Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-12

Rock the other Sugar Loaf in The rvsr Savannah, 70
thousand dollars. sal T 81 :"
IN LOUISIANA.
For lighthouse at the head OF the Southwest Pa
Of the Mississippi river, fifteen thousand dollars
IN CALIFORNIA.
For lighthouse at Alkatras Island for Eghtho..e
Point Conception, and fog signal for lighthouse
battery point entrance Of the bay Of San Francisco for
lighthouse at San Diego for lighthouse and for srn
at Monterey for lighthouse at the Island Of FsraIones
the harboT Of San Francisco and fog signal and for Il
transportation, erection, and placing the sae ninety tho,
IN OREGON.
For lighthouse on Cape Disappointment at the nout
of the COLUMBIA river Island of Cape FIaery
at the entrance Of the Straits of Fuca and one at New Dun
transportation, erection, and placing the same fifty thre
thousand one hundsed and forty dollars
To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to the uss
and economy Of the Calcium light five thousand dollars
For fog signals al the lighthouses Execution rocks
Gull Island Long Island Sound, Beaver Tail Point Rhode
Island and on board the life boat at Baretts Reef Lonc
Island Souod, two thousand five hundred dollars.
For life boats, and other for rendering assistance
wrecked mariners and Others the coasts Of the United
States be expended under the control and direction of the
Secretary Of the Treasury, ten thousand dollars.
Sec O. And be further enacted That whereas the light
house Minots ledge is completed and in operation hs
Sctuate be. therefore, suspended during such time
the one on Minots ledge is lighted
Sec 8. And be further enacted, That If such person
the Secretary Of the Treasury shall designate shall report
Of the herein provided for that preliminary
veys necessary to determine the site Of proposed light
house ghtboat beacon, buoy to ascertain
fully what the public exgency demands the Secretary of the
Treasury shall hereupon appoint officers Of the
United States revenue service to perform the required duty
Sec 4. And be IL further enacted That any officer so ap-
pointed shall forthwith enter upon the discharge Of the duty
and after fully ascerainng the facts shall report first
whether the proposed facility navigation is the suitable
for the exgency which exists and second where should
be placed the interests of demand it, third the
thing proposed be not the most suabs whether is
dent to make any other kind of improvement fourth whether
the proposed light has any connexon with other lights and
So whether cannot be located subserve both the
general and the local Of trade and navigation and h
whether there be any, and if any other facts of impsr
lance touching the subject
Seo 5. and be 1t further enacted That all such reports
shall speedily may be- be laid before the Secretary
he Treasury and if such as to authorize the work without
urther legislation, he shall forthwith proceed with 1t other
wise such reports shall be laid before Congress at the next
ensuing sessions but in all where such person as the
Secretary Of the Treasury designate does report such
'reinnay examination as expeden the provisions Of this
ct shall without delay be carried into execution
Sec O. A'oS be 1t further enacted, That hereafter all
'uoys along the Coast in bays harbors sounds chan
,els, shall be csoed and numbered that passing Up the
sound, entering the bay harbo OF channel red
uoys with numbers shall be passed on the starboard
land black buoys with numbers the port hand
md buoys with red and black stripes either hand Buoys
channel ways to be coored with alternate white and black
perpendicular stripes
Sec. z. And lei further enacted That there SHAH be
lowed to collectors when acting supentendents Of light
ouses bcacons lghtboats, and buoys the same Of
commission the disbursement Of the aforesaid appropa
ions, allowed and paid for the year ending fourth
March, eighteen hundred and forty-nine Poyided That
collector shall receive for his services as superintendent
oresad, the Of four hundred dollars And pro
ided frthr That the Secretary Of the Treasury shall
ssgn the collectors the supentendence of such light
ouse beacons and buoys he may Judge best
md most convenient for the public interest.
Sec. 8. AndSb be further enacted That there be and
ereby appropriated the Of hundred and Fifty thou
and dollars topurchass be employed in the
urvey upon the Pacific coast and used deemed s1pedien
designating the sites Of the several lighthouses provided for
n California.
Sec. g. And BE- iwthey enacted, That the sum Of two
housand dollars is hereby appropriated pay the balance
ue to M La Pbnt of Paris for the light Sancote Head
Nantucket. [Approyed, September 20, 1850.
[PbBLIc-No. 45.]
IN ACT to create additional Collection Districts in the
State Of California, and to change the existing district
therein. and to modify the existing collection districts in
the United States.
Be it enacted Senate and House of Representatives.
the United STATES of America Congress assembled,
That there shall Be in the State of California six collection
scts, to wit: San Francisco Monterey, San Diego, Sacra
nento, Sonoma and San Joaquin. The district Of San
francisco shall include all the territory, bays harbors rivers
nd shores embraced within the counties Of San Francisco
santa Clara ConraCosa, Marin, Mondocno and Trinidad
nd collector, naval officer and surveyor for the district
hall be appointed reside at the city Of San Francisco
which shall be the sole port Of entry for the district
The district Of Monterey shall include all the territory
ays harbors rivers and shores embraced within the
les of Monterey, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Cruz, and
oecto shall be appointed for said district to reside at the
Of Monterey which shall be the sole port Of entry for
he district.
The district Of San Diego shall include all the territory
Angeles, and Santa Barbara, and collector shall be
pPointed for said district to reside at the town Of San Diego
which shall be the sole port Of entry for the saic district
The district of Sacramento shall include all the territory
harbors rivers and shores of the counties of Sacra
neno, Sutter, Ell Dorado Yuba, Butte Yoo, Coluse, and
shasta and collector for the district shall be appointed to
esde at Sacramento City which shall be the sole port of
ntry for the district
The district of Sonoma shall include all the territory bays
,arbos rivers and shores embraced within the counties Of
Sonoma Napa and Soano, and collector shall be appoint
d for said district reside at the Of Benica which,
ogeher with the town of Vallejo, shall be the sole port Of
n,ry for the district.
The district Of San Joaquin shall include all the territory
,ays harbos rivers, and shores embraced within The
les of Caaveas, San Joaquin, Tuolumne, and Marposa
md collector Of the district shall be appointed reside at
he of Stockton which shall be the sole port of entry for
he district. And the towns Of Santa Barbara and San
Pedro, in the collection district of San Diego shall be and
hereby constituted ports of delivery for said districts and
shall be appointed reside at EACH with such other
cers the Secretary Of the Treasury may deem necessary
or the public service.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted That in addition to
he officers herenbeoe provided for the port of San Fran
sco there shall be appointed two principal and assistant
appraisers for said port and the compensation of the officers
provided for in this act shall be follows to wit The col
ector Of the district of San Francisco shall be allowed