Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-04-10
Laws of the United States.
BY AUTHORITY.
PUBLIC ACTS.
Passed during the secOnd SeSSion Of the
Ihirty,frSt Congress.

AN ACT making appropriations for
lighthouses. lIghtboats, buoys &C..
and providing for the erection and
establishment of the same, and for
other purposes.
he IL enacted 6y the Sende and House
! Of Representatives If The UHited States
of America in Cong resS assembled. That
the following appropriations be, and the
same are hereby made, and directed to
b. paid out OF any money the treasury
MOI otherwise appropriated, to enable
the Secretary OF the Treasury to carry
the provisions Of this act mo effect:
Proc ided, hoperer, If = good title TO
any land which II may be necessary 10
use cannot be obtained on reasonable
terms, or the exclusive right 10 such
land cannot be acquired by cession.
when the interest Of the United States
demands ii, before the appropriation
would by law fall into the surplus fund,
in any and all such eases, the appropri-
atoms shall be applicable o the objects
Tor which they are made, at any lime
within two years after the first meeting
OF the Legislature in any State wherein
such land may be situated subse .uent
!" tiS VI WIS uCt W Wa
MAINE.
For buoys on Whites and Thorn's
ledges, and on Pond Island reef, at the
mouth OF kennebec river three hundred
dollars.
For Lighthouse on Pond Island, at
the entrance of Narraguagus bay, four
! thousand dollars.
MASSACHUSETTS.
For light-boat on the Shovel Full
sloais, OF Cathim twelve thousand five
hundred dollars.
For eleven buoys in the channel TO
Commercial Point and Neponset river
Il in Dorchester. one thousand dollars.
H For II lighthouse at the head of
Holmes Hole harbor, three thousand
five hundred dollars.
For a beacon on Fawn bar, near
Deer Island, Boston harbor, two thou
sand five hundred dollars.
For two iron sJindles on the north
east ledge, OF the Graves, and Oh Hard
ing's ledge, Boston harbor, two thou
sand dollars.
II RHODE ISLAND.
Il For n light boat off Brinton's reef, fif-
teen thousand dollars.
II CONNECTICUT.
i For a can. buoy OH Pea-fcld reef of
Il Hlack Rock harbor, in Long Island
Sound, IN addition 10 former appro-
4 prIatipn in The act of September, eigh-
teen nundred and fifty, one hundred and
thirty-ive dollars.
II For lighthouse on Flynn's knoll,
near Sandy Hook, thirty thousand dol
.ars.
For lighth ,use on Horse Shoe reef.
II Niagara river, twenty-five thousand dol
lars in addition To the former appropria.
ito s.
For lighthouse on the pier At the
mouth of Sodus bay. and the removal OF
the beacon-hght on sand pier to Grassy
point, near port Glasgow, six thousand
\ dollars.
For a light house on the northern eX-
tremily OF GARDENERS Island. six thous.
and dollars.
For beacon on the Sand spit in the
harbor Of Sag harbor, seven hundred
dollars.
For the completion Of two beacons
near Fort Hamilton, two thousand dol
lars.
For four spar buoys at Fire Island
inlet, three hundred dollars.
MARYLAND.
For lighthouse at Fishing Battery,
/ Chesapeake bay, five thousand dol
lars.
\ For a Ugh thouse on the Bodkin shoal
mouth of the Patapsco river, in addliI II
to the loImcr appropriation. seventeen
thousand dol liars. When this is com
pIclcJ, the present light on Bodkin
/! Point be discontinued
! NEW JERSEY.
4 For fog-bell at the Newark light
house, iwo hundred and fifty dollars
/ For completion Of the beacon in Pas
sac river, four spar buoys III the same
a spar buoy at Mill Rock, and "A beacon
at the corner stake near Elizabeth
town Point, eight hundred dollars.
NORTH CAROLINA.
For a buoy on Middle Ground Shoal
Beaufort harbor two hundred dollars.
For Il lighthouse OH Beacon Island
six thousand dollars.
For "A llghtboat near Ocracoke Chan
mel. fifteen thousand dollars.
For an iron buoy on Diamond ShOal.
off Cape Halteras, eight hundred dol
lars.
+. For floating bell beacon on Cape
( Hattcras outer shoal, eight thousand
dollars.
For lighthouse on the Upper letter
in Cape Fear river, including Il bridge
from the shore TO the lighthouse, thir-
teen thousand dollars.
ONO.
For lighthouse on Rock or Mouse Is
land, Lake Erie, five thousand dollars.
For lighthouse on Green Island
Lake Erie, live thousand dollars.
For beacon light on Cedar Point, M
range To enter Sandusky bay, five
hundred do lars.
For buoys at the entrance Of Port
Clinton, Lahe Erie, two hundred anc
fifty dollars.
MICHIGAN.
For a lighthouse AT Bayle's Harbor
five thousand dollars.
FLoRitA.
For huoys AT the entrance Of Mos
quito Harbor, Eve hundred dollars.
oRloos.
For lighthouse aud fog signal a
Umpqua fifteen thousand dollars
For too signals for the lighthouse a
Cane nis.nna,n,ro cot Cam Elatts,