A N A CT R E L ATI NG TO TH E A NCH ORA G E O" VE S S E L S I N TH E P ORT O" NE W Y OR" .

B e i t e n a ct e d by t he S en a t e a n d H ouse of R ep r e sen t a ti ve s of t he U n i t e d S t a t es of A m er i ca i n on r ess a sse m ble d r r r m r r C g , That the Sec eta y of the T easury "Com erce and Labo "is autho i ze d r r fi l r r , empowe ed , and di ected to de ne and estab ish an anchorage g ound fo vessels in the bay and harbor of New York and in the Hudson and East rivers , to adopt suitable rules and l l r r regu ations in relation thereto , and to take al necessary measu es for the prope enforcement of such rules and regulations .

E . . S C 2 That in the event of the violation of any such rules and regulations by the owner , r a r master o person in charge of any vessel , such owner , m ster or person in cha ge of such vessel shall be liable to a penalty of one hundred dollars " and the said vessel may be holden for the payment of such penalty and may be seiz ed and proceeded against summarily by libel for the recovery of the same in any United States district court for the district within which such vessel ffi r r mm may be , and in the name of the o cer designated by the Sec etary of the Treasu y "Co erce and Labor".

ff . S E C . 3 . That this act shall take e ect immediately

r Ma 1 6 1 888 . App oved y ,

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R U L E S A N " R E G U L A T I ON S G O VE R N I N G T H E A N C H O R A G E O "

VE S S E L S I N T H E P O R T O " N E W Y O R " .

"E P A R TME N T O" COMME R CE A N" L A B OR , O""I C E O" T H E S E CR E TA R Y , W a s hi n t o n A r i l25 1 907 g , p , . The following described anchorage grounds for vessels in the bay and harbor of New York E t v v fi a a a and in the Hudson and as ri ers , respecti ely , are hereby de ned nd est blished , nd the following rev ised rules and regulations governing the same are published for the government of m the owner , aster , pilot , or other persons having charge of a steam vessel towing or otherwise c a c conducting a vessel to an an horage in the port of New York , pursu nt to the a t of Congress r Ma 1 6 1 888 app oved y , a r l c fi a a " ( ) Vessels shall ancho only within the fol owing spe i ed limits , nd a vessel nchoring a n l r l w ar within y of the be ow described bounda ies must anchor entire y ithin said bound ies , so that no portion of the hull shall extend beyond said boundary after veering Chain or when riding to a tideway .

b No v l l a n c a n d ( ) esse shal anchor in y of the hannels except in cases of great emergency , then as near the edge of the channel as possible , so as not to impede or interfere with the free a l c ca o a a n d o v navigation of the s me , and on y until su h time as they n pr cure ssistance " n essel m shall anchor so as to obstruct the approach to any pier or i pede the movement of any ferryboat .

c st a keb o a t s f o r b a v r ( ) All used assembling arges , can l boats , and other essels prepa atory m w a n d a to being ade up in to s , vessels used for storing explosives nd moored only in the

d c 52 . 27 9 anchorage for explosives , as es ribed in paragraph , No , page , may be moored under permits granted by the supervisor of anchorages and moored only in such places as he may designate . (d ) A vessel upon being notified to move into t he an c horage limits must at once get under way or m ake a signal for a tug . (e) Permits may be granted by the supervisor of anchorages to wrecking plants to anchor

v v . in the channel for the purpose of reco ering sunken property , sub"ect to his super ision Such

r l m av l r . w ecking p ants ust comply with all the n igation aws in egard to lights , fog signals , etc , and in granting such permit the Government assumes no responsibility . (f ) Points where cables and pipes cross the an chorage ground s are m arked in red on the

v ca c r a r . accompanying maps , and all essels are utioned not to an ho so s to inte fere with them l r (9) All ash scows , the property of the municipa ities bordering on the wate s of the port , may be anchored in such places as the supervisor of anchorages may designate . h r affi v a r z t he ( ) The c eation of any obstruction , not rmati ely utho i ed by law , to navigable ac c ur o cap ity of any waters , in respect of whi h the United States has " isdicti n , is hereby prohibited . (i ) No vessels shall occupy permanent berths in t he anchorage s except as provi ded for i n these anchorage rules and regulations . (7) The supervisor of anchorages shall assign berths in the respective anchorages to all vessels applying for the m . 6

(h) All officers of revenue vessels at the port of New York are charged with t he enforcement f r o these rules and regulations , and are empowered to emove from her anchorage any vessel not

anchoring within the prescribed limits .

EA ST RI VER A NCH O RA GES .

(S E E P L A TE No .

To the northward of a line from the south point of to W rights Point .

To the westward of a line from W rights Point to Throgs Neck .

To the southward of a line from buoy o ff Sands Point to buoy off Gangway Rock . To the southward of a line from buoy o ff Gangwa y Rock to center of Stepping Stones Light

house .

To the eastward of a line from the center of Stepping Stones to W illets Point .

a c . On Hammond Flats , to the northward of line from Throgs Ne k to Old Ferry Point i To the southward of a line from W illets Point to W hitestone Po nt .

c an a r . On the north side of the h nel , north of line between Old Fer y Point and Hunts Point

c a W N o . 1 On the south side of the h nnel , south of a line between hitestone Point and buoy ( )

off d a r . College Point , and to the eastwar of line unning from said buoy to College Point a o R In Flushing B y , to the southward f a line from College Point to the north end of ikers

Island . To the southward of a line from the north end of Rikers Island to the north end of South

Brother Island , thence to Lawrences Point . To the westward of a line from Stony Point to northeast end of W ards Island " and between

W r R a R a r M r . a ds Island and andalls Isl nd , and between and lls Island and Po t o ris m To the westward of a line fro the foot of One hundred and sixteenth street , New York , to v v a the north end of A enue B , New York , but no essels sh ll anchor on this anchorage 1 50 rr within feet of any wharf or pier , or so as to impede the movements of a fe y , or so as to prevent ready access to or from the piers . l r " ck G H ale t s v r . To the eastwa d of a line from Hatters o to ibbs Point ( Co e , Asto ia)

(S E E P L A T E No .

To the southward of Thirt y - second Street Pier and the northward of Twenty - fourth Street

z - o fi Pier , and to the westward of a line passing through the hori ontal striped buoy Nine

h N . . E . t een t E . street, running thence by (cor Vessels may anchor anywhere l r v a a n m within these imits , p o ided they do not obstruct the pproach to y pier or i pede m v fi C a a the o ements of any ferryboat " and the of cer in h rge of anchor ge grounds may , ad v c v whenever he deems it isable , move or ause to mo e any vessel not , in his opinion ,

complying with this proviso . W Range for outer boundary of this anchorage " hen steering on this range (N . by

- E . E . . . u a r g , cor mag ) you sho ld look squ rely into the new Forty second Street Fe ry Slip , n o the center of the axis of which is a prominent dark chimney .

O T H A H O A H " I V S U NC R GE , U SO N R ER .

(S E E P L A TE No .

s 1 6 . Ves els may anchor in the Hudson River to the westward of a line 1 00 yards west of the center line of said river " that the northeast boundary of this anchorage shall be a line drawn from the southeast corner of G okey "s drydock "ust below the W eehawken terminal

W - u a of the est Shore ferries to the end of the Thirty fo rth Street Pier , New York " th t the 7

southern limit of this anchorage be a line from the end of the Erie Railroad Company "s

- P fift h a . E . Coal ier, Hoboken , to the end of the Twenty Street Pier, New York , bout SE 3

I " " L A N H O A H " S O I V . M E C R GE , U N R ER

(S E E P L A TE No . Vessels may anchor in the Hudson River within the limits of the port of New York to the w n . . estward of the center line of said river run ing about NE N . (cor . mag ) from Castle o ff Point , Hoboken , through the white anchorage buoy Sixtieth street to the northward W W l r r No . 3 of a ine running f om the southeast corner of est Shore Pie , eehawken , to

- r E . 1 E . . . the center of the Fifty fourth St eet Pier , New York , about S 5 (cor mag ) and to the southward of a line r unning from the outer end of the Guttenburg Pier to the outer W r r . end of the est Seventieth St eet Pier , New Yo k In no case shall a vessel anchor within 200 yards of the shore in either of these

Hudson River anchorages .

P P A H O A H S O I V . U ER NC R GE , U" N R ER

L TE (S E E P A No . To the northward of a line drawn from the pier on t he Guttenburg side di rectly across the

r r E r r . r o r l l ive to ightieth st eet , New Yo k (cor to the westwa d f a line pa al e to and

r 1 25 yards to the westwa d of the cent e r line of the river . .

NOTE " S m a llvessels may anchor inside the pierhead lines as established by the r E r R Boa d of nginee s , United States Army , along the east bank of the Hudson iver

E - fir st r - fir st r bet ween ighty street and One hund ed and twenty st eet , and between One

u r rt - u e fift - d i scr e h nd ed and thi y second street and One h ndr d and y eighth street , in the r n r ffi r a of tion of the supe visor of a cho ages , but the o ce in ch rge anchorage grounds may , r m wheneve he dee s it advisable , move or cause to move any vessel not , in his opinion ,

complying with this proviso .

A VA L A H O A H " O I V . N NC R GE , U S N R ER

(S E E P L A TE N o . An anchorage is set aside for naval vessels to m oor in a single line on the east side of

u R v r v - s e o W H dson i er no th of Se enty ninth treet , and th nce to F rt ashington Point , and

above that point if necessary . Its southernmost limit shall be north of t he northern

- most cable crossing the river at Seventy ninth street , and extending northeastwardly on

the east side of the river . Anchors shall be let go to the eastward of a li n e drawn

250 yards from the end o f the pier at Seventy - ninth street to 250 yards from the end

of the pier at the foot of One hundred and twenty - ninth street " thence to a poin t 330

yards from the pier at the foot of One hundred and fift y - eighth street "and thence northeast

rl o 24- r r r 25 e y, following the general line f the foot cu ve on the east side of the ive and 0

yards distant from the salient point of this curve . No ships shall anchor within a m 300 r t he r r r li it of ya ds of prolongation of One hund ed and thi tieth street , in o der to

give free passage for the Fort Lee ferryboats . The destroyers and other light - draft naval

vessels may anchor on the west side of the river west of the 1 8 - foot curve as shown on

Coast Survey chart No . 8

W S T A H O A P P B A Y . E ERN NC R GE , U ER

(S E E P L A TE N o . W w To the southward of a range passing through all Street Ferry , Brooklyn , and the hite W buoy to the north and east of " to the westward of a line runnin g S . by S .

(nearly) from the said whi te buoy to a point one - half mile east from Robbins Reef Light r R R house , and to the no thward of a line from Constables Point to obbins eef bell buoy "

thence to the aforementioned point mile E . of Robbins Reef Lighthouse . r v l E a c o ar In o der to prevent esse s fouling the llis Isl nd able , the bu y m king the northern limit of the channel to Ellis Isla n d and the buoy marking the southern entrance to said channel have been moved so as to leave a space of 800 yards of clear water between the anchorage grounds north of the Ellis Island Channel and the anchorage grounds south

a r . of said channel , but the ranges otherwise retain their s me magnetic bea ings No vessels shall anchor in the Black Tom or Greenville dredged channels nor near the entrances to said channels so as to obstruct the approaches o r interfere in any way

with the free navigation of the same .

TE " s n NO Ves els are especially cautioned not to anchor in Ellis Isla d Channel ,

thereby endangering the cable in said channel . In addition to the penalty for illegal

r v l c - c a f or ancho age , the owners of esse s whi h foul the above mentioned able will be li ble n c c a ul the damage resulti g therefrom , in luding the ost of cle ring , which sho d be done , in W " order to reduce the in"ury to a minimum , by signaling for the estern Union Company s

tug .

A T A H O A P P B A Y . E S ERN NC R GE , U ER

(S E E P L A TE No .

a a To the southw rd of line passing through the Statue of Liberty on Bedloes Island , the two white buoys marking the north limit of anchorage ground and the southern point of the north entrance to the Erie Basin " to the eastward of a range passing through Produce

E a . 1 4 o ff r xchange tower nd buoy No and bell buoy Owls Head , and thence ma ked on the eastern and southeastern limits by four white anchorage buoys along the western i t edge of the widened Bay R dge and Red Hook channels . These buoys will even ually

be replaced by proper channel buoys marking the edge of the dredged channel . On and r 1 1 901 v r a r afte "uly , , essels will not be allowed to ancho to the e stwa d and southward

of said line of buoys . Small vessels may , in the discretion of the supervisor of r a c w a w r a R v ancho ages , n hor to the south ard and e st a d of the B y idge Channel , pro ided r s a a En r they a e inside of thle pierhead line s est blished by the Board of ginee s , United r . a r States A my Sm l vessels may , in the discretion of the superviso of anchorages , r G o wa n us r t h ancho at the mouth of Bay , to the eastwa d of a line tangent to e south

d o f E a c . E . c r . m a western e ge rie Basin Bulkhead , nd running then e S by ( o g ) , but so a 1 5 as to leave clear channel of 0 yards along the northern shore . The supervisor of r v l r v anchorages may , in his disc etion , remo e any vesse not complying with the p o isions

hereof .

A T A H O A L E S ERN NC R GE , OW ER B A Y .

(S E E P L A TE No .

22. n o To the eastward of a li e drawn through Fort Lafayette and buoy N . 4 (approximate L c a . . magneti be ring S 5 E ) of Ambrose Channel , and to the northward of such buoys as

may ultimately mark the new Ambrose Channel , except that to the southward of Nortons 9

a r w Point and Coney Island , vessels shall not nchor on o to the north ard of the line of a c a a a the Commercial C ble , as shown on the harts , thus insuring free p ss ge to shipping using the n e w Ambrose Channel or bound to the eastward along the south shore of Coney

Island . I S T A T EN SL A N" A NCH O RA GE .

(S E E P L A TE S N os . 7 an d

To . f o ff the southward of a line from St George Ferry Flagsta f to the white buoy St . George

4 W . r . Landing , and to the westwa d of a line running S 3 (nearly) from the white buoy

o ff . G r o ff v a r St eorge Landing , th ough the white buoy Tompkins ille , and s fa south as T o off o . . 8 . the white buoy Clift n , (See Plate No the westward of a line

running S S E . 21 E . (nearly) from Fort Tompkins to the buoy on Craven Shoal "thence to

1 1 h . . 9 7 c o ov buoys Nos , , and t en e to C n ers Beacon The part of anchorage 23 lying between the northern boundary and the white buoy 800 ya rds south of sa id boundary is reserved for ships of war of all nations and vessels

of the United . States Government .

"UA RA NT I NE A NCH O RA GE .

(S E E P L A TE N o .

To t the southward of a line passing through Clifton , S aten Island , and the white buoy o ff o ff t this point , and to the westward of a line from the buoy Clifton , S aten Island , to the

bell at Fort W adsworth . Vessels arriving at quarantine and awaiting inspection may anchor t emporarily to the westward of a range passing through Craven Shoal Buoy and Robbins Reef Light u r fi v a a n house , b t as soon as clea ed by the quarantine of cer must ac te this temporary h u n c or a e u o v r . g , and if detained in qarantine , must at nce mo e into the qaranti e ancho age

S A N" Y H O O " A NCH O RA GE .

E A TE (S E P L No .

o T the southward of a line extending from East Beacon to Bayside Bea con (Point Comfort) . b d In order to prevent in"ury to the submarine cables , vessels are for i den to anchor when

W W e the East Beacon Lighthouse bears anywhere between the compass bearings of S . " W W . . W W . v of . and S by i f from the vessel , unless the said essel is to the northward

the northern lin e of buoys of G e d n ey s Channel .

A TE (S E E P L No .

Vessels may anchor on "r y Romer Shoal and Flynns "noll . Care must be observed not to l r r fou the United States Signal Co ps cable (shown in ed on the chart) , which crosses

Flynn s "noll .

A NC H O RA GE " O R E" P L O S I VES .

(S E E P L A TE S N os. 1 an d Vessels carrying gunpowder or other explosives may anchor only as follows

First . On the shoal ground to the eastward of Rikers Island , East River , from one

fourth to fiv e eighths of a mile from this island .

. Second . On the New "ersey Flats between a line drawn parallel to and fe et to the

a n d d SE 500 ee south of the Black Tom dredged channel a line drawn parallel to an , f t north 1 0

Gr n v l r d of the ee ille dredged channe , and to the westwa d of a line from Bedloes Islan to R R v obbins eef, pro ided that they do not anchor within yards of Bedloes Island , or within 500 yards of any pier . r a Third . Vessels (ca rying explosives) of too great draft to use the bove anchorages a G a l r r m y anchor only in ravesend Bay , on ine d awn from Fort Hamilton to the weste n

r . l tip of Nortons Point, Coney Island , but not within ya ds of the shore All vesse s laden with explosives while within the port will display at all times a red fl a g of at least

1 6 square feet surface at the masthead . Vessels so laden and without masts will display the fl a g at least 1 0 feet above the uppermost deck . All such vessels must be at all times in charge of competent persons and must comply with the navigat ion laws in regard to lights and fog signals .

OS CA R . S TR A U S S , e e a r S cr t y .