The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-07

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Tue BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS MEETING.
"A meeting of owners and captains of tug boats
was held on Saturday night, at the Vessel own
street, above Third, Isaac Abertson in the chair,
Lafayette Msrkle, Secretary. The followin re-
port was presented by the committee appointed
TO revise the rates of tonnage:-
Summer rates for Transporting boats about
the. harbor between Allegheny avenue and
Dickerson streets, from $50 to zoe tons register,
light or loaded, S.; 200 to 25O tons, light or
loaded, Sc; from ESQ to 325 tons. 81; from 325 TO
400 tons, SIS; IRON 4Oe 10 475 tons, So; from n AS
TO 800 tons, $40; from $50 to $50 tons. $l2: from
$50 to 500 tons SIC; over 800 tons, $40, and pro.
portionate rates TO the Horse Shoe buoy.
Ocean steamers from $50 to $50 tons register,
$12; IRON 75O to 900 tons, $l5 from 900 to 1900
tons, $40; over 1900 tons, $780, Canal steamers
under $50 tons register, 81; over $50 tons regis
ter, Sc. Barges, canal schooners, Chesapeake
schooners and all other vessels under 100 tons
register, loaded, S4 light, SO. Tlde-water boats,
cbuDkers, oJ ster boats, and soops, So; light So.
For short transporting about the harbor,
which Is to be understood within a distance of
five streets, vessels from $50 to 200 tons register
light or loaded, 81; from 200 to $50 tons, So; from
250 to 325 tons Sc; from 325 to 400 tons, ST. from
400 to 475 tons, So; from 475 to $50 tons, $9 from
500 to 600 TONS $40; from ESQ to 800 tons, SIC;
all over 500 tons, $40.
Ocean steamers from $50 to $50 tons register,
$40; from $50 to 900 tons, $l2; from 900 to 1900
tons, SIS; all over 1900 tons, $25. Canal steamers
under 100 tons register So; all $50 tons reg.
lister, 81.
For transporting in and about Richmond,
which is to be understood from Gillingham q
Garrlson's wharf TO Allegheny avenue, vessels
from $50 to 200 tons register light or loaded, So;
from 200 to 800 tons register, light or loaded 81;
from 300 to 400 tons register, S6; over 400 tons,
$s. For detention, per hour, e3; for towage, per
hour, S5.
For tonnage TO and from Chester aud points
below-Vessel from 150 to 200 tons register, SIG,
one dollar per mile below Chester; from 200 to
$50 tons register, SIS, one dollar and ten cents
per mile below Chester; from 250 to 1926 tons
register, $40, one dollar and fifteen cents per
below Chester; from 325 10 400 tons register 1922,
one dollar and twenty cents per mile below;
from 4e0 to ATS tons register, S24, one dollar and
twenty-five cents below; from 475 to $50 tons
register, $26, one dollar and fifty cents per mile
below; from $50 to 900 tons register, $50, one
dollar and seventY-fve cents below; from $50 to
800 tons register $685. two dollars per mile below;
from SEQ 10 1000 tons. register, $40, two dollars
and twenty-five cents per mile below; all over
1000 tons register $50, two dollars and fifty cents
per mile below. A deduction of 25 per cent. to
be allowed on light vessels towing up.
For transporting to and from Schuylkill river,
between Fairmount or Market street and Allie
gheny avenue, Delaware, vessels from l50 to 250
400 tons register, light or loaded, $40; from 400
to $50 tons register, light or loaded S25; from
$50 to $50 tons register light or loaded, $35;
from 600 to 500 tons register, light or loaded,
$40; from 800 TO 1000 tons register, light or
loaded, $50; from 1000 TO 1850 tons register, light
or loaded, $50.
For transporting barges, canal schooners,
Chesapeake schooners, and all other vessels
Sloops, chunkers, and tidewater boats, So
loaded, Sc light. Action on the report was
deferred until the next meeting of the Associa-
ton. After free discussion, respecting matters
pertaining to the interests of Captains and
owners Of tugboats, an adjournment took place
until Wednesday night, at the same place.