The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1822-06-12


Houses therein mentioned and Tor other
purposes.
Be il enccfed By the Senate and House Of
RehrestnfaiiVes ef !hs United STATES 3 .dmer-
ica an Congress assembled, That, as soon as
the jurisdiction Of such portions OF land at
Mongahen Island, en- the coast OF Maine at
BilIIngsgate Island, in BarnstabIe Bay at
Gutter Hunk Island near New Bedford, in
the state of Massachusetts at Stoning,on
Point in tho state of Connection, at Old
Field Point, Long Island, in the state OF New
York; at Cape May, in the state OF New.
Jersey, si or near the Port OF Ocracoke, in
the state of North Carolina, at Cape Florida,
and on the Dry Torugas, or some place in
the vicinity, as the President OF the United
States shall select for the sites Of light hou.
ses, shall be ceded to, and the property re.
spectiveIy vested in, the United States, II
shall DO the duty Of the Secretary Of the Urea.
sury to provide, by contracts, which shall be
approved by the President, for building light
houses respectively on such sites, 10 be so
lighted az to be disting gulshnble from other
light. houses, near the same, and, also, to a.
gree for tho salaries, wages, or hire, OF the
persons to he appointed by the President, for
the superntendence of the same.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacteG, That
the Secretary Of the Trsasury be, and he
bereby is, authorized, II he shall deem it ex-
pedisnt, to cause to be removed the floating
light, placed al or near the said port of Ocra-
COG ke, and to have the same placed at the
narrows in the Potomac river.
Sec. 3. Ind be H further enacted, That
the Secretary of tho Treasury DC, and no
hereby is, authorized to pcovide, by contract,
for procuring and placing bnoys at the follow
ing places, to wit ono at Harbor Island bar,
Quo on Pine Point shoal, one on tho Point Of
Marsh shoals one on Swan Island shoal, one
on the east end of Drant island shoal, one on
tho Middle Ground shosl, one on the Bluff
shoaI, & one on the Long Shoal, all being sit.
uated on the coas, of North Carolina and, al
so for three buoys for the bar of the port Of
Georgetown, in South Carolina.
Sec. 4. .dnd be il further enacted. That
the following sums be appropriated for the
purpose of carrying the provisions of this &C,
iolo effect, to be paid out Of any moneys in
the Treasury. not otherwise appropriated, 10
wi,: For building the lighthouse at Monhe-
gan Island, three thousand dollars at Bill
lngsgste Island, on Barnstable Bay, two thou
sand dollars; at Cutter Hunk Island, near
New Bedford, and for placing buoys near
thereto, three thousand dollars at Old Field
Point, Long Island, Two thousand five hun.
dred dollars for placing lamp on the mess
house a, Fort Niagara, ono thousand dollars
for finishing the pier, near the port OF Ken
nebunk, in the slate of Maine, the further
sum of four thousand dollars for completing
the light house on Throgsneck, the addition.
al sum OF five hundred dollars for building
light vessel, and placing the same on or
near the outer bar of the harbor OF New. York,
fifteen thousand dollars; for placing three
Luuys on the bar, near the port of George
town, South Carolina, three hundred dollars;
for rebuilding and completing The light house
on FfaRk's Island, 10 the state OF Louisiana,
niue thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars;
for building the light house at Stonlngton
Point, three thousand Eve hundred dollars
Tor building the lighthouse at Cape May,
the sum Of five thousand dollars f; Tor build
ing The lighthouse at or near Ocrscocke, the
SUN Of twenty thousand dollars for building
the light house at Cape Florida, eight thou.
sand dollars; and for building the light house
on the dfy TortJgas, or on some place In the
vicinity, eight thousand dollars and for pro.
curing and placing the buoys on the coast Of
N1r,h Carolina, and for iemoving the floating
light a, or near the port Of Ocracocke, the
sum Of one thousand three hundred dollars.
Sec. S. Ind Be h further enacted, That
the Secretary Of the Treasury be, and he
hereby is, authorized to provide, by contract,
TO be approved by the P'esden, Of tho Uni.
ted States, for building sea wall or pier q,
the Isles Of Shoals, between Cedar Island and
Smu,ty nose Island, on the coast Of New.
Hampshire and Maine, coaformsbly to the
ysport of the commissioners appointed under