The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-04
LEGAL NOTICES.

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sci lying at any pier shall obstrue
any slip, fairway, or other vessel
the hafbor master may, upon re-
quest OF any Injured party, direci
the removal of the offending vessel
and his request or direction shall
be obeyed by the owner, manager
or person In charge OF such vessel
provided. that the harbor master
may order such removal without
request whenever the obstruction
shall be unreasonable. II any re-
moval directed by the harbor mas
ter Is not made when directed the
harbor master may procure the re-
moval to be made and the expense
thereof shall he paid by the master
owner or person In charge of said
vessel. or by the vessel.
Section 32. The master of any
vessel shall report Immediately 10
the harbor master the occurrence
of any accident in which such ves-
sci shall have been involved in Ia
coma Harbor.
Section 33. Nothing In this ordi-
nance shall be construed so as to
release any person owning or con-
trolling any vessel, pier or other
structure from any liability for
damages, and the safeguards to life
and property required in this ordi-
nance shall not be construed as re-
lieving any person from installing
and maintaining all other safe
guards that may be required by
law.
Section "a. The harbor master
or any of his authorized assistant
shall have authority to enter upon
and inspect any vessel in Tacoma
Harbor.
Section 35. The harbor master
shall, at least once In each month,
make an inspection of all piers or
other structures, and also of all APP
pliance and appurtenaDces used In
connection herewith.
Section 80. Every person own
ing or operating wharf or dock,
every steamship company, Mill
company, timber company, and ev-
cry person, firm. company or cor
poration engaged In the transpor-
| tation business or as q common
carrier by water, or In the mercar-
tile, or manufacturing business
| shall file with the harbor master,
| when requested, on the form sup
piled by him, report giving in
formation covering water exports
| and imports, the number of passen-
gers arriving and departing. the
value of cargo, the tonnage thereof.
and the place to which or from
which such cargo or passengers go
or come; provided, that only month
| ly reports shall be furnished to the
! harbor master on waite. exports
and imports between Puget Sound
ports. which monthly reports shall
| show the number of tons exported
and imported. Said reports, win, n
filed with the harbor master, shall
! be used by him only in the compila-
| ton of grand totals in his reports
| and shall not In any manner be-
open to inspection by the public or
10y. any individual firm or corpor-
| alton other than the one actually
making and filing such report, and
after the report of the harbor mas
| ter has been compiled such reports
| shall be at once destroyed by him.
Section 81. 1t shall be the duty
or the harbor master, not later
than January of each year, to col
lect and compile complete and ac-
eurate statistics of the movements
| and tonnage of vessels, passengers
and cargo of the foreign and coasy-
wise commerce OF the Port of Ia
| coma, and such other informat hon
of public interest relating to the
commerce of said port as may be
obtainable covering the period
from January ! to and including
December 81 preceding. and to
! make a monthly report of such sta
tistics to the city council for the
preceding month not later than the
| tenth day of each month. In all
reports he shall give in tabulated
form the total amount of fees re-
ceived by him and from what
source. together with The total dis
bursements of his department.
! Section 3S. The lIarpor master
shall keep an accurate and detail
| ed account of all moneys received
or discussed by him in the per-
| Torrance of his duties. in such
| form as the Controller may pre-
/ nj N hi 4.
| shall be furnished by and be the
! property of the city of Tacoma and
shall at all times. within office
hours, be open to inspection by the
public and to inspection and audit
by the Controller
Section 80; Gill nets, purse
| hundred feet in length, sunken ves-
sells. refuse from saw mills, slabs.
sawdust. pieces of any structure,
dock sweepings, dead fish or parts
| thereof. dead animals or parts
thereof. bedding, blankets, etc
furniture, timber. logs, piles, boom
sticks, lumber. boxes, hay, straw
| empty containers and oil OF any
kind floating on the water. are
menaces to navigation and it shall
| be unlawful for any person to
throw or place in, or cause or per-
nit to be thrown or placed, any of
the above named articles in Taco
ma Harbor or upon the shores
thereof, or in such position that
the same may or can be washed in
to the same either by high tides,
| storms, floods or otherwise
Section 40. No ballast. iron. rock
| sand. gravel or earth shall be de-
posted in Tacoma Harbor except
at such places and under such con-
ditions as may be prescribed by the
harhnr 9 n
permit granted by him, or at such
places as may be designated by
ordinance.
Section A.. When any vessel or
obtruction has been sunk or
grounded, or has been DELAYED in
such manner as to stop or serious
ly interfere with or endanger nayi-
gation. the harbor master shall or
.der the same Immediately removed,
and IL the owner or other person in
| charge thereof, after being so or
dered, does not proceed Immediate
ly with such removal, II shall be
the duty of the harbor master to
| take immediate possession thereof
and remove the same. using such
methods as in his Judgment will
prevent unnecessary damage 10
such vessel or obstruction, and lie
expense incurred by the harpo-
master in such removal shall pc
paid by such vessel or obstruction
or the owner or other person in
charge thereof
Section AZ. All row boats, power
boats, logs, piling. building mate
rial. scows. house boats or any 9TH
er articles of value found adrift in
Tacoma Harbor shall be taken in
charge by the harbor master and
shall be subject to reclamation by
the owner thereof on payment by
him to the city of all expense In
Cured for the storage or towing of
the same.