The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1828-08-28

[PUBLIc-No. 80.
AN ACT to authorize the buildino ot
Light houses, and for other purposes.
Be at enGcted jg the Senate and House
Of Representatives. 0fhe United States Of "A.
me'ica an Congress assembled, That the
Secretary Of the Treasury be, and he is
hereby, empowered to provide, by contract.
for building Light houses and Light. YES
sells, and erecting Beacons, and placing
Bnoys, onthe following sites and shoals, 10
wit:
In the State of Maine, a Light. house at
Dice's head.
In the State Of Massachusetts, a Licht.
house on NobsIue Point; one on the Point
OF Flats, at the entrance of Edcartown
Harbor; Lighthouse on Dumpiln rock,
south otthe mouth Of Aponeganset river.
lnthe State OF khnde Island, Light
houss on Nayat Point; and two Paramlds
or SPindles, to wit; on reef of rocks, un
der water. opposite the Pumham Rock, in
7hc northern part OF Narraganset Bay.
In the Stale of Connecticut, a Beacon
light on or near the Spindle Rock, at the
mouth Of Black harbor.-
In the State of New York, two. small
Llgat houses. 20 wit: one on the flats two
miles north of Kinder Hook. upper landing,
called the Drowned Lands. and one on tho
point OF tho Island on the west side OF the
channel. opposite The lower landing A
Lighthouse at proper site, 81 or near
Portland, on Lake Erie.
In the State Of MARYLAND, two LIGHT
houses, one OF Litte Watts island. AT tho
southcasterD extremity of Tangier Sound :;
and the other on Clay Island al the north
ernmost extremity ofthe same Sound and
Beacon light, or small Light house on
Point Lookout, in the Chesapeake Bay.
In the State OF Virginia, Light house
On Smiths FONT, at the mouth Of the Po
tomac, IN the Chesapeake Bay.
La the State OF North Carolina Light
vessel. to be substituted for the T.lght house
heretofore directed to be built a. the Point
OF Marsh, at the mouth Of Neuse River.
A BEACON light or small Light honse. at
proper site on Pamprico Point and one
at the south entrance Of Roanoke Marshes
In the State Of Alabama, lirht. house
at or near Choctaw Point, in Mobile Bay
and an Iron Spindle on Sand Island. on the
outer bar of Mobile Bay.
In the Territory Of Michigan. two Light.
houses one at Otter Creek Point. a, the
head of Lake Erie, and the other on the
Islands Of Bois Blanc, near Mchilimacki.
nae.
In theTerrtory of Florida,a Light house
OF the mouth Of St Johns river.
Sec. 2. Ind Be IL further enacted. That,
the following sums Of money be sppropria.
ted anl paid out Of any moneys S IN the Trea.
sury, not otherwise appropriated. for the
purpose of carrying the provisions Of this
act nto effect, viz:
For building q Lighthouse on Dice's
Heal, five thousand dollars.
For ,he Light house on Nobsnne Point, !
three thousand dollars; and for the Pier
ana Llght house at the entrance of Edgar
town harbor, live Thousand five hundred
dollars.
For Light house on Dumpling Rock,
four thousand dollars. !
For Light house on Nayat Point, three /!
thousand FIVE hundred dollars and for two 4
Pyramids or Spinies. in Narraganset Bay. |
two thousand dollars.
For Beacon light on or near Spindle 1
Rock, at the mouth Of Blsrk Rock harbor,
six thousand two hundred dollars.
For two small Light houses in Hudson
river. eight thousand dollars.
For Light house at or near Portland. /
on Lake Erie. five thousand dollars; one
thousand dollars for removing of obs,ruc.
tons in order to make tho Light house at
the mouth ofGenesee river, on Lake Onta-
rio visible az q distance.
For erecting Tower and placing
Bell thereon with machinery. near he
Light -honse on Pools Island. Chesapeake
Bsv, two thaussnd eight hundred dollars.
. For the Light house on Little WATTS ls.
land. six thousand FIVE hundred dollars
and FOR that on clay Island, six thousand
five hundred dollars: and for a Beacon
Lich' house. on Point Look Out, four thou
sanA five hundred dollars.
For the Light house on Smiths Point.
seven ihousand FIVE hundred dollars.
For Beacon light, or Lighthouse, on
p,mp,ico Point. FIVE thousand dollars and
for one at the entrance Of Roanoke Mar
,hes, 6Ys hoasa9d dollars. Ess Light