Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-08-12

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il. bridges is u feetat mean low water.
telegraph and telephone wires or ropes
Of INV kind crossing the canal sinai! De
~, 1.,e, = feet above mean low water,
and shall not BE- placed without proper
hermit Of the War Department..
+, Refuse in the canal.-No ashes
rinders Stag, refuse, or Obstructive
matter Of any kind shall be dumped !
r,s, ont. or unload,d in the dredged
,,or,iou Of the canal. Ashes. cindcrs,
and other like material from boats shall
he DEPOSITED on the bank or transported
entirely out of the drcdged portion OF
,l,c canal. Refuse or offensive material
of any kind shall not be deposited o"
,lr canal grounds The killing OF ALI
gators and throwing their carcasses III
the canal Is prohibited.
y DELAYS in canal.-No boat, barge,
raft. or other floating craft shall be tied
ND in, or in any way OF struct, the canal
or It's approaches. Permission in writ
ing. revocable at will, to construct
special mooring places by owners of adj
Joining property or to tie up boats t'r
any length of time i'll the canal will
only be given by the district officer, and
Loats SO using the canal shall be secure
~ moored at bow and stern i'll places as
sipned TO them and shall be promptly
Aacaa1C II
tied TO the banks between the hours OF
sunset and sunrise shall display lights
so as 10 warn other vessels of their pre-
sence. There shall be at least one light
at each end of each boat or barge not
part of a tow, and at that corner of the
end of the boat or barge tarthest from
the bank to which the boat or barge is
fastened. Where several vessels (wheth-
er forming part of a tow or mott are
fastened TO the bank close together,
lights shall be displayed at each end OF
the extreme boats or barges, and each
intermediate boat or barge shall display
at least one light; all these lights shall
barge farthest from the bank. ANY
point Of an intermediate boat or barge
projecting farther from the bank thar
these IN front or Lehind 1t shall be
specially lighted. No vessel or other
craft, even if fastened to the bank as
above described, shall be left without Z:
IN t,rnnarly
No vessel or other craft shall be anchor
ed i'll any part OF the dredged portion OF
the canal, but may use the turning ba-
sins Tor such anchorage, provided that
no passage of other boats is interfered
with Building on slips is prohibited
Is. Rats and tows.-The passage OF
bag or sack" RATS or of loose logs
or lumber into or through the canal Is
prohibited Rats shall not exceed 900
feet in length nor 20 feet in width, and
each raft shall have sufficient raftmen Oh
board at least two to control is so as
TO allow other craft to pass. The length
OF rats shall be reduced at any tins
when considered necessary by the district
engineer officer, lows OF barges OF
vessels shall not proceed two i'll tandem
in addition to the towing vessel, and the
towline shall be as short as practicable.
II. Instructions Tor passing vessels
A white flag OH the bridge or the bridge
tenders dwelling by day, or white
light displayed above the red light Oh
the bridge by night will signify that
the bridge tender has instructions for
passing vessels.
IS. Rights of way Government YES
sells and vessels carrying United States
mail shall have the right of way over
all othsr vessels.
= 10. Removal of distractions. In case
of any boat, vessel, or other craft OF
raft sinking or grounding in the canal
or otherwise obgtructing it, the officer
of the United States III charge of the
clual or his representative, shall have
the right to take such possession of
such vessel, boat, or other craft or raft
as shall be necessary for the purpose
and remove it, and 10 one shall inter
fere with or prohibit him from doing so.
or DO anything that will tend to inter
fere with or prohibit him from doing so
provided that the officer or agent of the
United States may, in his discretion,
give notice in writing to the owners OF
any vessel, boat, or other craft or raft
obstructing the canal aforesaid, requr
Jag them TO remove the obstruction.
IL. Definition OF trespassers All per
sons not employed by the United States
about the canal, Cr not at the time neces
sarily present by the reason of their e.
gagement in commence BY water, or