The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1819-03-24
LAWS.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.

NJ ! 10 authorize the building, erecting g
placing, light houses, beacons, ano
ays, on places designa,ed in Boston
2zard' and Chesapeakc, B,ys, Lake s
ilsfio and Erie, and for ether purposes.
IL enacted By the Senate and House O,
F" senfanves Of fhs Ua,fed STATES of .1me.
congress assembled, That il shall be
iiY OF tne Secretary of the Treasury TO
.oe, by cootrsct, which shall be appfov-
y the Presideut of the United States, for
ling light houses, erecting bsacons or
ma'ks, aai placing light vessels or boats,
following sites, or shoals, to wit
tight house on Loog Island Head, and a
q o. lsod mark on Halfway Rock, in
'n Bay; and also light house on Birds
I'd, IN iuzzard's Bay, 10 the state o Mas.
useus. .SuN
light house on Gailoo Island, near the
e of Lskc Ontario, in the state Of Nsw.
k x444ss-
light house, at q proper place, at or be-
n ne month Of Grand River, in the state
'hio, a1d the mouth of Detroit River, iD
tereitoty Of Michigan.
hfee iighI houses, on the following sites {:
Sn the Bodkin, one on North Point, and
'n Sparrow's Poin,, 10 the state OF Mary
Eight house on Windmill Point, az the
IN ot Bappahanock River, or light ves-
boat on the Wolf-trap Shoals, il the
shall be preferable TO light house, on
iuiil Point; a light house on Csaney Is.
at the mouth OF Elizabeth River, aud a
vessel, or boat, on Wilioug hby's Spit,
en- Lynnbaven Bay g. Fla m pton Roads,
. state Of Virginia. And a beacon, or
mark, on Wolf Island, near the port Of
20, 10 the state Of Georgia.
Fec. 2. Asd be H further enacted, That il
" be the duty of the Secretary Of the Trea-
to cause three bUoys TO be placed in
aspocr-sss Z. c,e |. on fks eha,.l- ei tesd-
ITO the harbcr Of Boston, and one buoy
placed on West Island ledge, in Boz.
5 Bay spindle, or buoy, on the outer
Of the reef funnIng from Cochney's Is
10 eastern Norwalk Island !; another spiu.
or buoy, 90 the reef running about south.
from the western point of the Western
waIk land and a spindle on the rock of
polot Of E'sirwether Island, in the state Of
r,ecticst. And tweaty buoys in the Ches-
axe bay, and Patapsco River, for desig.
ing the shoals and channel, in the state Of
nylaDd.
Sec. q. <nd BE it further enacted, That il
.Ilbo she duty Of the Secretary Of the Trea.
y to cause pier to be carried out to nine
I water, at the light house heretofore au-
'rizcd to be erected at the mouth of the
ssiss,ppi and, also, that he cause the pres.
wood tower, at the Seguin light house, ir
state of Massachusetts, to be replaced
one of stone.
,sc. 4. And 6eH f1rshcr enacted, Tha,
re be appropriated, out Of any monies in
Treasury of the United StaNs, not 9TH
appropriated, the following sums Of
icy, to accomplish the purposes hereto.
enumerated in this act, TO wit : For the
eiion and establishment; Of light houses on
,g Island head, on Birds Island, and a
con or land mark on Halfway Rock, eleven
usand five hundred dollars For light
$. on Calico Island, near the outlet Of
70 Oniario, twelve thousand FIVE hundred
Ars: For light house, at q proper place.
+. between the mouth Of Grand River and
-oit River, 6ve thousand dollars For
e light houses, one on tho Bodkin, one
,or.h Point, and one on Spsrrow's Point,
,e Chesapeake Bay, and on the Pstspsco
~, nine thousand dollars For a Iigh,
Sc on Windmill Point, or light vessel or
on the Wolf.trsp Shoals, light vessel
ost on WiIIoughby's Spit, between Lynn-
Bay and Hampton Roads, and light
on Craney Island, g, 'be mouth OF Eli
River, twelve thousand dollars For
uoys, to mark out the channel leading
,s,ou harbor, snc for one to be placed
Il Island ledge, 10 Buzzsrd's Bay, six.
undred dollars For the spindies o.
on the reef ruaning from Cochoey's
II for that on the reef running abou,
Invest from the western point of the
lsrn Norwslk's Island, and for that on
Sock of the point Of f,irweather Island, |
. hundred dollars For twenty buoys, |
'keed in the Chesapeake Bay and Pa. !
River, eight thousand dollars For
10 be carried out from the ligh, I
the mouth Of the Mississippi, four
sd dolIsrs: and for replacing he tovsr
Seguin light - wcu,y FIVE bun.
s..ars aud for beacon or land max