New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-05
OFFICIAL NOTICES.

also shall present conditions. particularl,on...,
ing currents favorable to said work.
During such times selected the said otfsar u,
have control over the commercial use az ~
this extent, that no vessel shall attempt nass.0
without the pilot in charge first obtains permiss3.
for such passage from the said officer in comm.s,
III. That such control, while effecting the ss
pose for which it is given, viz: facilitating y.
work Of dredging, may the least inconverias.s
commerce, said officer, whenever engaged =
through the channel being dredged, it hayyi VIA.
board pilot who reports hts vessel Of suifnsS
draft, as specified in preceding regulations m
piled with steam power, as also specified, anal
sion to pass. and shall remove his dred geboat =
dredgebOsts out of the channel or to one side :
permit such passage in such time as will least
Law such vessel and the work of dredging
Such permission shall be si.nifed in the msnn.;
hereafter indicated under the head Of "signaaS
Nv. The said officer in command shall cauaeh
be kept in position on each side Of the cham,
dredged line Of spar buoys, with a distance IL
tween adjacent spars Of each line of not over ID
feet, and shall further place an suitable numSs
of these, lanterns, which he shall keep liahtS
when necessary, during dark nights
v. For the information of piiots, the said otass
shall cause to be placed at Pilot Town, in posts
board on which every Wednesday aud Saturds,
afternoon he shall cause to be displayed in Lar
letters and figures such information regarding tk
depth and condition Of the channel dredged h
time of high tide and such other particulars as IN
be Of Importance in judging of the proper time 4
attempt passage of the channel dredged 4
shall also establish q water guage at the a.
point, having its zero at extreme low tide.
vi. The said officer in command shall alsea
every Wednesday and Saturday afternGpn -,
graph to his commanding officer in New Orhs|
city, the information displayed at the bull
board above directed.
ALL PERSONS
i. No person shall willfully destroy, remove
ipjure any buoy. light, shore mark, survey =
or water gauge placed by order of the elne
command of the dredge boat aforesaid, vi
the authority of the latter. nor shall amy
obiiterate, change or add to any notice pias
the before described bulletin board at Pilot
without authority from the officer above nanl
SIGNALS.
l. During the times the officer in comlna
the dredge boat aforesaid shall assume 81
over the commercial use OF the channel oeH
nels aforesaid he shall cause to be displayed
masthead Of the dredge boat engaged In fmpG
such channel or channels, during the dayti
canvas globe Tor balcony; painted black, q
one above the other. While the
mails are up the channel in which they g
played shall be barred to the passage Of al Vi
without permission as at ,reeeid.
When they are up and permission 10 asl
pass, their lowering to tho deck and remq
lowered fifteen minutes shall indicate pesmf
If they be lowered and immediately hoiato&
this shall indicate refusal Of permission
When they are not up. no permission Va
H. vessels approaching the channel dr6
soon as boarded by bar pilot, when the
black globe is displayed, shall display,
position - to be plainly seen ct two miles
can be made with flags Of any Gods, Viz;
If the vessel be drawing fifteen feet of5oa6
code flag at the masthead: II fifteen ard i'll
additional one.half foot Of draught. Sss !,
From this the officer In command Of thrA3601r -
boat. knowing the stage Of the tide, the pth g