The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-25 00:00:00

confirmed

motion of Edgar to a lauding clerkship. in the marine
department, the sub-committee recommended that £65 be
granted for the purpose of testing an experiment to light the
Saudon graving-docks with an electrical light by Mr.

Mr. LITTLEDALS said that Mr. Steite was quite sanguine
in the matter,, and if the experiment were successful the

saved to the

it the experiment were suc-
cessful the cost of the light would be much less, while the
light itself would be much better than gas.
The recommendation was adopted.

TT observed that

The sub•committee also produced an estimate of the cost
of placing two signal balls on the Albert warehouse and the
Victoria tower, amounting to £B3O, and reported that they
could not recommend that the suggestion of the observa-
tory committee on the 21st of last September should be car-
ried out.

The CuAIRMAN said that the committee were of opinion
that the signals would be of no use to vessels in the river,
that might be waiting to get out. To the vessels in the
docks they would be no use, as when going into dock they
sent their, chronometers either to the; makers or to the obser-
vatory to be regulated.

The HARBOUR MASTER'S sub-committee recommended
hat advertisements be issued for the supply of cloth

Confirmed

The CHAIRMAN said that they had referred a letter of Mr.
M'lver, to the sub-committee, with reference to
a graving-dock of a large size. As he (the chairman)
expected Mr. Hartley could say nothing as to the
situation of any graving-dock, without knowing first the
intentions of the committee as to the general appropriation
of their land. They did not intend to go to parliament this
year, but they would do so next year, and it was therefore

desirable that they would take up this question as early as
possible, that they might have plenty of time for discussion.
Mr. SHAND suggested, that it would be well if the plans

were laic

on the to

Mr. LOCKETT thought so too ; and that the sooner they
came to a conclusion on them the better.
Mr. ROBERTSON GLADSTONE asked if the nature of Mr.
. .
the sole use of a

graving do(
TheuninmeN replied that that was another question,
but that the primary feature of Mr. M'lver's communication
was, the necessity of providing graving-docks of a size
capable of receiving the large vessels now about to be built.
They had at present no graving-dock that could take in a
vessel over a certain size, and whenever such a vessel
required repairing, it was done in the Huskisson lock.
Mr. LOCXETT said that they were at present compelled to
build their vessels some feet smaller, in consequence of the
size of the graving-docks.
Mr. SHAND observed that the committ
now brought the matter up to a certain

of work

general committee either to adopt-7
or iLdii;

for the
their plans.
A letter was read from Mr. Macgowan, stating that the
4th committee had ordered four lamps to be lighted

upon the King's Parade

An applicaiion was read from a person named James
Lang, stating that his horse- had met with a serious accident

ting his foot caught in the tramway of the Prince's
lock, by which he was rendered unable to move, and was
pronounced incurable, The applicant stated that he and
his family were wholly dependent upon the horse for sub-
sistence, and therefore hoped that the dock committee
would, under the circumstances, make him some allowance.
A certificate from a veterinary surgeon was attached to the
letter.

of the committee that acci-
occurred to horses in three or

Ault of the shoeing.
There was nearly as much iron in the shoe as round the
wheel of a cart. (Hear, hear.)
The CHAIRMAN : I don't see how we can entertain this
application.
No resolution was moved upon the matter.
This closed the general business.