The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-10-23 00:00:00

MEETING OF THE DOCK COMMITTEE

Yesterday the weekly meeting of the Dock Committe,
was held at the committee-room, Revenue Buildings. The
following gentlemen were present :—Messrs. Leathom,
Hornby, T. Holt, Holmes, Chapman, Mellor, Evans, Bar-
clay, Tobin, Booth, Moon, G. Holt, Middleton, and Mar-
tin. _ _ _

The minutes of the proceedings of the former meeting
been read,

Several' accounts were read and passed.
Mr. HARTLEY then read a report of a sub-committee on
the subject of dock work, which contained a recommenda-
tion that reverse gates be placed between the Coburg dock
and the Union dock.

The CHAIRMAN said that the object of the proposed
gates was to reserve a sufficient quantity of water in the dock
for the accommodation of the large steamers. The recom-
mendation was unanimously acceded to.

A desultory discussion arose respecting the erection of
additional shears on the dock quays. The recommendation
of the sub-committee on this subject was also adopted.
A memorial was then introduced by the CHAIRMAN, re-
commending that the parade of Prince's dock should be
covered with Bitumen. This memorial was signed by up-
wards of 230 gentlemen.

Mr. HMtTLEY, in answer to a question, said that the
parade had hitherto been repaired by the Dock Committee.
A letter from the Seyssel Asphalte Company was also
read, offering to execute the work for about £BOO.
This application was referred to the sub-committee.
An application was made by the Steam Tug Company for
a piece of land to keep their life-boat.
Mr. CHAP lAN said that the other side of the river was
the proper place for the life-boat.
Mr. TOBIN said that the boat ought to be on the same
side of the river with the crew.
A model of the safety beacon erected on the Goodwin
Sands, by Captain Bullock, which stood on the table, was
then submitted to the inspection of the committee. A letter
was read from Captain Bullock, in which he Offered every
assistance in his power in the construction of similar beacons,
should the Liverpool Dock Trust require any such.

Mr. CRAPittAX said he had no doubt that such beacons
would be highly useful on the sand banks at the entrance to
the port, especially on the Hoyle Bank, and in other situa-

The letter was referred to the marine surveyor.
Mr. H. Holmet* and Mr. Thos. Holt were appointed to
audit the accounts of the Watch Committee.

The Solicitor to the Dock Trust then read a copy of a
notice for an application to be made during the next session
of parliament for an act to alter, enlarge, and modify the
construction of several of the docks, and for power to erect
warehouses on the west quay of the Prince's dock, and
on the north-west quay of the Salthouse dock ; also for
power to take charge of goods in vessels discharging in the
Prince's dock ; also for power to make tram-roads along
the several dock quays; also for the purchase of such lands
as may be necessary to carry the provisions of such act into
effect ; also to empower the trustees to raise additional sums
of money for the purpose of carrying out the plans contem-
plated by the act. The notice included several other par-
ticulars of a subordinate character ; but the above are the
main features of the intended application.
The meeting separated at one o'clock.