Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-02-15
sTIP-OWEREg CONVENTION.
Last Days PFOeeedings--RepOrt Of Ehe
Committee on General Business,
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tions passed by the ship-owners' 0onVen-
tiOn in Detroit, last Friday, as they are
very important TO Ship owners, captains
and shippers. They constitute the rsPsrt
of the Committee on General Business, and
are ss follows:
Resolved, That this association be known
as the ghip-oWners' Association of the
Northern Lakes, and that an Executive
Committee be appointed by this OonVen-
ton, and that each delegation represented
in the Convention designstS persons to be
appointed on such committee, who shall
hold their Office for one year or until their
successors are appointed, to consist Of ship
owners residing ct the ports Of OSWego 2,
Ruffalo 8, Cleveland 2, Toledo 2, Detroit 7,
Chicago s, Milwaukee 2, Kingston, @. W,2,
and one at each Of the other Lake perts
represented or thGt may hereafter be rep
resented in this Association, and whose du-
ties it shall bc 70 procure and keep record
of all steam and sail vessels belonging TO
the members Of this Association; also 70
appoint q President and Vice President,
Secretary and Treasurer, further to carry
cut the resolutions Of this Convention, and
they are hereby authorized to assess and
collect tax upon the tonnage OF each yes
sci or steam ersft, not exceeding two cents
per ton for the current year; also the pow.
er 10 convene this Convention, if it should
become necessary, during the season Of
1855. A majority Of the Executive Com
mittee shall be necessary for the trenSac-
tion Of business. The Office Of the Execu-
tive Committee shall be located in Buffalo.
Resolved, That al cargoes Of whatever
name or nature, shall be delivered to the
vessel or on the rail of the vessel as here
matter mentioned, viz:
An careoes of lumber, lath, shingles,
salt, ties, wood, posts, telegraph poles,
knses aud ship plank, bark, bricks, hoop
and pail bolts, shipgle, wster-lime and all
rolling freights TO be delivered on the rail
Of the vessel, wholly at the expense OF the
All careoes of salt, lumber, shingles,
timber, or csrgoes Of like nature, including
coal csrgoes, where there is not sufficient
water to carry full cargoes over the bars
and it becomes necessary TO complete such
cargo, shall be delivered by the shipper on
the rail of the vessel, free Of expense to
said vessel.
All carsoes of grain, coal, iron ore, pig
iron, slaves, stone, marble, railroad iron,
and car wheels to be delivered in the hold
Of vessels, and the slowing and trimming
only ct the expense of the vessel.
Ali timbess and spiles in RATS or other
wise shall be delivered alongside of the
vessels.
All orders for cargo should read, Cargo
to be delivered Except timber and spileI)
ON board or on the vessel rail free Of ex-
pense to tho vessel"
ResoEved, That in discharging cargo all
grain cargo to the unloaded in the custom
Gry manner Of 1884.
Coal, iron ores, stones, sand, and other
carRoes of the same nature, to be delivered
on a platform or runway at the hatohes Of
the vessel.
Timber and spiles, when transported by
regular timber carrying vessels, the con-
signees or owners of said timber and spiles
will furnish all facilities and labor for un-
loading said csrgoes, the vessel furnishing
only her usual crew in assisting on board
posts, shingles, shingls bolts, telegraph
poles, railroad ties, ship plank and ship
knees, lath, salt, poles, Waterlime, bricks.
bark, ETC., to be discharged over the rail or
on platforms or skids. Railroad iron,
shEftipg, car wheels and light timbers at
the rail Of vessels.
ResolUed, That the rule for contracting
the rate of demurrage, per day, shall be
not less than twice the ordinary average
expenses Of the vessel per day for the same
trip. That rule for claiming demurrsge,
when no contract for the same is made be-
forehand, be Is follows:
The gross earnings for the round trip,
less than extraordinary expenses for tow
mage, handling cargoes, commissions, ETC.,
divided BY the number of days consumed
on said trip, less the number of days for
which said demurrage is claimed, and the
uuotient to be the amount of demurrage to
claim per day. In computing said gross
earnings the amount Of freight that should
be paid on cargo contracted TO the vessel,
but for auy reason not the fault of the YES
sell, not delivered TO or received by the vOs-
sci, shall be counted as earnings. In de-
ductiuR the said extraordinary expenses
from the gross earnings, the cost Of any sc
cident subject to be protested egainst shall
not be deducted, nor shall the time the YES
sell is detained by such accident be counted
in the foregoing rule for claiming demur-
rage.
the shortage on grain in cases where the
cargo is all delivered in as good condition
a. received, and that We will in all cases
deliver all the goods We receive on board,
claiming freight only on the same, and
that in case of refusal Of the consignee or
consigneeS to pay freight as above, we will
tsat the question by due course of law, the
expenses Of such litigation to be paid by
this Association.
Resolved, That all tow bills exceeding
ono, after the arrival of the vessel in any
lake port, shall be at the expense Of the
CARGO or consignes, and that the same rule
be spplied TO shippers but at Chicago all
towing on inward bound cSrgoeS from
franklin streetto place Of discharge shall
be ct the expense ofthe cargo or eonsignse.
But If said cargo shall be discharged at any
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south bFsach, or Chicago Avenue on the
north branch of the Chicago River, the con-
aignee or conSienees shall pay for towing
the vessel from the place Of dischRge back
to Twelfth street on the south branch, and
back 10 Chicago avenue on the north branch.
Resolved, That We regard the system
heretofore prGctised by the consignSes Of
giving checks for the settlement of bills of
lading, on which currency could
not Be obtained without q shave Of
three-eighths and one half per cent. is on
erouS in the extreme, and that it should
no longer be submitted to, on the other
hand We will demand such currency as We
are compelled to pay in liquidation of our
vessel EXPENSES, and that We receive moth
ing but United States legal tender or ma
tional currency in payment offreights.
Resolved, That the rule for receiving and
diBchsrging cargoes, shall be as follows:
In order that there shall be no misunder-
standing in regard TO the time of the detsn-
ton Of vessels, all orders shall read - fol-
lows: "Yessels to be loaded with the
following dispsteh--time to commence five
hours frOm the time the vessel reports
resdy TO load" (This rule shall not apply
TO vessels loading eff the shore.)
On lumber. Not less than 75,0 900 feet of
lumber shall be delivered on rail of vessels
by shippers per day, and not less than
10o, 900 feet Of lumber shall be received by
consignees per day Of working time. Slaves |
TO be delivered by shipper and received by |
the consigneS not less than $4,000 per day |
working time, West India pipes the stand
ard.
Coal to be delivered in the hold ofthe |
vessel at the rate Of 200 tons per day, and |
discharge the same at the rate Of 15e tons |
per day.
Iron ore TO be received and discharged ct |
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