New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-24
~sOFFIGIAL NOTICES.

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During such times selected the said officer shals
channel Or channels on which ID u eSssxea-se
this extent that no vessel shall attempt passage
for .uch passage fton the said oaacer in colnmand.
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commerce, said officer; whenever engaged Il
through the channel being dredsed it having On
board pilot who reports his vessel Of suitable
piled with stesm power. As also specified. and in
it's proper order Of precedence. shall give permits
sion to pass. and .hall remove hts dredseboat OF
dredgebOate out OF the channel or to ono side, to
permit such passage in such time a. will least de-
lay such vessel and the work Of dredging.
S0Ch permission shall be stgnified in the manner
hereafter indicated under the head Of 'siguals."
w. The said officer in command shall cause to
be kept in position on each side Of the channel
tween adjacent spare of each line OF over QUO
feet; and shall further place. suitable number
when necessary, curing dark nigbte
". For the information OF pilots, the said oficer
shall cause to b. placed at Pilot Town. in position
to be eeen f,Om passing vessels large bulletin
board, on which every Wednesday and Saturday
afternoon he shall cause to be displayed In large
depth and condition Of the channel dredged, tho
time thigh tide, and such other particular a. NAV
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shalt also establish a water guage at the sama
point having its zero at extreme low tide
vi. The said officer in command shall also ON
every Wednesday and Saturday afternoon tele-
graph to his commanding officer In New Orleans.
for publication in the daily newspapers Of that
city. the information displayed 1t the bulletin
board above directed.
ALL PERSONS
T. no person shall willfully destroy. remove, or
ipjure any buoy. light shore mark survey marx
OF water gauge placed by order Of the ofacsr in
the authority OF the latter. nor shall any person
obliterate, change or add to any notice placed on
the before described bulletin board at Pilot Town.
without authority from the officer above named.
SIGNALS
l. During the times the officer in command of
the dredge boat aforesaid shall assume control
over the commercial use OF the channel or chan.
masthead OF the dredge boat engaged in improvin0
such channel or channels, during the daytime, .
canvas globe Tor halloonl painted black, and Ave
lanterns, one above the other. While these ssg-
malls are up the channel in which they sre d.
played shall be barred 10 the passage OF all vessels
without permission ~ 1T resaid.
When nI they are up and per,ni;son is asked to
M 70 me GEEK ana
II they be lowered aud immediately hosted again
this shall indicate refusal Of permission.
When they are not up. NO psrmssion will be roe
IL Vessels approaching the channel dredged, %
black globe 10 displayed shall display i - in such
position - to be plainly at two miles distance
from the dredg6 boat, the following eignAl which
can be made with flags OF any code, viz:
II the vessel be drawing fifteen feet or lees.
code flag ut the masthead; II fifteen and half
feet two flags, and one additional flag for each
additional One.hslf foot Of dranght.
From this the officer in command of the dredR0
boat. knowing the stage OF the tide, the depth Of
channel and condition of its bottom, and seeing
the steam power engaged can Judge If 1t be proper
to allow the passage OF the vessel and can signal
accOrdnsly IN time to prevent delay.
The pilot shall cause these sixnas to be displAyo9
when necessary.
III. When tho red lights are Displayed in place
place Of the globe or balloon aforesaid the signal
lights. from the masthead Of the vessel seeking
passage, a. follows
One white light to indicate draft Of Is feet ots
less one white, with one red above ISL feet; one
white. with one red below, Is feet; two white ono
above the other. l61. feet; two white with one rcd
above. II feet tive white with one red botweona
III feet two white with one red below, 10 feet;
one red 1871 feet one white moved rapidly up ADD
down distance of about TIVE nty feet, 10 feet; one
red moved In the same way, l9k feet: one Whita
and one red, moved - above. 20 feet ana over.
The distance between lights shall BE- five fBeta
and the signai shall BE- displayed until nSWered.
The display Of these signals shall be construed
as report Of the pilot display them that he ha4s
the required steam power to aid the vessel On
w. The dredgeboat remaining ON ono side Of tho
channel for the passage Of another vessel shall
give the usual steam whistle signal for passing 70
port or starbOard. and this shall be responded 70
and obeyed BY the passing weasel. ON the order'0g
the pilot. sie22 lot