Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-10-22
CONNECTICUT.

CONNECTICUT.
For completing the beaconage and buoyage
of the Connecticut river as authorized by
the act of March third, eighteen hundred
and ftty-three.. ..................-........ 5000
For fog-bell at Saybrook lighthouse
connecticut. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 900
For beacon at Sugar reef east entrance of
Long Island Sound. Observation-Disclosures. $500
For beacon on Long Point.................. $500
For beacon on Sea Flower reef.............. $500
FOR fog-sgnal at or near Lynde Point
lighthouse ............................... 800
For buoys at the eastern extremity of
Watch Hill reef, and "Whamphasocn
entrance to Stonington harbor.........m 500
For lighthouse at or near Mantle, Long
Island Sound ............................... 1000
For a beacon on Black ledge entrance to
New London harbor. Observation-Disclosures. 1000
For a beacon on the w ae................... 1000
For buoys in the harbor Of Noank and
Mystic .,.......................... 500
For lighthouse on Black Point between
the Connecticut river and New London. 5000
For harbor-light on the end of the break
water at Southport. 1000
For fog-bell at the North Dumping light
house, in place of the one now kept up at
the expense of private companies..,......- 800
NEW YORK
For erecting a frst-class sea-coast light =.
house tower, and fitting it with the most
approved Illuminating apparatus,
Great West bay, Long Island............. $4,000
For fog-signal with machinery, at Little
Gull Island lighthouse. $500
For fog-signal at Stony Point light
mouse 300
For beacon-light to mark entrance to
Loyds harbor, Huntingdon bay Long
Island 1000
For lighthouse at or near Race Point,
Fishers island, Long Island Sound ....... 5000
For lighthouse on Horizons Point Long
Island Sound ............................... 1000
For lighthouse at or near Windmill
Point, Lake Champain. .....,............... 5000
For small light at north end of Isle au
Motto, Lake Champain ....................... 500
For lighthouse at or near Crown Point
Lake Champlaln. .......................... 5000
For nine small lights near Whitehall in
place OF those at present kept up by
steamboat companies Lake Champlain.. $500
For buoys for the following points in Lake
Champlain, viz "Point Fer reef
"Perrys reef" near "Valcour islandn on
"Ferris's reef" and on "Schuyler's Island
reef TOO
For buoys in Long Island Sound, at the
following points, viz Hay Beach fats
Great Hog neck South Hole, Little Hog
neck, Midway bar entrance efchannel at
River Head, Shelter island ferry at Nee
kolls Rocks, between Rum Head and
Mishomac Point at a shoal east of Gardi-
ners Point.... 1900
For an iron bell-buoy on near Shagwong
reef ..... 5000
For an iron-pile beacon on the southern
part of the Romer shoal, New York bay. $4,000
NEW JERSEY
For the continuation of the system of pro-
tecting human life from shipwreck,
heretofore established by life-boats, on
the New Jersey coast...................... 10000
For frst-class lighthouse, TO be fitted
with the most approved illuminating ap-
paratus, TO be placed in the vicinity Of
Absecum inlet 10 guide navigators clear
Of Absecum and Brigantine shoals...,.... $4,000
For a bell-buoy and nun-buoy for Abse~
cum 5000
For large buoy or buoy boat, TO be placed
on the southwest point of the overftlls,
Delaware y............................-... 1000
For frst-class iron buoy, to be placed on
the northeast part of Five Fathom bank 800
DELAWARE.
Towards the erection of a lighthouse al
Cross ledge. in place of the light-vesSel al
present NJ that point 10000
For a nrst-class iron buoy to be placed on
NcCres shoal, mouth OF Delaware bay. 500
For beacon-light on the pier at Port Penn,
Delaware ay............................ $50
For beacon-ight on Reedy Point Della
ware bay. 5000
For reftting Cape Henlopen lighthouse
with first order Illuminating apParntus... $4,000
For lighthouse on or near Ship John shoals,
Delaware 10000
For a fog-signa 20 be placed at the Della
ware Breakwater lighthouse. 800
For fog-signal, 10 be placed at the Reedy
Island lighthouse. 500
For banking in Reedy island and prescrv-
ing the site of the iight-house... 1878
For large iron bell-buoy, to be placed on
dl.....
For alight-house on Bowers beach, between
Murder Kill and Joness creeks, Delaware
bay ....... 5000
For lighthouse at or near the mouth Of
Old Duck creek, on the west side Of Del
aware bay 5000
MARYLAND.
For the lighthouse on or near the "Scven-
Foot Knoll at the mouth of the Pataps-
co river in addition TO the appropriations
approved September twenty-eght eigh-
teen hundred and fifty, and March three,
eighteen hundred and ffty-one ............ 1880
For lighthouse on Sandy Point Chesa-
peake bay 5000
Of Patuxent river 49,. .................... 5000
For lighthouse on Love Point, or the e1-
tremity Of the shoal, 1.-THE northern ex-
tremity Of Kent island, mouth Of Ches-
ter river, Maryland .......... $4,000
For buoys and stakes at the following points
in the Great Choptank river, viz at Ja-
maica shoals Sugar Loaf Handbook and
Middle Ground, mouth Of the river 1000
VIRGINIA.
For a lighthouse on Smiths Point shoa
mouth Of Potomac river, in place Of the
lighthouse on Smiths Point, and the
lght-yessel at present placed to mark the
extremity Of the shoal ................ $4,000
For q lighthouse half way between Cape
Henry and Body's Island lighthouse and
on Or near False Cape Henry J. ~.....,.... $4,000
peake bay 49,. ............................ $4,000
For buoys at Green Point and Sandy Point
in York river 500
For lighthouse on the shoals off Cherry
stone, or on Sandy Point, 10 mark the
trance to Cherrystone harbor............. 10000
For buoys or stakes, TO be placed in the
Chesapeake bay on the following points
viz: fisherman's, Pickett's Hole Cherry
stone, Pocomoke fats, Hunting creek,
Deep creek, Chesconnessex, Onanceck
Pungoteague, Nasevadox the Gulf New
Point Comfort Peankatank river, Great
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