New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-27
OFFICIAL NOTICES,

the work Of dredging In the channel Or channels
opinion necessary for the improvement or main.
tenance of such channel or channels and that
i n,so currents Rse favorable to said worR
During such times selected the said officer shau
have control over the commercial use Of the
this extent, that NO vessel shall attempt pa ssage
without the pilot in charge first obtain per mission
for 60
pose for which it is given viz: faciita ting the
work Of dredging, may the least incon venience
dredging should a vessel be presented for passage
through the channel being dredged 1T ha wing on
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piled with steam power. as also specified and IN
its proper order of precedence. shall give Permis-
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 sgnifed in the manner
hereafter indicated under the head of Isl gnas."
". The said officer in command shall cause to
be kept in position on each side OF the channel
dredSed line of spar buoys, with dis lance be-
tween adjacent spars of each line OF not over coo
Of these, lanterns, which he shall keep lighted.
when necessary during dark nights.
For tie to Ss :. q 1he IN posen
board on which every Wednesday and Saturday
letters and figures such information regar ding the
depth and condition Of the channel dred ged, the
time OF hTn TIDE, ana SuCu OU0er PARTICULARS rs may
be of Importance in judging Of the proper time to
attempt a passage of the channel dredged He
shall also establish water guage at the same
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 at the bulletin
board above directed.
ALL PERSONS
~ ,.,,or .hou ,rr;,,e,,,x, das+rn, rororn nv
injure any buoy, light, shore mark, survey mark
or water gauge placed by order OF the officer in
tSs authority S OF the latter nor shall any
obliterate, change 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 comm and
the dredge boat aforesaid shall assume control
over the com ercal use OF the channel or chan
nels aforesaid he shall cause to be displayed at the
masthead of the dredge boat engaged in improving
such channel or channels during the he'd. DAYTIME
| feet 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 bs barred to the passage Of all vessels,
without permission as aforesaid.
.S. ther to the deok and remaninS
lowered fifteen minutes shall indicate per nisson;
if they be lowered and immediately hosted again.
| this shall indicate refusal of permission.
When they are not up no permission will be re-
| CURED.
H. vessels approaching the channel dredged. az
soon as boarded by bar pilot when the afOr esad
| black globe is displayed, shall display in such
from the dredge boat. the following signal, which
| can be made with flags Of any code, viz:
II the vessel be drawing fifteen feet or less, one
| code flag at the masthead: if fifteen ard u half
| feet. two flags, and additional flag for each
| additional 6nehalf foot of draught.
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 it be proper
to allow the passage OF the vessel, and can signal
| accordingly in time to prevent delay.
The pilot shall cause these signals to be dispay6d
| when necessary.
| III. When the red lights are displayed in place
place of the globe balloon aforesaid the signas
| asking permission to pass shall be made WITH
| lights from tho masthead of the vessel seeking
| passage, az follows:
| One white light to Indicate draft Of IS feet OF
less; one white, with one red above Isl feet; one
| white with one red below, is feet two white, one
above the other, l6,s feet; two white with one red
| absve II feet; two white with one red be tween
| 17h feet; two white with one red below, ID feet
| one red, 1915 feet; one white moved rapidly up an0
down a distance of about tive nty feet 10 fe et one
| red moved in the same way, 1917 feet: one white
and one red, moved as above 20 feet ana over.
| The distance between lights shall be nv Q feet,
and the signal shall be displayed until answ cred.
The display Of these signals shall be con strled
a report Of the pilot displaying them that he hat
the required steam power to aid the vessel on
which he is engaged
| ". The dredgebOat remaining on one side of the
channel for the passage OF another vessel snai
give the usual steam whistle signal for pass ng Il
port or starboard and this shall be respond ed II
and obeyed by the passing vessel, on the order Or. o.
the pilot. de2 l0t