The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-09-19
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The Delaware Pilot Com missioners met
| In parlor A on the second floor OF tne
Clayton House at is minutes of 12 O'Clock
on Wednesday. After organizing By
electing Mr.. VIM. Bright to tine chair pro
tenn, Mr.. w, /, Price was appointed regis
ter and prod .ded to read the minutes OF
the last meeting which was held at the
Clayton House on September 11th. 1895.
After reading the minutes MIR. John T.
Vlrden moved that recess be taken until
30 o'clock, which was carried. Mr.. e. I.
Cooper wac on han nd to see that nothing
was done that would nntagonlzo the So
called "parlor car pilots
The following commissioners were
present: VIM Bright. W. f. Price. John
7: Virden. Il o. Chambers and Charles
Morris.
AtIso O'Clock the com missioners az.
sembled and passed the following resoiu-
tlons which were offered by MIR. John p.
Virden;
Hwhereas, It has become necessary for
the good OF the pilot service to prohibit
pilots holding license from the State OF
Delaware from boarding vessels BY any
means other than regular pilot boats.
therefore be 10
Resolved. LIST, That no pilot as hereafter
provided shall go to any q. 8. or foreign
port to board or pilot any vessel bound
Tor the Delaware Breakwater. port Of
Philadelphia or any port on the Delaware
any United States or foreign port or wat.
ers adjacent thereto to pilot any vessels
to the Delaware Breakwater or the above
mentioned ports under penalty OF sus-
pension.
end, Whenevera pilot shall be required
to go to any United States or foreign parts
to pilot any vessels to the Delaware
Break water the port of Philadelphia or any
OF the ports In the Delaware river or bay
the captain, owner. agent or consignee of
Il N..l.. a..ll
and pilot shall be furnished to be taken
In rotation from the various pilot boats,
lst from Penna.. boat No. /; End Delaware
boat No. /; 3rd Pcnna., boat No. .; 4th Del
aware boat No. and thus continuing
until every boat has had her turn
u furnishings pilot Tor the service.
able the pilot shall be taken from the next
boat In rotation. The travelling expenses
OF the pilot shall be objected to for good
cause by the captain. owner. agent or
consignee; another Of bis boats company
com pany IL Objectionable application can
he mnde to the next boat 10 rotation. bus
no further.
Srd. No pilot shall board q vessel from
q steamboat or any vessel other than .
pilot bout when there is q pilot boat In
sight. II there 10 no pilot boat In sight
the pilot may board the vessel. but shall
set pilots signal Immediately and keep
1t set until Cape Heniopen bears south
west Is. w. }, and shall surrender the vea.
sci to the frat pilot boat speaking TO the
vessel outside that range.
A flag by day or torch by night shall
be considered pilot boats signal Tor
speaking to o vessel.
In case vessel comes to the Break.
water for orders and discharges her pilot
subsequently receiving her orders to
Philadelphia and then takes another pilot
he shall be permitted II necessary to take
charge OF the vessel from the Breakwlter
4th. That these resolutions shall go
into effect the lst day OF October. 1895.
The passage OF these resolutions acted
as rod flag waved at a bull aud MIR.
Walter Virden, who was present, said is
appeared to him as II the resolutions
passed were intended to break up his
business. He gave the Commissioners
notice that he intended to take an appeal
to the courts In Delaware to ilnd out what
rights he as citlzcn and pilot OF Delaware
bad.
Col. e. L. Cooper. attorney for vlrden
and Burton. gave notice OF an appeal.
After some conversation upon the sub
ject by Attorney General Nicholson. no.
tiee OF the appeal was entered upon the
minutes of the meeting.
On motion OF Mr.. VlRden the meeting
adjourned.