New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-08
CERTIFICATES OBTAINED TOO EASILY.
THE HEALTH PAPER SIGNED, ALTHOUGH THE
VESSEL HAD NOT BEEN BOAKpEp
A. r<CpECTOR.


BY AN INSPECTOR.
For oanv years II has been the custom for a
duly authorized person to issue. at No. lo o'enssV,
Certificates of health In behalf OF the heaion oih
OF the port to vessels coming to Ne"-iorh " "'
OF Long Island Sound from Canadian ports .
Porter OF C. w. Bertaux e. Co., Of No. 10 stones..'
said yesterday regarding the Issuing OF hesi'i
Gates from the firms office For ten years ce
have been issued here by deputy hcaith onccr "
vessels coming from Canadian ports ana hh'i"s
clean bin Of health. Mr. Segnn' "ho was
smiths secretary and Is now secretary 10 H.
Jenkins and a deputy has been accustome" |" eoNo ~
here every day and to Issue the oertihca'oS. o"o.
the cholern scare Mr.. seguin has been 70 "usJ ~
Quarantine that he has not been able to get up anu
has deputlzed OF the firm to give the ceronoa'e'
There has never been any charge made put as
masters Of vessels were saved 25 cents by not being
Obliged to 90 to Quarantine, they generally gave
that amount voluntarily. This system was eS-
tabshcd simply for the cenvenience OF ship masters
All vessels coming In by way OF Long lslaiia ooue
from any other than Canadian ports mad 70 so'
health certificates from the health officer himself al
Quarantine. However we have stoppeu issuing ""'
certificates for the present"
some stir has been caused because person Oh
tanned certificate for vessel when has no existence
by merely paving % cents for IT, Coector ehorichS
said he knew nothing about any health ohcc IN o'"he
st. but Deputy Collector j. II. Gunner, OF the Mai1he
at No. 10 oonest established for the convenience OF
soupd going vessels had supposed that that was
sipn,v a headquarters where quarantine Inspector
might he found who boarded vessels coming through
IeI GATE We cannot 20 back Of the returns ana IN
ouIro whether the permit Is signed In blank or ho''
Permits bearing what purpors 10 DC d. 'ehhih'
s,,ruturo have always been accepted, and we under
tood that they were issued only after investigation
The wording OF the permits bears out tlat ldea' H.
from
r IN cone here with permits issued by an olhce boy
and without the vessel ever having peeh poa'"s"'
think II about time for the Federal Government to
% ohorce n, ouarantine and enforce rules ms rgidly
nc they are enforced BY the different departments Oh
tho General Government. Then VIC can investigate
anything suspicious ,.,
A. the Naval Office IL said that for the Heai'h
Officer 10 issue permits without examining vessels was
II violation Of the agreement between the feoci''i an"
.,ot. officers II WIS not believed that Dr. jenkins
was aware that his deputies had trahsao'ou o"'
While a Tribune reporter was in the Naval once once
broker and master Of vcssei Cahe III 70 Sor tbe
hermit there 1t was issued by Dr. Jenhs' lor tne "a,
Pch',ner EttIr Captain Henry d. Cameron, foin sn
Iohn " b. loaded with laths. The captain suu ni n'
,...a was at Twenty seventh -. ana the East L.!Npr
M health officer had boarded her. yet ne helu Dr'
Irukius's certificate that there was no iepivsS III M
loard. and concerning other lac's wain WIZ, LID he ro
De-, learned on Investigation. The captain saiu ne So So
,he permit at Omrantine staten Island III wis as
mnde ont and signed all at once BY Or; Jenns, a. r.
had Yesterday morning gone 10 No. lo Stonest, & iV
~ ne,mIt and had been told that they could not Issue
them there any longer, and had then sohc " "rop O
i"Iand The broker who was with Captain ameroh
~. ,ho e. had long been the for the once
boy at No 10 Stonest. 10 MI out permits ''s"e- "
blank. ~ o...,oa commissioners YES
or,inv Commit ssioner Allen said The matter OF m
Issuance Of health certificates to vessels 9noerns, s,,Sn @
nort Of New York Is which clmes enutelS w'',, m
,ha nroyince Of the Health Ohicer. We have no
jurisdiction in the matter