The New York herald., 1875-11-25
THE QUARANTINE INVESTIGATION.
DIR. MosHER AND MR.. COMMISSIONER sTEAREs ON
THE STAND.

DIR. MosHER AND Mr.. COMMISSIONER sTEAREs ON
THE STAND
The fight between Or. Yanderpoe Health officer of
the port Of New York, and the Board Of Quarantine
/ Commissioners is waxing exceedingly and anus
ing the outside public well lively with those i'm
modaley concerned.
Yesterday afternoon Or. Jacob S. Mosher Assistant
Health Oficer OF the port appeared in response to
citation from the Assembly Committee on Quarantine
Investigation and testified before Mr.. waehner, who
acted behalf or the committee substantially to the
following cnccts-
The Health ocer derives his revenue from tho fees
of his oflec, accrung account of services to the
shipping and oacia visits on board the vessels also
for umigAton and vaccnation the witness hav-
IND collected any he could tell the annual
of fees he fees regulated by the law OF 1920; the
two steamers gcnion and Nelson X. HopKins)
necessary 10 DO the work well in every emergency,
although under ordinary circumstances they are not
both always required IN al the time; If iRe
Hopkins laid NJ IN the winter ordinarily the Fem
could the work alone but always emergcn-
ccs herecan be question TO the necessity for the
tylriencc of appellate Board OF Commissioners The
S,,..ssntA tAWas asked n the existing laws should be
.msndsa as % conform 70 the practical operation Of
,be quarantine = Al present administered and an
Fxcred. Il shlnK so HSwhen asked II he would mako
any suggestions as tno nature Of alterations in tho
law necessary, be said that IL was in his power to
throw suggestions touching this point but he
would -, 90 20 under oath lie thought that tho dis
crctionAry power
HEALrH oFEIcrR
Of OBTAINING ship fdr the lengthy period Of any days
might be modified a. Il could be made 70 work very
harahy The practicc IN regard 70 vaccination is
ply comply with the law In preventing smallpox pa
tents hon coming ashore and vaccinatng
those whose casos may require tho operation. Tho
quarantine boundaries between the States OF New
YORK aud New Jersey were fixed In the year 1884 by
commission composed of four members from each
state az tbc request oi New Jersey Tho dcmarcation
81 che quarantine boundary line differs from the
geographical limits The steamer Fenion is used for
boarding vessels and carrying The sick There is
additional charge % O. Tor night visit Dr Thomp-
uon aso docs II the boarding duties The depo-
noni collect feca Thosc tor c0asiing vessels
go - ne boarding officer. and the Custom House
cclrea them rom az foreign ships The deponent was
,'is IT. Feuscn used ior collecting ship newsfu
~ collect The shp neNs matter what vessel takes
Al t6,s iuno,uro Quarantine Commissioner stearcs,
Wlo 4 short fnc before had entered thc room observed
that he thought he tentoa wAs used for collecting As.
~ ao.hef 80 ihen directly asked hy Mr steares,
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plogsa og ~ Pgfpose % eolecsing press news The
l never kaew the Frnion 10 leave the dock for the
purluas - collecting news never received any Zee
fuf doing aMa u unt else hMA don't kpOw ~ H.
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to - aat "a small baAlt the distance too great
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