The New York herald., 1869-02-24
THE COAST MARINE.
Meeting Of Masters and Shipewners-An
Organization Effected.

Meeting Of Masters and Ship0wners-An
Organization Effected.
The Protective Association Of masters and owners
Of coastng vessels assembled yesterday in the looms
OF the shpowners' Association. No. so Pine street.
for the purpose OF completing is organization. The
President OF the association, Mr.. James A. Van
Brunt, occupied the chair.
The object OF the association Is to protect masters
and owners OF vessels In getting out bills OF ading
in specifying the number OF days be allowed ves-
sells for discharging and arranging about de.
nurragc. The association has been recently
formed, and 1t consists at present Of over
200 members besides the officers and Board
Of Directors. The secretary, Mr. H. A. Bentley, read
the constitution OF the association as reported by
the committee appointed at previous meeting, and
1t was adopted, with some few unimportsnt amend
ments.
Mr.. waterbury moved that the arbtrating CON-
mittee be appointed from the members ~ well as
from the Board OF Directors OF tho association which
was adopted without debate.
Mr.. Terry, OF Jersey City. offered as Article that
the association he cooperative with the PHILADELPHIA
ton ana enco,,rsssmsns ~ ~. casu .0 ne pso,Sc
Waterbury hero stated that the Dement'S OF the asso
citation should be extended TO foreign going vssses
the whole ground. After some discussion the article
was adopted with sh.s amendment.
sDS r oom
mittee on the Constitution and Bylaws were A. J.
Bentley, Thomas r. Cooper. william II. Kennel,
The object or the association Ia more particularly
defined In the second article Of she constitution a.
interests Of s owners and masters Of vessels belong
Ing thereto. BY procuring aud extending nforma-
ton, making application from time to time to the
Congress OF the United States and the several State
Legislatures for such legislation m viii promote
their general welfare, and by the use OF al proper
ana similar or0nnizatiOns.u
ON the motion OF member II was resolved that
ne Of 800 should DO inflicted for violations OF arti
Gle nftcen OF the bylaws, which IL a. fo0ws:--"It
shall be obligatory upon snch masters are men,
bers or contributors TO sign only such shipping ari-
cles or bills Of iadng shall be strictly In accord
ance with the rules aud regulations Of the associa-
tion; and any wilful Infringement OF the other art
cles OF the constitution, bylaws or regulations Of
these fines TO be collected In the same manner a.
q ebts Of the IKE amount are collected At law"
The report OF the committee on permanent officers
was then submitted aud the association proceeded
10 ballot Eacn oiiicer was chosen separately IL
was previously arranged that the Board or Diructors
should consist OF tbirty-nve gentlemen, but
IL was proposed aud resolved that i've other
names DC added. The following ia the list
A. Van Brunt; First Nice President, James III iIoyt:
Second Vice President, Henry N. Sqnires; Treasurer
4 II. Hopkins: Corresponding Secretary. y. M.
Terry; Recording Secretary, Thomas l. sanford.
Board OF Directors, william W. Baker, Thomas r.
Hall, David r. Bays, James NJ. Bayiis, Captain
Jesse CARL, Han A. Cartwright Thomas P Coorer
John Curtin, Frederick Davey, Nelson Edwards,
Joseph Ellsworth, Captain y. r. Fakinburgh, Job
FalkinDurgh, Nehemiah Hand, Charles n. Jayne,
William II. Kennel, n. r. Kirk. s. w. Haines, Capt.
Joseph Holmes, Capt Decatur Oakcs, q. M Sargent,
John y. Spanord, George NJ. Smith, Oliver r. Smith,
Edward Soper, samuel =. Thorp, William II. Water
bury. Julius Webb, Captain Ezra II. Williams. Daniel
). Williams, John r. Williams, A. n. Wood Captain
Thomas ,s .. cranmer, % Captain Henry pay, stephen
On the motion OF Mr.. Cooper, seconded by Mr..
Haines IL was resolved that tii IN should be con-
sldered the FIRST regular meeting of the association.
The Board OF Directors meet on the nrst Tuesdny In
March, at halfpast two, In the same place. After
tho transaction Of some routine business the asso-
citation adjourned.