The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-03-14
MARINE.

The steamer City of Marquette will MOI
run to this port the coming season.
The Ann Arbor ferry boats will resume
the MenomInee route when the season
opens.
Captain George BARLEY of Escanaba
has been offered the command of the
steamer Douglass which is to ply be
tween Manistee and Gladstone the COM
ing season.
Ferry boats between the east and the
west shore of Lake Michigan are the CON-
ing thing. The Wisconsin & Michigan
BY. Co. which is to have Its lake terminus
at Peshtigo, will build transfer scows.
The steamer Z. Shores Jr., of Milwau-
kee, while on her way from Chicago to
Racine with $4,000 bushels of wheat, ran
on Tie Racine reef on Saturday morning.
Two tugs attempted to pull her off but
she leaked so badly that it was feared
she would sink, and so she was allowed
to settle back on the reef. The wheat is
insured for half its value; the hull has
no insurance. An attempt was made to
iett.son the cargo, but the sea washed
over the decks and it was impossible to
open the matches.
The shlpyard is busy place at pres
ent. Any person In the city afflicted
with pessmistic views because of the
hard times will be gwen a tonic if he
visits the shipyard. The river is crowd
| ed with lake craft and work more or less
| extensive is being done on all. Burger
/ L Burger have steadily employed 100
/ men during the winter aud that number
are now on the pay roll.
! a new tug for Leatham & Smith of
| Sturgeon Bay is well under way at the
yard of Burger Il Burger. The tug is 50
feet long, Is feet beam and feet hold.
The boiler and engine will not be new.
Il. G. Richards is doing considerable
work on the machinery.
The same firm is doing extensive work
on the Hattie HUT and such as to please
her owner, Captain Hanson. She is hav-
ing new top-work, plank sheer rails and |
stanchlons. A coat of paint will add to |
her appearance. The job is beng done
with the usual thoroughness of Burger |
& Burger.
The Nalad has also had considerable |
work done on her by this firm. She has |
received new deck, new deck frames |
and covering board and a new main mast |
She has been calked all over She is now |
receiving a coat of pant.
The tug Seymour has been rebuilt at |
cost of $4,000, The tug Pilot has also
been rebuilt at a cost of 1900
The City of Charlevolx is being length
ened 20 feet and widened so that her |
cabin is extended five feet lateraIly.
The tug Maxwell is having a new deck |
put in which will be raised one foot.
New beams have been put in and she |
will have a new house.
The City of Fremont is receiving eX-
tensive repairs, and is being strengthen
ed considerably. She is receiving new
stancbiOns all around, new decks, new
frames and steel arches eimlar to the
Goodrich steamer Chicago. This is one |
OF the boats owned by Gregory HursOn
who is to have line between Chicago |
and Milwaukee.
The Lotus will soon go into the dry |
dock to receive repairs to the extent Of
$1,000.
The Goodrich Company is at work on
its boats as usual. This company can
always be relied upon to spend portion
Of its earnings each winter in keeping It's
boats in first class condition. Burger &
Burger have done considerable work on
the Chicago this winter. She has re-
ceiyed new frames, new keelsOn and
ceiling and outside planks amidships
The company is doing work on the Mus
kegon, employing its own help, The ma
chinery of all the boats is being put in
shape. A large number of machlnists are
employed on the Virginia.
Other smaller boats are receiving re
pairs at the hands of their owners.
4 bill has passed the legislature which
will be of exceeding interest to vessel
owners 10 this state as 1t reduces the as
sessed valuation Of the better class of
boats great deal. The valuation is to he
IS Ter ton if the boat is five years old or
under, So per ton if between ) and 10
years and s. If over 10 years. 1t discrim-
mates against the old boats. This law
destroys all hope that the Inter Ocean
Transportation Co. will have its boats
hail from this place as it will make their
valuation in Milwaukee about 100000,
Will it has been abont 100000