The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-06-08
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
The regular monthly meeting of the Cham |
Der of Commerce was held last night, fresi-
dent CYRUS Bussey in the chair and thirteen
members-a quorum-present.
There was received q communication from
Messrs. J. NJ. Wetherson & Co.. inclosing
letter from F. Alexander & Sons, which reads
as follows:
OFFICE OF New YORK AND MEXICAN MAIL
STEAMSHIP LINE, F. Alexander Sons,
New York, May II, 1875.
Chamber of Commerce, New Orleans:
Geutlemere-W have had several commune
cations from your body and merchants from
your city, all relating to the advisablllty OF
our naming low rates of freight and passage
on our steamers running between Mexican
ports and your city, with the view OF increas-
ing the trade between these ports and your
own, which we have done, and further wish to
do all we can toward attaining that end; but
how can we do much toward that end When
YOUR authorities make such heavy port charges
! on our steamers for levee dues and harbor-
masters fees, from which we derive very
little benefit. And, besides these, one of the
worst features are your laws protecting your
loneshoremen in their not allowing our crews
to work at all in the discharge or loading OF
our steamers while at your port, thereby
compelling us to keep our crews idle when
they could easily do the work done by the
longshoremen. -,
As before said, we feel disposed to do all
we can towards increasing the business OF
our steamers to and from your port, but we
also expect that we will receive some en-
couragement from your authorities that Wall
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expected from us in our efforts to an increase
of business, and it is with that view that we
take the liberty Of addressing your body on
this serious subject, so far as to see IT we can
expect any relief through the influence OF
your body. Very respectfully,
j. ALEXANDER & Sons.
A statement of charges made and paid was
also submitted.
Judge Howe said he thought there must be
some mistake as regards the items. The
United States Supreme Court had decided
that the city had no right to collect per-
centage on tonnage. As to the law about
lloneshoremen, it had been decided uncon.
stitutional in case which came up some
time ago before the First District Court and
he did not think that it had ever been en-
forced. He moved to refer it to special
committee.
The motion prevailed, AMI the chair ap-
pointed Messrs. Howe, Sandidge and HabeI
to take the matter under consideration.
The circular letter of foreign bondholders
was laid on the table subject to call.
Mr.. J. M. Putnam, chairman of the special
} committee on quarantine, submitteda report
, He stated as Introductory to the report, thai
he had been unable since writing it to see the
other members of the committee to obtain
their signatures. He believed himself thai
the present quarantine system was but OF lit
tie practical good. There was almost a.
much danger of yellow fever reaching thi
CITY from Havana and Key West by the rail
roads as by steamships.
|: The report contained detailed statemen
of the interview of the committee with thu
Board of Health, which has already been pub
lished.
The committee recommended the indorse
ment by the Chamber Of the system of fumi
CATION of vessels, as reported by the commit
tee of the Board of Health to that body as fol
lows:
l. That all large steamers carrying passen
gers, coming from infected ports, shall hav
, medical officer on board during the sickl.
season.
g. That health inspection of all passenger
and other persons coming on board from al
t infected port shall be required on each voy
age; that no person shall be allowed to depar
on such voyage who has symptoms of conta
, gious or infectious disease, said health exam
: ination to be passed by the medical officer, o
l. in his absence by the captain; that the GREY
in infected ports shall not be allowed on shore
nor be allowed to sleep on deck at night, an,
that they shall besides be made to observe 81
the rules of general hygiene which shall b
prescribed.
!. 8. That the state of health of the passenge
1;,t "a, oo,c o,,d orow oho1l he ronOrfad IN TN
health officer at the Quarantine Station, sub
!, ject to the order of the Board of Health.
T. That each vessel on such voyage shall b
pumped daily clear of bilge water AM
Observation-Disclosures while empty; that al
, baggage and cargo liable to contain infection
: or contagious disease shall be aired and dis
, infected.
: s. That every attention shall be given t
the cleanliness Of the crew and their quarters
the latter to be frequently whitewashed, a
we'll as the hold of the vessel. That all pas
senger baggage be disinfected and exposed t
the air on each passage. That the matches b.
: kept open, and that all parts of the vessel b.
kept in state of constant disinfection.
Il 6. That such disinfectants be used as shall
be prescribed, at the expense of the vessel
and that disinfection shall commence on tn
a vessel leaving port.
. A protracted discussion followed the read
. ing Of the report, which was finally adopte
? unanimously. The committee was continue
in power and instructed to continue their in
9 vestigaion.
7 The following named gentlemen, under
> suspension Of the rules, were elected mem
! bers: Messrs. E. J. Gay, Jr., T. g. Tracy
; P. J. Fazende, J. J. Irby, W. R. Fish, Ed
Heath and Thos. G. Herndon.
Col Henry Lottner, in response to an in
!. vitation extended on motion of Col. ]. M
Sandidge, read very interesting paper o.
!, the commercial relations between the Gul
: ports of the United States and the States {
a Spanish America.
A resolution of thanks was adopted.
q On motion of Prof Forshey the chair wa
! authorized to appoint special committee t
= draw q petition for Congress for sigma
= service on the coast of Mexico.
On motion of Mr.. ]. NJ. Putnam the chat
was authorized to appoint committee to pre-
q pare plan for an equitable and uniform
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