New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-23
OFFICIAL NOTICES.

also shall present conditions, particularly regard
ing currents favorable to said work.
isuring such times selected the said officer shall
have control over the commercial use Of the
channel or channels on which he is engsged-to
this extent, that no vessel shall artempt passage
without the pilot in charge first obtain permission
for such passage from tha said officer in msnd.
lit. That tueh control, while effecting the pur.
pose for which it is given, viz facilitating the
CONNIE rec, said officer. whenever engaged at
dredging. should vessel be presented tor pass age
Through the channel being dredged it having on
board pilot who reports his vessel of suitable
CRAFT, IS specified in preceding regulations sup
pied with steam power. as also specified, and in
its proper order Of precedence. shall give permits
sion to pass. and shall remove HE dredgebOat or
dredgebOats out Of the channel Or to one side, to
permit such passage in such time ss will least de-.
lay such vessel and the work Of dredging
Such permission shall be signifsd in the manner
hereafter indica:edHnd the head Of "signals.'
Nv. The said officer ia command shall cause to
be Kept IN position on each side of the channel
dredged q hue of spar buOys, with distance be-
tween adjacent spars of each line or not over 1000
feet and shall further place on suitable number
OF these, lanterns, which he shall keep lighted,
when necessary, during dark nglts.
v; For the information of pilots the said officer
70 be Teen from passing vessels. Large bulletin
board, on which every Wednesday aud Saturday
letters and figures such Information regarding the
depth as6 condition of she channel dredged, the
time OF hgn tide, and such other particulars
attempt passage of ile channel dredsetk He
etail also establish a water S1ags at The same
pomt having its zero at extreme low tide
W. The said officer in command SHAH Alss on
every Wednesday and Saturday afternoon tele-
graph 70 his commanding officer in New Orleans,
TOR publication ii the daily newspapers of that
city. the information displayed 81 5le bulletin
ooa.d abave Greeted.
ALI PERSONS
J. SO peYao. sha'l wi.lfull, Gsstss,, xm.ve, "
irjuIe any buoy Gghs, shore marx, silrSev mark
or water gauge placed b. order OF the officer in
tho authority rf the latter, nor shall any person
CD'itsrate, change Or add 20 any notice placed on
the before described bu Getin board as Pilot Town,
w'shos. S's!a":!iy .s"nfthe "tfess aeoss baaie&
eIGNALS
] buiins zoe INes she Nficsr 10 command of
si.e dredge boat s:s.esaid elAll Aseumo control
over the commercial use Of the channel or chan
nels Aforesaid. he shall cause 10 be displayed at the
lnasthea d OF the dredge boat engaged in improving
such channel OF channels during the daytime, a
canvas globe Tor hs.oOh) painted black, and five
feet in diameter; during ihe night fine three red
lanterns, one above tho Other. While these sig
nails up the channel which they sre dis
played shall be barred to t passa 70 al ysssels
without permission as at resaid.
pass, their lowering to Tho deck and remaining
lowered fifteen minutes shall indicate pei issi0n
Il they be lowered aud immediately hoisted sg HIA
this shall indicate refusal of permission.
When they are Dot UT, 10 yeImissOn VI! - ee.
CURED.
II. Vessels approaching ice chan,.s iredceG, as
soon Is boarded by bar pilot, when the aforesaid
black globe 10 displayed shall display. in such
position as to be plainly Ell at two miles distances
from the drt,.se boat, The following signal, whicI
car be made with flags OF auy code, VIZ:
If the sc esel be drawing fifteen feet o. Nsa.
code flag At the masthead: il fifteen and hall
feet, swO flags and one additional Gag 3uD each
additional one half foot &f draught
From this the eticey in command VI 21s dredge
boat knowing the stage 81 the tide the depth OF
channel and condition of its bottom, and seeing
the steam power gagged, an Judge if j, be proper
to allow the pa sage OF the vessel, aud c4u sa III
according ~ IN time to prevent delay.
The pilot shall cause these signals To be displayed
when necessary.
III. When the sed lights are dispAye6 = p.ace
place Otthe globe or balloon afore SAID the sgi al
asking permission 20 pass shall be made with
lights. from the hlashaad Of sae Vxsse. seeking
passage, as follows:
Ont white light TO indicate .ira.s os p feet Of
!ese; one white. witrOus 1ed Above, ish feek ~ne
white. with one I'd below. is feet: two white one
above the other l6a Feet; two white with QUE red
ABOVE. IL feet: rive white with 0ae red between.
IA. feet: two white with red below. 10 Feet;
one red, l9 = tett; enc white moved rapidly Gp I'd
down distance Oi about eve n.v feet, - fres ono
red moved il .he sane WAY. 1917 ie. {: one wllite
and one red. moved rs above, 90 feet and over.
The distance between lights SbaI! be xe fees.
and the signal sh u. be displayed rptis answer
Tbs display of these sigraiS shall! ~ construed
as report oeths pilot display III them shat no has
tne .eGu',ed steam power - ala tno vessel Oh
which he is engaged.
w. he ,tledse boat Ten Hneng side OF 4he
channel for She passage 81 another NssstG shall
give the usual tfeenI whistle signal fuf passing TO
port or starDoard and this shaie I've responded to
and nbeyed bv She passing vessel. % she "rde~ Of
the pilot. d+22 ZOE