The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-04-02

mentioned, and Tor other purposes.
BE IL enacted By TIE Senate and House Of
Rr,rsssnsanpes 81 ne CnHsa States Of Ji,ssr.
iea, ia Congress assembled, Jhs, The Secre-
isry Of the Treasury be, and be hereby is, en-.
pows' ed TO provide, by con'rac,, tor building
light houses and ligh, vessels, erecting bsa.
cons, and Pleclog buoys, on the following
sites or shoals, to wit: A iish, house on Ba.
ker's Island. near Moup, Desert, in ,he state
ot Maine one on Mohamoy Point, In the
state of Massac huseus light house on Goat
Island, 10 the state ef Rhode Island b ligh,
vessel, not to be under Two hundred and iiiy
IONS, on Cape Haucrss, in Norih Caioi,na
a light house on Cope Romsn, in III. state Of
Scu,h Carolina; . light house 8. or near The
entrance o! the harbor of Pensacola, for that
part OF The territory known as Yves, Florida
a light house near Fou G Gra,iot, IN Michigan
,errio'y; q beacon On Hadicl's Point, in the
STATE ol Souh Carolina; Two light vessels TO
be placed IN the Bay ol Delaware, the one at
, or hear the Brandywoc Saosl. and ,hs other
al or near the shoal called the Uppet Middle
and, also, 10 agiee for the salaries, weges, U,
hire, oil the persons TO be sppoidled by ho
! II csidept OF the United States, for the supei-
| iiepdencn Of the same Provided, That no
| moneys shall bc expended in erecting such
| light houses, until the lu,isdiction To such
| rDt.ions OF land as the President OF the Uni
| I'd States shall select as the SITES Of The same,
| respc ctivey, shal! be cedch 10, and tho prop.
| cry thereof vested 10, toe United States.
| Sec. 2. md Be il further enacted That
there be appropriated, out Of any money 10
The Treasury, no, o,bcr wise app'op iA'sd, the
foliowing sums Of money, TO wi, Coz building
,he light house on Bske,'s Island, Two thou
sand five hundred dollars; for one on Mona
o.oy Point, three thousand dollars; Tor one
!! on Goa, Island, two thousand Ese hundred
dolls,sj Tor an additional som 10 complete
the light vessel authorized 10 be built, ty an
act, .nti,led z" An &c, To authorize the build.
iog light houses tbof.iD n,eniionci, and for
other purposes" passed The seventh day Of
Mcy, one thousand eish, hundred and twenty
,wo for the sta,e OF New York, Eve Thousand
dcils's for IN additional sum 10 complete the
ligh, house oo Oidheid Point, in the same
state, one thousand five hundred dollars for
an .sddIueaal sun to complete tower for tho
light or For, Niagara, IN the same state, one
ihoussnd five hundred dollars for placing
lan,etn a, Fort Delaware, IN tho tivei Dels-
ware, one thousand five bundced dollars for
completing the ligh, house on Cape May, N
the state OF New jersey, sun no, exceeding
five thousand seven hundred aud City dollars
inr placing light vessel 3; or near Cape Hat.
teras Shoals, sum no, exceeding twenty-five
thousand dollars for building light house
on Cape Roman, ten thoussnd dollars Tor c.
rec,ing beacon on Hadreil's POM, one thou.
sand five hundred dollars; Tor finishing the
iigb, house near ST. Augustine, in the terri.
tory OF las, Fio,'da, the sum OF fyc thousand
| doiisfs Tor building a light house a, o. nesr
Pensacola, sum Dot exceeding six thousand
dollars Tor building light house at Fort
GfatIo,, three thousand FIVE hundIed dollars
sod ior building and placing Two light vessels
IN Delaware Bay, twenty thousand dollars.
! SEC. 3. Ind be IL Jnrihe, enaefsd, Tina,
he Prssldeh, Of the Cni,ei States be, and ne
| Is hereby, su,ho,ized ,u cause such al exam
iosi,on and survey 10 be made of the obs,, oc-
| .,on between the hs,bor Of Gicuccs,ef and
| ne harbof oil S1uan, in the state of Mosss.
ctsass,ts, as pney be fequisils to sscc,tsio the
exped,eney of removing such obstruction (;
and the President IS hereby authorized 10
cause ,uch obsi' uetion TO be removed, by
! cop,gsci or Otherwise, undes the direction Of
| .ae Collector vi the DISTRICT Of GioGce.er, il,
| examine and suivey the same, he shalt deem
| II exped,en,; and sum, not exceeding six
.houssod dol!sts, is hereby appropriated for
that purpose, 10 &c paid out oi any money 10
ihs Treasury not Otherwise appropriated.
Sec. 4. .fnd De IL (arfaer enacted, By fhe
authority ofo1eSa,G, Tba, the sum oi ohe hun.
deed aud htly doIlafs DC, and the same is here
| by apps opristed, TO be paid GU, OF any money
va the Tsessu'y, not otherwise appropriated,
10 enable the President Of the Unned States
80 tsuse the enhance Of the Lsrbor Of the
Pou P,e:que l,'e, IN Pennsy yIvans, 10 be ex.
snned ssd surveyed by one of the Topo.
! grAph'esi Eng'nesn OF the United Sts,es
whose ou,y IL shall be to make probable es-
Ins,e Of the expense of teno,ing the OBJ.
s"de'ioos, and repor. on he best msaoef oi
ren'osipg them, aud The fleet Vi such demoy.
al 90 ihe channel, 10 folote.
! WIshing,on, Msf. ), ls23-App'oved,