The Maurice

HOLLAND, District Judge.

James Strieker filed a libel against the tug Maurice for damages caused by a collision on the Schuylkill river. Upon the petition of the owners of the Maurice, the city of Philadelphia was made a party defendant, under admiralty rule No. 59. This case came on for- final hearing in this court, and an opinion was filed on March 4, 1904, dismissing the libel at the cost of the libelant. Bills of costs for both the tug Maurice and the city of Philadelphia were taxed by the clerk against the libelant in this case, and from this taxation an appeal was taken to the District…