Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-07
RULES FOR CANAL
MODIFIED BY THE
WAR DEPARTMENT
Changes Made for the Use of
the c. and D. Inland
Waterway.
SOME NEW REGULATIONS

Rules and regulations governing
the u'c' administration and navsra-
ton of the inland waterway from tho
Delaware river 10 Chesapeake hay.
Chesapeake and Delaware canal In
clndins amendments OF the Rivers
and Hsrhor Act, are made public to-
day by Colonel Earl !. Brown, United
States Engineer. District Of Delaware.
When any boat or craft" reads the
order. enters the first lock. on the
nnssage through the waterway. tho
master or his agent shall call al tho
lock Office ana furnish the REQUIRED
commercial statistics. A pern,l, shall
then be furnished. showing exact time
or entering the lock and authorizing
passage through the canal. Permits
shall be exhibited 10 the lockma.,er
at ~. Georges and surrendered 10 the
lcckmaster OF the last lock of tho
passage"
hctts viii be permitted TO navigate
the waterway by special permission
only. The building and assembling
OF raft In the waterway will be per-
mitted only upon special authority
obtained from the district engineer
and under such conditions as he may
prescribe. Ordinarily boats drawing
30 feet of water and less will be per-
mitted 10 pass through the canal.
Vessels with gunpowder and other
explosives on board viii not be per-
mittcd to come TO the wharves or 10
enter the esnsl rntil a report is made
70 the superintendent OF the canal.
sta the character and nature OF
the explosives. such vessels will not
be permitted to enter the canal ex
cepi between sunrise and noon. How
ever. passage viii be denied vessels
transporting deionators, exploding
caps or Eliminates in any form in the
same lond with other explosives.
No intoxicated person shall be al
lowe on vessel carrying explosives.
smoking on or near a vessel carrying
explosives is prohibited.
The following regulations are made
public by the district engineer:
Rafts tied to the hank shall display
Nights al each end and at intervals of
not more than 200 feet. all lights TO
DE displayed on that side OF the rar.
iarthest from ihe bank.
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craft, in any condition, shall be left
Without a sufficient crew 10 handle il
NO vessel or craft will be allowed 10
use any portion of tho waterway as
harbor or permanent or seml-per-
nanert mooring place without per-
mission from the District Engineer.
At no point in the canal, except at
regularly established landing or wharf.
VIII any boat or barge be permitted to
load or discharge cargo without writ
ten permission secured in advance
from the superintendent OF tho canal.
Permission will not be granted 10 use
the canal locks for such purposes.
Masters and pilots in charge OF
craft or RATS VIII be held TO a strict
accountability that the approaches to
the locks are not at any time obstruct-
ed by their barges or RATS awaiting
iockage or that have passed through
the locks.
In the wider parts of the waterway
craft or crafts may anchor only when
compelled TO do so and then in such
places and in such manner only as
will cause no obstruction to the pass
age or other vessels or craft
lf a boat or raft occupying a berth
at a wharf or tied up in the canal.
Tails TO move as ordered by an en-
ployee OF the Department such boat
or raft may be moved by other per-
sons II so directed by the Government
employee and the expense OF such re-
moval shall be paid by the master
agents, or owners OF such craft or raft
before IT Is permitted to leave The
waterway.
Vessels anchored in Back Creek
shall be so placed as not 20 oostrnct
the channel and during the night shall
display lights as required by rules
governing such cases