Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-15
OFFICIAL NOTICES

GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT
May 4, 1950.-oRDERED: Effective
this date, the POLICE REGULA-
T,IoNS are hereby. amended as fol-
Dor Regulations, by adding the fol-
lowing, as Section II, page 100. and
REMEMBERING the present Section
to make it Section Is: Sec. IL (a)
Nc person Swnins' renting, sss OF
occupying any dock or slip at any
wharf or pier under the iurisdic-
ton of the District of Columbia
shall place or cause to be placed.
or allow to remain. on such wharf
Slip. any box, bag, barrel, metal
bucket. tub, key, carton, bottle,
garbage, paper. rubbish, or any
other mste nn Of any kind whatso.
nothing in this section shall be
construed to prohibit the use of
any wharf or pier for a period not
to exceed two CD hours, such period
to be during business hours only,
for the the customary and necessary
merchandise in transit from. a
vessel to location elsewhere than
on such wharf or pier, but such
permissible use shall not be con-
strued to authorize the use OF
storage purposes or for the Grating
or uncrating. boxing or unlocking,
packing or unpacking, of goods and
materials being shipped or received;
And Provided Further, that nothing
as prohibiting the owner or other
person in charge of any vessel
from placing one ~ well-con-
structed and weil-maintained box
on that portion of wharf or pier
Immediately adjacent to the dock
the purpose Of storing non-fiam-
mable gear and other non-flam-
able property pertaining to the
vessel, such box, however, to occupy
not more than twelve .G2) square
to be not more than thirty-six t36>
cubic feet in size; to be placed on
or over the outside edge. of the
wharf or pier and to extend toward
the center thereof. not more than
Of s0eh wharf Or ' pier run in V such
manner as to leave clear passage |
way of at least "a inches in width; |
to be equipped with an adequate |
locking device; and to be placed
pier. OBJ No person owning or in |
charge of any vessel shall beach. |
aDanQon or IeaVe Such vessel upon
any shore of the waters of the |
District of Columbia below high |
water mark. except in case of |
emergency, in which case the per- |
son owning or in charge of such |
vessel shall notify the Harbor
Masters once Immediately, and
shall remove such vessel within |
FIVE go days, or such further time |
as may be granted in writing by !
the commanding officer of the |
Harbor Precinct. tc) No person |
owning or in charge of a vessel |
moored in any dock or in any slip
at any wharf or pier under the |
jurisdiction of the Commissioners of |
the District of Columbia shall ex-
tend line. or lines from such |
vessel in such manner as to inter-
fere with the use of or obstruct the /
passage to any other dock or slip |
or any wharf or pier. I'D Nothing .
contained in this section shall be |
construed as applying to that part Of |
the water frontage of the District /
Of Columbia lying south of Maine |
Avenue. between Eleventh and /
Twelfth Streets, S.W., including the |
buildings and wharves thereon, or /
TO amend, supersede. or In any /
way ef@nge Sections 3. and 5 Of
Article V of the Police Regulations
Of the District OF Columbia, J, r. |
Commissioners, D. C.