The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-12-11 00:00:00

CITY OF DUBLIN STEAM-PACKET COMPANY

An application from this company was read requesting the
use of one of the stone flats, with hoisting tackle, for the
purpose of placing moorings in the Sloyne for the use of the
steam packets employed by the post-office, for any reasona-
ble amount. The sub-committee recommended that the ap-
plication be granted for a small remuneration, and subject to
the payment of any damage to the flat that might arise. The
committee concurred.

DOCK IMPROVEMENTS

On the recommendation of the sub-committee, it was
agreed that a crane should be placed on the cast side of the
Queen's Dock, near the south end. It was also agreed to have
the proposed graving blocks on the north side (or basin) of
the Prince's Dock, and that in accordance with the opinion
of the harbour-masters whom the Surveyor had consulted on
the subject, that they should be 300 feet in length from the
east end, 3 feet further from the wall, and on an inclined
plane rising 2 feet 6 inches from the west end.
THE FORMBY LIFE-BOAT.

bed which is not yet sufficiently deepened, but is expected to have his exclusive time. With regard to the proposal to work
be finished in all September, chiefly with dredging machines, only by contract, he thought that a separate matter, and
and that report would have been borne out, had it not been worthy of attention. If they were unanimous that Mr. Hart-
from the desire to afford the earliest accommodation to the ley's whole time and attention were necessary, he should beg I
large steamers which have since almost continually occupied to move a resolution.
the dock, often greatly to the hindrance of the dredging Mr. AIKIN moved a resolution to the effect that, in taking
machines.
into consideration the increase of the port, the whole time of
" I will also beg leave to mention, that so far from my hay- Mr. Hartley should be devoted to his duties as surveyor;
ing been considered incompetent by others, I have at various that the contracts should be entered into; and that eminent
times been requested to exercise my profession in similar and eqgineers be in future consulted, except in cases in which
other works, both here mid in several other parts of the their professional assistance was not required.
kingdom • and I may also remark, in noticing the second Mr. CHAPMAN said this meant
t,l' portion Of this motion, that although the terms of my ap- design new plans. 1,-- • -Inttnent gave - f-- rt- --

,them ; that, in tine, he should have the first advicc.
was now so much advanced, that this could easily be accom-
plished. He begged to ask Mr. Hartley a question, and that
was, whetlder he had not` been employed on the Bolton and
Bury railway, for which,. he received an additional £l5OO

s upon

The SURVEYOR said he did not know that Mr. Chap
I had any right to question nn Ranh a stihient_ nr tn

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into his emoluments. vs, ciiquire
Mr. CHAPMAN modified his question to enquiry, whether
the Surveyor had not been employed in other works.
The SURVEYOR said he had been employed in building the
Chester bridge, and on several railways.
After considerable conversation and several propositions
being submitted, a motion was unanimously carried, to the
effect that, from the increase of the port, the whole time and
attention of the Surveyor was required, which ended in the
following motion proposed by Mr. Mellor, being carried :
" That a special committee be appointed, to examine and
report whether it would not be practicable, and with regard
to the public interest advisable, to adopt the following reso-
lutions :

" First—To give up the establishment at the Dock-yard,
and instead of making numerous articles in iron and wood, to
contract for or purchase them when required.
" Second—Not only to contract for all new works and al-
terations but for repairs also, either at a fixed sum per an-
num or separately, as may be required.
" Third—to give up the Kirkmaybrick Qurry, even sup-
posing that the rent to be paid during the remainder of the
lease, without working it, and sacrificing all the property
which has been laid out upon it, which cannot be sold or
brought away for the use of the Dock Estate."
The committee then separated.