The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-20

Weather cloudy buL RaEmer.

Weather cloudy but warmer.
Business was quiet on the landing yes.
tsrday,
The river is stationary at this point.
The Fashion, q Louisyille boat, has been
Overhauled and may possibly be put in
The Pittsburgh trade,
The Scotia is due down this morning en-
route to St. Louis,
The Granite State, from Pittsburgh to
St Louis, will pass to-day sometime.
A Pittsburgh excursion party make 4
round trip to Cincinnati on the Scotia 10.
day. -.
The three big towboats under Way at
speer's beat yard are progressing rapidly,
They are for the coal kings Fawcstt,
0'Neil & Homer, and are designed Iof
towing from Louisville TO New Orleans.
They are TO be supplied with q number OF
new appliances, and will take the cake
from anything now aaoat, or at least that
10 the claim set up for them. They will
be ready Tor the fall trade.
IMPORTANT TO sTEAMBoATMES.
The following instructions have been Is
sued to the Local inspectors of Steam Hesssll
in the Seventh District:
OFFICE CT U, s, SUPERVISING INSPECTOR
OF STEAM VEsRls, !
CINcISNATi, O., MAY l9, 1881. J
GRSTLRNEN:-There seems to be an i'm.
preston among many oil the officers Of our
steamers, that they are allowed ave or six
days grace within which TO renew their
licenses after the expiration OF the same,
You will please inform them that there
are no provisions in the law allowing az
officer 10 act after the expiration OF biz
license. Alter the license oil an officer has
expired, he Ia precisely in the poGtion o.
person who never had license 10 act in
an official capacity on steamboat.
Therefore, II any licensed officer permits
his license 10 expire, he can not act o.
Master, Chiet Mate, Pilot nor Engineer
until he has had the same renewed.
any Master, Chief Mate, Pilot or Enginee
shall act Ia any such capacity after the ex
piration, OF his license he shall forfeit hil
right to renew the same, and be subject {:
q fine Of one hundred dollars. Further
more, II any person, whether Rs Master Of
owner Of Q steamboat, employs any person
without license 10 act In any capacity
requiring a license, who, after license o
any officer has expired permits such office
TO act In any capacity requiring llCense
he shall DO subject to fine oil one hun
dred dollars; In addition thereto, II suCt
Master or owner 10 0 licensed officer hi
license shall be suspended or revoked
See Sections ABB, 444l OF the ReviseC
Statues.
There Is another and very importan
matter 10 which your attention Is called
In visiting steamers, as required by law,
find many instances where neither Master
nor any other officer, deems II his duty Il
keep the llte'savlng appliances In orde
J aud In their proper places. You are 10
formed that the law makes the Master th
supreme ruler Of the boat, and holds hin
responsible for any deficiency in the oulfi
! Of his boat, II he fails to perform th
, duties as required by law, he subjects him
, self to suspension or revocation Of hi
license. Every steamers outfit 10 plainl.
, written upon the face OF its certificate Q
} Inspection, hence there Ia no excuse for
Master allowing hia boat 10 become def
Cient 10 this particular.
!, Respectfully yours,
JoHN FRHRRNBATCH,
. Supervising Inspector OF Seventh District
PITTsBURGH, May l9-River feet
inches and stationary. Weather rainy an
} cool. The sCotia arrived and departed q
. Dem.
CINCINNATI, May 10-Rivsr 10 feet,
inches. Weather clear and milder. Al