THE HARBOR BOARD.

Evening Star, Issue 4252, 12 October 1876, Page 3

THE HARBOR BOARD.

At a special meeting of this body thin afternoon, -which was attended by the Superintendent (in the choir), Messrs Turnbull, Davie, Eitchie, Beeves, M'Kinnon, and Tewsley, the following business was transacted:—Messrs-Eincaid, M'Queen, and Co. intimated that the new dredge was to be launched at 3.30 p.m. on.Tuesday next,and they suggested that tSa Board 'should communicate with the Mayoress, requesting that lady to perform the aaremouy of • objnsteinng. < In a conversational discasf ion the Chairman suggested that the launch should take place on the day Abolition took effect, and the dredge be named the Abolisher, which would be marking a great epoch. Mr Tewslev suggested " The Last new Era," and Mr Beeves the "Vulcan," from the foundry that built her, but eventually the name and all arrangements by the Board connected witft the launch were left to a committee consisting of Messrs M'Neil and Reeves. It appearing by some accounts submitted of the cost of repairing the dredge New Era, that work to the amount of LBO odd had been done without being 'tendered for, a resolution was carried that in future no works for more than L 25 should he lot without tender, unless by special authority of the Board or a committee thereof. Belative to the closing of the northern side of Jetty street wharf by reclamation, the Engineer forwarded tracing showing wharf extension (of 760 ft) necessary to meet the requirements of the lightermen. The cost would be 19,000, and the work could be conveniently undertaken by day labor, should the Board concur in this method of carrying it out. The Board expressed itself strongly against doing such a large work other than by t finder, and decided to consult the Engineer before proceeding with the work suggested. On a suggestion from the Engineer to Expend L3OO in metalling between the line of Battray street and the sheds at the wharf, for which tenders were ordered to be called, a discussion took place as to . thp forming of the upp«r, pari) of Battray street, the majority of the. Board being evidently of opinion that it was the Corporation's duty tp parry out the work, A ott«g*atiw that the Board «hou|d, if cob-

'?£*• the K wrote :- ffiSSSSSS? bj V lO InspectOT of Worts for ine appointment of. engineer to the dredse New ,*&* I n n ,^? gß °'v lfeel . calledu P on to state K i Vr^T 60 * virtue °f authority receded for the transfer of Mr Mason to the *ew dredge under construction, fairly ben Belf war ™?ted, «nder the circumstances, in providing a substitute. While regretting that byJhs action Mr StephensshoulihaveWdleuTed I to bay* exceeded hiß duties » l feel conscious of this e Kf rtam : 1 ? d ! d^ lofc mean t0 exerc «e a privilege he considered he was entitled to ii a manner that conld, in the slightest degree, be con. strued into an act inconsistent with his responsibihties or disrespectful towards the Board "--The apphcafaoiiswerereferred,to a committee consistlug of Messrs M'Neil, M'Kinnon and Beeves The Provincial Secretary wrote acknowledge the receipt of the Board's Engineer's report on the subject of the measurement of the material tic positedby the Government between Eattray and Jetty street jetties, and in reply intimated that under all the|circumstances of|the case the Governaenthadresolvedtodiscontinuefurtherreclamation After considerable discussion it was resolved "That the Board adhere to the arrangement come so between Mr D Beid a.d the Board to pay LIO.OW u P to thS old jetty, and to nay at the same rate ?or the balance between the old, jetty and the pre? sent Jetty street wharf, Vhen the Government." In the course or the discussion k &°* Mr M,Neil aoCUfled V* DavieS vidually of declining to meet the Board in the same spMfc of liberality that that body met the Govern! ment, whereupon Mr Davie retorted that the Government had been too liberal, the Board showingr too great a desire—and he said it deliberately—lo get every penny possible out of the Government From what fell from the Superintendent, it reared that reclamation would be proceeded with by the Government on payment being made in terms of the resolution.