The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-06-05
PORT wARDENs.
Annual Meeting of the Board for O

Annual Meeting OF the Board for Or
ganiZatt0D.
At Hoon to-day the annual meeting of the
Board of Port Wardens was held at the rooms
No. lis Walnut street.
Mr.. George w. Hacker moved that Gideon
Clark take the chair which that gentleman did
The credentials of the folio wing new members
were read:-John j. Kersey, Robert Greer, John
X Lee, NJ D., Ludlan Matthew'S Preston
Brearley, Jacob Walker, Galloway Q. Norris
and George Truman.
e. Harper Jeffries, President last year. was
renominated for the same Office by Mr.. Hacker.
Upon his name being announced the nomna-
tions we're closed.
Mr.. Jeffres was elected almost unanimously.
Messrs. Hacker and Bresrley we're appointed
to escort the gentleman to the chair
The President then made a neat speech, in
which he first welcomed the new members to
the board aud then defined their duties, thus:
Keep all vessels from anchoriug in the chan
mel of the rivers thereby giving to all free
passage: remove oil distractions in the rivers
Delaware and schuylkill, such as sunken vessels
or encroachments OF any kind; see that all docks
that vessels can lay in safety at the wharves
to discharge and receive their cargoes;
visit and make thorough examination
of all localities when application Is made to
build or extend wharves; to regulate the build
ing of the same, with such lines as may be pre-
scribed by this board for the benefit of the port,
and from encroachiBg upon the adjoining pro-
perty or into the channel-way of the river;
examine all applicants to pilot on the Delaware
bay and river; if found competent, to give them
a certificate of grade; make rules and
regulations to govern them, holding
them responsible for negligence or care
lessness of duty, and requiring them to
cruise out to sea in search of vessels destined
for this port that may require their servces for
protection of all engaged in the conmerce of
the port arbtrate in all matters of complaints
or disputes between masters of vessels and
others against pilot for neglect of duty, ex-
orbitant charges, etc.; for the protection of all
concerned in the matter of colliding of vessels
passing to and fro in our rivers, thereby saving
expense and delays to all parties; notify the
public through the newspapers each day Of the
arrivals and departures of vessels at this port
and for the general supervision of the rivers and
the piers in front of the city for the purpose of
facilitating and promoting the interests OF COM
merce. These are some of the duties that are
exacted from the members of the board. The
receipts of the Office from April 1870 to April,
1871, inclusive, amounted to $l303'75, payable
to the City Treasurer in monthly payments.
The minutes OF the last meeting were read and
approved.
this board.
Mr. Van Horn, Chairman of the Committee
on Horseshoe Shoals, said he had hoped to
present to the board communication from the
Government Survey Department but unfortu-
| nately it had not arrived
Mr.. Hill offered the following
Whereas, so as to secure full Official statistics for
the port Of Philadelphia OF the arrival and departure
| of all vessels :
And tohereas, The ship Mary Warren, from Cal.
cutta, and the brig Eugene, from Palermo. are two
Of the many arrivals "not" reported at the ONCE OF
And %hereas, One Of 't the departments at washing
ton have asked Of this board report of the arrival
Of vessels at this port Of Phadelphia, which it was
| feotive laws which we cannot enforce;
| And wh@ess The cities Of Boston, New York
and Baltimore, by their excellent laws and regula
tions could furnish all necessary information to ths
National Government. Therefore bel
Resolved, That 1t being impossible to obtain cor
rect report OF all the arrivals and departures Of
sells az the port Of Philadelphia this board earnestly
ms ~ 70 Of sge age tne 6 NO iO''
| The preamble and resolutions were adopted
The board confirmed the new wharf line a
established by Councils about League Island.
The new committees were announced as fol
| lows
Finance-T. B. Beck, Jacob Walker J. J. Kersey
DockS-Geo. W. Hacker VIM. M. Greiner, Ludlas
Ckester-Geo. Derbyshire, p Brearley, DR.. j. K
| Lee.
Pilots. j. Christian, Chas. evan Horn Gallowa
CotlciIs-F. c. Hill, George Truman, Rober
Bristol-Richard H. Morris, william Camp, sr
Horseshoe ShoGIs-John j. Kersey, in the place Q
John Everman.
The board then adjourned.
Observation-Disclosures Smith, the conducto
of q car on the Union Line, on Saturday nigh
and disposed to be riotous. Warner held hi
peace, and got off quietly enough, but when b
reached the street he waltzed around for pay
ing stone, and succeeded in finding one. II
then took the missile, threw 1t through the ca
window, mashed the latter to fragments, an
bounded in violent conclusion against the rit
of the conductor. A policeman was here calle
upon and Warner was arrested Alderma
Bonsall held him in bail.
FELoNIoUs.-Roger Whipp is boy who live
at Seventeenth and South streets, and Thoms
Wharton another individual of the same age an
character, resides at Eighteenth and Naudai
streets. These boys were charged before Aide
man Dallas with entering house on Montros
street. near Eighteenth, on Saturday night, wit
felonious intent. The occupant of the sam
jecturing they were there with designs upon hi
| pigeon-coop, he took them into custody. Th
lads have been each placed under bail.
AN INFECTIOUS FEMALE.-The feelings
Officer Toland, of the Sixth district weI
shocked last night by a female named Elizabet
Hughes, at Ninth and Vine streets. She ws
drunk and riotous, and she indulged in such a
amount of blue blazes profanity that really th
officer could not stand 1t. Miss Elizabeth ais
made dash at the policeman, and this act il
duced him to take her in custody. She wa
locked up until she became sober and was the
sent about her business.
LARCENY OF WAToH.-Robert Elder an
Alexander Cole were out together last nigl
taking o drop or two. The latter mysteriousl
lost his watch, and he charged the larceny
the same upon Robert, whe was accordingl
placed under arrest. Robert was before Aide
man Dallas and has been held in $500 hail
lives at Eighteenth and Amin streets. II
missing time-piece is valued by its ownt
at $25.
BLACK CATTLE THIEF.-John Boyd is und,
} $4O0 bail by Alderman Randall for trying
steal small drove of small hogs from a field
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