The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-05
QUARANTINE.

YEsTERDAY's SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY CON-
MrrrEE ON COMMERCE. AND NAVIGATION
IMPORTANT TESTIMONY ny DR. vANDERpoELr-
GENERAL M'QUADE's BOLD SUGGESTION.
Albany, April 4, 1874
The Assembly Committee Commerce and Naviga-
ton held meeting this afternoon and took further
testimony the subject OF making quarantine self.
supporting.
Dr. vanderpoei was again examined by Mr. Campbell
IN regard the receipts and cmoluments OF the Health
once He admitted that he sold portion OF the hay
the shty-eght purchased by the state
quarantine burial ground. He only received sa7 for
il, which amount together with money from his
own pocket, he expended improving the
grounds at the Boarding Station. He also
owned steam yacht in 1878. named
the Gertrude, which he leased to the Quarantine Com
missoncrs at $40 day for SIX months moro. There
also money received for the sale Of anchor
and chains, old iron, bottles &c. which went into the
junk account Tho money received from this source
was expended by the Superintendent, Mr. Colvilc, in
the purchase OF engineers and carpenters TOOLS &c,
which hc needed and now the superintendent has
very nne set OF tooix Technically, the sale Of these
articles illegal but the receipts were 50 small that
he did not trouble much about them. The total fees
and emolumcnts received by tho Health Ocer last
we're $50 900 In round numbers and the receipts in
1872 least one-thrd larger; nominally he
ceived sos week for collecting news for
the Associated Press, but. as be paid $25
to man who was placed there a. the
received $40 weekly. That, however, was purely
private matter, with which the State had nothing
do. In reply TO question how many horses he kept
ut the station Dr. vandcrpoel said he had four horses
and yearlng colt, and portion vi the time DR..
Moshcr also had horse there. Tho hay cut did not
exceed fifteen tons, and II that he used
some oil Is for bedding his horses.
The committee then xamIned the Quarantine Com
missoners on the question, Whether Quarantine could
be made sclisustaining They unanimously gave II as
their opinion that II could. At the present time there
an anomaly, AS the Health Uftccr appointed Who
ever he pleased and the Commissioners lad 10 pay
them without having control OF them supervision
them The Commits sioncrs had notified the keeper
and engineer OF Dix Island the keeper Of Hoffman Island
and the keepers Of the Illinois and the Hopkins that
they had funds with which pay their salaries, but
tho Health Dlcer retained them under tho law which
gave him discretion in cases Of emergency The
ments OF tho Health 01iccr last year amounted TO
$55 900, and there reason why the department
could not be made efsustainns the suggestions Of
the commission adopted
In answer 10 n question whether appropriation
would be needed the Commissioners said u the Legs
aturc adopted their plan no appropriation would be
asked for. Otherwise an Appropriation would be re-
CURED There could bc no question as 10 the constu
iionaty OF the commission receiving the well
tho Health Officer, Tor the that tho United
ing their ports and the Commissioners could inspect
well as The Health Officer.
General NcQuade expressed decided preference for
At declaring New York afree port and letting the
there prevent the landing OF any person suffering
from infectious disease and 10 make such regulations
tho protection OF The health Of citizens New
York and Brooklyn as might be necessary. He was Of
opinion that would be advantageous 10 the commerce
OF New York II such a course Was adopted
In all probability the committee will close the testi-
mory tomorrow morning and report the result OF their
Investigations on Friday.