Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-09-25 00:00:00

DOCK COMMITTEE.

The usual weekly meeting of this committee was held at
one o'clock, yesterday, in the Dock Offices, Mr, C. Turner
in the chair. Other member present—Messrs. Hubback,
Brocklebank, T. Littledale, J. Holme, Rathbone, junr.,
T. Bold, Clint, Robertson Gladstone, Rounthwaite,
llalhead, and Anderson.

The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.
The Sub•Commi=tee of works recommended that the
tender of Messrs. Magee and Corcoran, for a quantity of
old ropes, and of Messrs. John Bibby, Sons & Co., to
supply a quantity of yellow metal-sheathing, be accepted
—confirmed.

The Marine Department recommended that David
Davis be appointed assistant at the telegraph station,
Point Lynas ; and that the following be appointed to work
the new landing-stage : —Henry Thorpe, master, at a
salary of £l2O a year; John Allen, first mate, wages 253
per week, and clothing ; John King, second mats, wages
23s per week, and clothing; Roberts,
James Blezard, Thomas Jones. William Malcolm, Mark
Thornton. John Greene, Richard Hill, Henry Wood,
Henry Sefton, Thomas Jennings, James Blair, and
Richard Brown—all at 21s a week, with clothing. All
the ab;ve have been employed for several years at the
small stage, docks, or in the light-ships. The recommen,
dation was nnamitmily confirmed.
Charles Gallagher was appointed to the old stage, in
the roam of John King, promoted to the p)st of second
mate of the new landing-stage.
• Authority was grante I to the surveyor to let the
Clarence half-tide dock run dry on the day tide of Thurs-
day, Ist of October, for the purpose of examining the
gates and cleaning. _

Letters were received from Vienna, Chapple, and Co.,
and A. P. Law and Co., stating that several packages of
goods had been damaged on the quay on the north side of
the Nelson dock by the bursting of some weer pipe'', and
that they would hold the committee responsible for the
damage.
It was ordered that the letters should be forwarded to
the Water Committee of the Corporation, who, it was
said, are the parties responsible for the damage.
Mr. BOLD called attention to the fact that the govern-
ment had advertised for tenders for the erection of a new
fort on the mite of the magazines, and that an officer had
come down to look after the matter. Now, ,on that site
they could not bring a gnu to bear in any direction with
out firing into the docks on the Lancashire side of the
river—(laughter)—and lte therefore thought that, before
a large sum of money was expended on such a building,
the c rcumstance should be pointed out to the government,
and they remonstrated with. Block-ships would be a
much better protection to the port, and there were plenty
of them to spare.
The CHAIRWAN agreed that block-ships would be better,
but they had often in vain stated so to government As
to the point in queltion, the committee had already given
their s,nction to the site, when the subject was brought
before them a sear or eighteen months ago.
Mr. GLADSTONE thought the matter most important,
and suggested that Mr. J. Hartley and Lieutenant Parkes
should report on it.
The subject was referred to the Works' Committee.
This concladei the general bus ness.