New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-30
OFFICIAL NOTICES.


the work OF dredging in the channel Or channels
heretofore specified. buch times - shall hs in hs
tsnancs Of such shAnnei Or channels and thsE
also shall present conditions particularly regard
ing currents fsvorsbis to said work.
During such tmes selected me aaiA officer dllal
have sOatrO ever the commercial Use OF the
chsnne! o! channels On which he 10 sngsSed-to
Without the piio, in charge st obtain permi.s;cu
for such passsgo ltom the said ofirer fnsoomn1nd
III. That euch control. while stfact;ng the pur
work Of dredging, may the lest Inconvenience
commerce, said officer. whenever engaged Vt
dredgns. should vessel b. presented tor passage
board pilot who teports his vessel OF suitable
dTaft, q specified in preceding regulations sup.
Piled with steam power. = also specified, and IN
It's proper order Of precedence. shall give permits
sion to pass. and shall Senove his dredgebOat or
dredgsboatsOut Of tine clAanHs Oh to one side, to
10y such yesse and the WORK OF dredging ,
such permission shsi! be signiied in the nAnner
neT.afs ; indicated under the head of signals"
j ~. She said officer in command shall cause to
be kept in position on each side of the channel
dredsed linsof spar buoys, with distance be-.
tween adjacent sparsOf each line Of not ever 1000
feet. and shall A,rthss place. on suitable number
OF these, lanterns which he shall lssep lishtsd,
when n, nee : ;,'y during dark la ,nighn
shs. cause to be placed q Pilot Tsvn, in position
to he seen from passing vessels large bulletin
afternoon he shall cause 70 be Displayed in large
Letters and figures such infsrmseon regardinst ie
depth 1Hu oOnuiuiON % tiF& channel dredSfd, the
time Of high tide, .nd such sther pse tHulars nsv
bs OF Importance in Judging Of the proper time to
attempt passage q the channel irsdsed. He
shsli alss establish water suege 1t she same
point, having les zero It extreme low tide.
VI. The said officer in commSnO shsii also u
every Wednesday and Saturday afternoon tele-
graph 70 his commanding Officer in New orleans,
for publication in the daily newspapsrs Of that
city. the infornstioa Siaplsgs& q sas bulissis
boAs2 oDevU directed
AL sBEsOSS
Do pessoa shall willfulIS destroy. seMsvs, Of
injure sny buoy, light shore mark, survey mark
or wster gsuge placed by order ~ the sfiosr in
command Of the dredle boet aforesaid without
sbltsrste, change - add to any notice plScsd on
the before described bulletin Sosrd a. Pilot Town,
without s'ishsrits tssm ths sitissE sbsvs asNsd.
srGNAiA
Nufins Che Tmes the oMcee IA eanzen ~ o
the drsdSe GOAT sfsIesSd shall assume contse
over the Commercial use of the chsnnel or chan
nels aforesaid he shall cause to be displayed at the
mast head OF the dredSe boat engaged in improving
such channel Or channels, during the daytime
canvas globe (sc .sliosn); painted black and five
lanterns, one above the other. While these sig
nails are up the channel il Which they are dis.
PLAYED shall be barred to the passage OF oil vesselo
without permission az Of resaid.
When they are up and permission . asked to
pase, their towering to the deck and remaining
lowered fifteen minutes shall indce&e pesnission;
if they in lowered aud immediately hoisted agsia,
THE shall indicate retusS Of permissioS.
When they are not W, no PERMISSION wS - 10
q,ered
II. Vessels approaching the channel dredgsd. Is
soon as boarded by a bar pilot, when the oi0resaid
black globe is displayed, shall display, in such
position ~ to be plainly seen at two miles distance
from the dredge boat, the following si2nol, which
can De made with nAgs of any Gods, viz:
code tias at the masthead: II iftsen end . halt
feet two fs2S and one additional flag foS each
additional One-hAtf foot OF draISht.
From this the officer in command of ehS lredge
boat. knowing the stage of the tide, the depth of
channel aud condition of its bottom, and seeing
TO allow the passage OF the vessel and can siyaal
accordingly in time to prevene delay.
The pilot shail sauss these signals tObs Sisplsyed
when necessary.
nj. When the red ughes are dfsplsved in place
place OF the globe or balloon aforesaid. the signal
asking permission to pass shall be made with
lights. from the masthead 81 the vessel seskinS
passage, a. fOllOWs
One white light 70 inVcsta drale 81 Is fees oi
less; one white, with one red above i5S seee; one
white, with one red below, is feet ewo white, s1e
above the other is x feet: tive white with one red
ai,sys. ]? feet. ewO white with one red between
~: feet; two white with enc red below 18 feet;
one Fed. 1919 feet; OnS white moved rapidly uD and
:ed moved in the same way, le:8 feet: one Wits
and one nod. moved as ASOve, 2sfeet 1nA ever.
The distance between sights shall De five 4eef,
and the signal shs y 6e displayed unN answered
The display of tlese sigpals snaS be 0onstrueA
as report Of the pst display wing them that h.. has
whHh he is engaged.
w. The dredgeOoAt Remaining 81 one side ~ ne
channel fOs the passage O: another vsSs-S shall
give the usual steaN whistls signal tor passing -
the pilot. de22 ~