Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-03-15

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boats buoys &c and providing for the erection and es
tablishment of the same, and 70; other purposes
Be 1t enacted By the Senatei and House of Repreenta
tives of the United States Of Aneca IN Congress ossen
Died. That the following appropriations be- and the same
hereby, made and directed be paid out ~ anv
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated to en-
able the Secretary Of the Treasury carry the provisions
of this act into effect Provded hoscever If good title
to any land which it be necessary to use he
obtained on reasonable terms or the exclusive right to
such land cannot be acquired by cession when the in
terest of the United States demands it, belize the A.
preparation would by law fall into the surplus fund in
any and all such the appropriations shat he appca
Bile the objects for which they are made at anv time
within two years after the first meeting of the Ieeisa
tue in any State wherein such land may be situated
subsequent to the passage of this act, to wit:
MAINE.
For buoys beacons, and spindles to be placed Mt the
channels of Wascongas Bay, and at other important
points in the waters of said State addition to the sum
appropriated by the act of August thirtyrst eighteen
hundred and ftty-two, three thousand dollars
MASSACHUSETTS,
For buoys to mark tho channel Of Taunton river, five
Fora beacon in Deep Hole Ro.,:" in Vineyard sound
six hundred dollars;
For the erection of lighthouse and keeper house ON
near the breakwcter at Bsss river being reappropria
ton of the appropriated by the act Septem
Der twenty eight eighteen hundred and fifty theusan
dollars;
Towards the erection Of lighthouse on the rocks
called the SOW and Pigs" the entrance of Buz-
yards bay to ia Ike the place of the light vessel now sta
toned there being reappropriation OF the ap
proprated by the act of September 49, eighteen hun.
dred and fifty, thirty thousand dollars; l
For light vessel to be moored off Minots ledge, in
addition to the appropriated at the last session of
Congress, six thousand dollars.
RHODE ISLAND
For buoys to be placed on the following ponts:-O
Newton The Sisters, (Narragansett bay,) Sandy Point
Us ock lsiandl and Taursett point (near Wickord five
hundred dollars;
For erecting beacon light at Seine rock, Newport
harbor, one thousand dollars
CONNECTICUT.
For buoy Pentield reef one hundred and fifty col
lars;
For beacon Race rock, Long island sound, Sc, en-
thousand dollars;
For the erection of one beacon lights be ow
Mddetown on the Connecticut river and for the
Of buoys and spindles. three thousand dollars:
For the erection of fog bell or whistle as the Light
house Board shall determine, Pine Island in Fishers
Island Sound, one Thousand dollars.
NEW YORK.
For small light Carlton Head and for re-
pairing rebuilding Tibbts Point lighthouse five thou
sand dollars.
For fog bell or whistle, to be worked by machinery
to be placed the south pier, the lighthouse at
Buffalo, two thousand five hundred dollars,
For new light vessel to take the place of that now
moored Oft Sandy Hook, in addition to the appro
lars.
NEW JERSEY
For buoys to be placed Absecum bar in the inlet
IA harbor OF refugee eight hundred dollars
DELAWARE.
For beacons and buoys tor Delaware bay to complete
the necessary beaconage and buoyage in 1.-The lower part
OF the river and bay, ivethousand dollars
MICHIGAN.
For lighthouse on Point Betsey Lake Michigan, FIVE
thousand dollars;
For lighthouse at Grand Island harbor, Lake su pc
r1or, five thousand dollars;
Fora lighthouse at Rock harbor Isle Royal Lake su-
perior five thousand dollars
For fog bell to be worked by machinery for Thunder
Bay Island lighthouse, Lake Huron, thousand five
hundred dollars
a a he e
river five thousand dollars;
For the erection of lighthouse at oq1ois on the
Island Point Auxchous the Eighth use Board shall
determine, five thousand dollars;
For making the foundations Of two lighthouses
be beacon light on the St. Clair Flats, thousand
dollars the places be selected and the work executed
under the direction Of the Typographical Bureau.
OHIO.
For beae IN of solid masonry to be placed on reef
lying in the track of vessels at the end of Lake Erie
the south shore. of Bots Blanc and near Toussant
river three thousand dollars.
VIRGINIA.
For first class buoy be placed on the Upper Mid
de in Chesapeake Bay and buoys for "Sand Shoa and
Hog Island Inlet Atlantic coast eight hundred dol
lars;
Fer buoys be placed the Potomac river as follows
Lower end Of Jones Point "Occoquau Flats" off Mar
lows Creek, lower part of "Wades Bay off Jener's
Quarter, atthias Point" and o"Dent's Shoal" FIVE
hundred and sixty dollars
Fora small light at Stingery Point. Rappahannock,
two hundred and fifty dollars;
For beacon at MAYORS Hole, Rappahannock, one
hundred and fifty dollars;
For twelve bueys for Rappahannock river six hundred
dol ars.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
For six large iron buoys for Charleston bar and chan
nels. tqree three Thousand dollars;
For a lage bell buoy for the Charleston
bar, five thousand dollars;
For buoy to be placed on Middle Ground shoa Char
lesion harb our. five hundred dollars;
Forlight vessel to be placed Rate.nake shoal,
wenty thousand dollars;
For building beacon Morris Island, Charleston har
Dor. three thousand dollars;
For changing the present lighthouse at Cape Roman
into first class seacoast light, by eo--inS improving
and refitting tho same with the approved umna
ting apparatus twenty Thousand dollars.
FLORIDA.
For iron pill. lighthouse take the place Of the
light vessel stationed near Key West. twelve thousand
dollars.
For making permanent the signals placed BY the
Coast Survey along the Florida reef thousand dol
lars;
For the erection of first class lighthouse. and fitting
the with first order illuminating apparatus
Jupiter inlet, thirty five thousand dollars
ALABAMA.
For beacon to mark shoa in Mobile bay channel
caused by wreck, five hund ed dollars
LOUISIANA ..
Forargest class iron buoys to mark the approaches
the principal at the mouth of Mississippi river
Towards the erection of first class lighthouse, as
substitute for the light vessel ship shoa be loca
ted at "Ship shoal" Raccoon Point may be deter
mined by the Secretary OF the Treasury after the survey
ofthat locality authorized by the of thirty first Au
gust eighteen hundred and fifty two shall be completed
tw enty thousand dollars.
TEXAS
For third class iron buoys to placed "Brazos San
tago BAR mouth of "Grand River ba- and the
to Matagorda bay, two thousand dollars;
For first class lighthouse the mouth of the Sabine
river, thirty tto~s.a doiIarA
CALIFORNIA.
For a buoy to mark Commission ledge, in Mare Island
straits, five hundred dollars;
For buoy mark Middle Ground in sursion bay.
Ave hundred dollars;
For largest buoy to mark entrance to bar at San
Francisco, eight hundred dollars
For buoys to mark the channel ofthe Sacramento rv-
or, two Thousand dollars;
For buoys for Humboldt harbor. FIVE hundred dollars
For buoys tor Umpqua, five hundred dollars
For second class lighthouse at Point Boneta. San
Francisco bay, twenty five thousand dollars;
For the erection of lighthouse in San Pedro bay
thousand dollars.
OREGON
For additional buoys at Columbia river, one thousand
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