Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-09-18


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! CALIFORNIA
For large buoys be placed SInkaa rocks, in al
Bay OF oan Francisco, unler tue direction Ae suoern
tendent Of the coast survey, thousand dollars
For beacon Humboldts harbor near North Spit
to be located by the officers of the survey five thou
sand dollars.
For lighthouse at the harbor at La Ponte on Lake
Superior, five thousand dollars.
For the erection of lighthouse at Santa Cruz, Caior
mia, thirty thousand dollars
For the completion of gh.houses in California and Ore
gon one hundred and twenty thousand dollars. t
For ght-boats and other for rendering assist
ance to direct mariners and others the of the
United States to be expended under the control and d.
recon OF the Secretary of the Treasury thousand
4 dollars ~
For testing the apparatus of Wilson and Meacham for
Illuminating lighthouses, thousand dollars to be
pended under the direction Of the Secretary Of the Urea
sury.
Sec And be further enacted That the Secretary Of
the Treasury be and hereby authorized to cause the
lighthouse buildings and land belonging thereto at Otter
creek In the State Of Michigan to be sold and on pay
ment OF the consideration agreed for the Treasury Of
the United States to make execute and deliver all need
fu conyeyances OF the and the special jurisdiction
OF the United States the shall thereafter cease
Sec g. And be further enacted That the Secretary Of
the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed TO apply
the money appropriated by the of March third egh
teen hundred and ffty-one, for the erection of light
house at Holmes Hole harbor the erection of three
beacon bug lights at said Holmes Hole harbor accord
ing TO the Recommendation in the report of the supern
tendent of the coast survey. ~
Sec. A. And be further enacted That the sum of thirty
thousand dollars appropriated by the approved March
third eighteen hundred and ftyone for the erection
Of lighthouse on Flynn's Knoll be and the same is
hereby anthorixed TO be applied the erection two
range beacon lights for Gedneys channel to placed
near Point Comfort in the State of New Jersey and
range beacon lights for the Swash channel Of the harbor
Of New York. to be placed Staten island the Elm
Tree beacon and be under the direction of
the geographical bureau and according the
dation lighthouse board and the superintendent Of
coast survey for large iron floating bell beacon to
be moored off Fynns knoll under the direction Of the
perintendent of the coast survey -.
i Sec 5And be al further enacted, That if such person
as the Secretary Of the Treasury shall designate shall
port in any Of the herein provided for that prem
nary surveys necessary determine the site Of
posed lighthouse lightboat beacon buoy or to
certain fully what the public exgency demands the
Secretary of the Treasury shall thereupon direct the
perintendent of the survey of the coast Of the United
States to perform such duty the seaboard and the
colonel of the corps Typographical engineers to perform
such duty on the northwestern lakes.
Sec g.. And be further enacted, That the officers
directed shall forthwith enter upon the discharge of the
duty and after fully ascerainng the facts shall report
First whether the proposed facility to navigation is the
most suitable for the exgency which exists And second
where it should be placed the interest of
mands it. Third if the thing proposed be not the
suitable whether it is expedent make any other kind
of improvement Fourth whether the proposed light had
any cennexon with other lights, and if So whether it
canno be located to subserve both the general and
the local wants of trade and navigation And fifth whe
Their there be and if any what other facts of import
ance touching the subject
Sec. T. And be IL further enacted That all such reports
SHALL speedily may be- be laid before the Secretary
of the Treasury, and if such authorize the work
without further legislation, he shall forthwith proceed
with it, otherwise such reports shall be laid before Con-
gress the next ensuing session. but in all where
the person designated by the Secretary of the Treasury
does report such preliminary examination expedent
the provisions of this act shall without delay be carried
into execution 5f
Sec 8. And be further enacted That the President
be and he is hereby authorized and required appoint
after the passage of this act two officers Of
the navy, of high rank officer of the corps of eng
neers of the army officer of the typographical eng
neers Of the army and two civilians of high scientific at
tanmens whose services may be at the disposal of the
President and officer of the navy and officer of
engineers of the army secretaries whoshal constitute
Lighthouse Board of the United States and shall have
adopt such rules and regulations for the
the Board constituted shall be attached the office Of
the Secretary of the Treasury and under his supern
tendence shall discharge all the administrative duties OF
said office relating to the construction, Illumination in
specton and superintendent of lighthouses ght-ves
. ses beacons buoys, marks and their APPENDICES
and embracing the security Of foundations of works al
ready existing procuring Eliminating and other appa
ratus supplies materials of all kinds for building and
for rebuilding when necessary and keeping in good
pair the lighthouses, ghtyesses beacons and buoys of
| the United States.
Sec O. And5e IL further enacted That the Secretary of
the Treasury shall be ex-ofico President of the light
board of the United States and the said Board
their first meeting shall proceed ballot for of their
members chairman and the member who shall receive
the majority Of ballots Of the whole board shall be de-
clared by the President to be chairman of the lighthouse
board who SHALL in the absence Of the President of the
board preside their meetings and do and perform
such acts may be required by the rules Of the Board
Sec 10. And be further enacted, That the Lighthouse
Board shall meet four times each year for the trans
action Of general and special business each meeting
commence the first Monday in March, June, Septem;
ber and December and that the Secretary of the Trea
sury hereby authorized to the lighthouse board
whenever in his judgment the exigencies of the service
may require it.
Sec H. And bed further enacted That the Secretary Of
the Treasury be and he is hereby required such
clerks as are now employed lighthouse duties in the
Treasury Department to be transferred the lighthouse
board without any change Of salary; and provide the
for the preservation of the archives models drawings
&C. &C., and for holding the meetings Of the board and
that he be transferred the proper officers Of
the lighthouse board all the archives, books documents
drawings, models, returns apparatus sc. &c belonging
to the lighthouse establishment Of the United States
Sec II. Ard be further enacted That il shall be the
duty of the lighthouse board Immediately after being
ganized arrange the Atlantic Gulf Pacific, and Lake
Of the United States into lighthouse districts not
exceeding twelve in number; and the President is
hereby authorized and required to direct that officer of
the army navy may be assigned TO each district
lighthouse Inspector subject and under the orders Of
the lighthouse board who shall receive for such service
the pay and emoluments that he would be entitled
by law for the performance Of duty in the regular line
Of his profession and other except the legal allow
per mile when travelling under orders connected
with his duties.
Sec. IS. And be further enacted That the said light