New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-07
A SUGGESTION ny MAYOR GRANT.
he THINKS THE FEDERAL AUTHORITIES oho'"

lie THINKS THE FEDERAL AUTHORITIES sIiooho
PATROL LONG ISLAND SOUND
The cholera problem occupied Mayor gram ia
vided attention yesterday. and he said that nc 'o''
not relax his vigilance in keeping every dep'''. =,
the city government up to the mark IN ehioi''"e w
regulations Of precautOn against the epidehhe'
Mayor was In frequent communication BIZ tciep"vne
with Health Officer Jenkins at Quarantine ana VII"
the Health and Police boards in this city, oo'a"''s
Information OF the cholera situation and giving lhho"'
ton TO officials Of the different departments P'n''
telephone wire from tho Mayors office TO the once o' 'e
Board OF Health added to Mr.. Grants la''''"'"
for communication yesterday. The Mayor ma" 'o"
ference I'm the morning with President WILSON, OF '"e
Health Board: Dr. Frank Ferguson OF the state bos'u
OF Health and President Barker OF the Tax DePa''
ment mt which the manifest ACCESSIBILITY OF separating
the well passengers cabin and Others, from t"oSe
afflicted, discussed more effectively than IL was
being done aboard ship. The powers OF the '''
authorities and OF the Health Officer OF the port III
the matter considered, but nothing was oec'uo"
upon After the conference the MAYOR said:
"The situation remains the same. The disease u a.
bay at Quarantine. The city Is prepared Inc
quarantine arrangements have received the app'o'N'
OF all who have Investigated them. noticed 'h''
the Secretary OF the Treasury Is in the city cosucne
the ACCESSIBILITY Of Federal assistance TO the authorizes
OF the port Of New York. II seems TO me that t'hsS
are so well in hand here that this assistance wonin
very helpful thing In opinion, II the secretary OF
the Treasury would notify the collectors and other
customs authorities Of the Eastern ports. particularly
In Boston and New Haven, TO guard against any danger
OF the entry OF the plague In that direction lhe'
have revenue cutters under their orders cruising III
the waters OF the Fast particularly Long Island sona
guard against the infringement OF the revenue laws
The officers OF these cutters could well be cotheu
with quarantine powers and ordered to intercept all YES
sels found In these waters coming from q foreign
port.
1.-The paper industry OF Connecticut and Massa-
chusetts depends largely upon the foreign market Tor
rags to use as paper making material New-aven, for
instance is port Of entry TO considerable extent
for these rags. The sources OF supply have In the
past Included the tombs Of Egypt. To-day
these RACES from places which ioclude the
squalid districts Of Italy. Their shipment
from that pesthoe Hamburg Is part OF the business
OF that port There Is apparent laxity In this oree-
ton which would Justify the Secretary OF the Treasury
to act In this matter. We can guard with the state
and municipal machinery row In operation and care
for the Lower Bay. but cannot patrol and guard
the whole Long Island Sound and the ports OF entry
In adjoining States.
Il learn that excitement has a eady been caused
by die arrival at New Haven OF cargo OF rags destined
for the paper mills OF Ansonia only yesterday one
OF these rag laden ships with It's disease bearing cargo
arrived In Brooklyn after having sailed boldly through
Long Island sound. She had been unmolested and
unspoken by the revenue officials because she had
duped half OF her cargo Of disease I'm the shape Of
rags AT Boston The Federal authorities should GER
tainly be awakened to action 10y such nm example Hs
lii" A. vet therr has been no occasion for utilizing
The Federal vessels iu the Lower Bay. The police
under the efficient direction Of superintendent byrnrs
ore caring for TINT, aud TO-DAY the situation Is better
tlnn ever. II the Treasury Department would patrol
the sound another safeguard Will be established not
only for New-York. but for the ccuntry.'