The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-21
WILL REGULATE
TIMBER TOWS IN
PENSACOLA BAY.
RULES AND REGULATIONS Gov
ERNlNe THE FLOATING OF TIM
Der HERE AND ON ADJACENT
WATERS TRIBUTARY THaRETo,
STRINGENT.

Towing of timber in Pensacola bay
and waters tributary thereto, will be
given much attention in the applica-
ton of regulations which are pre-
scrbed and approved January 8 last
by the war department, and copes OF
the rather stringent rules and regu-
iations have been printed on placards
and distributed generally about the
city. Copies have been placed at the
custom house, in the pilots and har-l
bormaster's offices, at all exporting
and ship broker offices, at steamboat
landings. and in fact at every point
where the full meaning of the rules
and regulations should be learned.
Chief Clerk Chaffin of the local army
engineers office at Fort Barrancas,
brought a number of the placards to
the city and distributed them to the
various points where most needed.
Pursuant to a law passed by act Of
congress and approved some years ago,
regulations have been prescribed for
the protection of Pensacola bay and
waters tributary thereto The first
paragraph of the act of congress re-
ferred to. reads as follows:
BE it Senacted by the senate and
the house of representative of the
United States in congT ess assembled
That the prohibition contained in sec
ton fifteen of the river and harher
act, approved March third, eighteen
hundred ninety-nine, against floating
loose timber and logs, or sack RATS
So called, of timber and logs in streams
or channels actually navigated by
steamboats,, shall not apply to any nav
igable river or waterway of the United
States or any part thereof whereonI
the floating of loose timber and logs
and sack RATS of timber and logs is
the principal method OF navigation.
But such method of navigation on
such river or waterway or part thereof
shall be subject to the rules and regu
lations prescribed by the secretary OF
war as hereinafter provided.
Section 2. That the secretary of
war shall have power, and he is here
by authorized and directed, within the
shortest practicable time after tae
passage hereof, to prescribe rules and
regulations, which he may at any time
modify, to govern and regulate the
sack RATS, so called. of timber and
on the streams and waterways, or any
thereof, of the character, in section one
hereof prescribed. The said rules and
regulations shall be so framed as to
equitahly adjust conflicting interests
between the different methods or forms
of navigation.
The Regulations.
The regulations more particularly
applicable to local bay and waters,
however, are as follows:
1. 1t shall be unlawful for any per-
son to float or to have floated upon
these waters in RATS any timber Of
less than S-inch side. but such timber
may be transported upon these waters
by vessel or barge. Except that man
ufacturers OF timber located on tribu-
taries to Pensacola bay may raft to
the mouths of tho respective tribu-
taries timber not smaller than six
inches by six inches.
2. It will be permitted for timber
of S-inch side, or over, to be fIoated
in RATS upon these waters, except
that 1t shall be unlawful for any such
raft. to contain 'ssinkers or dead
heads" in the body of said such raft
no matter how such raft may be
framed.
8. transportation by RATS of TIM |
bers known as "sinkers'' or dead
heads shall be allowed only when
such '.sinkers" or "deadheads" are
placed on the raft The number OF |
''sinkersa or "deadheads'' in one raft |
shall not exceed one tenth (1-10) or |
the total number Of pieces of timber |
contained in the raft and supporting
such "sinkers" and "deadhea ds''
4. It shall be unlawful for any
OF timber to receive or
submit any specifications of timber IN
any raft or RATS unless the number OF |
''sinkers" or "deadheads'' be noted on |
the specifications. which notation |