Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-09-18
Law OF TIE UNITED STATES.
Passed at Tie First Session of the 7Airty-second Con-
gress Of the United States of America.
IPrBLIc AcT-No. so.


establishment of the same and for other purposes
Bel enacted By the Senate and House Of Representatives Of
the United States Of Aaercd ia Congress assembled That
the following appropriations be and the hereby
made and directed to be paid out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated enable the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury carry the provisions Of this act
into eifect Provided hoWeper II good title any land
which may be necessary to use cannot be obtained on
reasonable terms the exclusive right to such land
not be acquired by cesson when the interest of the Uni
ted States demands it, before the appropriation would by
law fall into the surplus fund.- in any and all such
the appropriations shall be applicable to the objects for
which they are made at any time within two years after
the first meeting Of the Legislature in any State wherein
such land may be situated subsequent 70 the passage of
this act to wit:
MAINE.
five thousand dollars
For dumb beacon Haddock's ledge in Penobscot
bay, five hundred dollars.
For Joness fog bells to be placed at Cape Elizabeth
Sequin Whitehead, and West Quoddy-head lighthouses
ten thousand dollars.
For the erection of beacon Logeys ledge in Ports
mouth harbor in addition to an appropriation of five hun
dred dollars by the act Of September egh
teen hundred and fifty, five hundred dollars.
For two spar buoys the Eastern and Western Sis
ers at the entrance Of Pscataqua river hundred and
sixty dollars m
For rebuilding the lighthouse and keepas house on
Boon islands, twenty-five thousand dollars 7.gst
For beacon on SteePs ledge, in Penobscot bay, one
thousand dollars. 'i
For lighthouse at the eastery end of a thoroughfare
between North Haven and Vinal. Haven, Herring
Neck the Department shall determine FIVE thousand
dollars. aF@ sH III 1
For beacons buoys and spindes at points on the Ken
nebec river, five thousand dollars.
For Joness fogbel to be placed the lighthouse
at Petit Menan, two thousand five hundred dollars
For buoys to be placed Old Mans ledge at the
trance Of Penobscot bay, five hundred dollars.
For the erection of beacons reef of lodges at the
entrance of Camden harbor Negro island, and
Northeast poin and for placing buoys other
lodges in said harbor, one thousand dollars.
For the erection of beacons spindes and placing of
buoys the lodges the entrance Of Narraguagus har
Dor, one thousand dollars.
For the erection of Harbor light point of land
lying of the entrance of Bucks Harbor in Brooks
vile, three thousand FIVE hundred dollars.
For the erection Of beacons buoys spindes between
Owlshead and Whitehead lighthouses and through Mus
Gle ridge channel four thousand dollars.
For the erection of four buoys at Goldsboroug at the
following places: one on the southeast point Of Calf
island the western point Of the Middle Ground off
Stone island Halftide ledge, and one sunken
rock the Of Flanders bay two hundred dollars
For repairing or reconstructng the stone beacon
Buck ledge, Penobscot river, five hundred dollars.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
For beacon on Willey's ledge and spar buoy on
Halfway rock the harbor of Portsmouth, eight hundred
dollars, s
MASSACHUSETTS
For lght-boat near Succonesseh shoa north channel
Vineyard Sound, twelve thousand dollars.
For three buoys in Holiness Hole harbor three hundred
dollars.
For the erection of beacon and the repair of beaoons
and for buoys in the harbor of Newburypor two thou
sand dollars.
For beacon Fawn bar near Deer island, in Boston
harbo in addition to the former appropriation thou
sand dollars.
For two iron spindes on the Northeast ledge of the
Graves and Hardngs ledge, in Boston harbor in ad
diton to the former appropriation six thousand dollars
For light-boat near Kllpond bar, or lighthouse in
the vicinity ofit examination may be thought most
expedent, twelve thousand dollars.
For spar buoy Bibb rock, near WellAeet harbor,
seventy-f dollars
For buoy boat on Great Rip, five hundred dollars
For buoy boat sand shoal north end Of Bass
Rip five hundred dollars The above buoys to be locat
ed under the direction Of the superintendent of coast
rof nrss class sht....ssl 70 DC .ne.--I - - A.-
the South shoa off Nantucket under the direction Of
the superintendent of the survey to be built under
the direction of competent naval architect and fitted
with life-boa duplicate moorings and fog-be, the
Illuminating apparatus to be OF large size paraboc rehec
tors and Argand lamps, to produce light properly dis
tnguished which shall be far the elevation Of
the lanterns above the level of the will permit thirty
thousand dollars. aH
For Joness fog bells at Bakers island at the entrance
Of Salem harbor and at Race Point Cape Cod five thou
sand dollars. stE 9eE4s r.
For buoy to be placed on a rock in the Vineyard
Sound, Point Cannon lighthouse one hundred and
twenty dollars. (, Fetif toa -.l
For a buoy to be placed over sunken vessel at Sue
Towards the erection Of lighthouse of granite, iron
combination Of both the outer Minot ledge, at the
entrance of Boston harbor plan to be approved by
the Typographical bureau; contract for the building
thereof be made with the lowest responsible bidder who
shall give sufficient security for the faithful performance
Of the same and the work to be executed in strict
formity with the plan plans approved by the Topo
graphical bureau under the supervision of such person
the Secretary Of the Treasury may designate eighty thou
sand dollars. tt1.i#d sns
For four spar buoys in the harbor of New Bedford,
three hundred dollars
For a light vessel to be moored off Minots ledge, until
the proposed lighthouse said ledge be completed six
teen thousand dollars.
RHODE ISLAND.
For iron canbuoy to be placed rock in the chan
mel leading from Narraganset bay of Nanaquacket pond
two hundred and fifty dollars.
For dolphin or buoy to be placed the south point
of Goat island in the harbor Of Newport, hundred
and fifty dollars.
For the preservation Of the lighthouse and dixie wall at
Goat island Newport harbOr three thousand five hundred
dollars.
a1a CONNECTICUT
For light on the Long wharf, in the harbor Of New
Haven, FIVE hundred dollars s
NEW YORK
For lighthouse on Point An Roche on the west side
Of Lake Champlain, five thousand dollars.
For six spar-buoys in Hudson river, between Albany
and Troy, four hundred and eighty dollars.
For beacon light on Black Rock pier six hundred
dollars.
To repair or rebuild the foundation Of the lighthouse on
the breakwater at 0swego, five thousand dollars
For Joness bells to be placed at the Sandy Hook
and Throggs Neck lighthouses, FIVE thousand dollars
For lght-shipo take the place of that now moor
ed off Sandy Hook, twenty thousand dollars
For completing the lighthouse Gardeners island in
addition to the appropriation Of six thousand dollars by