The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-26
THE QUARANTINE OFFICE.
UNCLE SAM HAS BEEN ASKED TO
TAKE CHARGE OF ALL
SUCH MATTERS.
DR.. w. M. LAWLoR AND THE CREW
OF THE PERKINS TO BE OUT
OF A JOB.

Just as soon as the United States Gov
eminent is ready to take action the State
Quarantine Office in San Francisco will be
abolished and the surgeons of the United
States Marine Hospital service will take
charge of affairs. Governor Budd is in
favor of the change, as it will save the
graphed to Washington on the subject and
favorable answer is expected every day.
The action doing away with State quar-
antine officer was taken by the Legislature
which has just adjourned. Assembly
joint resolution IL provides:
That our Senators in Congress be instructed
and our Representatives requested to urge
upon the Secretary OF the Treasury that the
department assume entire control OF the mari
time quarantine service at the port ofSan Fran
cisco.
Assembly bill 627 aims at separating the
quarantine service of San Francisco COM
pletely from the present municipal author
tiles and in conformity with the Joint reso-
luton places it under the exclusive con-
troll OF the Federal Government. With
this end in view section 5000 of the Political
Code is amended by emitting all reference
to the quarantine officer among the APP
pointees of the Board of Health, and sec
ton 30l0 is amended by leaving out the
salary of the quarantine officer. Other sec
tons governing the conduct of the quar-
antine office and quarantine tug are re-
pealed and the State Board of Examiners
is authorized to sell the steamer Governor
Perkins as well as all property belonging to
the State heretofore used by the quarantine
officer.
The people who will be most affected by
the change are Quarantine Officer Dr. VIII
liam NJ. Lawlor and his office clerk Cap
tain John Mcfarland, Engineer R. Couzins,
Mate P. MCGOWAN and deckhand on the
quarantine steamer Governor Perkins.
They are all Republicans, and when a
Democratic Board of Health is appointed
theey would all have been compelled to re-
sign in any event.
The Government of the United States
has all the appliances at hand for a thor
oughly equipped service. 1t owns a sta
ton on Angel Island, where over a thou
sand people can be comfortably quaran-
tined. The place is now in charge of DIR.
Peckham of the Marine Hospital service,
and he is ready to take up the duties of the
office at moments notice. The Govern
ment also owns the quarantine cutter
Sternberg, which is fitted with all the mod
ern appliances for fumigating ships 1t
will thus be seen that Uncle Sam is pre-
pared at all points, and as soon as the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury instructs Surgeon
General Wyman Of the Marine Hospital
service the Sternberg will be put in COM
mission.
II have very little to say on the
subject" said DIR. Lawlor yesterday.
IF the Governor signs the bill and
the Secretary of the Treasury accepts
the offer why l suppose the Per-
kins will be sold and the State quarantine
office abolished. One thing must not be
forgotten, however. If the State has been
paying $1,000 for quarantine service it has
been collecting over $4,000 year in dues.
However, If the Legislature is satisfied l
have no complaint to make"