The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-04-27

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March first, eighteen hundret. and slXty-one.
Approved, March 2, 1867.
GPUBLIc-No. 80.
AN ACT making appropriations for sundry civil
expenses of the government for the year ending
June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty
eight, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted 6y the Senate and House Of Repre-
Se,tatiUeS Of the United States Of Amerca in Con-
g,ess assembled, That the following sums be, and
the same hereby, appropriated, for the objects
hereafter expressed, for the fiscal year ending the
thirtieth June eighteen hundred and sixty eight
viz:
SURVEY OF THE COAST.
For the survey of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts
of the United States, including compensation of
civilians engaged in the work, and excluding pay
and emoluments of officers of the army and navy,
and petty officers and men of the navy employed
in the work, two hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars.
For continuing the survey of the western coast
OF the United States, including compensations of
civilians engaged in the work, one hundred and
thirty thousand dollars.
For continuing the survey of the South Flori-
day reefs, shoals, keys, and coast including COM
pcnsati0n of civilians engaged in the work, and
excluding pay and cmOluments of the officers of
the army and navy, and petty officers and men of
the navy employed in the work, twenty five thou
sand dollars.
For publishing the observations made in the
progress of the coast survey of the United States,
including compensation of civilians employed in
the work, five thousand dollars.
For repairs and maintenance of the complement
of vessels used in the cost survey, thirty thousand
dollars
For pay and rations of engineers tor four steam
ers used i'll the photography of the Coast Survey,
no longer supplied by the Navy Department, ten
thousand dollars.
LIGHTHOUSE ESTABLISHMENT.
For the Atlantic, Gulf, Lake, and Pacific coasts.
viz:
For supplying the lighthouses and beacon.
lights with oil, wicks, glass chimney, channels
skins, whiting, spirits of VINE, polishi' powder
cleaning towels, brushes, and other necessary ex-
penses of the same and repairing and keeping in
repair the lighting apparatus, two hundred and
forty six thousand seven hundred and seventeen
dollars.
For repairs and incidental expenses, improving
and retting lighthouses and buildings cOnnec-
ted Herewith, two hundred and five thousand
dollars.
For saleries of five hundred and eighty nine
keepers of light houses and lighted beacons and
their assistants, two hundred and fifty tour thou
sand dollars.
For saeries of forty-three keepers of light-ves-
sells, twenty-three thousand nine hundred dol
lars.
For seamen's wages, repairs, supplies, and in
cidental expenses OF three light vessels two
hundred and seventy -one thousand seven hun
dred and thirty-nine dollars and fifty cents.
For expenses OF raising, cleaning, painting,
pairing rcmoOrng, and supplying losses of bca-
cons and buoys, and for chains and snkers, for
the same, two hundred and twenty-five Thousand
three hundred and fifty dollars.
For repairs and incidental expenses of refitting
and improving fog signals and buildings connec-
ted Herewith, twenty thousand do lars.
For expenses Of visiting and inspecting lights
and other aids to navigation, two thousand dol
lars.
For commissions at two and one-half per cent
um to such superintendent as are entitled to the
same under the provisions of the acts of March
third, eighteen hundred and fifty four on the
amount that may be disbursed by them, twelve
thousand dollars.
For repairs to the wharf and buildings at the
buoy depot, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, twelve
thousand dollars.
For enabling the Lighthouse Board to make
such alterations in the day beacon at Connmicut
Point Providence river, as to fit it for the cXhibI
tion of a light, fifteen thousand dollars.
For repairs and renOvatiOnS at the following
stations, viz: Point Aux Roches, Black Rock,
Plum Island, Burlington Beacons, Princess Bay,
and Point Judith, twenty-four Thousand two hun
dred dollars.
For rebuilding Cumberland Head lighthouse
upon more eligible site, eighteen thousand dol
lars.
For rebuilding the lighthouse at Saugcrties,
New York, and suitably protecting it, twenty-five
thousand dollars.
For rebuilding Stuyvesant light-h New
York, and suitably protecting it, twenty five thou
sand dollars.
For repairs and rcnovations at Execution Rocks
light station, Including fog signal nineteen
thousand dollars.
For repairs and rrnOvations at Great Captans's
Island li%ht-station, twelve thousand dollars.
For repairs and renovatIons at Norwalk Island
ight-station, twelve thousand dollars.
For repairs and renOvatiOnS at Old Field Point
tDti tNVn nlUnf lplln
For repairs and renOvatiOns at EatOn's Neck
ight-station, eleven thousand eight hundred dol
ars.
For repairs and renovations at Little Gull Is
and light-station, including fog signal four
cen thousand five hundred dollars
For rebuilding Cedar Island light-station, and
suitably protecting it, twenty-five thousand iol-
ars.
For additional appropriation for q new light
louse on North Brother island or vicinity, East
liver, New York, seven thousand five hundred
lollars.
For construction of vault for the storage of
ill at the lighthouse depot, Staten Island New
Aork, thcnty-thousand eight hundred and sixty
me dollars.
For repairs and renovations at the break-water
which protects the light house establishment pro-
'erty at Staten Island, New York, twenty-seven
housand dollars.
For repairs and renovations to the sea-wall at
ight- house depot, Staten Island, New York eigh-
cen thousand dollars.
For landing wharf, roadway, and coal-shed,
It the Staten Island depot, fifteen thousand dol
ars.
For workshops for lampists, blacks smiths, coop
rs at Staten Island depot, fifteen thoussnd dol
ars
For repairs and renovations at Morgan's Point
ghtstation, twelve thousand dollars.
For tramways grading, and fences and dredg-
ng, at the Staten Island depot, eight thousand
lOllars
For protection of the lighthouse site at Abse-
ON, New Jersey, five thousand dollars.
For rebuilding the lighthouse at Egg island,
New Jersey, fifteen thousand dollars.
For constructing a buOy-shed at the lighthouse
lepot, Staten Island, New York, three thousand
even hundred and eighty eight dollars.
For beacon-light at Somers's cove, Maryland,
en- thousand dollars.
For rebuilding the first-class lighthouse at
APE Hatteras, North Carolina seventy five thou
and dollars.
For repairs and renovations at Tybee Island
lght station, in addition to former appropria-
ions, thirty-four thousand four hundred and
orty-three dollars.
For rebuilding the light house at Cape Can
veral, Florida. and fitting it up with first order
atadioptrlc illuminating apparatus, in addition
o former appropriations, twenty-one thousand
our hundred and seventy dollars
For repairs and renovatons at Pensacola light |
tation, twenty thousand dollars.
For rebuilding Sand Island light station, eighty
thousand dollars.
For rebuilding Mobile Point light house, which |
ne Light house Board are hereby authorised to do
pom more eligible site, if such can be found, |
Uenty thousand dollars.
For repairs and renovations of the following |
ght stations, viz: East Pascagoula, Tchefuncti, |
ass Manchac, Bayou Saint John, and Choc- !
Point thnnSunh five hnnnra6