THE HARBOR BOARD.

Evening Star, Issue 4274, 7 November 1876, Page 4

THE HARBOR BOARD.

..- A special meeting-of held yesterday afternoon was-? attended by Messrs Reeves (in the chair), M 'Kinnon,. M %eil, Reid, and.Tewsley.

It v was decided to allow the Railway Department the use of the Board's locomotive for two months, the'department to return it in good order.

EXTENSION OF JETTY STREET WHARF. Mr Tbwsley moved—"That tenders be called for 361 ft. of the new Jetty street wharf, as last proposed by the engineer, adopting the suggested alteration in the plans and specifications.recommended by Mr Blackett, aild approved by the Governor-in-Council." •; .-■'•<:

; Mr M 'IS eh, looking at the possible expenditure of L 3,000 or i 4,000, thought it would be unwise, in the present state of the oard, to go. on with this work. It would be only two months before new. members would come in, and they should leave, the queswharf accommodation, wHwir-as possible without inconvenience to shipping, to the new toard. He did not know whether membersvwere aware. th*t; out of LIOO,OOO they had borrowed, they had only about L 50,000 lefk ~ .. v J :

,The there c "to the credit of the. Eoard at, the* present time. '" ■"■:■ '' '• ■••> : ' ''"' .*ST;

Mr->M?Nkfot remarked ithat they were committed already account of this dredge and of,.,sia hull' of the' New Era, antf they would find he was not very far out when he said that before present demands were satisfied they would not have much j-more than L 50,000 to/.their-credit. Therefore he would ask mvmberV to consider where they" were,.,going, to got the channel. They should' hot allow the new r soard to come in audjind that all the borrbjy£d moiiey was >p;ent^ana' nothing whatever'done forming the direct channel.. He moyed the lojlowing amendnient \intil the ' general question ofdredging and' reclamation is depided new wharves should, bej proceeded

The Chairman thought Mr M'Neil was overlooking fehe:lactthatit was nedessary to keep what was done from being unuone again, it was-a fact that-thfr present steamer basin was being filled up for want of protection, and it*had been pointed out that this additional wharfage would, have the effecV'o'f preventing the mud from .silting back into ,th"e basin, from which $ was being dredged at great cost. If. they .'put off this work fOT apother winter season, .the chances were that, they would have to put the dredge back there agiin and begin ~e nova. (The accommodation was required for the lighters...:

- Mr Tewslet was of opinion thatjj it was absolutely necessary to make some arrangements for the accommodation of the Eghtei ,^, ii from' 3 w'hich .the£ derived 'so large a revenue. '''' ' ■'' '

. MrM'KiNNON had not heard" to change his'opinion, which was in fayor of the resolution. Of cpurse it-would be possible to do without this, extension; but; still he. thought that .the accommodation was required, and should be supplied. _ MrßEip was guided entirely by the necessity which he was informed existed for increased wharf He was told that it was required; and he said it must be got. ; He did hot think the expsnditureof L4„QQO would prevent them irom obtaining the ciiannel. •, ; | ; amendment, »ot being seconded the resolution wa»7cafried.

- l After some discussion'; -the Engineer was instructed to report as to the practicability pfdwdgmgA deep, water channel- of from 60$. to 7wt.. wide, , street :Jetty to, deep the dredged material to be deposited at the side, and refcamcd'by' fascinea or timber-protection.