The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-03
THE QUARANTINE DISPUTE.
DAVID W. JUMPS TERSTON or THE
ORIGIN or THE TROUBLE.

Tho Health Omcer'- ATTEMPTS to Assume the
Power of the Commission - An OnlcinI
whose Fees Alnnc are 100000 Year.
Mr. David w. Judd, Treasurer of the
Quarantine Commission, when asked yesterday
to explain the meaning ~ the talk about Quarin-
tine methods. answer d: at means that tho
present. Health OHlcor wants to abolish this
toard and conceutrite all power in his own
hands, and be left virtually without any check
or restraint"
Reporter-why do you infer THAR
MIR. Judd-wc don't infer II, we know II; while
ho has adToitly kept out OF sight he has been
the power behind the Assembly Committee APP
pointed 10y the last winters LEGISLATURE, which
has just recommended that the Quarantine
DO rd be abolished Tho ide "a. II not portion
Of the language Of the majority report on his
and the bill al olshing us, presented by the COM
mittee, IL his bill with some sections added
n n b 1t for the support OF the mcr, hnnts. We
intend that he shall come out from behind
this committee and sauarelv ct the issue
int he has raised with the Commie ,ucrs Last
season We refused to pay frnm the state nppro-
ration OF nitv thous nd doll IRIS for cert lin cu-
ploy es n ne ground that they were doing hla
ur'va'c work. or hat the legislature DID not in
tend that the state should paw for them. lie
gl-p dccliuci to ray for the repairs ~ ne boat
Irnt,n, because in addition to bnariing she was
cunning money fnr the Health ON e. In pri-
Natc commercial enterprise. lherrupon lie went
hett r. the Ass M " tnVc-ttEattng committee,
and our old ficrd cx-Gov. Alvori, who has
| lotcd To the Doctors legislation ever since he
became llellth Olircr. sccmin ~ devoted htm-
srlf to -hN wing that he commission should be
aholi- he'd. The committee. with one exception,
reported in favor of the anulishment OF the
hoard. The exception WIS the Hon. W.
IT, Gcdu"y, WHO In the minority report
recommended that the Commissioning pay
from the fees which arr now retained by the
Iic IN officer all tue cxpcn-es Of q iarIntine,
aud thus dispense with the annual dratt upon
the state. The ropriatton fer Quarantine Il
from nity To sixty Thousand dolitrs. We pfy
the expenses Oi the Quarantine commission
{ nlce, which are less than si0O, and the rest u
the Gpprot Ration IL expended down the NY
dire 'tN or indirectly Tor thu Health Officers
benefit. In rrcSious years the expenses ~ the
com missions once has RANGED from $1,000 to
$1,000 annually paid from this APPROPRIATION.
Wien we came In we cut down these expenses
g. less an 5000 annually, thereby saving dur
ING the three We r., as contrnstcd with the three
Ir,yilus years, $4,000 This was not saved to
the state. because the appropriations have been
VA up every year. That u to = ". whatever we
have saved In our once the Health Onlcer has
corsrmed In his demands upon MS We have
done all The SAVING and he has correspondingly
extended.
R,ooricr who gets the fees and pera,isltes ?
NJ. Judd-All 20 To the Health onicer, and
past three We ~, nave been treasurer of the
board. and know that not dollar has accrued
To the Commissioners he,ond their salaries.
Reporter-WhHt 40 some 81 these fees, rcve-
MUGS and requisites which YOU say the Health
Nr. I'D We respectfully recommended to
| the inveSt igaiinC committee last November hat
! th,y uscert IN what they were, bv calling pc tore
them e. test f.. the Health Officer. his dcpuftes,
| the supctiutt udeuts who collect, and the ship
! owners and merchants who p1v tie oils. toye-
! thcr with the employees who perform TIE fu-
riirati ln and other lahOrs for which the H. I'M
| OGicer receives the rcruueration. We wanted
! these facts to show Tn tour proposition TO make
Quarantine seli-s stain = was feasible Inc ma
irtty Of the committee iii not act upon our sug-
| rcstion. MIR. Geducy looked into TIE subject A
| little and compares the revenues In his minor
| orify report. "a being about $4,000 annually.
| lney are derived In boarding tn-egn and coast
| wise sSels IT IN night boarding, iumlgaupn,
trans rftug ck. vLtciuattr ~. ana private conn
| uier tal enterpiises. The revenues for boarding
foreign sscls or thevoar lS,lC he only returns
| have ref, 70 mo Just now were between $4,000
AID $500. The ices Tor boarding coastwisc
| vessels are heavy, "a are the charges for fumi-
| So while Or. Wais r. for many years Assistant
liealtn Officer. ties iled. in 1872. th't one man
! could fumt.ate ufty vessels a dav with nftecn
cent? wrrtn u ~ atsrial. All these fees 90 u
| the IA -alth on 'er. mere = mistaken impress
ttNn that tie position Il tommlssil ner ia n lu-
crstive one. IL does not weld dollar beyond
| the salary Fixed hv tie LEGISLATURE. think the
| prc-ent Health Officer realizes more from ms
OH q than any prrdc cessor while he has no ia
terest III iightefage aud stevedoring, lie nc ains
the ,arge extra lees for fnmigatinE, night board
tlg. g.. which under previous Health Officers
tnt sSi-. nis lad mru had ~ part, aud tneN
more than make M for MIA; his pre' &c ,ssur'
received rom tuwdGc. &c., wnich tue mcrrh mt
comp,ain-d they should nave tue privilege o
Reporter vi at else does the Health ONCE
Mr. Jud g. Res,donces aud grounds for him.
self ana assist nts' whicn; NJ, ~ niture, &c.
~ II alth OAcer !. ga AIRED ono, We thin
q l. now those oI ne Collector surveyor an'
| y ya Oficer The Collector receives Sl2.ipl.
Eo,urter-ls THIS tho ntst attempt 10 doohal
the ardi
before 81 Ull u tue Health OMcer VS. INTRO
cue, d in the sen te, tran iorrns all our power
% hun. The msHe ~ 20 oi IN
\ scmnly q tue COWmis~i1ners TOR az ran lh-
wcrc gwen direct TO the Health Onicct by
: nae amendments which. however. failed. IL
| 1876. the Lt -1sl.ture designated the MAYORS a
Ncw \ urk and BROOKLYN, aud the Commission
ors OF Qu lantne IS board consuuc' in
the rtIici III uds down the tay. In 1873,
81 use IN the Supply hill wiped out tins board
and conferred tl is powers upon the lie IL
Onicer, and tho balance que o. s2oOO wi
turned over q him. Su seqltntly. toe Assem-
, bly, passed "A TN designating the Governor, Com
uis-ioueis, and II, dtn Ohccr - a board
Health Odic,r was ofterward substituted, bu
was not carried. In $50, "A clause m the suppl
bull which He'd. wiped out The eleven trustee
e the Seamaus Retreat, and substituted th
Health Oficcr ia tueir pl zee | saouli not
SURPRISED ans day - see a onA Introduced !
, | tongrn-s auulisuIug the office Of secretary &
the Navy, and C., n crrinc all his power UPON III
Health officer OF the pot - New YORK. ,,.
Report T-bt the investigating Goa mite
2 make auN charge I mal.dministratiOn vi otne
wise inst me Commissioner,
Mr. Judd Not IL word was sdid or Intimate
against the board. One Of the present COmni
| sioutr- vas appontcd at the solicitation of 1.
. merchants OF New iorh, VINO nad preyious
la ions thanking hiM Tor the p, rNices rendcre
a | the COZ mercidl interests Of " oTk IN b
} ! efforts to reform the manifold and grave ADJUST
= which have So long existed All the Comm
. siuIers we're confirmed with great unanlnity
, | the !, nate. Ihe shin OwneIe Association Sci
resolutions (un nlmously adopted) To Albar
| protesting against such step wi en- preyloI
: effort wds made to abolish Tue board, and whe
l ! GOV. DIX retired, the same association sent Ill
, | cnsr, ssed resolutions Of thanks containing III
! ! sentence: " he tOmmis sinners Of Quarlntif
Z who nave been placed in charge bv y.u ~ tn
| most IMPORTANT branch OF state gONCrnnei
J | have proved To- be gentlemen of high cnareoL
I and Thoroughly qualified Tor their dulles
h VIM l.. Is. oteHts, President OF the Board, WI
was sitting in the room, Was keu whether d
. conculrcd IN tue above. lie replied :" iui
| endorse every word which Mr.. judd his said
A STORY ONLY HALF TOLD.