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

is LOUISIANA.
For light house at near the head OF the
Southwest Pass OF the Mississippi river, fifteen
thousand dollars.
IS CALIFORNIA.
For q light house at Alcatras Island for light
house at Point Conception, and fog signal for a
light house Battery Point, entrance OF the bay
of San Francisco; for light house at San Diego;
for light house and fog signal at Monterey for
light house at the island of Faralones oil the ha-
| Dor OF San Francisco and fog signal. and for
the transportation erection, and placing the same,
ninety thousand dollars
IN oREeoS.
| For light. house on Cape disappointment, at
the mouth Of the Columbia river and one an ISL
and off Cape Flaitery at the entrance of the Straits
OF Fuca, and one at New Dungenness; twelve iron
can buoysin 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 TO
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 Bartletrs 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 drec
ton OF the Secretary Of the Treasury, ten thousand
dollars,
SEC. . Ind be IL further enacted, That whereas
| the light house on Mnot5 ledge is completed and
in operation the one at Scituate be therefore
pended during such time as the one on Minot's
| ledge 10 lighted
| SEC. ;. And be IL further snacisd, 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
| 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 to perform the required duty.
SEC. L. Ind be it further enacted That any officer
| so 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 II the interests OF commerce demand 1t
| third, if the thing proposed be not the most suita-
| bic, whether ii is expedient to make any other kind
| OF improvement (; fourth, whether the proposed
! light has any connexion with other lights, and if
So whether II cannot be SO located as TO subserye
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. s. -dnd be it 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 il, otherwise such re-
ports shall be laid before Congress at the next
suing session but in all cases where such per-
son the Secretary of the Treasury shall desig
nate does not report such preliminary examination
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out delay be carried into execution.
SEC. 8. And be ii further enacted, That hereafter
all buoys along the coast, or In bays, harbors,
! sounds, or channels, shall be colored and num-
| bered, 80 that passing up the coast or sound, or
entering the bay, harbor, or channel, red buoys
! with even numbers shall be passed on the star
board hand, black buoys with uneven numbers
the port hand, and buoys with red and black
stripes on either hand Buoys in channel ways 10
be colored with alternate white and black perpen-
! dcular stripes.
SEC. 4. Ind be Il further enacted, That there
| shall be allowed to collectors, when acting as
perintendents of light houses beacons, light boats,
| and buoys the rate of commission the
! disbursement of the aforesaid appropriations,
| were allowed and paid for the year ending
! fourth March, eighteen hundred and forty nine:
PTouided, That no collector shall receive for his
services superintendent aforesaid, over the sum
| of four hundred dollars per annum; lind prorided,
further, That the Secretary of the Treasury shall
assign to the collectors the superintendent of such
light houses beacons, light boats and buoys, he
may judge best and most convenient for the public
interest
SEC. 5. And be IL further enacted That there be-
and hereby s, appropriated the sum OF one hum
bred and fifty thousand dollars, to purchase a
steamer to be employed in the coast survey upon
the Pacific coast, and used, if deemed expedient,
in designating the sites OF the several light houses
provided for in California.
, SEC g. lind be Il further enacted That the sum OF
two thousand dollars is hereby appropriated to pay
the balance due to NJ. la Port, of Paris, for the
light at saneoty Head, at Nantucket.
HOWELL COBB,
Speaker of the House Of RtpreseHtdtirss.
WILLIAM r. KING,
President Of the Senate pro tempOre.
Approved September IS, 1850.
WILLARD FILLMORE.