The New York herald., 1877-03-02
FACILITATING COMMERCE.


LAws-A BOARD OF APPEALS TO BE EsTAB-
LIsHED-usE OF y-sTEAM ON THE BELT LINE
RAILROADS.
An unusually large number oil members OF 'heCh
Der OF Commerce attended the regular mon'hi! mee'
ing of tLis body yesterday afternoon a, WHICH MI
Samuel d. Babcock, the President occupied the cha'
Alter reading and adopting the minutes OF the ias'
session reports from committees were called for
The Executive Committee offered a resolution ro-
questing the President to appoint committee OF
five members with power TO arrange for the losth an
uual dinner Of the Chamber, to be held on the I'D o
May This gave rise to some debate which was cut
short by a motion OF Mr. Sinclair Tousey to lay the
subject on the table, and u was SO ordered.
coDirlcArioS AND AMENDMENTS
Mr.. Solon Humphreys, chairman OF special CON-
mittec appointed a the last meeting TO codiiy and
amend existing laws relative to quarantine. reported
that IN conjunction with committees from other CON-
mcrcial bodies, thcy had compiled ana amended the
laws bearing upon this subject in force FOR the
past twenty -hvc years
The draft of bill reported by the committee Is en-
titled "An act establishing and regulating quarantine,
and defining tho qualifications and duties and powers
OF the Health officer OF the harbor ana port OF New
York" ana contains thirty-h sections, number OF
which comprise many as twelve clauses. The whole
eleven closely printed pages. and with the ex-
ccpton OF two new sections The balance arc merely I'M
prOvcments on axisting enacmcnts.
Section No. Is deals altogether with tho Health
officers department, aud reads as follows:-
s Health e.s any for .s The % Ss
charge Of cargo or merchandise rom vessel under
Se s.nm.hD ." majority owner Or eoSssnes OF the
% sSs ss sas ss .s%s
iaboers as he may advssbe discharge tho same
@ sS
and pass board the the
nd hers
and restrictions ,eisrense sd Lighters: Ish.srmen
cssary impose for the protection Of the public healt
% n' ay q,
ccted by him or them Is permitted TO 20 alongside a or On
approved form amount! suSsnncs and suesncy OF
tons and rs.tctlons the Health Officer shall deem
cases where public mails other baggage
% S be
vessel eth by himself h. duly constituted agent. to go
he empoy for tha. purpose and receive
the ssms TO their dss,nason subject howsveI sac
and and Of he yuSc
WHAT THE NEW LAW PROPOSES
Mr. Humphreys explained the meaning oil tho pro-
visions OF this act 10 be not only guarantee against
law It will enable merchants and ship owners TO en-
ploy their own stevedores, coopcrs, &C., aud at tho
same time the health laws will DO the more respected
as additional safeguards are provided and those who
employ their help can DO held responsible TO the
In regard TO tho other new section No 2S, sought
TO be made law Mr.. Humphreys stated that
under the present laws the Quarantine Commissioners
act as Board of Appeals In all cases whero quar-
antne or sanitary matters oi tho bay are IN ques.
uon Tho new section guards against this ana
takes in tho President of the Shpowncrs Association
ana the President Of the Health Board. He mad no
objections whatever to The administration ol Dr. van
derpoe as health officer from whose decision very
occur In that office under subsequent ADMINISTRATIONS
1t would be better TO have law which would provide
ttnp pnf&1a
edtcts In addition, DR.. vanderpoe and the Quaran-
tine Commissioners heartily approved OF this meas
The new clause reads as iollows:-
recion q the Health oiSsr appeal shers,,o% to the
Appeal shall bc of President OF Commits
Association and the Board Of Health Of the
city OF New York such appeal may be taken by serving
the order from he srOuna. Of sash sppea
shall be prescribed by said Hoard Appeal make
in wri.in said Board Stain; the sronnds upon which
shall .hersnpo1 proceed in to near . xnd
ar msy e decision or 40
their decision thereof shall be ansi II they shall
s'i the flsslsS % ossr
such ORDER and in all cases where the Health
,. any e,
refuse Z. other sa ps% sn 1" ns oass
Notice the
msdasey cali mss.ns q said Board and until SAID
sion or direction complained of shall be suspended.
Tho report was unanimously adopted and the CON-
mttee instructed to take the necessary steps to nave
tho same presented by the Legislature, and II possib
to have the proposed codicatons become law az
s00n as possible
Mr. James p. Wallace, chairman OF the committee
appointed by the Chamber OF Commerce confer with
committees from other commercial bodies In regard e
the use Of the belt line for freight purposes submitted
the Chamber IN reference TO the RESOLUTION
originating in the conference and now pending before
the Common Council, which would permit the various
railroads termnatDs in the port OF New York to run
freight drawn bv dummy engines over tho rails
OF the Belt Line Railroad between the hours OF seven
O'Clock In the evening and six O'Clock in the morning
from the LIST OF October to tho LIST OF April" The
committee s Of opinion that the hour for beginning
such traffic should be changed TO nine O'Clock In the
evening After dwelling upon the immediate neces
sty competing with other cities IN this respect the
report concludcs-
The Belt say they have full in thci
switches turnouts the piers and
and q al. al os % re
business referred g shall be offered TO them they have the
needed urnout dnmmy engines and do whatever
else business require. Your committee offer fo
"Resoived Tha, the Of during the nigh. fo
and % Ssl e the snS
Nmw YoRK, Feb. IA, 1877.
| Colonel william Borden suggested the amcndmcn
the resolution forbidding the railroad companies
allow any DIlcd or empty to remain on the tracks
and q urther amendment to the ordinance now before
the council authorizing such use OF the railroad only
between the hours Of nine 7. NJ and six A. NJ. Afte
| which the report was adopted.
| HARBoR MASTERS AND SURVEY
Captain Blunt offered resolution calling upon Gov
ernor Robinson not to appoint any Harbor Master un
les he was seaarng man. and IN case His Exceenc!
should not heed the request to solicit the Senate no
| TO confirm such a nomination. The resolution wa
adopted also another from the samo gentleman re
quesng the Legislature to provide means for contnu
| ing the survey Of the state.
| The Chamber hcreupon adjourned.
| SAVE THE CHILDREN.
| The Board OF Managers Of the Now York Society 70
the Prevention OF Cruelty to Children met yesterda
afternoon at No. $50 Broadway, Thomas c. Acton In tn