The New York herald., 1876-02-10
QUARANTINE.

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS.
The Quarantine Commissioners have made their an.
nusl report to the Legislature The following is sum-
mary thereof-The report says that the past season
has been unusually healthy that tho Quarantine estab-
lshment is in complete order, and that further reduc-
ton IN the cost OF maintenance has been made and
then goes on TO say
For the present year we make the following
fir-That the Quarantine establishment Of the mort Of
ScoaqNT1at there he mo- nrbsr
state for The care and manenanee this estabshgien
Foart-Tlat the fees revenues and cmoluments which
fnmigaton, transporting the sick aud from
S he eSh o Be applied aas 1rs g. nHw %
soners OF Quarantine TO deay all the expenses uaran
T-That the boarding all vessels e kept within
1890 the number OF vessels entering the arSor was
small contrasted with later years, and amply sum-
SIThat the Quarantine belonging to the State be
prohibited from engaging "a towage or in any private com
Sernh-That all unnecessary restrictions upon vessels
coming from domestic ports be removed
Eghth-lhat the rates Tor fumgaon be definitely liked
for brss shps barSs and schooncrs and wothrdS
Ninth-That the rates for vaccination be fixed by law
Toh-Iha all Quarantine officers officials aud employees
MARY interest directly Indirectly, in towage ghierage.
eooperaSe or sievedorng and IRON receiving any revenues
and whatsoever beyond the salaries fixed by the
fcreNM-lhat the buildings. &c, at Chiton. whch TO-
gether with appuenanccs furniture &C. have cost the state
nearly $l70UO be sold by said Commissioners, with the
exception of residence and the do k and the Quaran
tine hoadqrarterbe transferred the unoccupied unused
thousand dollars and which originally intended to be-
come the headquarters
14eb-1hat six OF this property, Which is
empoyed and OF no avail should in event be disposed
Of and the money turned the State Treasury.
Thft'cnt-Ibat the State property at Seguns Point,
known as the Quarantine Burial ronnd and comprising
some ioryeght be Immediately sold by the Land
Commissioners, with the exception of twelve acres
foUeenh-Ihat the clauses IN supply bills Of various
lSSO
Officers and compelling the payment of with
which the State should not properly be chargeabe be
peaed.
During the past yea only BPS vessels arriving in Quaran
reported sickness board either the passage in
port There were but nine vessels with smallpox and four
with ship fever board One smallpox patient died the
and only eight sent TO hospital There
only four of ship fever in all The arrangements for
the and treatment of all diseases. which at time
severely the skill of the Quarantine
thorities, ample and satisfactory
The report sets forth IN crtenSo the why the
Health officer should be given salary, and also the
revenues collected by that official under the present
system showing that fees Tor fumigatng vessels have
been raised from $l2 to SO for steamers and for other
vessels in the same proportion The fees for vaccina
ton alone are said TO amount to over SIS 900 year.
The report also alleges that the State annually ap
propratcs from $50 600 500 600 TO pay the running
expenses OF Quarantine, while the revenues from other
sources, mentioned above, are absorbed by the
Health Officer.
The report after giving history of Quarantine from
its trst establishments closes as folowsThe Commis
are confident that II the Legislature sL5uid
not See lt to adopt their accommodates 10 make
Quarantine sclfsusalnlng. but the contrary should
continue the Health Officer in the enjoyment OF his
large revenues, they Will ue enabled in the future 10
elect Sill greater reduction in expenses and thus obv
ate the necessity for appropriations such as have been
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