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For the P E N N 3 Y L V A N I A M A G A -7L I N E .Description of a new inventedMn chine, fr dee fining and dcanf-ir,■ Docks, 6cc.s»drMl*. A ITKEN,and removing beds of gravel, c. and that the inventor of this very ufeful machine, ought to be re-commended to the particular notice of the next Affembly, forthat encouragement which his «lt; merit entitles him to.Charles Humphreys Samuel Milait6 Caof rJc ph £ erreeJoftph El Hat WilU RodmanSam* l iUoa-sA S I nrelume vour M; il is calculated for ufeful im- Michael HillegafsprovcmeRt as well as pleafmg a-mufemeut, I herewith fend you a draught and defcrintion of an incje-O -i Oiiious machine,erected in this citv, and exhibited before a committee “ commended to the notice of therUpon confederation of the^ fn ftt «“ ioregomg reportu the fame oe, and it is neiehy reof the Americanlt;lt;ciety, to their o-reat fat Israel ioniucceeding Affembly.i f \ t r o p ; ■*c i e t y r e c o m m e n d -Feb. 2 2. 1775. The Koufeed to the notice of the Ailembiv, who immediately appointed a Com-mitte of View ■,—as anrears b11 one or v icw •,—us appears uv thefollowing extract from their votes.poundsOept. 20. i 774* The Committee appointed in January la ft to ex-“ amine the machine conllrucxcd « b *vArthur Donaldfom. of thisCCcity, for deepning and cleaniingdocks,6cc. made a report thereon in writing,which being prelected “ at the table, was read by order, “ and is as follows,“ in obedience lo the order of“ the Houfe, we have viewed“ the machine invented and made “ bv Arthur Donaldfon, forJr“ raiiino' mud or gravel in deeoO _Lwater, and difc harems the fameiTicc“ above the iurtace, have ob-“ ferved its operations and efrects,“ when applied to ufe, and are of (lt; opinion that it will well anfwertlt; th.. nnmnf/j 0£ cleanling docks.into counderation the 6C foreeoing minutes-O -ee That the fum of one hundredbe allowed, and given tothe faid Arthur Donaldion, as a “ reward for his ingenuity in the“ faid invention.”The merits of this machine ere fo great as to deferve the particular notice and encouragement of the public. To preferve docks of fuf-iicieut depth to float loaded vefTels low water, is a matter ofvail importance to trade. It istherefore hoped, that gentlemen who arc owners of wharlfs, will think it fuch a proper objeft of their attention, as to promote ita being carried into general ufe. Many of the docks in this city are now totally defer ted by ibips of burden, merely from the impracticability of loading there, and the evil is becoming very generalj forextending whariFs into the channel,0 ait
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Philadelphia Magazine or American Monthly Museum
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Mon, May 01, 1775
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