Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-04-15
FORMAL OPENING.
The Hennepin to be Traversec
Wednesday.
TIE PROGRAM TO BE CARRIED OUT

The Rules and Regulators for the Navisa-
ttoa and Use of the Great Connecting
Lnk-An Excur,ion From the Tri-CitI~s
10 Probable on This Occasion.
The Hennepin canal is to be form
ally opened at noon Wednesday in
accordance with orders from the war
department. The lower IL miles
will then be in operation. 1t is prob
able that an excursion of tri-city
people will be made by steamboat.
Formal Opening
MILAN. April 15.-The Illinois and
Mississippi canal at Milan will be
formally opened for traffic Wednes-
das at IL o'clock L. l.. Wheeler, of
Sterling. and Capt. W. L. Marshall.
of Chicago, will be present, and sew
eral excursions will also arrive. among
them being one on the steamer w. j.
Young. This will furnish another
page in Milan history. and will even
be a gala day in the minds of all citi-
zens. The canal will be open to nav
igation as far as the Moline bridge
until the city of Moline erects adraw
or raises the bridge. after which
boats can ascend the river for quite
a distance. The bridge must be
fixed or the government: can use it's
power of tearing off one span of the
bridge. which will leave a free pas
sage.
| Rules and Regulations.
The regulations for the navigation
and use OF the Illinois and Missis-
sippi canal at Milan. are as fol-
lows:
l. Authority OF Canal Officers
The movement of all boats and float
ing things in the canal, the locks.
and the approaches to the canal
shall be under the direction of the
engineer in charge OF the Illinois and
Mississippi canal or his duly author
lied agents.
2. Signals-All boats approach
ing the locks shall signal for the
same by four distinct whistles of
short duration.
3. Precedence at Locks-Ordi-
narily the boats or lows arriving
first at any of the locks shall have
precedence in passing, but in all
cases boats and barges belonging to
the United States, or employed upon
public work, shall have the prece-
dence over all others, and passenger
boats shall have the precedence over
lows. Small pleasure boats will not
be granted separate lockage, but
may be passed through locks in
company with vessels engaged in
commerce, or a number of them to-
gether. All boats arriving at the
locks and not taking advantage of
the first lawful opportunity to pass
shall lose their turn. The draw
span in bridges will not be opened
before z O'Clock in the morning or
after sunset.
4. Mooring in Locks-All boats
when in the lock shall be moored by
tow and stern lines to the snubbipg
posts provided for that purpose.
5. Delays in Canal - No boat.
barge, raft. or other floating craft
shall tie up or in any way obstruct
the canal or its approaches, or delay
entering or leaving the locks, except
by permission from proper authori-
| y. Dooto "iSuiuS " VIC up IOI
some hours or days in the canal,
must notify the officer in charge.
through the lock tender, and proper
orders in that case will be given.
Boats so using the canal must be Sc
curely moored in the places assigned
them, and if not removed promptly
on due notice, will be removed at
the owners expense by the canal Off
GERS.
6. Injury to Locks or Fixtures
Boats shall use great care not to
strike any part of the lock or sluice
walls. or any gate or appurtenance.
or machinery for operating the
gates. or the walls protecting the
banks of the canal.
Z. Handling Gates-No one, I'M
less authorized by the lock-tender.
shall open or close any gate or valve,
or in any way interfere with the en-
ployes in the discharge OF their du-
ties; but the lock-tender may call
for assistance from the master of any
boat using the locks, should such aid
be needed
s. Speed in Caual-Boats must
not race or crowd alongside each
other while under way in the canal.
The speed of boats in the canal must
not exceed six miles an hour.
9, Refuse in the Canal--No per-
son shall roll or throw any stones,
ashes. cinders or other material into
the canal or locks. or place any such
material on any bank or BERN of the
canal so that it is liable to be thrown
or rolled in.
10. Commercial Statistics - At
the end of each month, during the
season Of navigation, masters or
clerks of boats shall furnish in writ
ing. to the engineer in charge, or his
duly authorized agent, a monthly
statement of passengers and cargo
carried.
IL. Trespass on United States
Property-The United States lands
and property are for the purpose Of
navigation, and trespasS on these