Engineer's Report to the Directors of the Hull Dock Company

Reference No:: C DPD/2/5/1/4
Dates:: 15 May 1871
Description:: A report addressed to the Chairman of the Dock Company by R. A. Marillier (Resident Engineer) covering the following: encroachment by C. W. Earle (shipbuilders) on No. 1 Slip at Victoria Dock, a proposal for the replacement of a double rail wagon track with a single track (due to horses getting stuck in the groove), an accident due to a wagon falling onto the barque 'Euxinus', tenders for 30 cwt hydraulic cranes, the replacement of flag paving by granite setts, the completion of a 20 ton hydraulic crane at Victoria Dock, and proposals for a new 70 foot high chimney at the Dockyard and a footlathe for repairing hydraulic valves.
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Access Conditions:: Access will be granted to any accredited reader
Repository:: Hull City Archives
Collection:: Records of Humber Conservancy and the Humber Ports (Records deposited by Associated British Ports and its Predecessors)