New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-04
sent back to tho General sessons and expect to try
that case myself at the present tern.'
TO BLOyUP THE QUARANTINE FORTRESS

THE PLAN OF ArTACK-wNEN TuE STRONGHOLD Is
prsMANrLgD THr DEMOCRATS MAY HAVE IT.
ALBANY Jan. (Specia0 Tho Republic ans propose
TO spike the guns and bow up tho powder magazine
of that political enrenchmcnt known az tho duararhe
cstab.,hmcnt Then. II tho Democrats sie Je'irous
OF taking the establishment deprived what they 'on-
slider It's most valuable fcature-the power to exact
enormous campaign cCLtrIbutions-t1o! are velcom>
to IT, Tho first step toward dsmantling the fortress
wer, taken to-day by tho int udctlLn OF bill by Sen
ator vedier lin behalf Of Senator Fassct reducing tho
fees Of tho health officer and placing lin on salary
of $4,000 Thus one baston Of Il fortress. ind,"1
tho Vksburg OF the position. will DO DESTROYED put
another portion of the entrorcnment Will vet remain
intact-that which Is held bv the Quarantine Commis
sioner 1t is proposed to disable this work by putting
In charge of 1t the Mayors of NcwYOrk and BrooMyn
the presidents of the Boards Of Health OF the TWO ces
and the president of the Maritime EXCHANGE.
A bill substituting the city officers for tho thce
present Quarantine Commiss0ners-Thomas =. fiatt'
David W. Judd. and John A. Nchols-wil IL Is saio'
be introduced next week Both the measures ior 'no
dcspomcnt of the quarantine fortress Will DO pusneo
through the Legislature Immediately by the leaders Of
the Republican majority. Every Democrat who has
been nominated for Health officer In tho last threo
wears BY Governor Hill has revecd In the bolief that
II he were confirmed he would have yearly income Oh
SIOO 900 from the office. DR.. Smith showed clearly
the past wlLler that owing to a voluntary reduction
Of fees by him that his income from the Office was
only a little above $cO.OO0-a good income but not
the enormous one attributed to him by the Democratic
newspapers.
Dr. Smith, It is said. has wish to retain the Office
and would resign It now. but that as Republican no
will not surrender position to the Democratic party,
which would be used bv its leaders to anass big
campaign fund for use in the contests or inc ptcsi
dency this fall. But If tho Legislature VIII cut OIL me
fees of the Health officer and thus render IL Impossible
for Democratic Heath Officer to make Dg eon'r9u-
tion the Democratic ampa gn fInd MS 'a then Dr
smith iswllling to " step down and out
senator Vedder's bill was drawn up bv Frank 5.
smith son of DR.. Smith. who may bo presumed to
know precisely the fees now asked az ,S T
reduction or fees Is 50 great that the'c VIII ~ ,c
question whether there VIII be s. een. moHTy ,h ldt Sc
ency is to be made good to the Hea,h s ,.ncer: ,,
obsorvsd from the b that Sa s b onSer SaS Iaree
share Of he EXPENSES OF the 1uaranfin'
from the fees. senat.r Vedder's measure Is given
Mr. Fassetts bill amends tho act Of 1853 defining
the qua''Gca ions duties and 10 v,cs ii Tho "sa'n
Officer Of the Port Of Ncw-york Tho bill fixes the
following fees:
Inspecting every vessel fo :c.eIgn pgts, s.: in,
spcrt n Of ,ry YES 'e from dom.i' pi's s"th :,
Cape Hat teras between May and November OF eacf
year 81 sanitary inspection Of Every Vessel amer ana S dne
Injection of every vessel, $5 but more than two
umgatlons dsinfectIons shall be charged Tor any
une vessel at the same time. ., 4.
For boarding every vessel and giving pratque be-
tween sunset and SUNRISE at the request OF OWNER con-
srnee or master of vessel when such pratqe can oc
cl1en without danger to public health @3. -.
Vaccinations of persons on vessels on ooara a.ch q,
twentv- five cents No charge for tho vaccination oi
any person already vaccinated successfully by the
medical officer of the ship
Added to the disbursements required Of the Health
Officer he shall also ~ the salaries Of tho following
officers and employees DO appointed by the Commits
sloners Of Quarantine:
Secretary of Commissioners Of Quarantine, $l,eoO
superintendent swInburne Hospital ssaOo suPer.n,
icndent Hoffman Island, 81 500; engineer swinDurne
Island, Sl.15O; carpenter Swinburne island. seoO
imndress Swinburne Island, $500 boatman SwnDurnc
| Island, 1850: bOatman Hoffman Island 300
The Health officer shall receive not less than
| $40 900 per annum compensation, and should the
fees fall below that In any one year, the Quaran
tine Commissioners. proof OF It, shall pay the dc
cheney out of the funds In their hands Ihe p
amends section SO of tho act Of 1853, but does nO'
affect the liability Of masters or owners Of vessels un
| der that act
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