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 120 federal kbpobteb �The Pacific. {District Vowt, E. D. Virginia. March 4, 1881.) �1. ADMiKAiiTT— Maritime Contract. �Materials or machinery furnished, or work done, in the original construction of a ship or vessel, are not maritime in their nature, and do not give riae to a maritime contract. �2. Bame— Same. �Nor can they be made so by a state statute, the only effect of snch a statute being to attach a lien to a contract originally maritime in nature, and not to make a contract maritime which is not so originally. �3. Samb— Sakb. �Hence, a libel in rem, on a contract of such a character, dismissed. �In Admiralty. �In February, 1880, Pardessus & Anthony, who were then residents of New York city, commenced the building of a steam-dredge at Astoria, in N'ew York harbor. Her hull and flooring were completed there, and in the end of April the hull was launehed and was towed to Greenpoint, in Kings county, New York, a place near Brooklyn. The timbers nsed in the con- struction of the hull were furnished by J. W. Eussell, of New York-6ity, and were delivered in New York previous to March 26, 1880. On January 24, 1881, there was still due for the timber on account the sum of .$451.21. Part of the lumber used either in the construction of the hull, or afterwards in thecomple- tion of the vessel, was towed to the dredge by V. Vierow. AU the timbers so towed were used in the construction of the dredge, a part after her arrivai in Norfolk. The above towing was done between February 21, 1880, and September 24, 1880. On January 24, 1881, there was still due on this account the sum of .f 159. Whilst being constructed, a number of hands were em- ployed about the dredge to assist in setting the machinery and to do any work that was convenient. Edward Davis and James Richardson, of New York, furnished provisions and supplies for these hands. The items in the bill of Davis ran from March 5, 1880, to September 15, 1880, and aggregated $261.77. The items of Eiohardson ran between the same dates, and aggregated $312.48. After the arrivai of the hull at Greenpoint, Long Islaud, G. H. Tiebout, of Brooklyn, furnished nails, bolts, and iron, which were used in the construc- tion of the parts of the dredge then remaining unflnished. His bill for the same ran between April 6, 1880, and September 20, 1880, and aggregated $167.03. There was also a bill of Hunter, Keller & Co., of New York, for mate- rials furnished between August 3, 1880, and September 17, 1880, amounting to $68.54. The engines and varions attachments to the boiler and engines were furnished by John -J. Hayes, of Brooklyn. The articles so furnished by hlm were all the first of the kind, and were part of her original construction. The work of this co-libellant was furnished between March 20, 1880, and June 17, 1880, with the exception of an item of $6, furnished November 5, 1880, after the dredge was sent to Norfolk. The balance due on this claim was $1,357.70. The boiler for the dredge, and varions work accessory thereto, was furnished ��� �