Evening journal., 1895-09-03
THE PARLOR CAR PILOTS
They Must Go Out in Boats
and Cruise for Vessels,
AND NOT TRAVEL ON THE CARS

Board Of Port Wardens OF Philadelphia
So Determined Yesterday and the Della
ware Pilot Commission VIII Soon
Issue similar Order Against Those
Men Coming Under Its Jurisdiction
PHILADELPHIA, Sept 3.-All pilots must
cruise for vessels Such was he determi
nation reached yesterday by the Board of
Port Wardens, OF this CITY, and thus ends
contest which, for seven months Of this
year and for years back, has agitated
pilots The wardens control those
pilots In the Pennsylvania association
while the Delaware pilots are governed
by commissioners OF Delaware, who have
announced that they would endorse the
action Of the wardenG II they would agree
to abolish that style Of plotting which
has been designated MS "parlor car. The
wardens having come TO that conclu-
sion, the link to complete the chain
which makes all pilots 60 TO sea after
vessels is the formal adoption OF the
actions OF the wardens by the Delaware
commissioners There was one member
OF the Committee on Navigation and
| Pilots, which had charge Of the pilot
question, who did not agree 70 the report
submitted to the board sboiishing the
''parlor car" system OF pilotage. He was
Charles Il. Large, and along with Harry
O Long, one Of the noted OF the "parlor
cal" men, was the only member Of the
board who voted against the approval Of
the report.
After reviewing the case the report
states that the committee addressed the
New York Board Of Commissioners OF
Pilots, the Commissioners of Pilots for
the Harbor Of Boston and the Board Of
Maryland Pilots with view Of learning
the rules and regulations in force At the
ports named governing pilots when
boarding vessels In adjacent ports
Replies were received from all this
boards mentioned. and they condemned
the methods by which certain pilots In
their service had formerly controlled the
pilotage of vessels under arrangements
practically the same as complained OF
here. Ia all the ports named pilots are
now prohibited. except as provided By
regulation, from going to neighboring
ports to board vessels At New York
the regulation is provided By sn act Of
Assembly, while At Boston and Baltimore
the pilot authorities have formu'a ated the
rules under the general power granted
them by acts OF Legislature
The New York commissioners. in their
letter say that the rules now 10 force
work to the satisfaction "of everybody
! concerned, except such captfias as desire
TO sell the privilege Of plotting their
vessels for a consideration. Them the
board does not attempt to satisfy
The committee invited the pilot COM
missloners OF the State Of Delaware to be
present at It's meetings. which invitation
was accepted and II is believed that the
Board Of Wardens will have the heaIty
CO. operation OF the Delaware authorities
In regulating the pilotage of inward
bound vessels from neighboring domestic
and foreign ports. so that all the pilots
''in turn" shall be assured a share Of this
pilotage, and IN preventing ths further
continuance Of the practices which have
prevailed in recent years in the unfair
rivalry for this busness-practices
which, 10 say the least, ofead the spirit
OF the law, II not its letter. aud which,
II continued. must demoralize the pilot
service aud irreparRbly mi ure its
efficiency.
The regulations submitted by the
committee we're;
First No plof, excepting as bersin-
after provided, shall 20 to any United
States or foreign port TO board or pilot
any vesssl bound TO the Delaware
Breakwater. the port OF Pnilsdelphia or
any port on the Delaware river or bay ;
nor shall any pilot oder In any Uaited
States or foreign port or waters &C scent
thereto to pilot any vessel 60 the
1 Delaware BceakwRter or the above
mentioned ports under penalty Of
! euspensiOn
Second Whenever a pilot shall be
required to 60 TO aay United States OF
| foreign port to pilot any vessel TO the
Delaware Breakwater, port Of Philadel
| paia or any port on the Delaware river
or bay the captain, owner, agent or
consignee Of said vessel shall apply TO
/ the pilots Office and a pilot shall be
| furnished, TO be taken in rotation from
the various pilot boats-frst, from
Pennsylvania boat No /; second,
Delaware boat No / 4; third, P ennsyl-
vania boat No. 2 fourth. Delaware boat
No . and thus continuing until every
boat has bad her turn In furnishing pilot
for the service Should any boats con-
pany bs unsvailsbleiths pilot shall be
taken from the next beat 10 rotation.
The ordinary travelling expenses of the
pilot shall be paid by the vessel; pro-
vided. that II the pilot having the turn
to go is objected to for a good reason by
the captain, owner, agent or consignee,
another Of his boat r company may Be
taken. and II the whole boats company
Is objected to application can be made "a
the next boat in rotation, but no fur
ther.
Third No pilot shall board a vesse
from steamboat or any vessel Other
than a pilot boat when there Is pilot
boat in sight. II there is no pilot boat il
sight the pilot may board the vessel, but
shall set a pilots signal Immediately, and
keep it set until Cape Henlopen bears s
w. and shall surrender the vessel to th'
first pgot boat speaking him outside oi
that range A flag by day or torch By
night shall be considered pilot boatl
signal for speaking vessel.
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