New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-03
OFFICIAL NOTICES.


also shall present conditions, particularly regard
ing currents favorable to said work.
During such times selected the said officer shall
have control over the commercial use of the
channel or channels on which he is ngaged-to
this extent, that vessel shall attempt passage
without the pilot in charge first obtain permission
for such passage from the said officer in command.
III. That auch control, while effecting the purs
pose for which it is given, viz: facilitating the
OF d the sst
dredging, should vessel be presented tor passage
through TIE channel being dredged it having on
board pilot who reports his vessel of suitable
draft, as specified in preceding regulations sup
piled with steam power. also specified, and in
its proper order of precedence, shall give permits
dredgeb boats outpf the channel or to one side, to
lay such vessel and the work of dredging.
Such permission shall BIO sgnified in the mannes
Hereafter indicated under the head of "si gnals.a
be kept N position IN each side of the channel
dredged 8line of spar buoyss with a dis tance bes
fees, and shall further place; ola suitable number
of tlesee Santerns, &hch ha shah keeg sighted,
when sscessary, eGTing dark nights;
o. For SLe information OF pilots, tl.2g se9 4tfieer
snail &c be placed at Pilot Town, in position
! 90 be eHen s.o,n passing esssela, large bulletin
afternoon PIE shall cause to be displayed ia large
letters and figures such information regarding the
depth ard 1onaition Of the channel bred ged the
time of high tide and such other particular as NAV
bc of mp0Ibance ID judging of the proper time to
attempt a passage % the channel airedgets Hs
point, having it's zero at extreme low tide:
sIe The said officer in command shah also on
sssTe Wednesday and Saturday afternoon tele-
graph 90 nis Eomsla uding o tices in New Orleans,
for publication "a the daily Sewspapers of that
city. the .nf .ma toa Displayed @s sasa btlletin
Sosss SbSss aagectecs
ALL PERSONS
T. SO s.Ssoo sail willfully desires, Eemove or
seizure any buoy, light, shore mark, survey mark
Command wae1 Of he dredse boat Aforesaid Without
the authority of the latter, nor shall any 8ersOn
obterate, change or add to any notice placed on
the before described bulletin board at Pilot Town.
VisLsss SSt Sssit2 ifOm the oifGrE sb2bea Hamed.
EIGNALSs
T. fscsias fhe gs,res the aaiote in commando
che dredge boas aforesaid shall assume control
over the commercial use of the channelor chan.
nels aforesaid he shall cause - be displayed at the
asthead OF the dredge beat engaged i'll improving
such channel or channels, during the daytime,
canvas globe Tor balloon) painted black and five
feet i'll diameter; during the night time three red
lanterns one above the other. While these sg-
nails are up the channel III which they are dis
played shall be bred to the passage OF all vessels
without permission as at resaid.
When they are up and permission IS asked to
pass their lowering to the deck and remaining
lowered fifteen minutes she'll indicate per misslon;
if tEey be lowered and immediately hoisted again,
this shall indicate refusal of permission.
When they are not up, no permission will be re-
quired
boarded by bar pilot when the aforesaid
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:
If the ssel be drawing fifteen feet or less, ore
code flag at Che masthead if fifteen and halt
feet. swO flags, and one additional II AZ for each
additional One-half foot of draught.
From this the officer in command of the dTedge
boat knowing the stage of the tide, the depth of
channel and condition of its bottom, nd 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 displayed
when necesSarTA
IIt When the req Astlts ara displayed in place
place of the globe balloon aforesaid. the signal
asking permission to pass shall BIO made with
lights srom the mes.head gf the vessel seeking
Ols ssiits ssht to aSicase Graft of IS feet or
:sss: Ons white. with ono red above, 15S feet one
Sh:s. with one red below, is feet; two white, one
above .ils other. Vs. feet; two white with red
aoOSe. IL feet; two white with one red between.
va tees; tw0 white with one red below, Is feet;
Ose red, l8ls feet; white moved rapidly up aud
dOws distance CO about twenty feet 10 feet one
Sed moved 81 the same way, 1919 feet: one white
and one red, moved as above 20 feet and over.
Vhe distance between lights shall be five feetn
and the signal shsil be displayed until answered
She alisplay of these signals shall be construed
as sepos OF the pilot displaying them that he has
VI. ,e4uired steam Eowsg to aid the vessel oa
which he is eslgageGs
I've She dredgebo boat semaning one side of the
enamel for the passage Of another vessel shall
give the usual steam whistle signal for passing to
pors sr starboard. and thia shall be responded to
an! a'beyea Ss sIs Sassins Uesse, on the order of
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