The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-06
AAVIcAT|CA AND PL0fi5.
Board Met in REGULAR MGnthll1
Session Yesterday
Several Matters of Interest Were
Considered-The Lightship Matter
Reported on-Piiot Boats Must
Display Their Eumbers-Other
Subjects That Were Taken UP.

The regular monthly meeting OF the
| board of navigation and pilotage was
held yesterday at the office OF the
chairman in This city. there being pres
ent Chairman James Sprunt. Commis-
sioners NJ G Guthrie and Richard
Dosher and Clerk L. Brown McKoy.
Relative TO the recent removal of
| the Frying Pan Shoals light ship and
with reference to the boards action
| in endeavori2g to nave the ship re-
| turned to her former moorings Or
| failing in this, to have a farewell
flashing buoy placed at that point. the
chairman read commune zion from
Hon. II. l.. Goodwin on the subject, al
so his reply to Mr.. Goodwin.
Ir. Goodwin told Of his efforts to get
some definite decision from the light
house board and finally the board
agreed subject TO the approval Of Will
ming.on people, that in place of the
lightship being returned to its former
position, they will have placed there
a flashing buoy which it is claimed will
De far better for Wilmington people.
This buoy is to be placed at a cost of
$4,000
They contend that the light ship
il lis present moorings and d flash
buoy i'll the former Goorings Of the
lightship will result in a decided bene-
fit to Wilmington people and in navi-
cation.
The chairman stated that at the in
stance of several pilots and acting on
their complaints, he had taken up with
Capt. E. I Brown Of T. s. Engineers,
the matter of serious shoaling of the
river at and near the quarantine sta
ton, caused, it is said, by the dumping
Of sand or mud from the suction dredge
at a point about a quarter Of a mile
above
The clerk reported that, upou COM
plant Of the harbor master, he had
written to the Cape Fear Lumber Com
pany and to the Angola Lumber Com
pany, calling attention to the fact that
some Of their lumber along the river
was sinking and becoming dangerous
to navigation. also that loose logs
were permitted to drift of into the
harbor at the risk of damaging pass
ing boats. The clerk was instructed
to Investigate this matter further, with
the harbor master, to the end that
the trouble may be remedied without
delay.
tween Captain Edgar D. Williams, |
narbor master, and Captain James H. |
DUNCAN, master of the steamer Ara
5on, board found the harbor master cid |
lot exceed the authority. with which |
le is duly invested, TO enforce the har-
'or regulations. His action was there |
ore sustained ,
On March 2nd, it was reported, the
,hairnlan addressed a letter 10 hIr. |
;ames |. Davis CT Southport request
Eg him to appear before the board for
Iii investigation into charges that he |
lad piloted the Standard Oil tug
Standard from the sea to Whining
on, unlawfully and without the re-
luisite branch provided.
MI Davis appeared before the board
With his attorney, Mr.. Davis Of South
)Ort. and claimed his rights in the pc
:uliar circumstances OF the case, un-
Ter the United States law.
Judgment with reference TO the mat
er was deferred until the chairman
:ould communicate with the attorney
general of the United States and the |
question of apparent conflict between
he state law and the United States
aW could be determined.
The commissioners having learned |
hat several of the boats at Southport |
'ecently licensed by the board of pilot |
boats, have failed to display their num-
oers as ordered, and the clerk was in
Structed to advise the owners of all |
licensed pilot boats that unless the |
orders Of the board are obeyed and the |
official number which has been assign
ed to each boat is prominently dis |
played the license will be revoked.
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