HARBOR BOARD.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 207, 11 October 1888, Page 2

HARBOR BOARD.

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Harbor Board was held on Tuesday night. Present : Messrs Chambers, Ganuon, Dickson, Matthewson, Clark, Mutpby, Tucker, and Townley. Mr Clark moved, and Mr Gannon seconded, that ths Mayor should taka ths chair. the cHiraMiNSarr. After other business had been transacted tbs announcement of Mr Sievwright's resignation as Chairman was made. The Chairman, Messrs Matthewson, Gannon, and Dickson, expressed much regret at the cause which made Mr Sievwrigbt resign his position, high compliments being paid to that gentleman for the way in which he had carried out his du’ies, Mr Matthewson especially expressing his regret at the Chair, man’s ill-health. A resolution expressing regret and sympathy with Mr Sievwright was passed. Mr Matthewson proposed that Captain Tucker be appointed Chairman, and referred to his qualifications for the position. Mr Clark seconded. Mr Chambers acknowledged that Captain Tucker would make an excellent Chairman, but mentioned that his Mayoral term had nearly expired. He proposed Mr Townley, who was thoroughly fitted for the eeat, as no man was more versed in public business, Mr Gannon seconded. He agreed that Captain Tucker would make a good Chairman, but it would ba want of thought to elect him when he might go out of office in a couple of months. Contain Tucker said he would be glad to see Mr Townley in tha chair, and knew that he would make an excellent Chairman. The position he was in was that he did not fee! inclined to retire in Mr Townley's favor, *0 1 he did not suppose Mr Townley would bei. • clined to retire in his favor, so that it was hatter to leave members to decide, if Mr Townley were elected he (Captain Tucker) would give him every assistance. If, on the other hand, he himself were elected, he felt sure Mr Townley would act in the same way. As to the apparent disqualification of himself because he might be going out of office in a short time, be did not think it would b« such an arduous matter to put another man in his place. Mr Chambers said the now Chairman would have to give a good deal of his time to the routine business of the Board, aud he thought it would be a pity to chop and change chairmen. The amendment was then put, that Mr Townley be elected. Fur; Messrs Chambers and Gannon. For Captain Tucker: Messrs Dickson, Clark, Murphy, and Matthewson. The candidates did not vote. WORTS. The Harbormaster reported—Since my fast report there is very little to be specially mentioned unless perhaps the difficulty in getting the Kenilworth, drawing 6 fast 0 inches, out of the river, and this was only succeeded in by Captain Kennedy, who elected to take the risk himself, after three tides. The Engineer also made a general report.

£462 8 8 There was considerable discussion on tha payment tor about £ll, for preparing tha report to be sent to the Marine Department, and also for the battening of the viaduct, With regard to the latter, Mr Matthewson agaic stated that he thought it was throwing money away, as the sand had the wholt mouth of the river to flow in and out of. Mr Murphy: You have missed your vocation—you ought to have been an Engineer. THE XXOtNUR'I MGMKXRX*. At the close ot the meeting MrM*tthaw<oq called attention to a letter from the Enginser which had been published, imputing motives to members of the Board. He said that what Mr Thompson had stated was utterly wrong. His object was to get at ths bottom cl ins Engineer’s engagement. Mr Gannon said the matter had bean dil* posed ot at the previous meeting. Mr Matthewson: This i| extraordinary business. ■ ■ . Mr Gannon : Very extraordinary. Mr Matthewson: Yes, very extraordinary. He moved that the correspondence with regard to the appointment of ths Engineer be read. Mr Dickson seconded.—Carried. It appeared that the basis of the agreement was a private fatter, tha effect of which Mr Matthewson considered very doubtful.’ 1 Mr Townley understood if the works warn hung up Mr Thomson's engagement would bs at an end. If things were to remain In auspenae it would be better to sums to some arrangement with Mr Thomson, who ha d|4 not think would be bard fa deal withAfter some discussion, members arrived at the conclusion that the meaning of tbs agres< ment was sufficiently plain that the engagemeat terminated on the stoppage ot the works. There was also some comment on the loose way iu which the agreement had been made. Mr Clark said it would have saved a little illteeling if the agreement had been read ai the previous masting. Ha for one had Dot understood it. Mr Matthewson gave notice to move (observing that he would twg iided by oircumefaMee whether he brought it on), *• That the'Soard do notify the Engineer that ft is unable le proceed with the works. !*

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