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be enacted by tie SenGfe and House V Representatives Of
he United STATES IF -4ne,ied in Congress aSebed That
the Secretary OF the Treasury be, and he hereby
empowered 10 provide, by contract, for building
Light houses and Light-vesseis, erecting Bescons,
and placing Buoys, on the following sites or shoals,
10 wit:
A Lighthouse at Owls Head, in the atate Of
Maine
A Light house at the mouth OF Great Sodus on
Lake Ontario; and one on Verpank's Point, in
Hudson River, in The State of New York;
A Light house at the mouth OF Grand River, IN
the state of Ohio;
A Beacon light on Cape Henlopen. in the state
of Delaware;
| A Lighthouse on POOLS Island, and one on Thorn.
lass Point, in the Chesapeake Bay, in the state Of
Maryland;
| ALght vessel at or near the long shoal in Pamp-
ltco Sound, in the State of North Carolina.
| A Light house on ott the Sambo Keys, and
Lightyessel on the Csreysort rect, in the territory
| Of Florida
| A Beacon on Castle Island, and FIVE Bsoys near
Bristol cry, in the State of Rhode Island;
| A Pier and three Buoys at the mouth Of Saco
River, and Pier al the mouth oil Wells Ilarbor, in
the state of Maine.
| Sec 3. Ind be it further enacted, Tina, there be
appropriately out of any money in the Treasury, not
otherwise appropriated, the following sums OF mo-
lney to wit
For building Light house in the state OF Maine,
on Owls Head, four thousand dollars;
A Lighthouse on Great Sodus, on Lake Ontario
| in the slate Of New York, Tour thousand five hun
dred dollars and for on Nerplauk's Point 10
the Huson Hudson River, in the same slate, four
thousand FIVE hundred dollars;
| A Light house al the mouth OF Grand River, in
the state OF Ohio, eight Thousand dollars;
| For erecting Beacon light on cape Henlopen, in
the state of Delaware, three thousand dolats;
| For Lighthouse on Pools Island, in the
chesapeake in the state of Maryland, FIVE thousand
dollars and for one Thomas's Point, in the
same bay, and same state, six thousand 1--WE hundred
dollars:
| For tight-vessel to be placed at or near the
Long Shoals on Pamptico Sound, in the state os
North Carolina, ten thousand dollars
4 For Light house on the Sambo Keys in the
Territory OF Florida sixteen thousand dollars for
a Lght-vessel for Careysforl Rect twenty thousand
dollars for the Light houses directed TO be built
one on the Dry Tortugas, and one on Cape Florida
in the same territory, including the appropriation
already made by law, sum, for each, not exceeding
sixteen thousand doars
!, For Beacon and Buoys between the Dry Tor
tugas and the Coast Of Florida four thousand dol
lars
/ For placing Buoys on certain shoals at the mouth
,lof Kennebeck River, in the State OF Maine, one
hundred and sixty dollars.
4 For placing Buoys on shoals in Buzzard's Bay,
and at OF near the mouth Of Aponeganset River, IN
the Stale of Massachusetts, one hundred and sixty
dola,s
| For placing Buoys on Long Island Sound near
| 10 CorIfed Point, and IN Guildtord Bay one hun
bred and sixty dollars:
| For placing a Buoy at the mouth of Scuppernong
/ River, in Abemarle Sound, in the state OF North
Carolina forty dollars
! For placing Beacon on Castle Island, and
FIVE Buoys near Bristol Ferry, five hundred dollars;
/ For Pier and three Buoys at the mouth OF Sa'
co River, and Pier at the mouth OF Wells Harbor,
Item thousand dollars-6ye thousand dollars 10 each
OF those places.
i Sec. s. find be it further enacted, That the fol-
lowing annual salaries be allowed and paid to the
Keepers OF Light Vessels:
To the Keeper OF the S,ndy Hook I4ightvessel,
|seven hundred dollars and for male, three hun
dred and fifty dollars;
To the keeper of the Smiths Pon, Light-yesseL
in the Chesapeake Bay, five hundred dollars;
| To the Keeper OF the Wolf Trap Liz ht.yessel, in
I the same Bay, five hundr ed dollars;
Il To the Keeper oil the Willoughby Spit LIght'ves-
sell in the same same Bay. Eve hundred doars
Il To the Keeper OF the Craney Island Lghtvessel,
four hundred and fifty dollars;
To the Keeper OF the Light-vessel to be placed at
or the Shoals OF Cape Hatteras, seven hundred
dollars; and fora mate, three hundred and hi'y dol
, lars
}, Sec a. find be further enacted, That the Pres
dent of the United States be, and he is authorized
and requested to proper site, at or near the
mouth OF the river Teche, in Louisiana, to be se-
ected for Light house, and proper places designa-
J ted tor placing Buoys near the same. To enable
the President TO accomplish these objects, sum OF
, money, not exceeding five hundred dollars be and
the same is hereby, appropriated, out OF any money
in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated.
j Washington Approved, May 26th, 1924