New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-31
OFFICIAL, NOTICES,


the work of dredging in the channel or channels
heretofore specified. such times as shall he in his
opinion necessary for the improvement OF main
tenanee Of such channel or channels and that
also shall present conditions, particularly regard
ing currents favorable to said work.
During such times selected the said officer shall
channel or channels on which he is engaged-to
this extent, that DO vessel shall attempt passage
without the pilot in charge first obtain permission
III. That such control while effectng the pur-
pose for which it is given, viz: facilitating the
Of the
dredging, should vessel be presented tor passage
Through the channel being dredged, j. having on
draft. as specified in preceding regulations, sup-
pned with steam power. as also specified, and IN
siop proper order Of precedence snail giye Perms
0Ioage ooats out Of the channel or to enc side TO
o sucn passage in such time as will least de-
iaS eucn tessei and the work of dreagD
Such permission shall be signided in the manner
hereafter Indicated under the head Of signals"
" Inc =, ssia Gmcer IN command shall cause to
d1edge s.ns ue Of spar eaoss with distance BE-
feet and shall further place on suitable nembsr
Of these, lanterns, which he shall Keep lighted,
when necessary, during dark nights
V. For the information of pilots, the said officer
shall cause to be- placed at Pilot Town, position
to be teen from passing vessels, large bunetin
afternoon he shall cause to be displayed ia large
letters and figures such information regarding the
depth and condition of the channel dredged, the
time of high tide, and such other particulars may
be of Importance in Judging of the proper time to
attempt a passage of the channel dredsed. 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 st She bulletin
board above directed.
ALL PERSONS
8. no person shall willfully destroy. 9@gaove or
injure any buoy, light, shore mark, survey mark
or water gauge placed by order of the officer in
command of the dredge boat aforesaid. without
the authority of the latter. nor shall any person
the before described bulletin board at Piiot Town
without authority from the officer above gaInedo
SIGNALS.
l. Du9ing the times the officer IN eemyuand @
the dredge boat aforesaid shall assume control
over the commercial use of the channel or chan
nels aforesaid be shall cause to be displayed at the
masthead of the dredge boat engaged in improving
such channel or channels, during the daytime,
canvas globe Tor balcony: painted black, and i've
feet in diameter; during the night time three red
lanterns, one above the other While these sig
mails are up the channel in which they are dis
played shall be barred to the passage of all vessels
without permission as at .resaid.
pass, their lowering to the deck and remaining
lowered fifteen minutes shall indicate perm isslon;
If they be lowered and immediately noisted again,
this shall indicate refusal OF permission.
When they are not up, no permission WI be re-
quired.
Ii. Vessels approaching the channel dredged, ss
as boarded by bar pilot, when the Aforesaid
black globe is displayed, shall display, n such
from the dredge boat, the following sigra which
can be made with flags of any code, viz
If the vessel be drawing fifteen feet or less onA
code flag at the masthead: If fifteen and halt
feet. two Tags, and one additional flag for each
additional one.half foot of draught.
From this the officer in command OF the dsedge
boat. knowing the stage of the tide, the depth Of
channel and condition of it's bottom, and seeing
the steam power engaged can Judge If il De proper
to allow the passage OF the vessel aud Can signal
accordingly in time to prevent delay.
The pilot shall cause these signals to be displayed
when necessary.
III. When tine red lights are displayed IN place
asking permission to pass shall be II ade with
lights, from the masthead of tie vesse4 seeking
passage, as follows:
One white light to indicate dra.: Of Is feet or
less; white, with one red above, 49,. feet ore
white, with one red below, l6 feet; two white one
Above. II feet; two white with red between.
Tx feet; two white with one red below, 10 feet;
red lS y feet; one white moved rapidly up and
down a distance Of about twenty feet 10 feet; one
red moved in the same way, 1914 feet: one white
and one red, moved IS above, 20 feet and over.
The distance between lights shall be i've feet,
and the signal shall be displayed until an swered,
The display of these signals shall Do construed
as report Of the pilot displaying hem that he has
the required steam power TO aid the vessel on
which he is engaged.
". The dredgebOat remaining OF one side OF the
channel for the passage OF another vessel shan
give the usual steam whistle signal for passing TO
port or starboard, and this shall oe responded to
and obeyed by the passing vessel, on the order OF
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