The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-05

AN ACT making appropriations Tor Iight- Housea,
Light Boas, Buoys, &c, and providing for the
erection and establishment OF the same, and for
other purposes
Re il enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
SIGNATURES Of the United States Of -dmeriea IN Con-
eress assembled That the following appropriations
be- and the same are hereby made and directed TO
be paid out of any money in the treasury not other
wise appropriated, to enable the Secretary OF the
Treasury carry the provisions of this act into eff
feet: Procided, hoioerer If good title TO any land
which il may be necessary to USE cannot be OBJ
tanned on reasonable terms, the exclusive right
TO such land cannot be acquired by cesson, when
the interest of the United States demands il, before
the appropriation would by law tall into the sur
plus fund, in any and all such cases, the sppropr
atoms shall be applicable 10 the objects Tor which
they made, at any time within two years after
the first meeting of the Legislature, in any State
wherein such land may be situated, subsequent to
The passage OF this act, to wit:
IN MAINE.
For a buoy on a ledge about league east of
Boon island, one hundred and fifty dollars.
For dumb bcacons Drunken and Elders
lodges at the mouth of the thoroughfarc between
Northhayen and Ninalhaven, one thousand dollare.
For light house on Black Saddleback Island, in
The county of Hancock, four thousand dollars.
IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
For beacon and buoys at the mouth OF Little
Harbor, near Portsmouth, two thousand five hun
dred dollars.
For beacon on Dogy's ledge, In Pl5Cataqua
river, five hundred dollars.
IL MASSACHUSETTS.
For a dwelling house for the keeper of the bea
con light at Hyannis eight hundred dollars.
For q spar buoy on the middle ground of Chat
ham, one on the east end of Monomoy Rip; one on
Schooner Bar; one at Powder Hole Harbor; and
one Stone Horse Shoal, near Pollock Rip, four
hundred dollars
For one spar buoy at the north, and one at the
south end of a ledge called Muskeget Rocks, one
on the northwest end of the Horseshoe, at Hy-
annis, one the Sturgeon Flat, one oil Stoney
Point, and Biankenship's rock, in the Ed
fXeh nd
For light house on Egg Rock, near Nahant,
i've thousand dollars.
For fog signal to be placed at the outer light
house in Boston Bay, three thousand dollars
For spar buoys at the entrance of Lynn Harbor
viz: one on the Dolphin Rock on the Libby
Rock, on Sawney's Rock, one on the northeast,
and one on the southwest of Pig Rocks, one
Old Harry Rock, and Lobster Rock, five
hundred and sixty dollars.
For the completion of the causeway from the
shore 10 the hight house at Edgartovn, four thou
rand dollars.
For buoys or beacons at the Harbor of Newbury-
port five hundred dollars.
For a light house on the breakwater at Bass riv-
or, four thousand dollars.
For a beacon on Bird Island, and one on the False
Spit and buoy on Slate Ledge, the lower
middle in the harbor of Boston, two thousand nine
For beacons on Black Rock, Harbor Rock, and
Five Pound Island Points, in the harbor of Glou-
cester, fifteen hundred dollars.
For the erection of beacon and placing buoys
at the mouth OF and in Essex river in Ipswich Bay,
seven hundred and fifty dollars.
For light house upon a reef OF rocks called the
Sow and Pigs, off the Island of Cuttyhunk, in place
of the light boat stationed of said reef, and the
light house on said island; Prouided, on examina-
ton, good foundation can be found, thirty thou
sand dollars.
RHODE ISLAND.
For a light house Sandy Point, Prudence
Island, three thousand five hundred dollars
For a spar buoy the middle ground shoal
Dutch leland Harbor, in Narraganset bay, forty
dollars.
For buoy upon a rock near Coal Mine Wharf
the Island Of Rhode Island, one hundred dol
lars.
CONNECTICUT.
For a can buoy on Pea Fields Reef, of Bacl
Rock Harbor, one hundred dollars.
For beacon-hght on Bridgeport bar, three thou
sand five hundred dollars.
IN new YORK.
For four spar buoys in Greenport Harbor, tire
For two beacon lights near Fort Hamilton, a.
range TO guide vessels from the Southwest Spit {
the NarrOws four thousand dollars.
For seven can buoys in Niagara river be
tween Horse Shoe Reef and Grand Island, one thou
sand dollars.
For the erection Of a beacon on the southeas
part OF Roner Shoal, thirty thousand dollars.
For spar buoy on Glover's Reef. near Por
Chester, Long Island Sound seventy dollars.
For a spar buoy at Cold Spring, Long Island
seventy dollars.
For four spar buoys 20 be placed in the inlet /,
Fire leland Bay, Long leland.
IN SEW JEAsEY
For iron can buoy between the new and Oh,
Inlet shoal, at Little Egg Hsrbor, two hundred dol
lars.
For a beacon at the " Elbow in Passaic river
and for four spar buoys in said river, four hundre
dollars
For spar buoy on Mill Reef at the entrance q
the kills and a beacon at the Corner Stake, nes
Ezabethtovn Point, four hundred dollars
For a lighthouse on Conascork Point four thou
sand five hundred dollars.
Is DELAWARE.
For light house at the entrance ofIndian River
five thousand dollars.
~ sARyLASD.
For light-house at Seven Foot Knoll, ten thou
sand dollars.
For light boat to be stationed off James Island
TanCier Sound. eight thousand dollars or, for
lighthouse on the southwest point Of James Island
II the Secretary Of the Treasury shall decide tina
will answer the purposes Of commerce
~ VIRGINIA.
For two lights on the south end Of Hog Island, Al
range for the channel Of Great Mutchpungo, o
Sand ShOal az the OF the other upon actual sur
vey may be found 20 be beet, ten thousand dollars
and the appropriation Of ten thousand dollars, mad
by the actof the fourteenth August, eighteen hun
drod and forty eight, for two lights on Sand Shoa
Inlet, be and i hereby repealed.
For four beacons in James river, viz: Of
Point Sboal, and one on Deep Water Shoal thrc
thousand five hundred dollars
IS SORTH CAROusA.
For buoys in Iatteras Inlet, near the south break
ors, at the entrance from the ocean, five hundrc
dOars.
For buoys al the Cape Channel opposite the Hat
tcras Lighthouse, one at Gates Sloo, and ono at IN
Bog Channel opposite hinnkect, two hundred an
fifty dollars.
FOUTH CAROLINA.
For n small bcaoon-liRht Morris Island, tw
thousand five hundred doilars.
MfssfsslrPL
For beacon lighthouse on the pier At Nlissis
rsppi City, three thousand dollars
Tor lighthouse on the wet end Of Ship Island
twelve thousand dollars, being renewal Of ap
preparation ior THE purpose made August four
toenth, eighteen hundred and forty eight.
For a lighthouse at Or near pascagOuls river
three thousand dOllsrs
MICHIGAN.
For n light houso on the northwest point u Gran
Trsycrs Bay, four thousand dollars.
For lighthouse at the Port Of Marquette, LAX
Superior. five thousand dollars.
for lighthouse on the point u land about thre
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