The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-20


thing appcrta. ming % che station The
quarantine officer was given "a steno-
graphic report % the statements o. the
several complaining masters OF vessels
and was called upon 20 give a written
answer 60 same. While the board was
there O. had "a practical Illustration OF
me uls.nfectlou % textile fabrics. the
steam cylinder being charged. clothing
being placed therein. and the temporarily
put several degrees higher than j. orli-
uartly done. ana upon opening the cylin-
der 10 Was found that no Injury resulted
20 the textile fabrics whatever We ind
that on account OF the harbor regulations.
compelling us 10 carry ballast TO the ex-
tent - between f00 ami So feet. that there
Is delay which IS unavoidable. We nnI
also that there are certain piing ncces-
sary 10 the wharves. and certain improve
ments that are necessary al the end OF
the runs" which are provided for in the
Follow ne report submitted Oy the city
engineer. and in this connection We beg
that authority bee given SO that these re-
pairs may hc made at once;
savannah. July n. tS6-Hon. Herman
Myers, Mayor. SRI have the honor 90
report that I have examined the wharf
and tramWays at the quarantine station
on Long Island. Ga. and would respect
fully recommend the following repairs:
4 cluster Of three CD piles Cfor mOoriug
purposes 20 be driven near eastern end OF
wharf; two 81 cluster of three 80 piles
each at or near western end. and three 90
single piles. hack Of wharf four ca single
plies, and la wharf, three CD mooring piles,
total 10 piles. Repairs TO tramways VIII re-
quire about four thousand $4,000 feet D.. m.
2 inch plank, and ten O0l pieces OF lumber
80 feet long six 90 inches by six 90 inches
seventeen 40 fender piles need refasten-
ing (bolung). / am. very respectfully.
w. j. VIM. CITY Engineer
From statements made by the masters
OF vessels and from the statement % the
quarantine officer, as well as from our own
personal observation. we DO not find the
charges sustained in any particular. eX-
cept in so far as is concerned the necessary
improvements TO the ballast runs andthe
piling for the wharves. We find the quar-
ters for the sailors perfectly clean, and
that there is ample room Tor the accom-
mediation Of sailors and officers, excepting
ships of extraordinary large size, but ar
engagements can be made for such vessels
during the process OF fumgation.
In the matter Of complaint as TO oil skins
being ruined by sulphur fumigaton, the
board requested the master of a vessel
then at the station to bring out his oil
skins that had been exposed to the fumes
of sulphur for As hours, and upon examina-
ton they found that the fabric had not
been injured in the slightest by discOlora-
ton or in any other way.
Much has been said in the public print
about tho detention OF vessels at the Sa-
Vannah quarantine station. Quoting from
the Sanitary Abstract" a bulletin which
Is IS. ned from the bureau Of the marine
hosphlie. arvice at Washington, we find,
when comps. ring detenti0ns of vessels az
Savannah wit those OF Brunswick. Mo
bile and other SOL thern ports. that sailing
vessels dscharginge ballast are detained
from three to FIVE daya niger at any 9th
err port. To particularlze, we Win quote
that the French brig Geotg g Valentine
arrived at quarantine station lt Bruins
wick on June 3, and was released on June
p. The Spanish brig Chanito. a vefx email
vessel evidently from her rig. and w., y a
very small amount Of ballast on hand,
faatr In Nha nj
Gath. The Spanish brig Alfredo arrived
June 10 and was released June "a. At the
Mobile station the Norwegian bark Camp
bell arrived May 81 and was released June
49, British bark Zebina Gondez was de-
tanned from June 70 June 20; British ship
George T. Hay arrived June and was re-
leased June %; Holland ship Highlander
arrived June and was not released up TO
June a. We would like to give statistics
from Charleston, but as Charleston quar-
antine station reports no transactions for
thirty days. we can give no statistics or
that point; but other southern quarantine
stations, as reported, show detentions OF
from thirteen TO twenty-three and TWEEN.
ty-four days II Is not on record that We
have ever detained at the Savannah quar-.
antine station, at least within the past
year any vessel longer than fourteen OF
fifteen days, the case OF the British bark
Veruna, which remained al quarantine
station twenty days, excepted, this ves-
sci being allowed to take on 600 barrels
of rosln at the station.
The board calls attention TO the fact
that while our quarantine here has been
considered very onerous and hamper TO
commerce. we would like to call the atten-
ton of city council to the fact. and some-
thing that we can prove that we duaran-
tine only against places, countries and
ports which are known 10 be infected, OF
which cannot prove that they are not In
fected; but we go great deal further
than any other port and do not dharan-
mi We afu oil
attention to the fact that while we do not
quarantine against Jan.aica and the island
of St Thomas. other ports do IL right
along. We further call your attention
to the fact that the United States gov
eminent, throug the marine hospital SER
vice, has laid down rules and regulations
which are followed strictly to the letter
at the Savannah quarantine station.
The board feels constrained 10 say that
1t has every confidence in the integrity
and ability of DIR. Linley We feel that
he has In no way treated any one unciVilly
or impolitely. On the contrary we be-
leve that he Is working for the best in
terests of the city, and treats everybody
with due consideration and facilitates the
work at the station with dispatch compati-
BILE with the best interests of the city, and
we not only exonerate him from the
charges made against him, but commend
his work as being that of an intelligent
oificial conducting its quarantine service
chairman BOaru OF sanitary COMMITS
sioners.
Savannah, Ca, July Il, 1870 the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city Of sa-
vannah: conference.-the special COM
mittee appointed by his honor, the mayor,
in pursuance of a resolution adopted In
council May IS, 1896. directing that said
committee investigate and report as to
certain alleged sales of scrap iron, ma
nure, etc, by city employees, begs leave
to report that It has investigated the
charges against Messrs. w II. Peck, SUI
perintendent of the erematory, and p. o.
Rogers, superintendent Of the 0. T.. NJ. de-
partment, as contained in the letter Of
Mr.. William Kehoe.
The committee has also made other in
vestigations of departments wherever 1t
seemed that city property had been sold
and no returns made therefor to the city
treasurer
A stenographic report Of the evidence
adduced In the course Of the estigation
is herewith submitted as a part of this
report.
From the evidence the committee finds
that Mr.. Rogers made certain sales of
scrap iron from the crematory from which
he derived a pecuniary benefit The COM
mittee also finds that these sales were
made, and revenue derived, by and with
the consent Of Alderman Falligant, chair
man Of the committee on health and GEM
etery, said committee on health and GEM