Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-05-07
BY AUTHORITY.
Laws of the United States, Passed at the
second Session of the 29th Congress.

[SEc. IL Be it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives. OF the United States of
America IN Congress assembled. That as soon as
cesslon shall be made by the States, respective
~, within the limits of which any of the light
houses and other public works hereinafter provi-
ded for may be situated to the United States, of
the jurisdiction over tract of land, respectively
proper tor the said light. houses and other public
works, the Secretary of the Treasury shall cause
the said lighthouses and other public works to be
erected and that he shall cause the lighthouses
and other public works herein provided for, which
may be situated on such locations as are now
within and under the jurisdiction of the United
States, to he erected as soon as practicable; and
that the following sums be- and hereby are appro-
prlated, out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated for the purpose herein spe-
CITED, to wit:
In Naine.-For rebuilding lighthouse at Lit
tie river, IN the town of Cutler, five thousand dol
lars;
For rebuilding lighthouse al Mount Desert
rock, fifteen thousand dollars;
For building lighthouse at Prospect harbor,
in the town of GouIdsborough, five thousand dol
lars;
For spindle on the South breaker, near White
Head light, three hundred dollars;
For placing buoys on Trundy's reef and Broad
Cove rock, in Muscle Ridge channel, to wit: one
at each of the following places: Hay Island ledge,
Hurricane ledge. Shreves's ledge, Spence's Head
Island ledge, Long ledge, and Muscle ledge, two
thousand dollars.
In Ne,V Hompshire-For rebuilding the light
house on rock, called the Whales Back, twen-
tyive thousand dollars, inclusive Of a former ap-
preparation for breakwater to protect that light
house.
In Observation-Disclosures such beacon as may
be deemed necessary by the Secretary of the Trea-
sury on a rock ca led the "Londoner," near
Ihatcher's Island, six thousand dollars;
For lighthouse on Minot's rock, in Boston
harbor, twenty thousand dollars;
For three spar buoys in Welfeet ha:bor, four
spar buoys at the mouth of Wesport harhor, and
for nine buoys and beacon in Buzzards bay,
two thousand dollars;
For light-boat to be stationed near a reef of
rocks at the entrance of the Vine yard sound call
ed the Sow and Pigs, ten thousand dollars or for
permanet lighthouse on said reef, as the Secre-
tary Ut the Treasury may deem best;
For buoys on Ha,set's rock Mill rock, and
three buoys OH the spit, in and the hsrbnr OF
Edgartown; for buoy at Rockport; for buoy of
Brant point, Nantucket; for beacons or buoys on
Hsrbor rock, Clam rock, Elisha ledge Fort point
and Black rock in the harbor of Gloucester, two
thousand dollars for baoy on Bens shoal of
Monamoy point, eighty dollars for buoy-boat on
! the east end of Tuckermuch shoal, and one on the
end OF Great or Sandy point rip, eight hundred
| dollars;
For repairs to the causeway between the light.
house and shore at Ed gartown, five thousand dol
lars.
In Connecticm.-For a lighthouse on the
North Dumping in Fishers Island sound, five
thousand dollars;
| For beacon on the Southwest ledge, in New
Haven halbor, one thousand dollars;
For rebuilding the lighthouse at the entrance
OF New Haven harbOr, at place to be designated
by the Secretary Of the Treasury, ten thousand
dollars;
For buoys at the following places, viz: One on
Moulton's LEDGE in New London harbor, one or
the outward end of the northeast bar of "Twc
Tree Island" one on the north end of Bartletts
reef one on the south end of the Great Goshen
reef, one on White rock reef in Black Point bay
and one at the Housatonic river. the sum of sever
hundred and twenty dollars;
To complete the sea-wali for the protection O
the lighthouse on Fair Weather island, neal
Black Rock, ten thousand dollars.
In Rhode Bldnd.-For a buoy Oh Brinton!
reef, near the entrance of the harbor of Newport
and for placing buoys on Buckley rock, Race rock
bred dollars.
In Ne1U York. For lgl t-house at the en-
trance of Cataraugus creek, four thousand dollars
For red light on Governors island, one hun
dred and fifty dollars;
For lighthouse Oh Execution rocks. in Ions
Island sound, twenty-five thousand dollars;
For beacon on Sandy Hook, three hundred
dollars;
For beacon on the south side of Staten island
three hundred dollars;
For three beacon lights on the river st. Law
renee, at the passage of the " Thousand Isles,
one at the head of the Narrows, one at Low Rocl
islet below Alexandria, and one at the shoal below
Crossover island, six thousand dollars;
For lighthouse on Teller's point, on the Hud
son river, four thousand dollars;
For furnishing the lighthouses on the Atlanti
coast with means of rendering assistance to ship
wrecked mariners, five thousand dollars the sam
to be under the control and direction of the SeCre
tary of the Treasury.
| In Pe1nSYlrGnia-To continue the construC
ton of the lighthouse on the Brandywine shoaI:
in the Delaware river. thirty thousand dollars.
In Ne,U JerSey.-For beacon-light at the col
ner stake Csc calIed) between EIizabethtown poin
and Shorter's island, and also for small light 0
lantern at Shorters island, five thousand dollars
For lighthouse on the south end Of Tucker
beach, six thousand dollars;
For buoy in the south channel of New inle
near Tuckerton, eighty dollars;
For acing buoys in Little Egg Harbor, fou
hundred dollars.
In DekaUare For huoys to mark the channel
discovered by the coast surveyors in Delawar
bay three thousand three hundred dollars
In MarYIqnd.--For beacon-light at Greenbu
ry point, at the harbor of Annapolis, three thot
sand five hundred dollars.
In Virginia.-For buoy on Sand Shoal lne
in Acconac, one hundred dollars.
In North Car0Hna.-Fora lighthouse on Boz
dy's island, twelve thousand dollars former al
preparation of five thousand dollars having bee
carried to the surplus fund.-
For floating light, to take the place OF one no
off Brandt island, which is too much decayed Il
repair, fifteen thousand dollars.
In South Car0Eno-For lighthouse on Soul
island, on the southern edge of Wlnneyah e.
trance, five thousand dollars;
For lighthouse at the entrance of SaEtee II
= er, five thousand dollars;
For buoys in Bulls bay and Santee river, oil
thousand dollars;
For beacons to guide vessels over CharIest'
bar, three thousand dollars.
In Geergia.-For placing lantern, lamps. al
refectors upon the beacon already erected ups
the "Oyster beds" in Savannah river, and tor
small house for the keeper, two thousand dollar
For erecting small tower and keepers nous
upon the east end of Long island, In said nv
also for a similar tower ahd house on the east O.
of Fig island, in said river, six thousand dollars
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