New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-22
OFFTCIAL NOTICES,

heretofore specified. such times as shall be in his
opinion necessary for the Improvement or main.
tenance Of such channel or channels and that
also shall present conditions, particularly regard
ing currents favorable to said work.
buring such times selected the said officer shall
have control over the commercial use OF the
channel or channels on which he is aEedLtO
this extent, thai DO vessel shall attempt passage
without the pilot in charge first obtain permission
for such passage from the said officer in cOnma land.
III. That tuch control, while efiecting the pur-
pose for which it is given, viz facilitating the
commtr rec said officer, whenever engaged at
dredging, should vessel be presented for passage
through tie channel being dredged it having on
board pilot who reports his vessel of suitable
craft, as specified in preceding regulations sup
PIED with steam power, as also specified, aud in
its proper order of precedence. shall give permits
sion to pass. and stall remove his dredgeb0at or
dredgeboats out of the channel or to one side to
permit such passage in such time as will least de-
lay such vessel and the work OF dredging.
Such permission shall be sisnifed in the manner
hereafter indicated under the head Of signals"
be kept in position on each side of the channel
dredged a line of spar buoys, with "a distance be-
tween adj spars of each line OF not over 600
feet. and shall further place. on suitable number
of these, lanterns, which he shall keep GIFTED
when niece ssary, during dark nigLts.
v: For the information of piots. the said officer
snail cause to D- placed at Pilot Town, in position
board, on which every Wednesday and Saturday
letters and figures snch information regarding the
depth nsd condition Of the channel dredged, the
time of high tide, and such other particulars as may
attempt a passage Of Inc channel dredged. He
shall also establish d water guage at the same
point, having its z-ro at extreme low tide.
vi. The said officer in command shall also On
every Wednesday and Saturday afternoon tee-
graph to his commanding officer in New Orleans.
Tor publication in the daily newspapers Of that
city, the Information displayed Of Shs bulletin
board above directed.
aLi PERSONS
&c ab,n
nJurs any buoy. light, shore mark, survey mark
or water gauge placed by order of the officer i'll
command OF The dredge boat aforesaid. without
the authority OF the latter. shall any person
obiiterate, change or add to any notice placed on
tho before described bulletin board at Pilot Town,
without a0tbogity from the Offices above name2
SIGNALS.
J. Du4inc The times the otfiosv in command OF
tine dr-dge boat sinresad shall assume control
over ihe commercial use o. the chanIiel or chan
nels aforesaid he shall cause to be displayed At the
masthead OF the dredge boat engaged in improving
such channel OF channels, during the daytime. a
canvas globe Tor bsllOOnl. painted black, and five
rect in diameter; during the night time three red
lanterns, one above the other. While these sig
nails are up the channel in which they are dis
played shall be barred to the passage sf al vessels
without permission as al ressid.
when they are up and permission 10 asked to
pass, their loweSing to the deck and remaining
lowered fifteen minutes shall indicate pei mission;
If they be lowered and immediately hoisted az aln,
this shall indicate refusal Of permission.
When they ere not up 10 peImissiOn viii be
Quired.
II. Vessels approaching She channel dredged, as
soon as boarded by bar pilot, when the afOI esaid
black glObe 10 dispayt d, shall display, in such
position as to be plainly seen at two miles
from Che dredge boat fhe following signal which
can be made with flags OF any Gods, viz:
If the vessel be drawing fifteen feet or less. ore
code flag at the masthead: if fifteen and halt
feet, two flags, and one additional flag for each
additional One-baf foot OF Graught.
From this the officer in command OF che dretlge
boat. knowing the stage Of the tide, the depth of
n1, ,..i and
the steam power engaged can Judge if il be proper
to allow the passage OF the vessel and can signal
accordingly IN time 10 prevent delay.
The pilot shall cause these signals 20 be displayed
when necessary.
ILL., When tho red lights sre Displayed in place
place Of the globe OF balloon aforesaid che signal
asking permission to pass sha be made With
lights from the masthead Of tho vessel seeking
passage as follows
tsne white light 20 iAdiease draft ~ IS feet or
less; one white, with red shove, 1859 feet; one
white with one r.d below, is feet; two white, one
aoave. II feet; two white with red between.
IL. feet; two white with one red below, Is feet;
one red, 49, feat; Ona white moved rapidly uO aud
down n distance Of about twenty feet, la feet; one
red moved in che sane way. 1915 feet: one white
and one red moved as above, 90 feet ana over.
The distance between lights shall bs tive feet
and the signal ehsl be displayed until ans wered
The display of these signals shall be construed
as report of The pilot dkpla. ins them THAT he has
the required steam power - aid thS vessel on
which he is engaged.
". The dIedgeboat remaining on ono . de OF The
channel for the passage OF another vessel shall
give the usual steam whistle signal for passing
port or ataIboacd and this shall he respon ded TO
and oheved BY the passing vessel. o. the order of
the pilot. de22 lot