DISCUSSION. BUENOS AYRES HARBOUR WORKS
W H PREECE, J C HAWKSHAW, R C PARSONS, H C BAGGALLAY, S J MELDRUM, L F V HARCOURT, J M DOBSON
1899
Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers
President, said his first duty was to propose a vote of thanks to the Author for the care, industry, and clearness with which he had brought before the Institution the great work of which engineers were all so proud. They were proud to see work of that kind conducted in other parts of the world. Those who had travelled over the world could go nowhere without finding illustrations of the prowess, and skill of the British engineer. Perhaps the most charming part of the Paper was the very graceful
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... tribute that the Author had paid to those great minds which were the springs of that magnificent work. M~. Hawk-Mr. J. C. HAWKSHAW regretted that the Author, being on his shaw. way to Buenos Ayres, was unable to be present ; but he was glad of the opportunity of saying how much credit was due to him for the able way in which he had superintended the carrying out of the works, often under conditions of great difficulty, requiring much tact and consideration on his part. I t was also a matter of regret that so many of those who were concerned at the beginning with the works had not lived to see them completed. He alluded more especially to Don Eduardo Madero, the concessionnaire ; Mr. T. A. Walker, the contractor; Mr. Hayter and Sir John Hawkshaw, the engineers. The harbour had been known as the Madero port, and he hoped that the name of Madero would always be associated with it, because he felt sure that t o his ability, his energy, and his foresight, the works owed their existence. Taking . into consideration the size of the work-the work covering much ground-and having taken so many years to complete, the Paper had very few mishaps to relate, and it lacked some of the interest which was usually attached to a good account of a failure during construction. He attributed the freedom from accidents in a great measure to the good material which was met with throughout for the foundations ; but he thought that credit was also due to the contractor for the careful way in which he had carried on his work, and for the abundance and excellence of the plant which he had put on it. The late Mr. T. A. Walker was never wont to stint the amount of plant he put on any work he had to do, and his nephew, Mr. Charles Walker, who had carried on the work since his uncle's death, had folfowed his example in that respect, and he Downloaded by [] on [15/09/16].
doi:10.1680/imotp.1899.18910
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