The New York herald., 1870-01-13
OUR HARBOR LAWS.
Semi-MonthIy Meeting Of the ShipowncrS Asso.
ciatiOR-The Project Of Establishing Float
Ing Electric Telegraph StatiOns-The
Quarantine Laws - Petroleum as
Freight The Pilots OF New York
aud Their Rates.


The regular BemLmonthly meeting OF the Ship
owners Association was held at their rooms Nos.
so and 81 Pine street, yesterday afternoon, Edward
Hcken, president, IN the chair. The meeting was
one OF considerable interest.
Mr.. Thomas 8. Sanford rendered his resignation
as Secretary, to take place the LIST proximo which
was accepted with vote OF thanks, and commit
ices elected 10 Ill the vacancy.
FLOATING ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH STATIONS.
communication Was received from Walter
Hearn, Secretary Of the Philadelphia and Southern
Mail Steamship Company, asking the association II
they would assist in the establishment OF floating
electric telegraph stations. similar to the one
now in process oi construction in England,
ana intended for uso City or sixty miles
or Penzance. lie claimed that such stations
would he Of incalcuable benefit to sbipowners and
the mercantile community generally, saving time,
expenses being able TO chronicle the weather, with
many other feasible advantages. The project was
favoraDy received by the association and a com.
mlttee appointed to act upon the matter.
QUARANTINE LAWS
In answer to certain inquiries propounded by
the secretary OF tue association Its counsel
on quarantine regulations submitted an eX-
naustive letter In answer. He says, in substance,
Of what great exactions the merchants have SUBJ
mitted TO as Thoroughly staggering him, that there
Is no longer wonder at the decline OF our shipping
interests. He then proceeds to say
There is remedy for existing evils to be in an
% as se s" The TOO Of oia se
ss III al IS BY the s
Of Brnae hens or antwerp IN the Middle Ages Fractions
ana each e1aeon submitted the Stepping stone
I sa ba e9yns o aws are no.
| 10 this port is nothing but plumber
the quarantine in short time and tho period
s ss.s Tsss sass h s Wien s 5
ever no may be- that he VIII be resisted whenever
causes IsSnDs9I p Ti Fs1Sy dlasslsd 49, w
The political party power just stepped into the pat
a s 'fs not s A sa the Would ssa asor
., ps %s's ~os ssndfs from the sS sS
per sana VIII ,ss % 81 49, s 900 Il Il
propous for eiectng change in the laws could
selected more re sa ng Tor the Of Of re-
OF illegal authority That mus. be done in the Court OF Al
new Health oncer may possibly be educated by such
ra ipss a na 81 S ss ana
monarch of Staten Island to whom tribute must be paid by
| the commerce entering the harbor OF New York.
PETROLEUM AS FREIGHT.
The President advised that, as the Convention of
| Petroleum Dealers had indicated by ofnclal action
that they would Insist upon the owners OF ships in
the future to carry petroleum by weight and NOT by
the gross guage OF the cask, as at present. he SUBJ
| mltted that the association should express their
| views in regard to the matter. For his part, he
would hold TO the present method. James W. ElweI
| endorsed Mr.. Hickens views when the following
resolution was submitted and passed as the OF
the ass0catiOn:--
Tt the s dealer: s. % % have deter
hcsa on oo bs os ros s 80 & Sna
i That the Aaso
here to the present plan q carrying petroleum IS
| THE PILOTS OF NEW YORK AND THEIR RATES.
The ASSOCIATION will to-day ut was decided upon
transmit the following petition to the Legislature
praying for relief from excessive pilotage charpes:-
70 r,, rur srIsEx NEw Ys5k sn Ssn 1870
THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN LRGIsLAIURE ASSEM-
The petition OF the shipowners Association OF the sta
Ssw a S Yars Re .ho~s
That for several The commerce of the port Of New
dag sailing q and ino ne said port much less !nai
previously had bcen and that the maritime supremacy
United sstss pn.sns raPdy aI Sway
the shipping interest % be found in the existence
o"d hit Ss .na T Il.
Of the United States has appointed committees hear
complain they hope and confidently e1pec. such Action Of
as % ssys o h. ana the Of The
your petitioners further show least OF tn
many burdens which the shpowners and merchants Of New
York now have to bear Is ne excessive amount which pilot
of the port OF New York, and the conpuson whc
they under to employ such pilots whether their
needed not by the existing this
that In 1885 the merchants concurred with the pilots pc
tonng for the passage OF law Increasing tho rat.
OF pllotage for three years. being thereto by III
fact Of the then deprecated condition Of currency
high prices Of all the necessaries Of c and believing
be ust and fair That afterwards, IN April 1857 the po
without the knowledge OF the apple
honorable bodies for the passage eaiendn
tho time within whsh they should be allowed additions
charges, such request passage
the act OF April 1857 which extends the time charge
10 six
That the charges established ploacc into an
of this port larger than the charges similar SCI
vices any other port in tho world and doubt an
stigma upon The Of the port BY indirect assertion
that the task labor OF plotting vessel here greater
than that OF any other hsrbor tending
sroy its fairly earned reputation for having
fcia advantages to OF harbor orye
niences unequsiled BY any other commercial city
| Continent
That they present herewith table showing the rates
piotage charged IN Boston, Baltimore Charleston Poran
New York what the charges this port bcfor
the alteration Of the laws OF 1861 which they respect
fully petition you to adopt