5uarr Fletcher for TAIN. t ,ic fta to
To S ,t ~ Of even Gie- ct -