The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-06

entrance of East Pascagoula river, instead of for
| mer appropriation, five thousand dollars.
For light house on the west end Of Ship island
being renewal of former appropriation for this
| purpose, twelve thousand dollars.
For nine buoys in Cat and Ship Island harbors,
| to be located under the direction Of the Superin
tendent of the Coast Survey, eighteen hundred
dollars.
LOUISIANA
For the examination and survey of Ship shoal
and Raccoon point, on the coast of Louisiana, with
reference to the location and erection Of light
house and the procuring plan for the same, three
thousand dollars.
For three spar buoys, to mark the channel of a
harbor of refuge at Horn island, Pass Mississippi,
to be placed by the Coast Survey two hundred
| and forty dollars.
| For four iron can and nun-buoys, one to be
| placed on the end of Sandbore, off Soldier key,
| Grande passage, eight hundred and forty dollars.
For first class light house near Collins Pa tches
off Dry Bank. halfway between Carysfort reef
| and Sand Key light, to be constructed under the
with the most approved Illuminating apparatus,
thirty-Eve thousand dollars. ,.r..
For large buoy on Sea Horse reef, two hundred
and fifty dolars.
For three hollow iron buoys to be moored in the
channel leading into harbor recently discovered
Florida reef, about ten miles south of Cape Flor
ida, seven hundred dollars.
The above buoys to be located under the dlrec-
For a beacon on Rebecca shoal, between Mar
quesas and Dry Tortugas keys, ten thousand dol
lars
For securing the light house at the mouth of st.
| John river, Florida, ten thousand dollars.
TEXAS.
For a light boat to be moored at Aransas pass,
or light house, as may be deemed most expe-
dent upon a further examination, and for channel
buoys in said channel, and buoy at Dollar point
in addition to the sum appropriated for a light
| house at said point, two thousand hive hundred
dollars.
For constructing three email or harbor light,
houses in Galveston bay, namely: one at Red Fish
bar, one at Choppers bar, and one at Half Moon
| shoal, five thousand dollars, in addition to the
amount (twenty thousand dollars) already appro.
priated for lighthouse on Red Fish bar.
CALIFORNIA.
For large buoys to be placed on Sunken rocks,
in the Bay of San Francisco, under the direction
| of the Superintendent of Coast Survey, one thou
sand dollars.
For a beacon at Humbol1t's harbor near North
Spit, to be located by the officers Of the coast sur
vey, five thousand dollars.
For q light house at the harbor at La Ponte, on
Lake Superior five thousand dollars
For the erection of a lighthouse at Santa Cruz,
California, thirty thousand dollars.
For the completion Of light houses in California
and Oregon, one hundred and twenty thousand
dollars.
| assistance to wrecked mariners and others on the
coast OF the United States, to be expended under
the control and direction Of the Secretary of the
| Treasury, ten thousand dollars.
| For testing the apparatus of Wilson and Meach-
| am, for Illuminating light houses, one thousand
dollars; to be expended under the direction OF the
Secretary of the Treasury.
SEC. .. And be IL further enacted That the Score
tary of the Treasury be, and hereby ia, authorized
| to cause the lighthouse buildings and land be-
| longing thereto, at Otter creek, in the State OF
Michigan, TO be sold, and on payment Of the con-
sideration agreed for into the treasury Of the Uni.
| ted State6. deliver =
full conveyances of the same, and the special jurs.
dction OF the United States over the same shall
| thereafter cease
SEC. g. lind be it further enacted, That the Sec.
rotary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and
directed to apply the money appropriated by the
act of March third, eighteen hundred and fifty one
harbor, to the erection of three beacon or bug
lights at said Holiness Hole harbor, according to
the recommendation in the report of the superin-
| tendent of the coast survey.
| SEC. 1. And be ii further enacted, That the sum
Of thirty thousand dollars appropriated by the act
approved March third, eighteen hundred and
thirty one, "for the erection of light house on
| Flynn's Knoll, be and the same is hereby author
lied to be applied to the erection Of two range bea
con-lights for Gedneys channel, to be placed near
Point Comfort, il the State of New Jersey; and two
range beacon lights for the Swash channel of the
harbor of New York, to be placed on Staten island
| near the Elm Tree beacon, and to be construct
cd under the direction of the typographical bu-
reau, and according to the recommendation OF the
| light house board and the superintendent OF the
coast survey; and for large iron Heating DELL
beacon, to be moored off Fynn's knoll, under the
direction Of the superintendent of the coast survey.
SEC. s. And be ii further enacted, That if such per-
| son as the Secretary of the Treasury shall desg
nate shall report, in any the herein provided
for, that preliminary surveys are necessary TO de-
termine the site OF proposed light house or ght-
boat, beacon or buoy, or to ascertain more fuiIy
| what the public exigency demands, the Secretary
of the Treasury shall thereupon direct the super
ntendent Of the survey of the coast Of the United
States TO perform such duty on the seaboard, and
the colonel of the corps of typographical engineers
| to perform such duty on the northwestern lakes.
SEC. 6. dnd be IL further enacted, That the officers
30 directed shall forthwith enter upon the discharge
of the duty, and, after fully asccrtaining the facts
shall report: First, whether the proposed facility 70
navi CATION is the most suitable for the exlgency
which exists. And second here it should be placed
if the interest OF commerce demands 1t. Third, II
the thing proposed be not the most suitable whether
it is expedient to make any other kind OF improve
ment Fourth, whether the proposed light has any
tconnexion with other lights, and il so, whether II
cannot be SO located as to subscrve both the gen.
eral and the local wants of trade and navigation
| And fifth, whether there be any, and If any, wha
other facts of importance touching the subject.
SEC. 7. And be ii further enacted, That all such
reports shall, speedily may be, be laid before
the Secretary of the Treasury, and ii such as Il
authorize the work without further legislation, ht
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 the person
eNS-
report such preliminary examination as expedient
the provisions of this act shall without delay bt
carried into execution.
SEC. 8. lind be it further enacted That the Pre-
sident be, and he is hereby, authorized and re
quired to appoint. Immediately after the Passag'
Of this act, two officers OF the navy of high rank
one officer Of the corps of engineers of the army
one officer of the corps of typographical engi
neers of the army, and two civilians of high scien
thc attainmcnts whose services may be at thu
disposal of the President; and office of the navy
and officer Of engineers of the army as eecreta
rics, who shall constitute the Light house Board o
the United States, and shall have power to adop
such rules and regulations for the government o
their meetings as they may judge expedient; nnG
the board 30 constituted shall be attached TO the
office of the Secretary Of the Treasury, and under
his superntende shall discharge all the admin
istratve duties of eaid office relating to the con-
struction, illumination, inspection and superln-
tendence Of light houses, light-vesses, beacons,
buoys, sea marks, and their APPENDICES, and en-
bracing the security of foundations, OF works al
ready existing, procuring illuminating and other
apparatus supplies and materials Of all kinds Tor
building and for rebuilding when necessary, and