The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-09-14
UNITED STATES NAVIGATION
REGULATIONS.
,TvHE u. s. ENcINEER oFFIcE.

THE u. S. ENGINEER OFFICE, HoM
1 313 cUSTOMHOUSE, NEW ORLEANS
LOUISIANA, REGULATIONS TO "
ERN NAVIGATION AND THE FLoAy NC
YOU LAFoURCHE, LA. AND ITS NAVN ~
BILE TRIBUTARIES. In pursuance of he
authority conferred by Act of Congress, p-9
proved May 9. 1900, entitled. "An Act
thorizing the Secretary of War to e5
regulations, governing the running of be
logs, steamboats,, and RATS on certain II IS
and streams" the following regulations
prescribed to govern navigation and
floating of logs and RATS of logs on BAY ;
LAFOURCHE, LA, and it's navigable tribS
.taries whereon the floating of timber is tho
principal method of navigation. REGULA-
TIONS: l. All timber shall be RATED or
vent the sinking of any log. and the raft or
crib shall be so fastened or tied that II can an.
not be separated or bag vdt, SO as materially
to change it's shape. q For portion OF
Canal No. 2-No RATS, cribs, sinkef- floats,
or logs connected in any manner snail eS
coed Is feet in width or diameter. Circular
chain blooms shall not exceed rs feet n
diameter. Rats shall not exceed low 1eet
in ,en from at Harvey any canal No. to Head Of
Bavou-No RATS, cribs, sinker-foats or logs
connected in any manner shah eSceeh ~
feet in width or diameter. Clrcuiar chain-
booms shall not exceed Is feet in diameter.
Rats shall not exceed 1000 feet in length
at any time 8. Rats and circular cnaih-
booms in transit shall be ACCOMPANIED "
sufficient 4en furnished with eauapfht an
and faciifYas sufficient to manage Ihe
movement of the RATS booms properly,
and to keep them from obstructlng unrear
| sonably, the movement OF other raIl LIS OF y.
vessels navigating the waterway w men - SO
singnalled RATS under tow more lhan 80 ~.
to allow vessels to pass. 4. When ra1ts arg
left for any reason with no one IN aeLehu.
ance they shall be securely tied TO tne o slA
at each end. and at as many g,
| vents as may be necessary to keep cne
| t;rnhers from bagging into the stream, ana
| shall be tied so as to conform to che shape
| of the bank. Rats shall not pc mooreu ~ ~
tied up at critical points or IN ffont %
prominent projections 81 she p paIe be II
| stra;rht reaches and at least 2ouo 1ees
from any bridge. Lights shall be dispiayeo
| IN accordance with the provisions OF the
Federal Pilot Rules. s. Inc owner vi wv wv,
| ars Of anv raft tied to the bank shall Keel
the raft free from water hyacinths, ana y
ramoving the plants they shall pc piaceu y.
/ shorc where they shall not be maple 70 "
washed into the waterway. o. Inc ei.ua
taries, bayous. bays, lakes, sioas ns,
/ nav be used as storage ponds or yards lol
| ,afts or timbers, provided no prisate. ~
other rights are invaded. and pfoViae'
1 further that an open space no. 80. ~
nan ~ N oil of the navigable tributaries
sneh storage spaces shall preferably be pro
tectea by booms; and should there pe an
dig;cu,ty in maintaining open channel
the parties storing timber or RATS IN sus
d nlaces shall provide at their own eApenss
p.ss.b,a md efficient piles booms, $
sIased that the tirnbers cannot float acres 3t
and obstruct the channel Speciai aut u -
sor the placing of such booms must be on Oh
tanned from the War Department' IN IN :
| ~
sa;ahsd mon application to the Departures E,
1 ~ the District Engineer in Charge Of d! tn =
District within which the waterway ss.r Is !.
Gated. B. Crowell. the Assistant seefe1 1,,I
: Of War, War Department, approved 'u'
"a, 1918.