American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-05-31
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mentioned, and for other purposes
Re il enacted JyMe Senate and House Of
q ne OMted States q YhieI9cd in ConeYes dssepbLd
That, as soon as the jurisdiction Of such portions ~
land at MonheRan Island on The coast of Maine. at
Billngsgate Island, in Barnsiable BAY at Cuttrr
anhR Island, near New Bedford, in the state Of
Massachusetts al Stoniugton Point in III. stats of
Connecticut; at Old Field Point, Long island IN
the state OF New York at Cape Nav. in The STATE
OF New jersey, at or near the port of Octacoke. in
the state oil North Carolina at Cape Florida and ~
me Dry lortugas or some place in the vicinitv 40
the President nf the United States shall seec, for
the sites light houses, shall be coded H. AMI ~
property thereof respectively vested in the Jni,ed
States II shall be the duty OF the Secretary Of the
treasury 70 provide, by contracts, which shall he
approved by the President, for building pbt
respectively on such Sites 10 be so lighted as 10 ne
distingulsaabe from other lighthouses near ,be
same and, Also to agree for the salaries wages mr.
hire, OF the persons TO be appointed by the p,esi
dent, Tor the superintendent of the same.
Dec. .. find 6eU further enacted That The G.
creiary OF the Treasury be- & he hereby IS. aubor.
2ed, ii he shall deem it expedient, to cause 70 he
removed the floating light, placed at or near The
SAG port OF Ociacoke and to have the same placed
at the narrows in the Potomac river
Sec. 5. find be IL further enacted That ~. c.
cretary OF the Treasury be, and he he ebv is. an
thorlzed to provide, by contract for PROCURING and
placing buoys at the following places to wit: me
at Haroor Island BAR one on Pine Point shoal. one
on the Point oil Marsh shoals one an Swan Iol,nJ
shoal, one on the east end of Brant Island sboaI o
on the Middle Ground shoal one on The nh O. honI
and one on the Long Shoal, all being si,na,sd ~
the coast of North Carolina and, also. tor ,hrsa
buoys for the bar of the port of Georpetown !,
South Carolina. -
Sec. A. lind be IL further enacted That. the Eo-
lowing sums be appropriated for the burmese ri
carrying the provisions of this act into effect n h
PAID out OF any moneys in the Treasury, not Other
wise appropriated, to wit For building the Iob,
house at Monhegan Island, three thousand doIIare
at Billlngsgate Island, on Barnstable Bav ;wo tho
sand dollars; at Cutter Hunk Island, near New
Bedford and for placing huoys near thereto. ,hre,
thousand dollars; at Old Field Point. LONG Island
two thousand five hundred dollars for PLACING
lamp on the mess house at Fort Niagara. one ,bor
sand dollars for finishing the pier, near the mort .
kennebunk, in the state Of Maine the further eru
oltour thousand dollars for completing tbp lioht
house on Throgsneck, the additional ann IF 60.
hundred dollars; for building light vessel. anr
placing the same on or near the outer bar ot III,
haroor OF New York, fifteen thousand dollars: f.,
placing three buoys on the bar, near the port q
Georgetown, South Carolina, three hundred dollars
1or rebuilding and completing the light house OF
FRANK Island IN the state Of Louisiana, nine thou
sano seven hundred and fifty dollars for buiidins
Inc hght mouse at Stonngton Point, three THOUSAND
nve hundred dollars; for building the lighthouse
at Cape May, the sum Of five thousand dollars
Tor building the lighthouse at or near Ocracoke The
sum Oh twenty thoIsand dollars; for building the