The Republican journal., 1882-12-28
The Shipping Interest.

ICAN SHIPPING : COMPULSORY PILOTAGE,
PORTAGE, WHARFAGE, TAXES, &c.
The Senate has received from the President
message, accompanied by report from Sec
rotary Folger, giving the harbor, pilot and
other charges to which American and foreign
shipping are subject under State laws. The
statement gives the rates of pilotage in all the
principal ports of the United States as well as
the wharf charges The Secretary says that
the latter are not prescribed by State laws but
are levied by the owners of wharyes and docks.
and, as they constitute large item in the bur
dens of the shipping interests, are included in
the exhibits. From these it will be seen how
the charges at the port of New York compare
with those at other ports in the United States.
In view of the agitation of the COMPULSORY
pllolage question and the rejection of the re-
ductlon of fifteen per cent. piotage fees offered
by the New York Pilots Association the sub
lect is Of especial interest. Following are the
statements from Secretary Folger's exhibits =
New YoRk.-Between April / and Novem-
Der vessels pay at the average rate of 1861
per foot draught OF vessel for inward piIotage
ana S3.,2 per foot draught for outward pilot
age. and from November to April / for out
ward pifotage S61S per foot draught Com
pulsory pilotage at full rates is required on all
registered vessels of the United States There
| are no compulsory fees for hurbor master For
quarantine a fee of $500 is paid t. the health
officer on Il vessels arrival from a foreign
port. AS regards per diem wharf charges two
cents per ton is required for the first 300 tons
and one-half cent on each ton over 200 tons
BOSTON. Vessels for inward pilotage pay
on IN average $40 per foot draught. All YES
sells engaged in foreign trade are obliged to pay
| full poage If spoken. Vessels under POO tons
register are liable to half rates. The State laws
place tax upon the incomes of vessel proper
! ty. AS to wharf charges vessels under 200 tons
| pay three-fourths OF Il cent per ton per dav,
and these over 300 tons one-haIf cent. Vessels
loading or unloading from five to forty-tiyr
! days are free of charge
! PHILADELPHIA. Vessels for inward pilot
| age pay mt an average of 81 per foot draught of
| vessel, and for outward piotage IS per foot
! draught. The wharf charges are - TO ST per
| day for sailing vessels and 80 for steamers per
day.
BALTIMORE. Portage is as follows Vessels
| drawing 10 feet and over - per foot; II and
| less than Is feet, 81 per foot less than - feet
50 per foot. Compulsory piotage is required
! for all vessels under register Vessels from
| foreign lands pay Il fee of l cent per ton from
May to November l. The State taxes are ON
the personal property. All vessels over 100
| tons navigating the Chesapeake Bay are COM
! PEELED to take out pilots license, for which 10
cents per ton is charged. For Wharfage the
| State charges are | per cent per ton 4 day. Pri-
Vate rates are 81 per day ON vessels under 200
| tons and ranging UP to $500 day ON vessels of
| 100 and over 200 tons.
CHARLESTON-Portage charges are rs fol-
! lows Vessels of feet draught pay SD; of feet
| S163O: Of feet, $3.50: of 8 feet. 81 of ~
feet, $3.50; of II feet, S}3; Of y feet, $40; of
| l2I feet S44 of l3 feet. $40: of Is feet $50; OF
II feet, S54; of a. feet $50; of - feet, S66: of
ID! feet, 500; of l6 feet. ISL; of is feet, 800;
of Il feet, Sl20; of Ii feet S50; of Is feet, $50
| Vessels are obliged to pay full rates Of pioage if
pilot be employed or not employed. The STATE
taxes are the same as on other property. A. rc-
| CARDS wharfage, c0aStWiSe vessel, are free. but
| for those engaged in the foreign trade the follow
| ing rates are required :-NesSelS under 100 tons
| 81 per day. under 300 and over 100 tons, s. per
day under600 and over 300 tons. s. 30 per day :
under 900 and over 600 tons 50 per d;lv: over
LOCO tons. 81 per day.
NEW ORLEANS.-Ther is no compulsory pi-
lotaee fixed by law but bar pilotagc is $3.50
per foot draught of vessel. River pilotage from
bar to the city is $40 and the same vice versa.
The distance is about 10 miles The Quaran-
tine fee is so for large and SO to So for small
er vessels. A. regards wharfage, all vessels Jar
| irving from the Seal of | 900 tons and under
have to pay 20 cents per ton: excess over 1000
tons, - cents per ton. All steamboats, pay 10
cents per tom which allows them to he not over
five days at the wharf. For each day thereaf-
ter they are charged so per day.
NoRFoL Pilotage to sea from port is $40
per foot draught on vessels of less than L. feet ;
St on vessels of II feet and less than 1G feet.
and $500 on vessels of IL feet and less than IS
feet draught. Vessels pay full rates if pilot be
employed or not. Vessels engaged in the
coa>ting trade pay IS on each entry and those
in the foreign trade from 50 to s. ON each entry.
| \ fee of $ IS required for examination made of
vessels from foreign ports. State taxes are i'm
posed as personal property. the rate being ,
per cent As to Wharfage the rates are us fol
| lows: Steamers, | cent per ton day: sailing