The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-08-01 00:00:00

" WAREHOUSE-S

" Three stacks of warehouses on the dock quays are
now in progress—one on the north quay of Stanley Dock,
which will be completed in a few weeks; a.second on the
south quay of the same dock, itis hoped, Will be.completed
in twelvemonths, and preparations are being-made for a
third on the east side of the new Wapping Doak ; an ad-
dition to the Albert warehouses is now also being- made to
the extent of 4380 yards of storing room:
" The sub-committee further recommended: that ware-
houses be constructed on the- south, quay of the Waterloo
dock ; on the west quay of the Prince's dock; and, con-
tingent upon the widening ..of..' Bath-street, on the east
quay of Prince's dock; also, that sheds aud warehouses
be erected on the east quay of Brunswick dock. And
with this recommendation the sub-oommittee beg to
express their opinion that warehouses and transit sheds on
the dock quays are as essential: for the accommodation of
the export as the import trade, .and that particular atten-
tion should be paid to this in carryitigout the details.
"In proceeding to the south, .your sub-committee feent
unnecessary, for the reasons,already stated, to suggest
any appropriation of the Harrington estate, but propose
to take power to raise £200,008 at the proper time in
respect thereof, considering .that it is capable of being
applied for the dock estate to-much more- profitable uses;
they therefore confine themselves. for the present to im-
provements in docks already,esisting. They recommend,
therefore, that the Coburg and. Union be made into one
dock, by the removal of the intermediate quays; that the
gates between Brunswick basintwest and. Brunswick dock,
the gates from Brunswick to-the present Union dock, and
the gates from Union to the south. end or Queen's dock be
each made 60 feet in width; thatthe gates between Union
and Brunswick and Union aud'Queen's dock be double,so
as to allow one dock being. run dry when necessary in-
dependent of the 'other; .and the sill of the north-west
entrance of Queen's dock, as well as the dock itself, be
deepened, so as to make-it-available for vessels of large
draft of water.

" The special sub-committee.have- no immediate sugges-
tions to offer as to the central docks. The new Wapping
works embracing_analteration.of Salthouse dock, whereby
it will be enlarged and, improved, are proceeding satis-
factorily. The Nova,Seotia property is for the most part
under leases, which will not expire for 12 to 14 years ; and
although the George's-dock appears to be peculiarly suited
to the wants and circumstances of the corn trade, the
necessary alterations, including the removal of the Goree
warehouses, are; in, the opinion of the sub-committee, so
dependent upon ,the oenetureut action of the town council,
that they only vesture to bring it before the general corn—
mittee as introductory Wits consideration by that body.

"In the course of their inquiries the special subcom-
mittee have become deeply impressed with the necessity
of facilitating as,far as practicable the greatly increasing
passenger and other traffic along the eastern boundary of
the docks ; and:as.the first step to the accomplishment of
that important object,. the sub-committee strongly recom-
mend that the. whole. line of the strand communication
from northito, south, be made at least of equal breadth
with the new street, Wapping, which they remark would
so inclose theeast Tay of Queen's dock as to afford a very
effective sitefor warehouses at some future time.
" But in,as- far as these are improvements in which the
town is as-much, it not more beneficially interested than
the dock..estatel the special sub-committee are of opinion
that the expens4 so far as it relates to property beyond
the dock boundary, should be borne by the town ; and in
submittingsuokimprovements to the notice of the general
committee they recommend that application made to the
town council foirits concurrence and assistance in effecting
these proposed improvements. _ _

"'Tie, ;üb-comaiaittee have also attentively considered
the subject of a High-level Railway, but have not been
yet able• to arrive at the conclusion that such is the best
mode of giving the facility of transport which is desirable.
"They,. however, consider that to connect the docks and
the dock warehouses with the various lines of railway and
other communications is practicable and desirable, and
that/ particular regard should be had to secure as much
space as possible on the east side of the line of docks to
afford room for the construction of railways, whether the
course of circumstances should hereafter dictate their
adoption on the high or the low level, or on both.
" The estimates for the work contained in the preceding
have been carefully prepared, and will be found in the
appendix ; and however large the amount may at first,
sight appear, the sub-committee feel justified in recom-
mending to the general committee that powers be sought
by a new bill in the next session of parliament to obtain
the money, in the usual way, for the purpose of carrying
out the comprehensive works which the growing com-
merce of the port so urgently demands, and in support of
which the sub-committee will merely advert to the follow-
ing facts, which will more fully appear in the appendix :
Acres. Yards.
_ _

In the five years ending 1830 inclusive,
the average tonnage which entered the
port was 1,312,932 tons, and the dock
space was in 1830
While in the three years ending 1853,
the average tonnage was 3,846,715 tons,
and the dock space
The tonnage of 1851 exceeded the average of such three
years by 49,766 tons, and the total average number of
vessels and tonnage that there has been room for in the
whole of the docks, beyond those working and lying up
during the same period, was 213 211-364ths vessels, or
91,972 359.364ths tons, besides which, the several dimen-
sions of vessels which are now being built for the mercan-
tile marine have to be taken into account.
" There have been housed at the Albert Dock ware-
houses, on an average of the last four years, 85,560 tons
of merchandise, and passed over the quay 72,505 tons,
and the working of 1354 exceeded such average by 32,909
tons housed, and 51,515 tons passed over the quay. The
special sub-committee have considered it their duty to go
to parliament for the full amount of money which will be
required ; but it must be borne in mind that its expendi-
ture will be spread over a series of years, coincident with
the revenue increasing in proportion.
" The special sub-committee now place these highly im-
portant matters, embracing as they do such various valua-
ble interests, in the I ands of the general committee, and
commend them to tl. eir serious consideration, in the
earnest hope and assurance that they will receive their
full and cordial approval. "F. SHAND,
" Chairman of the Special Sub-Committee."
An appendix to the report contained estimates for the
different works, of which the following is a summary :
Cost of new docks and improvements, £1,561,527 ; Har-
rington dock estate, £200,000 ; warehouses, £952,459 ;
total, £2,713,986. Land required from Mr. J. S. Leigh,
147,423 superficial yards ; from Mr. Molyneux, 12,647
from the Earl of Derby, 50,812 yards ; total, 210,88:1
yards. Cost of the above, with other land, £702,700.
The sum total being £3,416,686.
After some conversation, in which caution in reference
to going into so important a scheme was inculcated,
Thursday next was fixed on for consideration of the report,
Some discussion of rather an acrimonious nature followed,
relative to giving up the landing-stage on the morning of
Tuesday last for the use of the military. In the course
of this the chairman defended the proceedings he had
sanctioned in respect to the embarkation of the troops,
and complained that he had not been fairly treated by the
committee. The sitting then terminated.

57 1,598

LONDON AND SODTR-WESTERN Riu.wAY.—The di-
rectors have resolved to recommend, at the general meeting
on the 10th inst.,!that the dividend for the half-year ending
30th June, 1854, be at the rate of 41 per cent. per annum
on the capital.
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