, 1877-04-01
A1AItINE.


CIHE VESSELS, THEIR PROSPECTS,
REPAIRS, ETC.
NenefaltS al this season OF the year the river aud
en'p-saFas present an anlmnted appearance
vessels arc being ovcrhauesl, and the r1nz Of the
cakng maet, as it echoes through the ho,d of tia
sesses' II heard from end to end Of the har1or
Inns Ecar Is an exception to the general rule ves
scls In most instances moored fore and aft With
eaoir Their decks covered with SNOW and present.
m? ane appsaranec Of mdwinter En:hcr than o. tho
i;iua ~ an1 ms ind occasionally vessel will he found
11nI :n st.eS II soln: to freight for her owners.
,ao p9oscct ~ not very cheering The charters
maae sn laF are not such to warrant owners co-
lns to any expense In fitting out. There ia no d.
mand man Tor vessels, and not likely to b. for somof
ritere e IT. ln gram the few charters made
ale open no movement Of Importance viii be madcI
cara are holding or and do care to-
better ffcislts. In lumber there is no demand for
Sesses ~ yet and no contracts made There haTd
maveu ..''s ps;.h G shingles
e.. q !ss 'n@sss @sffss that sss s;sst;
per m: but GO charters have been made even at
sns tate: There is not likely to be auy demand tor
vessels Tor two weeks yet.
~ years. Some OF them hare shut down all
~ ,sn1 ahe a,rangcmens Of the dock men
oef last, and each firm is running indcneniently|
ms season. The following is tie WORK dong At
Gro. @ aItssnt t yards; Messrs. Miller i:roy, sc1r
Gfoton injured last season in d cojii,onl ha. had
thorough overhauling new n}ankinv ncw ~ decks
ETC. cost: s.. 900. TryT Turra.t ne,x mnn.rworks
r Teek, oeck slfame. and sta1chions :cpst 81, OQ0
an " MontoF, new upper works, deck, deck frame
general a;e oyertaung. schr Winnie Wlne, now
haihhast and other repairs srbr snreJ 34orkeI
and and p. potion caiked Schr J. r. Chaplin, dockcd
and and bottom bottom chked: Tug Van Dawson, dockcd
sides aa calSed e'sed, Sear sshf G. s. Hazard top
etnment ing A: 4. Humphries, bottom cajkcd.
p M repairs have been made on tho following:
". Greaves: schrs D. G. Ford, Pen.aukce,
II Knnd AiIa1u,neF, I1,Ii Charles Ilibbard Levi Gtont
ltaab' Jenny Mullen; tugs Ward Crawford No.
snes; bahcock, and Little Giant. This yard Is
A. ,ha e s,aty men, about half tho usual number
md ne saT s1aeh @ @banGh DsyDock the tug bismarck
=: ooo; barge D. l. Filler, new deck, ealkine,
= slc;; COO; prop Joseph L. Hurd oyerhaulns,
ri ma strengthening arches, 81. oo0 gem
tontana aud aG .oilnWing props Coin Campbell.
ow ~ and Allegheny, and several canaboats.
:; uaslq Dal has made the following repairs upon
.s, .s "eeL: BARK Summer Cloud. nav decks and gen.
ca eai repairs cost $500; schr Lincoln DALI new
ecEs % and overhaulfns, S50O schr Advance, new
eeks and overhauline. 81 coo: general repairs
pom @ me schrs Maggie and A. Rr*t
Nhpts1!as lalns tne wages will stnrt at 81. 25 Of
very day.
- me e tngs are nearly all in running order Some
- - =! " nave been In commission the past week.
,n ns oion rowing association start their line to-
,oIso"' .h the " Q. T. Co. will also stars as many
tnelf noats IS there is any dcmanI for Ths
:. 1,no!natlon OF the Union Towing Association IL |
W ~ 10 supposed, to cut down the rates Of the "
,ce a. ~, out merely an association formed to re-
.ss III, u asI year, with the usual discounts. Each
~ VIII la7 up IN equal number or boats pl o.uf-
oaeo 10 tha nnnhef in Commission - e.