The New York herald., 1870-02-02
AMERICAN SHIPPING.

Annual Meeting Of the New York Vessel
Owners and Captnins' CO-operative Asso-
Standardization Of Ofcers--App0intment Of
Committee TO Proceed to Albany to Sus-
tain senator Pierce's Pilot Bill.
The annual meeting Of the New York Vessel own
ers and Captains Cooperative Association was
held yesterday afternoon at No. 50 Pine street. J. A.
Van Brunt In the chair, and was well attended.
The customary routine business having been trans
acted and various claims for damages Land on the
table the secretary read communication from MIR.
James H. Hoy stating that as his business requires
the whole OF his attention he should not be able to
accept the nomination to continue president
OF the association. This was ordered on file,
when an election took place for officers for
the ensuing year, with the following result
President. James a. Van Brunt: First Vice Presi-
dent, william W. Baker; Treasurer, Lemuel H. Hop
klns; Corresponding Secretary, Smith W. Halnes:
tors, Abel Abbot Thomas r Ball Captain David I.
Bayles, James NJ. Bayles, Captain Joseph Bayles
Captain James X. Beers, Andrew j. Bentley. Captain
Amos Birdsal, Captain Charles Burnett, Jesse CARL
Thomas G. Cranmer, Jonn Curtin, Captain Frederick
Rays' hena RaVe Lewis Dsy
Charles =. Jayne, William H. Kenzel, Edwin
George II: smith, oliver ?; sm!!h. Henry i. Squire
v, III.
waterbury, Captain John p. White. Captain Daniel
S. Williams John T. Williams A. II. Wood.
The Secretary read Senator Plerce's bill providing
was presented AZ Albany last Wednesday and re-
ferred 1t provides tnat two OF the Pilot Commls-
Of Of New Yor a as one Sy
the SmpOwners and Captains Association.
The said commissioners shall have power 10 regulate
the statlOnng Of pilot boats for the purpose
ceivlDg pilots from outward bound vessels and
may make any changes In the present regulations
thar tttAn nnApn a.aln
pilots regulated 10y this bin as foOws:-lnward
bound vessels drawing less than fourteen feet, So
per foot; between fourteen and eighteen feet, $3 so;
between eighteen and twenty one ieet, "a so; over
twenty-0ne feet SO per foot Outward bound ves-
sela drawing less than fourteen feet So % per FOOT
between fourteen and eighteen feet 81 so; between
eighteen and twenty-one feet, 81 rs; over twenty
one feet, 81 per foot No master Will be obliged to
employ o pilot, but when one is engaged the above
rates must be paid MIN. The penalty for employing
u unlicensed pilot Is $780,
The CHAIRMAN then stated that as the pilots had
mustered and gone up to Albany where they had
employed counsel to defeat the passage OF the bill IN
question. lie would suggest that II committee OF
three pe appointed TO proceed TO Albany to day.
the bill comes before the committee this afternoon
Alter some discussion COMMITTEES, consisting OF
Mr.. Hand. was appointed as suggested On mo-
ton the Standing Committee OF Three on the New
Jersey Pilot law was continued. Al the sugges-
tion OF a member the committee to go to Albany
were instructed to use every means In their power
to influence politicians against the continuation OF
the system OF syyns heh ice ices on Vessels eonng
article eight OF the constitution was altered TO read
as follows-All vessels and their masters may be-
come members and obtain the protection or the as
socation by paying the following annual fees:-Ves.
sells OF 100 tons and under TO pay ten dollars and all
vessels 100 tons tour cents for each additional
ton registered t0nnage such fees to entltlc sucn
vessels ana their masters TO membership and sueh
vessels TO the protection OF the association for the
term OF one year from the date Of payment, and
thereafter TO be paid annually the secretary at the
office OF the association ON the first arrival OF the
vessel at the port OF New York after the expiration
OF one year from the date OF the certificate or r9
ceipt, or IN default thereof TO forfeit all right %
membership and protaction a well "a All fees the re
tofore paid Provided, however, that tho 'pro
lection OF this association shall not be extendrd I
coming member.