Tag: 1851

Teignmouth: Harbour Improvement Commissioners: A meeting of the commissioners appointed to consider the recommendation of Capt. Spratt, R.N., relative to the improvement of the harbour and bar of Teignmouth, took place on Tuesday, at the CourtHouse, and consisted of the following gentlemen: G. S. Curtis, Esq., chairman, the Messrs. Tozer, Whiteway, Vickary, Pinsent, Kelson and Bearne. It will be recollected that a short time since, Capt. Washington, the Admiralty commissioner, held an enquiry on the subject, and recommended certain improvements and alterations to the commissioners, in consequence of which recommendation our  highly  talented townsman, Captain Spratt, has written them a letter, containing suggestions, the result of his private investigations, as to the improvements required, which having been submitted to Captain Washington, has been highly approved of by him, as well as Mr. Brunel; the above-named committee were therefore appointed to report on the matter, and met on Tuesday last, when, after a long discussion, it was considered that while the present enormous tolls are levied by the Town Council of Exeter on this Port, the committee did not feel justified in recommending the adoption of Captain Spratt’s suggestions, although they highly approved of the same, were they enabled to place the amount of dues now paid to Exeter towards it. Several of the merchants and ship-owners of the port attended, by the solicitation of the committee, and gave evidence on the subject; the result of the meeting being the following resolution:-“In as much as it appears from the evidence of Messrs. Hutchings, Owens, and others, that the harbour, by an occasional outlay to deepen the bar, is adequate to afford accommodation to as many vessels as at present frequent the port, – Resolved – That it is the opinion of the committee that no outlay be made in the harbour with a view to repairing it, and thereby increasing its traffic, while we are made to pay so heavily towards Exeter town dues.” 

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