New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-29
OFFICIAL NOTICES,

the work of dredging in the channel or channels
heretofore spec fed. sach times as snail be 10 his
opinion necessary for tee improvement or man.
tensnce CT such channel Or channels and mat
also shall present conditions. particularly regard
ing currents favorable 20 said work.
During such times st lected the said GficeF snail
have control over The commercial! use ni the
channel channels on which he IS engaged-tO
this extent. thar 10 vessel shall attempt passage
without the pilot in charge mrs. obtain permission
for er.ch passage trou the said officer in comm and
Ill That kuch cuntrol, while ttiecting the pu1.
pose for which it IS given, VIZ; tacihtatlnS sne
commerce, said officer. whenever engaged az
dredging, should vessel be presented Tor passage
through the channel being dredged 1t having OF
draft. as specified n preceding regulations, sap
Piled with steam power ss also specifed. ana u
sion 10 pass and shan remove Lis dredgeboat or
dredgebOare out Of the channel or to one sac, 10
permit such passage n such time as Will east &C.
lay such vessel and the work Of dredging.
Such peru ssOn shall b- sgn. ted IN The manner
hereafter indicated upder the head OF 'siSna.s
". The said officer III command shall causf 10
be kept IN POSITION CT each SIDE of the channel
dredged a line Of erar buovs, with Gistanc. be-
tween adjacent spars OF eac. me o. not over ltO
:ee:. and shall further lace, CT suate C. III De-
OF these, lanterns. which he stall keep GIFTED
when necessary, during dark Llsnts.
": For tie information Of plo.s, the sa otfetr
shall to b. paced a. Pilot Town III pos ton
10 be teen from passing vessels, large hhetIn
beard, on which every Wednesday and SATURDAY.
afternoon he shall cause 10 be displayed IA large
letters and figures sch Information regarding he
depth ard condition OF The channel dredEed the
tune hgh ide and such other particulars as NAV
attempt passage Of he caannel drsdsed He
shall also establish wafer guage at the same
po.nt having ~ zero az ex.-ene iov tide
VI. TIE said officer n command s..ai! slkO on
every Wednesday and Saturday afternoon tee
graph to his commanding officer IN View Orleans,
for publication n the daily newspapers Of ;hat
citv The tnturmS-ion c4fp- aged st tie bulletin
board Stove directed
prcS1SS
J. SO person .hal wl.t..lv d.strov, remove, or
Il are airy buoy. gh., store mark, sarve Inark
or water gauge paced BIZ order OF the officer IN
command Of she dIedge boa. aforesaid without
The aurhori'v Of the latter nor shall anv pe!son
Oh iterste. change add 20 arv notice placed Oh
the ht fore described bn eth suaId at Pilot Town
v.:hSa, SuthuIit. tftu, II. oiflctr above named.
Signals.
I. 1u,ing tie lines the officer IL comn sEd o
he Gredge boat aforesaid shall assume cor:Iol
over the commercial use @: The channel OF chsh,
uss aiuresa id he shall 10 be displayed al tEe
masthead OF the dredss boat engaged IN improving
such channel or channels, during the daytime
caMvas globe Tor Ia ,.oolt painted black, and eve
feet in diameter; during the night time three rt
I lanterns, one above the o;fer. Whi.e these sg
uals are up the channel il which thew are dis
PLAYED shall be taIr-a 20 The rassage OF al vessels
without permission > al resaid.
When they up and permission 10 asked &c
PASS their lowering 20 the deck and remain rG
,ow~red fifteen minutes shall md cate permission
if they be lowered and Immediately h0isfed asA.s
| this shall indicate refusal Il permission
Vtsn they aT~ Rot up, no Germ issiOn VIII 10 ~
| qufrsd.
| II. vesses approaching tts channel LrsSasd 81
SIS boarded by bar plot when til~ ato1esals
| hack globe q displayed, shall display, ~ eAcf
position ss to be plainly a. two miles dsanc.
| from the dredge boat The following sigua, NE'Gi
! can be made with flags OF i.ay code, VIZ
II the vessel se drawing hIteen feet or ess, or
! code flag AZ the asthes.G: il fifteen ana "a ha!
: feet. tVO flags. and one ADDITIONAL nAs 1o5 sScl
/ additional Oue-hait loot Nf LrauSut.
From this the officer IL command Sf she GItdf
| boat knowing tine stage Of the tide, the depth Q
| channel ard condition OF IS botIOm, anu sss.ri
the steam power engaged. can ldge II IL lie rrof%
| 70 allow the passage oi the vessel and eaA s!Sna
I accCydiEsy IN time 20 prevent decay.
Tie pilot shall. calse these Snals 10 b G'sj aye
! when necessary.
| H. When the FED CHS dsplsyed in place
| pace of tire globe Dal COP aforesaid, the sigma
| sskiuc psrinseon 70 pass shall be made wit
! lights from the masthead OF :he vessel seek p
! pa ss3St, As '0llbWs:
One While light 20 Indicate draft q Il :.St 0
I less one wi:.te. with one req above. l55s zee; OIL
I white with one ID below, 10 feet; two White, OF;
above the other. log feet; -wO wnlte with one ie
| auove, II feet Two white with one red be- T'er
! III feet Two white WIZ one red below. Is iet
one red is 8 feet one WHITE moved fspdlT no ~ii
down q star &c Cf aD0u. 'wsEtv ieet, ~ ittt; 0
! 1ed moved n the same way. l-ss feet: one whii
| and one red moved .bjvt. 20 feet and over.
! The distance bttwe-n iSh.s shaI! b~ nv" 1ee
AID the signal shall be displayed ln.i answered
| The display nt these slgga shall Do coiis.Iu@
az report 0. tho plot lsp!a, Tag them :ls.' &c AZ
! the required steam pow! - -s the stsse.
! which he is engaged
! ~ The dredge boat rem s.irlIrG OF one SIDE c: y
channel for she passage q another vess'l ana
I'VE the usual steam Tnis.! e sigu. for passing
! pnyt or starhoard aud tn. shall ne respon ded
and obeyed by the vassug vesssl, on The orceo
! tAt p,cf s!t.I ~.