The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-09
BY AUTHORITY.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.

following appropriations be- and the same are hereby
made and directed TO be paid out of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated 10 enable the Sec
retay OF the Treasury to carry the provisions of this act
into effect ProUded horere, That if good title to any
land which 1t may be necessary to cannot be obtain
ed reasonable TERMS the exclusive right 10 such
land cannot be acquired by cession when the interest Of
the United 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 tie
objects for which they made at any time within two
years after the first meeting of the legislature in any
State wherein such land may be situated subsequent to
the passage OF this act, to wit
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
For fog bell, to be rung by machinery, at Whales
Back light house, one thousand dollars.
MASSACHUSETTS,
Forrebuildng the two house towers on Thatcher
island Cape Ann, and for fitting them with first order IL
Illuminating apparatus per detailed estimate l. page 1902,
estimates OF appropriations for eighteen hundred and
fifty yeight and eighteen hundred and fifty ne eighty
thousand four hundred and seventeen dollars and
sixty cents.
CONNECTICUT.
For fog BELL 10 be rung by machinery at the New
Haven Qive Mile Point light house. one thousand dol
lars.
For beacon light on one Of the Sister islands in the
St Lawrence river below Alexandria bay four thousand
dollars ..
For repairing and securing the pier connected with the
lighthouse at Oswego, New York. to prevent the
destruction of said light house, ten thousand dollars
MICHIGAN.
For light house the north point of the peninsula
dividing Grand Traverse bay, six thousand dollars
For a lighthouse on the east side of Middle Island
harbor West Marquette, five thousand dollars ..
That five thousand dollars be- and the is hereby,
appropriated to repair the light house pier at Veilion
Ohio.
WISCONSIN
For q lighthouse Green island or on one of the
adjacent islands, Green Bay, six thousand dollars,
For light house Raspberry island one of the
Apostle islands Lake Superior six thousand dollars.
For lighthouse at the mouth of Kewanee river Lake
Michigan, six thousand dollars.
For light house at or the mouth of Two Island
river, Lake Superior, five thousand dollars.
NORTH CAROLINA.
For beacon range light at Ocracoke seven hundred
and fifty dollars and that light be established at
suitable point at Hatteras inlet Propded That
the light house at Beacon island and the Ocracoke light
vessel be discontinued after the erection and exhibition Of
the aforesaid beacon light at the discretion of the Sec
retary of the Treasury.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
For two range beacon lights n place of the Overall
beacon lights for the beach Sullivans Island chan
ne four thousand dollars
For light at proper point ia Saint Andrews sound
and for one in Saint Catharnc sound, Georgia. twenty
thousand dollars.
For rebuilding the lighthouse at Cape Canaveral and
fitting it with first order catadoptic Illuminating APP
paratns per detailed estimate H. page 90 general cs
mates OF appropriations for eighteen hundred and fifty
eight and eighteen hundred and fifty nine) sixty eight
thousand hundred and fty-one dollars and ten
cents.
For the commencement and completion of an iron
pile lighthouse at the entrance to the
channel of the Mississippi river, at the Southwest Pass
authorized August three, eighteen hundred and fifty
four in addition to the former appropriation per esi
mate page l03 general estimate of appropriations
eighteen hundred and fifty eight and eighteen hundred
and fifty nne sixty nine thousand nine hundred dol
lars.
For the erection of range beacons for crossing the bar
and entering Galveston bay in place of the present light
vessel at that place, thousand hundred dollars
For light house at San Luis Pass, and at the mouth
of Brazos river, twenty thousand dollars
CALIFORNIA
For light house on Mare Island San Francisco bay
nine thousand nine hundred and eighty ynine dol
lars Propded That part of this money shall be paid
until the Secretary of the Treasury shall be satisfied that
the United States has perfect title to the island
That the appropriation heretofore made for light
house at Point Lobos be- and the is hereby reap
proprated provided the United States has perfect title
any the light eas at M s5fHeT When
are adapted to the erection of lighthouses upon ni
foundations require TO be rebuilt or such extensive re
pairs as to render the substitution of such lieh boses
advisable and practicable then such permanent struc-
lures are authorized to be erected in place of any sucb
light vessels Proedd That the expense arising from ali
such changes and erectons shall be betrayed from The
gessH gssses sanasl ai51s aRPEsPria9af fss EsRp
any such change
SIC B. Andb further enacted That the Secretary of the
Treasury, the recommendation of the Light llOuse
Board be- and he hereby is authorized in his discretion
to discontinue from time TO tme such lights as NAV be
useless by Of the mutations of commerce and
changes of channels of harbors, and other causes
SEc A. And Be ftrther enacted That the sums ap.
propraed August third eighteen hundrel and fifty four
for lighthouse half way between Cape Henry and
Body island and for light to mark the entrance TO the
Conc ard Yeocomioo rivers Virginia be- and the same
hereby reappyoprate for those Objects respectively
SEC 8. 1ad De Il further eaacef That the appropra-
tion approved August eighteen eighteen hundred and
ffty-sx, for ight-house at Grand Marais Minnesota
hereby authorized to be applied 10 the erection of
light house at Grand Portage, mouth Pigeon river
Minnesota
SEC 6. ARa be u further caacted That IL preliminary
surveys required TO ascertain the necessity for any
lighthouse other aid provided for in this BILL or to
determine the proper site for the same or to ascertain
more fully what the public exigeney requires the Score
tary of the Treasury shall the necessary exanin
direction of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey and
those the northwestern lakes TO be made under the
direction of the Bureau Of Typographical Engineers and
in all cases in which adverse reports made they shall
be Submitted 10 Congress at its next session; and !
in all In which the objects authorized ayoraby