The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-10-15 00:00:00

MEETING OF THE DOCK COMMITTEE

The weekly meeting of the Dock Committee was held yes-
terday. The following members were present :—Messrs.
Benn (chairman), T. Holt, Smith, Aiken, Holmes, Evans,
G. Holt, Tobin, Moon and Hornby. At twelve o'clock, the
usual hour of meeting, there were but four members in
attendance ; and it wag twenty minutes past before a suffi-
cient number arrived to constitute a committee.

The Sub-Committee of Works reported that an agreement
had been made with Messrs. Foster and Stewart, to execute
the carpenters' work at the new shed at Victoria and Water-
loo Docks, upon the terms of the existing contract for erect-
ing the other sheds. Also, that they had agreed with Mr.
Cottrell for slating the new shed upon the terms agreed for
slating the other sheds. Both works to be completed within
three months.—Received and confirmed.

The Sub-Committee for the department of the Marine
Surveyor reported that the stock of oil was reduced to 920
gallons, and they recommended that circulars be issued,
requesting tenders for a fresh supply for the next half-year.
Reports from the Marine Surveyor, and the keepers of the
Point of Ayr and Hoylake life-boats, were read, detailing the
circumstances of the loss of the Urania, on the 7th instant,
as described in the Standard. Great praise was given to
the conduct of the crews. The total number of persons
saved was 277. The reports were ordered to be entered on
the books. _ _

The sub-committee for the Marine Surveyor's department
recommended that the use of Watson's code of signals be
discontinued from the Ist of January next. Ordered.
A new life-boat, for the use of the Formby station, was
ordered to be built on a plan similar to that recently built
for the Hoylake station. Another boat was ordered to be
built for the purpose of conveying stores to the Rock Light-
house, the one at present being unfit for the duty.
Fifty copies of Rear-Admiral Carden's chart of the Welsh
Coast were ordered to be supplied in consideration of its ac-
curacy, and of the gallant officer being a loser by the publi-
cation of it.

The Harbour-Masters' Sub-committee reported the death
of Thos. Jones, keeper of the gates at the Queen's north
graving dock, and they recommended that John Proben, who
had had charge of the fishing boats at the south end of
George's Dock, be appointed to succeed him. The salary is
18s. a-week. Referred to the committee.

An applicathin for some assistance to Benjamin Bamber,
employed at the Queen's Graving Docks, whose furniture
had been totally destroyed by the late fire in Watkinson-
street, and whose family saved their lives only after much
difficulty, was referred to the committee for the harbour-
masters' department. The application was made by a lady
named Preston, residing at No. 1, Chesterfield-street, and
her letter stated that the unfortunate sufferer bad been fifty
years in the service of the trust, and that his family were in
the greatest affliction by this calamity. Mr. Tour asked
whether the committee had any power to render assistance?
The CH AIRM AN replied that they had under the provisions
of the new act.

The usual quarterly report of the use of the stages, in the
south division of the docks, was read and received.
Three plans sent by the Finance Committee of the town
council respecting the removal of the testing cable machine
to another site, and the appropriation of some land belong-
ing to the corporation, were referred to the sub-committee
of works.
The committee then adjourned.