Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-11-28

hundred and fifty, 10 continue during his
natural life.
Approved September 2s, 1850.
AN ACT for the relief of William
Whicher.
(Src. ~ Be IL enacted By the Senate
and House Of Representatives. ofMe Uni
ted States Of america in Congress as
sembied, That the Secretary of the In
terror be, and he is hereby. required to
place the name of William Whichcr, Of
Canterbury, in the State of New Hamp-
shire, on the roll Of invalid Iensioncrs,
and pay to him pension at the rate Of
eight dollars per month, from the first
day of January, eighteen hundred and
fifty, TO continue during his natural life.
Approved September 2S, 1850.
AN ACT making appropriations for
Light Houses, Light Boats, Buoys,
&C., and providing for the erection
and establishment of the same, and
for other purposes.
(SEc. ~ BE il enacted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives of the
United States Of America in Congress
assembled, That the following apprO-
priations 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 Secre-
tary Of the Treasury te carry the pro
visions of this act into effect PrOrifed
horerer. If n good title to any land
which it may be necessary TO use. can
not be obtained on reasonable terms. or
the exclusive right to such land cannot
be acquired by ccssion, when the inter
est of the United States demands it, be-
fore the appi opriation would by law fall
into the surplus fund, in any and all
such cases. the appropriations shall be
applicable to the tiiccts for which they
are made. at any time within two years
after the first meeting Of the Legsla-
ture in any State wherein such land
may be situated, subsequent 10 tho pas
sage of this act. to wit
IN MAINE.
/ For Il buoy on Il ledge about one
! league cust OF Boon Island. one hundred
and fifty dollars.
} For dumb bcacons on Drunken and
Elders lodges, at the mouth ,f the
thorOughfirc between Northhaven and
Vinahavcn, one thousand dollars.
For lighthouse OH Black Saddle
/ back Island, in the county Of Hancock,
/ four thousand dollars.
IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
For beacon and buoys at the mouth
of Little Harl,or, near Portsmouth, two
thousand five hundred dollars.
For beacon on Logy's ledge. in
Piscataqua river, five hundred dollars
In MASSACHUSETTS,.
For a dwclling-housc for the keeper
of the beacon light at Hyahnis, eight
hundred dollars.
For n spar buoy on the middle ground
off Chatham, one Oh the east end otMon-
1 omoy Rip ; one on Schooner Bar one
at Powder Hole Harbor aud one on
\ Stone Horse Shoal near Pollock Rip,
four hundred dollars.
| For one spar buoy at the north, and
one at the south end, Of Il ledge called
Muskeget Rocks, one Oh the northwest
end Of fthc Horseshoe. one at Hyannis,
one on the Sturgeon Flat. one Of fStoney
/ Point and one on BIankenship's rocks,
in the Edgartown district, five hundred
and sixty dollars. -.
For lighthouse on Egg Rock, near
\ Nahant, five thousand dollars.
/ For fog signal, to be placed at the
! outer lighthouse in Boston Bay, three
thousand dollars.
/ For spar buoys NJ the entrance of
Lynn Habor, viz one Oh the Dolphin
Rock, one on the Libbey Rock, one on
Sawney's Rock, one on the northeast
and one on the southwest OF Pig Rocks,
one on Old Harry Rock, and one on Lob
ster Rock, one hundred and sixty dol
lars.
For the completion of the causeway
from the shore to the lighthouse at Ed
gartown, four thousand dollars.
For buoys or beacons at the Harbor
of fNewburyport, five hundred dollars.
For lighthouse on the breakwater
at Bass river, four thousand dollars.
Il For a beacon on Bird Island, and one
4 on the False Spit and buoy on Slate
Ledge, near the lower middle in the har-
L Dor of Boston, two thousand nine hun
Il dred dollars.
Il For beacons on Black Rock, Harbor
Rock, and Five Pound Island Point, in
the harbor Of Glocester, fifteen hundred
II dollars.
\ For the erection Of beacon and pla-
cling buoys at the mouth Of aud in Es-
sex river, in Ipswich Bay, seven hundred
and fifty dollars.
\ For u light house upon reef Of rocks
called tide Sow and Pigs. oil the Island
Of Cu'tyhunk, in place of the ] ght-boat
stationed oil said reef and the light
house on said Island Prooifcd, on ex-
aminassA, good foundation can be
found, thirty thousand dollars.
RHODE ISLAND.
/ For a light house on Sandy Point,
Prudence Island, three thousand five
hundred dollars.
i For spar buoy on the middle ground
shoal, Dutch Island Harbor, in Nara
ganset bay, forty dollars.
II For buoy upon "a rock near Coat
Mine Wharf, on the Island Of Rhode
Island, one hundred dollars.
Il IN CONNECTICUT.
II For can buoy on Pea Fields Reef
OF Black Rock lIarbor, one hundred
dollars.
\ For beacon light on Bridgeport bar