Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-03-09
THE EVENING STAR.
o Il r 4 T. I A l..
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at the Second Session OF the Thir-
ty-ninth Cong ess.
IPUBLIC-No.2 I

poses
Be At enacted b. the Senate and House Of Repre-
SshtGiues Of the CHlted States Of AmsrScG is Con-
sTsSS assembled, That the following sums be,
and the same are hereby, appropriated, for the
Objects hereafter expressed, for the fiscal year
ending the thirtieth June, eighteen hundred
ana sixty eight. viz:
SURVEY OF THE COAST.
For the survey of the Atlantic and Gulf
satIoR of civilians engaged in the work, and
excluding pay and emoluments of OH GERS of
the army and navy, and petty officers and men
of the navy employed in the work, two hun
dred and ffty Thousand dollars.
Fer continuing the survey of the western
coast of the United states, incIud compep-
sation of civilians engaged in the work one
hundred and thirty thousand dollars
For con aiming the survey OF the South
Florida reefs, shoals, keys, and coast, inc ud-
ing compensation Of civilians engaged in the
work, and excluding paw and emOlumeuts of
the omeers OF the army and navy, and petty
officers and men OF the navy employed IN the
work, twenty five thousand dollars.
Tor publishing The ooser atoms made Ia the
progress of the coast survey of the United
states, including compensation of civilians
employed in the WORK, five thousand dollars
ment OF vessels used in the cost survey, thirty
thousand dollars.
For pay and rations of engineers for four
steamers used in the photography of the Coast
Survey, 30 longer supplied by the Navy De-
Partment, ten thousand dolloars.
LIGHTHOUSE ESTABLISHMENT
FOR the Atlantic, Gulf, Lake, and Pacific
coasts, viz:
For supplying the lighthouses and beacon
lights with oil, wIcks, glass ehimneys. cha
moIs SKINS, whiting, spirits of wine, polishing
powder, cleaning towels, brushes. and other
necessary expenses of the same and repairing
and keeping III repair the lighting apparatus,
tao hundred ana forty thousand seven
hundred and seventeen dollars.
For repairs and incidental expenses, improv-
ing and retittIIg lighthouses and buildings
connected herewith, two hundred and five
the CSaLd dollars
EOT salaries OF nye hundred and eighty-nin
Keepers OF lighthouses aud lighted beacoas,
ara their assistants, TWO hundred and firy-
tour thousand dollars.
Eor salaries OF forty three keepers of light
vessels, twenty three Thousand nine hundred
dollars.
Fox scamen's wages, repairs, supplies. and
incidental expenses of forty three light yes
sells. two hundred and seyenty-one thousand
seven hundred and thirty nine dollars and
fifty cents.
FOR expenses of raising, cleaning. painting
repairing, remooring, and supplying losses OF
beaCOns and buOys, and for chains and sink
ers, for the same. TWO hundred and twenty
two thousand three hundred and ilfty dolls
For repairs and incidental expenses OF re-
httIng and improving tog-sIgnals and build
lngs connected herewith, twenty THOUSAND
dollars.
For expenses of visiting and IN Inspecting lights
and other aids 10 navigation, two thousand
dollars.
For commissions at two and ne.half per
TO the same under the provisions of the cts
OF March third, eighteen hundred and fifty-
four, on The amount that may be Gisbursed by
them. twelve thousand dollars.
For repairs 10 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 Conni-
Uncut Point Providence river. as 10 Tit 1t for
the exhibition OF light, fifteen thousand dol
lars.
For repairs and repovations a, tho .otIo,,;,
stations, VIZ Point Aux ROches, Black Rock
Plum Island, Burlington Beacens, Princess
Bay, and Point Judith. twenty-fOur thousand
Two hundred dollars.
For rebuilding Cumberland Head light house
npGn more eligible site, eighteen thousand
New oTk, and suitably protecting it, twenty
five thousand dollars.
For rebuilding SJuyvesant light house, New
4 ok and suitably protecting II, twenty i've
thousand dollars.
For repairs and Tenova atoms az Sauds's Point
light-siatIon, New York, nine thousand four
hundred dollars.
For repairs AID renoyaticns at Execution
Rocks hght-staiIOu. including a fog signal
nineteen thousand dollars.
or repairs and IeDOyations AZ Great Cap
tain Island ilght-Stdilon. twelve thousand
dollars.
For repairs and renovations at Norwalk Is
land heh;-sIaton, twelve thousand dollars
Fer repairs and rtnOyaIICIs a. Old Field
Point Ight-stitICn, twelve thousand deIlars
tor repairs and reno vatIons AT Eaton's
Neck hght-sration, eleven Thousand eight
hundred dollars.
For repairs ard renovations at Little GulI
Island Hght-statIon, including a fog signal
fourteen thousand i've hundred dollars
FOR rebuilding Cedar Island light station,
ana sullaoiy protecting II, twenty d We thou
sand dollars.
For additional appropriation for new light.
house on North Brother Island or vicinity,
East rIyeT, New York, seven thousand five
hundred dollars
For construction OF a vault for the storage OF
OIL at the lighthouse depot, Staten Island,
and sixty one dollars.
FOR repairs and renovations at the break
water which protects the light h ouse establish.
ment property at Staten IsiaId New York
twenty seven thousand dollars. A'
FOR repairs and renovatIons to the sea wall
at hight house depot Staten Island, New York
eighteen thousand dollars.
or landing wharf ROAD ay, and coa |. shed
al the Staten Island depot, fifteen thousand
dollars.
For workshops for iampists. blacksmr,hs.
sand dollars.
For repairs and renovations at Morgan's
Point light-station, twelve thousand dollars
FOR tramways, grading, and fences and
oreoging at the Staten Island depot, eight
thousand dollars.
For protection of the lighthouse site a, Alb
seeom, New Jersey, hve thousand dollars.
For rebuilding the lighthouse at Egg island.
New Jersey, fifteen thousand dollars
for constructing a buoy-shed AT the light.
mouse depot, Staten Island, New YORK three
tnonsand seven hundred and eighty eight
dollars.
Fer beacon-lght al Somer.'s cove, Mary.
Iano. ten thousand dollars
or rebuilding the first class lighthouse at
cape Hatteras, North Carolina, seyenty.fye
thousand dollars
or repairs and rencyations at Tybee Island
hght-station, In addition TO former appropria
lions, thirty -four thousand four hundred and
forty three dollars.
For rebuilding the lighthouse at Cane Can.
aSeral, Florida, and fitting It up with a first
oIoer catadicptric Illuminating apparatus IN
auaiiion TO former appropriations, twenty .one
thousand four hundred and seventy dollars
for repairs and renovatlons at Pensacola
hEht-stalioH, twenty thousand dollars.
or rebuilding Sand Island light station
eighty thousand dollars
or rebuilding Mobile Point lighthouse
Which the Light house Board are hereby
hnthorized 10 DO upon q more eligi bic site IL
such can De found, twenty thousand dollars
or repairs and renovations of tine following
neht- stations, viz: East PaseagouIa, Tehe
Inncu, Pass Mancnac. Bayou Saint Jonn ana
ChoctaW Point, Nifty three thousand five nun
dred collars " N
or oeacon-light on Sister island, Saint Law
renee riyer, ten thousand dollars
For repairs and renovations M the Itch, 80,