The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-02-14
REPORT.

WHEREAS, The City of Evansville, Ind,
by its situation at point halfway between
the Falls and the mouth of the Ohio river,
is naturally the most convenient point for
the transaction of business relative to the
steamboats, which navigate said river below
the Falls thereof and Green, Wabash, White,
Cumberland and Tennessee rivers; and
WHEREAS, In times past and at pres
ent, great inconvenience has been suffer
ed, and is now suffered by owners of
steamboats,, pilots and engineers interested
in the trade of said rivers, by reason of the
want of inspectors of steamboats, in said
city, by means whereof steamboats, owned in
this city have been greatly delayed and dam
agedin their business and have been in many
instances, compelled to make costly trips to
Louisville in order to comply with the In
spection Law, and pilots and engineers re-
siding in and below this city have been put
to great expense, trouble, and delay by be-
ing compelled to visit Louisville for the
purpose of obtaining their official certiti-
Gates; and
WHEREAs, the City of Evansville is the
natural depot and head quarters of the nu-
merous boats which navigate the Wabash,
White, and Green rivers, and the point at
which their officers and crews chiefly re-
side; and
WHEREAS, the commerce and export trade
of this City are not surpassed by those of
any City on the Ohio river south of Cincin-
natl; and
WHEREAS, the want Of Board of Inspec-
tors at this place, has been great draw.
back to the building and equipment of
boats here, to the desrimeht of all classes of
our mechanics and merchants, which bust
ness of building and equipping boats is of
IN
WHEREAS, the public interest and conve-
nience, apart from considerations local to
said City, eminehtly require the appoint
ment at this point OF such a Board, for the
purpose OF affording quick and apprecia-
tive redress of grievances to the naviga-
tors of said rivers, by a tribunal nearer the
Locality than Louisville or Nashville, and
for protecting the persons and property of
the public by bringing offenders against the
laws of the United States touching naviga-
tion to punishment, and for performing other
legal duties; and
WHEREAS, the cost to the government
of the United States of the establishment of
Board of Local Inspectors here would be
a mere trife, not to exeeedsix or eight hum
dred dollars per annum, which sum would
be trebly repaid TO the Government by the
increase of steamboat fees collected, which
such Board and
WHEREAS, finally, the establishment of
such q Board is simply an act of justice to
this city and to the public within the pro-
posed jurisdiction. Therefore,
ResotOed, By the Board of Trade of the
City of Evansville, Indiana, that the Hon.
William E. Niblack, Representative in Con-
gress from this Congressional District, be
and he is hereby urgently requested, 20
procure at the present session of Congress
the passage of an act amending section (6)
of an act entitled An Act to amend an act
ensitled sAn Act to provide for the better
securityof lives of passengers on board Of
vessels propelled in whole or in part by
steam, and for other purposes )" approved
August goth, 1920 as to provide for the
appointment of Board of Local Inspectors
at Evansville, Indiana.
ResotVed, That copy of these resolutions
and preamble, be sent by the Secretary to
the Secretary of the Treasury, and that
copies thereof be also sent to the following
named gentlemen Hon. VIM. E. Niblack,
Hon. Jesse D. Bright, Hon. Graham n.
Fitch, Hon. Lazarus w. Powell Hon. S. o..
Peyton-
And the above named Senators and Rep
reSentatives be and they are hereby respect
fully requested to lend all proper aid to the
+ passage of the indicated amendment.