New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-19
GENERAL NAruRE-No. 1857

An act making appropriations for the con-
structiOn, preservation, and repairs of
certain Notifications, and other works of
defense.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
| following sums be, and the same are here
| by appropriated, out of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
| following Notifications and other works Of
| defense, viz:
For Fort Georges, Portland harbor, Maine,
| twenty thousand dollars.
+ For Fort Preble, Portland harbor Maine,
forty-two thousand five hundred dollars.
For Fort Scammell, Portland harbor,
|, Maine, forty-two thousand FIVE hundred
dollars.
For battery on Portland head, Portland,
Maine, fifty thousand dollars.
For Fort Warren, Boston harbor, Massd-
chusetts, eighty-five thousand dollars.
For Fort Winthrop, Boston harbor,
Massachusetts, sixty-four thousand dollars.
For Fort Independence, Boston harbor,
Massachusetts, torty-two thousand five
hundred dollars.
For Fort Adams, Newport harbor, Rhode
Island eighty-fve thousand dollars.
For Fort Schuyler, East river, New York,
eighty-tive thousand dollars.
For fort on Willett's Point, East river,
New York, seventy-six thousand five hun
dred dollars.
/ For Fort Wood, Bed1oe's island. New
York harbor, New York, seventeen thou
sand dollars.
For Fort Hamilton, and additional bat
teries in New York harbOr, New York, forty
thousand dollars.
For fort on the site of Fort Tompkins,
New York harbor, New York, thirty.twO
thousand dollars; and for completing the
earthwork of the glaeis and slopes in and
about Fort Tompkins, New York harbor,
tifty-One thousand dollars.
For Battery Hudson, New York harbor,
New York, seventeen thousand dollars.
For Fort Mitflin, near Philadelphia, Penn
sylvania, seventy two thousand dollars.
For new fort opposite. Fort Delaware,
Delaware river, Delaware, forty-two thou
sand five hundred dollars
For Fort MeHenry Baltimore harbor,
MARYLAND, twenty-one thousand dollars.
For fort at Lazaretto point, Baltimore
harbor, Maryland, thirteen thousand dol
lars.
For Fort Foote, Potomac river, Maryland,
twenty-One thousand dollars.
For Fort Washington, Potomac river,
Maryland, twenty one thousand dollars
For Fort Monroe, Hampton roads, Fir-
ginia, forty-t thousand five hundred dol
lars.
= For Fort Moultrie, Charleston harboT,
South Carolina, thirty-fve thousand dollars.
For Fort Sumter, Charleston haFbor,
South Carolina, thirty five thousand dol
lars.
For Fort Jackson. Savannah river,
Georgia, fifteen thousand dollars.
For Fort Pulaski, Savannah river,
Georgia. twenty-five thousand dollars.
For Fort Taylor, Key West, Florida,
forty-two thousand five hundred dollars.
For Fort Jefferson, Garden Key, Florida,
forty-twO thousand five hundred dollars,
For Fort jackson, Mississippi river,
Louisiana, sixtyfour thousand dollars.
For Fort Saint Philip, Mississippi river,
Louisiana, forty-two thousand five hundred
dollars.
For fort at Fort point, entrance to the
harbor Of San Francisco, California, eighty
five thousand dollars.
For fort at Lime point, entrance to the
harbor of San Francisco, California, seven
ty-tive thousand dollars.
For fort at Alcatraz island, in the harb0r
of San Francisco, California, forty-tW0
thousand five hundred dollars
For sea-coast mortar batteries, one hum
dred thousand dollars
For permanent platforms for modern
cannon of large ealiber, fifty thousand dol
lars.
For contingencies of Notifications, two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
For surveys for military defenses, one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
Approved, June 10, 1872.