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

Is LOUISIANA
For light house at or near the head of the
Southwest Pass Of the Mississippi river, fifteen
thousand dollars.
IN CALIFORNIA
For a light house at Acatras Island for light
| house at Point Conception, and fog signal; for
light house on Battery Point, entrance OF the bay
OF San Francisco; tor light house at San Diego
| for light house and tog-signal at Monterey Tor
light house at the island OF Faralones oil the har
| Dor of San Francisco, and fog signal. and Tor
the transportation, erection and placing the same,
| ninety thousand dollars.
| IN OREGON.
| For light. house on Cape disappointment, at
the mouth of the Columbia river and one an ISL
and off Cape Fattery, the entrance of the Straits
| of Fuca, and one at New Dungenness; twelve IRON
can buoys in Columbia river, and the transportation,
erection, and placing of the same fifty three thou
sand one hundred and forty dollars.
To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury 10
test the use and economy OF the calcium light, five
| thousand dollars.
For fog signals at the light houses on Execution
Rocks, Gull Island, Long Island Sound, Beaver
Tail Point, Rhode Island, and on board the light
boat at Bartlett's Reef. Long Island Sound; TWO
thousand five hundred dollars
For life boats for rendering assistance 10 wrecked
| mariners and others on the coasts OF the United
States to be expended under the control and direc-
ton of the Secretary of the Treasury. ten thousand
dollars
SEC. >. dad be IL further enacted, That whereas
the light house Minot's ledge is completed and
in operation the at Scituate be therefore
| pended during such time as the one on Minot's
| ledge is lighted
| SEC. ;. Ind be IL further enacted, That if such
person as the Secretary OF the Treasury shall de-
signate shall report, in any of the cases herein pro-
vided for, that preliminary surveys are necessary
to determine the site of proposed light house or
| hight boat, beacon or buoy, or to ascertain more
fully what the public exigency demands, the Sec
rotary of the Treasury shall thereuPon appoint one
or more officers of the United States revenue SER
vice 10 perform the required duty.
SEC. A. Ind be IL further enacted, That any officer
| go appointed shall forthwith enter upon the dis
charge of the duty, and, after fully ascertaining
the facts shall report first, whether the proposed
facility TO navigation is the most suitable for the
exigency which exists; and second, where it should
be placed if the interests of commerce demand it
third, If the thing proposed be not the moot suita
bic, whether it is expedient to make any other kind
| OF improvement fourth, whether the proposed
| light has any connection with other lights and il
50, whether il cannot be located as TO subserve
both the general and the local wants of trade and
navigation and fifth, whether there be any, and
if any, what other facts of importance touching the
subject
| SEC g. Ind be II further enacted, That all such
reports shall, speedily may be, be laid before
the Secretary of the Treasury, and if such to
| thorize the work without further Legislation, he
shall forthwith proceed with it, otherwise such re-
ports shall be laid before Congress at the next en-
suing session; but in all cases where such per-
son as the Secretary of the Treasury shall desig-
nate does not report such preliminary examination
expedient, the provisions OF this act shall with
out delay be carried into execution.
SEC. o. And be IL further enacted, That hereafter
all buoys along the coast, in bays, harbors
sounds or channels, shall be colored and mum
bered, go that passing up the coast or sound, OF
entering the bay, harbor or channel, red buoyi
with even numbers shall be passed on the star
board hand, black buoys with uneven numbers or
the port hand, and buoys with red and blac i
stripes ON either hand Buoys in channel ways &c
be colored with alternate white and black perpen
dicular stripes.
SEC. {. Ind be IL further enacted, That there
shall be allowed TO collectors when acting as gu
perntendents of light houses, beacons, light boats
and buoys, the same rate of commission on the
disbursement Of the aforesaid appropriations, al
were allowed and paid for the year ending
fourth March, eighteen hundred and forty nine
Prorided, That no collector shall receive for hi
services superintendent aforesaid over the sun
of four hundred dollars per annum; Ind provided
fHtha, That the Secretary of the Treasury shall
assign 10 the collectors the superintendent OF suci
light houses, beacons, light boats and buoys as h
may Judge best and most convenient for the public
interest
SEC. 5. Ind be Il further enacted, That there be
and hereby is, appropriated the sum OF ono hun
bred and fifty thousand dollars, to purchase
the Pacific coast, and used, If deemed expedient
in designating the sites Of the several light house
provided for in California.
a SEC. O. lind be IL further enacted, That the sum
two thousand dollars is hereby appropriated TO pa
the balance due 10 NJ. Ia Port, of Paris for tn
}. light at Saneoty Head, at Nantucket.
l. HOWELL COBB,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives..
Il WILLIAM II. KING,
President of the Senate pro teHlpors
Approved September IS, 1850.
WILLARD FILLMORE.