HARBOR BOARD

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1685, 28 February 1906, Page 3

HARBOR BOARD

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THB CHA.IRHA.N3HIP* The statutory business of electing a Kay or took place next month amU._ m ight not occupy a soa me mber„ ho would propose that an oiu Mr Sievwriglit, bo e ec e Townley Mr Harding urged that Mi again offer hua3 ’ d ‘ jj 0 ga id tl,-at that ho be re-ole t t 0 g 0 i^to it would bo tuuo hOQ it caiuo

| bettor than Mr Townley. (Hoar, I .hear). { Mr Clark said ho had much pleasure * in seconding tho nomination. No 0110 1 could occupy tho position with moro ’ I honor to tho Board than Mr Townloy. Mr Siovwriglit said ovon if Mr , Townloy would not again acoopt tho • position ho did not ctivo to take more , responsibility'. Ho hoped Mr Townloy would withdraw Ins objoctiou, but in tho alternative lio would proposo Mr Clark who would ho specially qualilioil for the position. 110 took groat iutorost iu tho works, had the faculty of organisation, a largo stake iu tho in* j forest, and no ono was better ablo to (ill the position than ho was, Mr Clark said as far as tho Mayoral I election was concerned, Mr Townley had no nood to consider that until it came up, it would bo timo onough to moot any difficulty on that scoro when it arose. I Mr Townloy said if tho Board took that view his objection was overruled, [ but ho had thought it bettor to make suro of a chairman for tho year. Mr Lysnar supported tho nomination of Mr Townloy. “As long as you are a wombor of tho Board,” ho J said, “ you ought to bo chairman. You have had the work in hand, and it ■ should bo left at that. It is an honor duo to yourself.” j Mr Siovwriglit : near, hear. L Mr Townloy was thon re-elocted un- i animously. 0 Mr Clark : Wo will still criticise you. u

Mr Townloy : I liopo you will ah ways do that, to get tho host vesultls

ORDINABY BUSINESS.

Mr Leslie Boynolds intiinatod that ho had arranged wilh Mr Grant ro soundings,

whioh would bo forwarded to Mr Bey

nclds when completed. Mr Boynolds iwkcd that tracings or prints of the John [ Townloy bo sent him, as he wished to consider the question of converting hor into a sand-pump dredge. Tbo Overseor stated Mr Grant would bo occupiod for a couplo of days longer. Mr W. Nelson wrote on Eotiruary 6th, endosiog acoouot for T 1193 for drodgo bought by tho Board from him on October otb, 1304, subject tn its doing satisfaetery work in dredging bftweon Lyiton rood and Taruhoru freezing work?. This work b.v ing been completed ia an eminently “satisfactory " way, a chequo would oblige Mr Nolson.

li was deoidod tn ko'd tbo application over unt l next inerting, when Mr Beynolds’ report should bo to hand. Mr Chas. Fraser, craneman on the dredge, who is serioudy ill, was granted a month’s leavo. Captain Scbu ze, of tho barquentine lima, brought uuder tbo Board’s notice the want of avai'able berthage on Kaiti wharf. Of the 600 ft of wharf, 100 lo 120 ft wore practically reserve i for the freezing works, and when a lighter was loading from their shoot thoro was not tufficieot depth of water for the lima towa'ds the dredge’s berth to have her hatches alongside tho wharf. Tne remaining 50CKt waß kept for empty ligbtois, as there was not waior enough for othor vossols to work. With a Homs frozen meat boat in the bay, other vessels could not uso lha Kaiti wharf when meat was being taken out, but they had to pay wharfage all the same. Captain Sohutze asked that a borth of 150 ft length bo provided on either side of tho shoot, with a depth of water to accommodate vessels tbo size of tbo lima. Tins would give vessels a chanoe to work without csmiDg ints conflict with the lighters. In reply to Mr 0 a,k, who said the request seemed reasonable, the Harbormaster said the vess.l had not been de-

layed, but inconvenience had been caused to ibe freezing company’s boats. By next time the vessel came there would ba suflie.out depth Overseer instructed te attend to matter. An application from the Gisborne Ere, zing Works for lighting on the Board’s whai f on tho Kaiti side, led to some discussion.

It was resolved on tho motion of Mr. Harding, to have two lights fixed on the wharf.

The Putea Hatbor Board wrote statmg that they could not undoriake the purchase of tho dredge John Townley. The Marine Department wrote disallowing the removal of the 1 ght from Tut* hine Point in favor of one at Tatapouri. The whole quastion in regard to tbe formrr light would Do considered when the estimates were brought od,

REPORTS. Tho Harbormaster, Captain Camming’ reported Soundings taken in the cba inel on 32ad inst, are, with Penguin tide gauge at zero: End of breakwater lift, third bollard from end of breakwater Gft Bin, Snatk’s laoding 6ft 6:n, big crane 7ft, Waikanao 7ft 6id, off stockyard 7fs 6in, half way nloDg wba f 7ft 6in These soundioga were taken tho day after we had a vory heavy southerly sea in tho bay, and show that there is not much sand being sent into tho channel by the heavy seas. Shipping Bince last meeting: Steamers, arrivals 40, departures 39 ; sailing vessels, arrivals 15, departures 14. Mr Humphreys, caretaker of tho leading lights, is giving every satisfaction. During the month tho various vessels put in 52 days’ work at the wharves, at which they stayed 86 days, and tho amount of revenue derived was Ll 6 12s 6J. Mr McLeod, overseer, roported:—The John Townley has taken 42 ioids of spoil to sea during the mouth. I regret to say that tho crane maD, Mr C. Fraser, had to discontinue work last woek and is now iu the hospital. Ashe will nrel at least a month to recruit, I would recommend that he be given a month’s leave. Mr (Jarroll, one of the deck hands, i 3 working the crane, aod I hava no doubt that he, with Mr Mackie's assistance, will bo able to manage all right for that time. Another deck hand ha 3 been engaged temporarily. Tho small dredger has lifted 11 loads of reck and saod this monih, which is berog used in reclaiming ground at tho back of tbo viaduct on the Kn : ti sido of the river, This work is rnuoh hindered for the want of another pun*. Toe reck out'or hue been off work since Tuosday last, as tho ctcw havo been engaged with Mr Grant taking soundings for Mr Leslie Reynolds, but we have taken advantage of this opportunity to havo some alterations and improve' merits made to the colter, which 1 think will have the efT ot of giving much better results iu tho fututc. Wo shall finish dismantling the Hercules crane fn aoout a couplo cf weeks’ time. Ah tho timber port ons of the 10-ton crane need to be ronswod before re-erecting it on tbo town wharf. I thereforo ask for permission to order tho necessary timber fo: tins, so that tho work of eteotmg it may be gone on with whon wo are finished w.tu tho Hcrculos. Tho weighbridge—i fiui that wo hrvo on hand the timber and iron ueoes-ary to make it suitable for woighiDg waggons, also that it can bo so fixed on it) present sito that teams can Uiive on to it along ths liuo of read, in eroad of hacking oa to it across the road as at present Tho cost over and above material would bo about £2O if ksed on i;a present sits, but would bo at least iiu nioro if loinoved to any other site. Eighty-oighS yards of gravel havo been spread on reclamation at back of town wharf this month. Please advise as to whether I shall continue on with gravelling up towards tho bridge.” In reply to Mr Clark, the Overseer said ' tho rock cutter, with little improvements ufieted, was cheaper than blasting ; but ho would preftr lo dolor giving an opinion on ihe work until ho roported at a later Tho Chairman said that the cutler cou'd be used alongside tbo wharves wboro tho rock could not bo bhs'ed. MrClatk: Is there rock there to got out ? Tho Cha’rman : Yes, on tho Kaiti sido —it is nearly all rock. It was agioid to alter the weighbridge on its preeoat sit’, also to make a aiding noar tbo bridge to enable dray 3 to get on to and off tho wharf. Captain Solvander, dredgemaster, reported: ‘‘Since your last meeting the dredge John Townley has besn cons'antly employed, with tho exception of two days bad weattor. Particulars of spoil takeD out arc—loo cubic yards from aloDg tbo breakwater, 775 from between tho slip and stockyard, 3100 from abreast of tho new wharf on Kaiti side, in all 4175 oubio yards, mostly sand,"

| Mr W. B. Maokio, the englneor. reported on repairs made. All tho maohlnoty was running well. Tho orano drlvor, C. Fraser was in tho hospita', and W. Carroll was doing his work. The Chairman said tho -H75 yards was a good month's work. Tho Secretary statod tho total oost, counting depreciation, etc., was Is Br|d por yard. Mr Clark : Worth 3d a yard. Mr Lysnar: Tho work is too dear.