The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-14
SANTOS COFFEE Is LET In.
BOdRD OF HEALTH SUDDENLY
CHANCES ITS GROUND.

Coffee From Ships Actually Infected BY
Plague Must He Rossted Before IL I.
Released, but q. to Other shipr DR.. Doty's
Pass At Quarantine IL Good Enough.
BY a vote OF four TO one the Board OF Health
passed resolutions yeste rday that are taken as
complete backdown from the boards former
decision to bar out coffee from Santos for fear
OF the plague. The dissenting vote was sun
posed TO have been cast by President Murphy,
but none OF the Health Commissioners will
toll. The votes OF this body are private bust
ness. The resolutions. copies OF which were
mailed to all coffee dealers and shipowners
Interested yesterday. were as follows
Whereas. The Board OF Health. having consid-
ered az the facts having reference to the exist
all the persons who. desired TO lie heard In ref
erence thereto and having given due consid-
70 the board that the G nied States RreSsnry
DEPARTMENT has formulated certain rules and
nSIo for the conduct oi the health
gor and Board HeatS d sssa sSs,
q sr ns r asHn q hat so Hsoe Sses
g pr:Sssss pS.;!SS 2 z the Sc e
siiF'Ss m B0'5 I'd. Of The Heath :sl
hereafter come therein upon vessel or . Sesses
that have not received n clean Bill OF health
from their port OF clearance. shall he. subjected
md such sdd6Sss 70 sHnsa ~
Pr aus es al h ars
case where the Health 0ficer Of tho rort sbaii
certify cH in writing to this Board OF Health that
this Board Of Health do further preseribe ~ and
REQUIRE that the coffee arriving shall after Il Is
ons Referred to- Be nS To
S sy p me Port .hs Pss as ae
", 70 thi, board that the Sessei from from
feeted during her passage nor had any case Us Of
said passage nor Gurns the 'a tIm ner o OF hsF
detention 10 quarantine. Provided further.t that
tous disease tpsguei on her during her ' ioup.
ney, or was Infected at the time OF her arrival
or during the time Of her detention Ia. auaran-
banging In which the same 10. ana shall be
conveyed under the jurisdiction Of this Board
to be DURING ali " wheh TIM. sane The
ssTs shoil Pc under the observation and
caused sa.
done at such place az In his Judgment may be
qqeemed safe and proper Tor such disposition.
Resolved. That upon compliance with tho
foregoing requirements. the President OF this
BOARD be and IL hereby authorized to issue the
necessary permits to carry the same into effect
The Health Com missioner declined to discuss
the resolutions with reference to their april.
cation to any particular case. but Secretary
dolderman OF the board and Sanitary Super
Dillingham; said that all coffee on
ships that were not infected would be admitted
as soon as II had been passed by Dr. Doty and
coffee on ships that had been infected. the ]. |
W. Taylor for instance. would be admitted az
ter 1t had been exposed on open lighters at
quarantine as required by DR.. Doty, and after
the coffee bags had been burned and
the coffee itself roasted while still nm
der the Jurisdiction OF the Health Board,
The Health Board has not yet made any ar
iraneements or secured any place for the roast
;, II. L. Joyce OF the Manhattan Lishteraee and
Transportation Company appeared before the
board yesterday and asked II no might re-
move his eight lighters. to which the cargo
from the Lassell has been transferred 10 Erle
Basin for shelter. No action was taken on this
petition. as the relief asked for Is provided for
In the resolution.
DR.. Doty. who has recently been In Washing
ton In consultation with the Marine Hospital
against the plague at all Atlantic ports. said
Yesterday that q system had been practically
adopted and would soon be promulgated. The
main point OF difference. DIR. Doty added. be-
tween the proposed regulations and those
which had been In force at his station was in
reference to the time OF required exposure OF
days; Under the new system the time limit
will DO seven days