The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-28

"REORGANIzMc QUARANTINE"

verplanck Colvin, George Dawson and Robert
B. Roosevelt and the State Engineer
and Surveyor, er oD1cto members In case OF va.
cancy the Governor shall oil it, with the ADVICE
and consent of the Senate The Park WIN take in
all the lands owned BY the State lying within The
COUNTIES Of Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Herkmer,
Lewis, ST. Lawrence and Warren. The forests are
to be protected from waste, trespass and injury.
The Board is authorized y accept q donation or
bequest Of any land within the counties
named for the purposes Of the Park, and
should 1t deem any lands desirable within
the limits Indicated. It Is authorized to
contract Tor the purchase, subject to the ap-
prevail Of the Legislature. The Commissioners are
expected to furnish an annual report the nrst
Tuesday OF February to the Legislature OF all their
acts. They shall act without compensation. ex-
cept such expenses as may be incurred In the dis
charge Of their duties.
Five park keepers are to be appointed, the COM
pensatlon OF each not to exceed $500 per annum.
In the suppression OF forest fires the keepers are
gwen power to summon posse from the nearest
settlement Tor their extinction.
HUSBANDS AND WIVES.
One bill OF general interest was passed in the As
sembly-allowlng husbands and wives to testify
for each other in criminal trials.
THE RUSH OF RAILROAD BILLS.
The rush Of street railroad and rapid transit bills
would appear TO originate from some central de-
sign of blocking the pathway to genuine plan for
establishing quick intercommunicaion in New
York CITY, Some people insist that Vanderbilt is
at the bottom OF this dstractng purpose and
that when the meun tain pile Of railroad bills that
now burden the calendar has done It's purpose
and killed all the vitality in the scheme OF Mr..
Eastman, the willy ComAodor will come out with
plan OF his own that Is sure TO carry the day.
REMoDELLING TIE CHARTER.
! The proposed scheme for revIving the Metropolt-
! N
over the adjacent counties exercises the pohti-
clans here considerably. They predict it
throw OF the entire government of the
city as 1t exists under the present charter, and
Metropolitan Board OF Police and Health, but other
boards OF a like imperial character will be esrab
lshed to the utter CONSERVATION OF your conserva
! tive democratic Mayor.
Taking advantage OF the very curious decision
! reached by the Commission on the canal steambosr
! award Mr. Mackln. on behalf OF the swo most sue
cessful competitors, introduced in the Assembly
bill for the relief Of William Baxter and David p.
DoObln. which provides that the Comptroller shall
pay William Baxter, when he has placed on the
canals seven acceptable steamboats,, $50, 900, and
David P. Dobpin, when he has placed on the
canals three steamboats,, the sum OF $4,000.
In the morning session Of the senate the onv
thing of any moment done was the passage OF tbs
bill Tor the consolidation OF the city and county Of
THE CRY OF THE uNwAsnED.
! Nine thousand citizens OF New York have sent
! u
tional public baths which shows there are some
people LETT in Gotham who are not averse water.
THE STREET CLEANING INVESTIGATION.
Tomorrow morning the Committee on CITIES re-
sumes It's investigation into the Street Cleaning
Bureau at the Filth Avenue Hotel aud WIZ Goa
tinue It until ali the necessary testimony is taken,
which IS expected TO be about Tuesday. They viii
first examine the books at Police Hondq &C
ten O'Clock.
THE SMITH FUNERAL.
So many OF the members left on the morning
train Ior Amsterdam, including the Speaker,
whose place was taken hJ Tom Aivord, that barely
q quorum was lett for business Mr.. Smith had
evidently host of friends IN BOT houses Of the
AMENDING THE BROOKLYN ELECTION LAW.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Bern, OF Kings, ia
Assembly, regarding the Brooklyn Election law,
provides that each election district shall contain
500 voters, shall be entirely within a ward aud
18th OF October OF each year. The bill also pro.
vides for the appointment Of canvassers, and at
much length defines the duties OF registers can
vassers, pon clerks. &c.
ADJOURNMENT
The Assembly concluded to adjourn from half
past one to-day over to haifpxst seven Monday,
and to sit every alternate Saturday for the remain
der OF the session. The Senate, consistently
enough, resolved to have an evening session,
quorum or no quorum, II only for mutual admira-
tiOn
tntroduceda bill relative to quarantine, defining
the qualifications, duties and powers Of the Health
senate Socs us FIN No. io May e. in connec
ton with report OF the Finance Committee made
At that date. The bill provides that the Quaran-
FJrSt-W arehouses, docks and wharves.
l%cOnd-Boarding stations.
Thtyd-Anchorage.
Fo,trth-HospitaL.
Fjtth-Place Of detention
SirN-Buriai ground.
houses and wbarves, together with such
Iaciiities for loading and unloading and stOr-
and shall be constructed st such expense
and In such places In the lower bay OF New York.
not on staten Island Long Island or Coney Island.
as the Quarantine Commissioners may determine,
Of the Land oe s sre
best natural ventilation consistent with security
o. nfty medium sized careOes. and they
with suitable appliances for special disnlecton by
forced ventilation, refrigeration, hugh steam, dry
snail be constructed with due regard to safety and
protection for vessels, and sufficiently extensive to
admit OF safe moorage OF at least four vessels OF
the largest size at the same time. There shall be two
docks, each one capable Of admitting ship OF tho
largest size. The boarding station Tor vessels sub.
April and the lst day of November shall be In the
lower bay, below the Narrows and consist Of the
such other vessel as may hereafter be provided, to
be anchored In such proximity TO the channel IS
WIN afford the greatest despatch IN boarding and
arrival. The anchorage for vessels under Quaran-
tine shall be IN the lower bay distant not less than
only diseases against which quarantine
shall apply are yellow fever, cholera, vpnus or
contagious. Infectious or pestientiai nature, at
the discretion OF the Health Oficer. The doating
hospital shall be constructed with special refer renee
TO the purposes Of hospital. and Of . capacity
sufficient TO accommodate 100 patients. From the
LIST day OF May to the LIST day OF November she noa
ing hospital snail be anchored IN the lower bay not
less than TWO miles distant from the nearest shore.
From the LIST day OF November to the LIST day OF
May IT may be moored at the Quarantine wharves
until permanent provision shall be otherwise
made by law. smallpox patients shall be sent to
and supported, a. ct present, at Blackweus
Island, anc typhus or ship fever patients shall be
sent 70 and supported, as at present At WARDS
Island. All salaries are to be fixed by the Health
Onhcer.
resolution to adjourn over until Monday
evening" and an amendment thereto for q nnai
adjournment on the 10th OF April, were both, after
much. discussion, adopted.
THE INDIANA ORANGES
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. q, 1874