Kansas weekly herald., 1854-11-24

! For the erection OF a day-beacon, sixty feet
high, on "Point Alderton Bar" on the south
side Of the entrance to Lighthouse Channel,
| eighteen thousand dollars.
| For'placing buoys in the New Bedford Col
lection District, on rock at the mouth of Mon
ument River on Bourne's Flat, at the turn Of
the channel above Siah's Point one between
the last named and Boure's Neck one at each
end Of Pismire Bed one on rock in channel of
Dartmouth River one on Cow Rock Ledge and
one on rock in Phinney's Passage, two thousand
| dollars.
Hermont.-For two small lights to be placed
on the pier at Burlington, two thousand dollars.
For fog-signal at Juniper Island lighthouse,
Lake Champlain, eight hundred dollars.
Rhode blGnd.-For a new lighthouse tower
and illuminating apparatus on Beaver Tail, and
for a fog-signal, fourteen thousand five hundred
| dollars.
For rebuilding the lighthouse and keepers
dwelling at Watch Hill, and for repairs Of sea-
wall to preserve the lighthouse site eight thous
and three hundred dollars.
| For beacon-light at Bristol Ferry, one thous-
| and five hundred dollars.
For beacon or spindle to mark the reef ex-
tending from Block Island, two thousand dol
| lars.
Connecticst.-For completing the beaconage
and buoyage of the Connecticut River, as au-
thorized by the act Of March third, eighteen
hundred and ffty-three, five thousand dollars.
| For afog-bell at Saybrook lighthouse, Con-
necticut, one thousand dollars.
For beacon at Sugar Reef, east entrance of
Long Island Sound, two thousend five hundred
dollars.
For beacon on Long Point, two thousand five
hundred dollars.
For beacon on Sea-Flower Reef, two thous-
and five hundred dollars.
For fog-signal at or near Lynde Point light
house, eight hundred dollars.
| For buOys at the eastern extremity Of Watch
Hill Reef, and on ssWhamphasoc," entrance to
Stonington Harbor, five hundred dollars.
| For lighthouse at or near Mantle, Long Is
land Sound, four thousand dollars.
For beacon on Black Ledge, entrance to
| New London Harbor, two thousand dollars.
| For beacon on the Whale, two thousand dol
| lars.
For buoys in the harbor of Noank and Mystic,
five hundred dollars.
For lighthouse on Black Point, between
| the Connecticut River and New London, five
thousand dollars.
For harbor-light on the end Of the break
water at Southport, one thousand dollars.
| For fog-bell at the North Dumping light
house, in place of the one now kept up at the
expense Of private companies, eight hundred dol
| lars.
New York.-For erecting frst-class sea-coast
lighthouse tower, and fitting it with the most
approved Illuminating apparatus, near Great
West Bay, Long Island, thirty-fve thousand dol
| lars;
For fog-signal, with machinery, at Little
Gull Island lighthouse, two thousand FIVE hun
dred dollars.
For fog-signal at Stony Point lighthouse,
| eight hundred dollars.
For beacon-light to mark entrance to Loyd's
Harbor, Huntingdon Bay, Long Island, four
| thousand dollars.
For lighthouse at or near Race Point, Fish
| er's Island, Long Island Sound, eight thousand
| dollars.
For lighthouse on Horton's Point, Long Is
land Sound, four thousand dollars.
For a lighthouse at or near Windmill Point,
Lake Champlain, eight thousand dollars.
For small light at north end of Isle au Mot
te, Lake Champlain, five hundred dollars.
For lighthouse at or near Crown Point,
Lake Champlain, eight thousand dollars.
For nine small lights near Whitehall, in place
of those at present kept up by steamboat COM
Panies, Lake Champlain, four thousand five hun
dred dollars.
For buoys for the following points in Lake
Champlain, viz: on "Point au Fer Reef, "Per-
ry's Reef, J" near "Valcour Island,' on s;Ferriss
Reef" and on 'ESchuyler's Island Reef" seven
| hundred dollars.
For buoys in Long Island Sound, at the follow
ing points, viz Hay Beach Flats, Great Hog
Neck, South Hole, Little Hog Neck, Midway
Bar, entrance of channel at River Head, Shelter
| Island Ferry, at NeckolPs Rocks, between Rum
Head and Mishomac Point, at shoal east of
Gardeners Point, one thousand three hundred
dollars.
For an iron bell-buoy on or near Shagwong
Reef, five thousand dollars.
For iron-pile beacon the southern part
| thousand dollars.
tenn of protecting human life from shipwreck,
as heretofore established, by life-boats, on the
New Jersey coast, twenty thousand dollars.
For frst-class lighthouse, to be fitted with
placed in the vicinity of Absecum Inlet, to guide
| navigators clear of Absecum and Brigantine
Shoals, thirty-fve thousand dollars.
For bell-buoy and nun-buoy for Absecum
Bar, five thousand dollars.
| For large buoy or buoy-boat, to be placed
| on the southwest point of the overfalls, Della
| ware Bay, one thousand dollars.
For frst-class iron buoy, to be placed on the
northeast part Of Five Fathom Bank, eight hun
dred dollars.
DelasDare. Towards the erection of lgiht-
house at Cross Ledge, in place OF the light-yes-
lars.
For frst-class iron buoy, to be placed on
McCrie's Shoal, mouth of Delaware Bay, eight
| hundred dollars.
Delaware Bay, seven hundred and fifty dollars.
For beacon-light on Reedy Point, Delaware
| Bay, threee thousand dollars.
For reftting Cape Henlopen lighthouse with
first order Illuminating apparatus, fifteen thou-
sand dollars.
Delaware Bay, thirty thousand dollars.
For afog-signal, to be placed at the Delaware
Breakwater lighthouse, eight hundred dollars.
For fog-sfgnal, to be placed at the Reedy
| Island lighthouse, eight hundred dollars.
For banking in Reedy Island and preserving
the site of the lighthouse, one thousand eight
hundred and fifteen dollars
| For large iron bell buoy, to be placed on or
near Fenwick Island Shoal, five thousand dol
| lars.
For lighthouse on Bowers Beach, between
Murder Kill and Jones's Creeks, Delaware Bay,
| five thousand dollars.
| For lighthouse at or near the mouth Of Old
D.ck Creek, and the west side Of Delaware Bay,
| five thousand dollars.