Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-01-28 00:00:00

DOCK BOARD

The weekly meeting of the Dock Board was held at
ong o'clock yesterday, Charles Turner, Esq., in the
chair. The other members present wen—MWM D.T.nr;
Brocklebank, Rankin, Anderson, "Lubbock, smith, Farn-
worth, Bold, Moss, Boult, Hutchison, Mondel, Holme,
Shand, Bushell, Rounthwaite, Inman, Forwood, Segar,
Laird, Graves, Tobin, and Lockett.

WORKS COMM 'Tim/

The proceedings containeu,'". a letter front Mr. Ambrose
Waln, clerk to the 13,:aken.head Commissioners, stating
that it was not t 4 intention of the Commissioners to
construct, at #...1-e present, the whole of the works at
Woodside 4ttthorised by the Mersey Docks and Harbour
Act of iB5B, and it was resolved that the engineer be
requested to prepare plans of the works required by them.
7.1.8 tender of Messrs. Jones and Jump was accepted, for
die construction of a dwelling-house, for the north
assistant harbour-master, at the north-east side of the
Sjtndon graving dock.. The tender of Messrs. William
M'Cormick and Co. was accepted, for the construction of
a coffer dam at the entrance of the proposed low water
basin at Birkenhead.
Mr Brocklebank moved that the proceedings be con-
firmed, which was agreed to.

WAREHOUSE COMMITTEE

The proceedings of this committee were read.- An
application had been made by the tea brokers to be
furnished with a statement of the present quantity of tea
in stock, and the statement was ordered to be furnished.
On the motion of Mr. Hubback, the proceedings were
confirmed.

MARINE COMMITTEE

In the proceedings of this committee it was stated that
Saturday next had been fixed for a meeting of the com-
mittee appointed to consider some means of providing
against the anchorage of vessels in the track of steamers.
On the motion of 31r. Mondel, the proceedings were
confirmed.

PILOTS' COMMITTEE

A letter was read from the treasurer, intimating that
it; compliance with the minute of the 17th instant, that
officer had handed over to the treasurer of the dock board
a 'bank book, showing a balance to the credit of the
committee of £357 19s. 2d., and money amounting to
£Bl Os. 6d., and acknowledgments for dock bonds. It
was agreed that the committee advertise for a "superin-
tendent, at a salary of £2OO a-year.
'Mr. Shand moved that the proceedings be confirmed,
including a recommendation to grant the late treasurer
an annuity of £5O per annum. The late treasurer being
a lady, was scarcely fitted to take a seat in the present
office, and having been occupied for 20 years in that
business, was not well suited for any other line of life.
Mr. Tobin seconded the motion, which was carried.

DOCKS AND QUAYS COMMITTEE

The proceedings of this committee were read. Messrs.
Brooke and Worthington's complaint, asking for damages
done to their ship Manchester in dock, had been investi-
gated and the committee considered the board was not
liable. The complaint of Mr. Brown, master of the
ship T. H. Boardman, claiming compensation for having
been refused admission into dock at Birkenhead, had
been investigated, and the committee had resolved that
the claim could not be entertained. On the motion of
Mr. Smith, the proceedings were adopted.

DEFICIENCY OF GRAVING DOCK ACCOMMODATION

The following letter was read from Mr. T. B. Boyden,
Chairman of the Liverpool Shipbuilder's Association,
drawing attention to the utter inadequacy of the present
graving dock accommodation :

To the Chairman of the Hersey Dock and Harbour Board,

Sir, This Memorial of the Master Shipbuilders' Association
showeth, —That the utter inadequacy of the present Graving
Dock accommodation to meet the requirements of the trade of
the port having frequently been pointed out to, and admitted
by the former Dock Trustees, and redress postponed from time
to time solely on the ground of the want of the necessary funds,
this Association again beg most earnestly to call the attention of
your Board to the important subject, and urgently press upon
them the necessity of their making provision for remedying this
most serious evil, in the application which is about to be made to
Parliament ; and further, that the sub-committee to whose con-
sideration this communication may be referred, be respectfully
requested to receive a deputation from this Association, the
more clearly to explain the specific requirements of the trade as
regards increased Graving Dock accommodation on the Liverpool
side of the River Mersey. THOMAS B. ROYDEN,
Chairman of the Liverpool Shipbuilders' Association.
Liverpool, 25th January, 1859.
The letter was referred to the Works and Docks and
Quays Committee.