THE HARBOUR BOARD.

Evening Star, Issue 4283, 17 November 1876, Page 4

THE HARBOUR BOARD.

The Committee of the Sailors Heme asked the Bqaxd.togrant , them a site, as near th< sttMtetline ot Stuart atreetjettyas itoohld. M: HouGHTW added—Tne Committee indicate th< locality because it is-arwrt essential to the futur< of th£ Institutidn, that > I gliding, and* he placed gufjl^entlypear .to .the unstdta'HbUse, to enable masters of Teasels ther< to engage their seamen—the feetT%r’ which the -to tto as»domtß«*6e,wotild Urge upon the./jonslderatioi ' hfjme ‘Bouid that the Sailors* Home is eminent!] v a jWlaiftTOpKltf institution—moat essential to th< ■roMaro df'SEalere frequenting this port whicl ‘hy yery-dharaoter cannot be mad/self .support ing. On these grounds the • committee hep( that a site may be granted to the Institu . tion at a nominal rent. lpr a lengthened lease. s< ■ ; "l <nki as it shall oontinnC to be' used fofthe for glMkUibuttß grtnted.’’-4ffr ..Jhftt the Corporation and tho-Board should-betweei ttemriyethe land required.—Mr Ruchib informed tbfi' Boaru that tfie M6ia& Conudittoo hoped t< rfrtam ft long lease, if‘ tKfey were to take upon thei: shoulders such a large expenditure for suitabli MApm Ll.SOff ia Tfcwstan refnsed to believe that the Corporation would ac onhaWflyl He * miggested of. anc mmselr as a qoinmittee to consider, ,tbe matter. I the cittzwaa«rprek«ed'a' deaftfe' thatthis' Bhdhltf'b. done with the assistance pf the two .bodies, the Cor Btknd in the wiy ' tod perhap; (fna* of 100rjOr So; gentlemen waited oi «®e Mayor, it might have some effect.—Mr M’Nkii vtmlaiaerdd that*if the Board' ’decided to give tht valuable,land,-now,asked for, th« - Home Committce should bring pressure to bear 01 ■ "fchfif and the €hanmer of r C6mmerce tc mattei had a peculiar claim on the Board, and that the -Board-woold do a right tbiHg-to-grantthoCoinniit tee s reto^st.—'The Chaibuax. speaking for himself iaameinber for the' Council, did not think thal body would give any lan(t,‘-iThe committee above' mentioned were appointed. rCity Council’s application in connectienj pr'oposed plan of the Frederick [Street sewer, ■ as part of the permanent system of drainage for the Clty,'‘‘being ohe’of the.'fiv'e outfall/ieWeraj .intended .’ to> comnranicofe’ 'with' the 'intOr-i cepting sewer proposed to be led to the’ ' 6oedn Beach, the Board’s Engineer reported! that he.cohld only recommend the Board to grant! ths .required permission upon the distinct under-! standing that, the cany ing out of the works of the intercepting sewer, mentioned in the City Surveyor's letter, would be effected simultaneously with the' OtftffiH Sewers, so as to avdid the< pollution of the Bay.—The Chaxemas .said, the permanent scheme Cf drainage conteMplated 'b'y' the City Goupcil i rmeaat an " expenditure of L 60,000 and it was impossible Ut theipresentftime to give effect to the recommendation of the Board’s effect that the Corporation should prpvfde a' mudtank at-themouth of tfaedrain^BOTis—ter prevent a repetjtion of thanuisanqe arising from the Battray street toweri—Mr M‘Nei£ Wp4d object to anything like Battray street sCWCr, i wM<fK was a nuisance Tho-mattCJ wasreferred to thqWorks Committee. Mr Tvmfap Henderson sqnt 'to a claim, for compensation f6r injuries sustained ; by J him, his leg having slipped through a, hole in ,the floor of one of the hew. stores at the EattrayatrtotVharf « The . referrtdi tp toetlnspector, who reaccident having taken place- On examination, he found that the floor of the store had bden damaged ifimediato-.stolijßi to have-if (repaired. ■aWWftFTrW}" "■k ß, t something y;ery heavy had been the shed, mid her (thought such a ■ praotfee should not be allowed to coimnne. Mr Bixchxe said those newt" sheds • wouW hot last any time. They were most flimsy,structures,; and ho ■would not permit a building of such a description to be ereotodio hisbaok yardr-The Boardresolved, to decline all responsibility in regard totheapplicaTW ’Worts Committee reported the acceptance oj, Messrs Brenchley an'd Irving’s tender of L 251 for metalling between the Battray street jetty; and in refdftdde tolthe recently imported* cranes’ that • they were not suitable, fpr.-the required work, and should be disposed of, if possible. In the discussion tbif* eftefled, Mr M‘Nm. said thtit : ih his experi-* ence, which extended orer'a great manv vears bp! .-Bad nhver seOn valuable .pieces ’6f. umSw . ordarad-insnoh a slip-shod fashion as those cranes! - ;i it , i TheßECfcETAnr said thq Engineer’s explanation ’ was that by putting in'-'the words “of mbstapproved leaving it to the judgment of' those appointed to select, he would be giving erector, .scope to them in selecting.—Mr Beid! ‘ehfihght the nest thing they could do now would be! .‘ soireipaok the cranes and send them Home again —I It wasiresolved that tho cranes should be disuoaed of if.possiblei' . -- i ■■■>'!( hj —l—*—■ .-! . .. j