New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-10
QUARANTINE MANAGEMENT.


ANNUAL REPORT or HE CoMMIssIoNKRs-oUARAS-
TINE SHOULD BE LF-sUsTAINING-KEDUCING
FXPENsEs
The Quarantine Commissioners have pre-
scented their annual report 10 the Legislature TheY re-
port for the past year First an unusually healthy sea-
SOM second. quarantine establishment in comliete
ORDER third further reduction IN the cost " tie State
OF care and maintenance.
The Commissioners make the following recommends
tons;
l. That the quarantine establishment be made sells
tanning and that there be further appropriations from
II. That The position OF Health Officer be made sala
ned I'll contrary TO tie genus OF Sul insl.u,ons
tt any prbc oihcIa should receive such vast reyonues
s under the present sYstem accrue 70 the heath O'no'
O, ais port lie should he paid LIBERAL salary com
nenslrsto With the duties aud Responsibilities oil the l-
stlon and theu BOthig whSto'er 10 do VITA the
financial affairs OF quarantine
III Tbar the ices revenues, and emOuments from
board a.. night boarding. tulnSatiOn, Transporting ue
ficF vaccination, and from otter sources OF pr9n ana
t are now absorbed by health officer be
GREATER applied by the commissioners Of QusrtIne TO
fray all tnc exp nses OF quarantine mciudh& ielaue.
~ Thar the ices for board ng az vessels ~ ke within
the pres n rates winch were HxGd by tne l. g''Iu'S III
1920. Wi e. che lumber OF vessels entering tue haipT
Ng small oJntrastel with iator yeas, ana are amply
" ist the quarantine boats belonging the State be
prohibited nom engaging in .ON--o or any private
commercial BIS ness or enterprise. ,.-
That AL restrictions upon vessels com
Ing from DO esiic ports Oe removed.
definitely Xed by law, and hat the finga lon rates be
f3uoed present charges onc-haf for hlgs, SHIPS
VII. That al quardnt ne onteIs' oIh"lais ana en-
Tlces be prohibited under severe penalties from having
any pecuniary interest directly or indirectly h tO"ax",
* ielos' ovTi oi'ST' od os eV ~ bVend NJ.
~ That tie bu ldes dc, Clifton. which, together
VT aipd i,uahces IuintuIo &C. L'1Ne cost t'e - 20
o. ono res Gcncc aud Tie dock. ana the quar-
oeeasied ara unused HOLMAN isaGd. which
has cost tho State several hundred thousand DOL
igs, ana w.ch was originally inte1 led TO become the
Headquarters. ard that sI acres OF tins property which
is unemployed aud VI no avau enOuld ID auy event
&c dispose 0i and the IuCn turned over 10 LIE sato
x Inal the STATE propatv at seguine's Point known
IS me Quarantine bl4i Ground lid eolhpIlsihg s0I5
acres, be Immediately sold, WIN Tue exception Oh IL
XII That the clauses in Supply bills OF yari w years.
Transferring tie powers OF Comm ssOners To Health
viic the state should not properly be ciarsedbie be
repealed
The report states during tho past year only 1913
vessels arriving in quarantine reported sickness OH
beard esther Cho passage in port There wero only
ovesses with Lpox aud with ship ever on board
The total aoant Of the quarantine payos for the year
was $40. $50 The Commissioners say
These were larger figures than We deem necessary.
clause, however, inserted IN TIE supply bill III the last
hours OF the Legislature 1870 nnDekO~h W lIe Ilen
Commission gave the Health Ocer power 10 select az
many he might desire. This has prevented our
disussiny employees who not deemed essep tial 10
TIE aud Maintenance Of QUARANTINE We nave,
ground that tloy IsrforIni dules which were not
properly chargcbe 10 the stale. bai slonld 10 pad Tor
by the Heath Ocer out Of BIS emOuineBs Tic finances
OF the Department are III satisfactory condition the
Office expenditures OF the COMMISSIONERS during the past
three years, oOgLTasted Will the three years nnuIcdl
atcly preceding, show saving Of $4,000 II CORE
syOndng reductions nave lot taken place IN other pOr
tons of the esabls ment it been due 10 TACT
that have been prevented by supply il clauses iiVn
having fun cOn'Toi OF tho annual appropriations
MORE MONEY FOR TIE BROOKLYN BRIDGE
At meeting of the East River Bridge trus-
tees yesterday, biz OF Moore MADDEN for $1,000
for stone was authorized TO DO paid The report of tie
Secretary showed that Jan. l. 1876 the total
Received had 9Gl 537 90. aid the total amount
expended 10 g62,4O7 52 Tho account in tine Atlantic
State Bank had been oyerdrawn ~ 100 49, and balance
remained m the treasury Of 1899 -. The Liabilities on
contracts, certificates OF indebtedness aud interest 10
Jan. 10 amount 10 S543,lll 81. Henry g. Murphy wEo
presided, said that 1t time energetic action
should taken the matter OF tao BRIDE and the work
resolved that further rqsitOn DC made upon Brooklyn
iOr sl,GgOOVO and upon hew York for @5VUVOO W Us
paid on March l. 1876
THE NATIONAL TRorTING TURF ASSOCIATION.
The National Association for the Promotion
OF the Interests Of the American TrOtng Turf opened
their biennial meeting yesterday afternoon the
House. In absence Of the President Aunasa Sprague,
Charles Hutchinson occupied the chair In his written
address Association, the President called
the necessity OF perectng and enforcing the rules Of
the Association. Judges tho sta"d should be selected
for their ability and honesty Many evils had
OF defective rules and imperfect administration had
the Board OF Appeals the appreciation Of the
ton good worz Finally he surrendered his trust
OF President Of the Association. which he had beld
for six years. The members present represented
IL parks In Hew-York. 10 In Illinois. two in
the District OF Columbia, and eight In Penn
syysna. Reports were submitted showing that
I62 parks 70 the United States aud two IN Canada be-
l.V n In maxi lkLn