New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-18

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For completing the rebuilding of the first
! class lighthouse and keepers dwelling at
| Saint Augustine, Florida, in addition to any
| balance of the former appropriation that
NAV remain unexpended June thlrtleth,
| eighteen hundred and seyenty-tWo, twenty
| thousand dollars.
| For completing the erection OF the IRON
| lighthouse structure on the foundatlon al
! Southwest Pass light station, LOUISIANA
| twenty-five thousand dollars.
| For erection of q lighthouse on the north
| side of Presque isle, Erie, Pennsy lvanIa, III
| teen thousand dollars.
| For rebuilding the lighthouse and keep
| ers dwelling at Gibraltar light station, II
| the Detroit river, Michigan, ten thousand
! dollars.
For completing the lighthouse at Specta-
| Gle reef, Lake Huron, Michigan, being the
| amount carried to the surplus fund OF tor
mer appropriation, seventy thousand dol
| lars.
For erection of light on Saint Helena
| island Lake Michigan, to mark the anchor
age to the harbor Of refuge, fourteen thou
| sand dollars.
For erection Of coast light at Petite
| Point au Sable, Lake Michigan, thirty-ive
| thousand dollars.
| For erection of a keepers dwelling at
Holland, Lake Michigan, in place Of form
| er amount reverted to the treasury, four
| thousand dollars.
| For erection of light between White
| Fish point and Grand Island harbOr, Mlchi-
| gan, forty thousand dollars.
| For erection of lights on the Northern
| and Northwestern lakes, on piers belonging
| to the United States, twenty thousand
| dollars.
For continuing the work on the depot for
the storage Of oil and other supplies at De-
troit, Michigan, twenty-five thousand dol
lars.
For establishment of light and fog sig
nal at Point Fermin, California, twenty
thousand dollars.
For establishment of a frst-class fog signal
at Point Hueneme, California, ten thou
sand dollars.
For erection of a light house and fog sig
nal to mark the entrance to the Straits OF
Carquinas, California; twenty thousand
dollars.
For frst-class light and fog signal at
Piedras BIancas, California, seventy-fve
thousand dollars.
For rebuilding and re-establishing the
steam fog signal station at Point Reeves,
California, ten thousand dollars.
For completing the lighthouse at Bolivar
point, Texas, ten thousand dollars.
For the annual proportion of the expenses
of Cape Martel light, on the coast of Moroc-
co, two hundred and eighty-fve dollars, to
be expended by the Secretary Of State.
That appropriations for lighthouse pur-
poses shall be available for expenditure for
two years after acts of legislatures ceding
jurisdiction over sites; provided, however,
that this section shall not apply to any gen
eral appropriation for lighthouse purposes;
and provided further, that in no case shall
any special appropriation be available for
more than two years without further provi-
sion of Law; and the unexpended balances
of appropriations for special works under
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proved March third, eighteen hundred and
seventY-one, entitled IAN act making ap
preparations for sundry civil expenses of the
government for the fiscal year ending June
thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy
two, and for other purposes" are hereby
reappropriated for the purposes therein
specified.
LIGHTHOUSE ESTABLISHMENT.
For repairs and incidental expenses in
rettting and improving lighthouses and
buildings connected Herewith, two hun
dred thousand dollars.
For salaries of seven hundred and thirty
two lighthouse keepers and light beacon
keepers and their assistants, four hundred
and thirty-nine thousand two hundred dol
lars
For seamen's wages, rations, repairs, sal
aries, supplies and incidental expenses of
twenty-five light vessels and seven relief
light vessels, two hundred and sixty-one
thousand six hundred and forty-seven dol
lars and fifty cents.
For expenses of raising, cleaning, paint
ing, repairing, removing and supplying
losses Of buoys, spindles and day beacons,
and for chains, sinkers and similar neces-
saries, two hundred and Seyenty-fye thou
sand dollars.
For repairs and incidental expenses in re
newing, refitting and improving fog ignais
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thousand dollars.
For expenses Of visiting and inspecting
lights and other aids to navigation, two
thousand dollars.
For supplying the lighthouses and beacon
lights on the Atlantic, Gulf, Lake and Pa
cifc coasts with oil, wicks, glass chimneys,
chalnois skins. spirits of wine, whiting, pol
ishing powder, towels, brushes, SOAP paints
and other cleaning materials, and for ex-
penses OF repairing and keeping in repair
Illuminating apparatus and machinery, and
of gauging, testing, transportation, delivery
of oil and other supplies for lighthouses,
and other incidental necessary expenses,
three hundred and thirty-one thousand sew
en- hundred and seventeen dollars.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
PUBLIC LANDS.
For rent of office of surveyor general of
Louisiana, fuel books, stationery, and other
incidental expenses, two thousand five
hundred dollars; and for clerks in his Office,
one thousand seven hundred dollars.
For rent Of office of surveyor general of
Florida, fuel, books stationery, and other
incidental expenses, one thousand five hun
bred dollars; and for clerks in his Office
one thousand seven hundred dollars.
For rent of Office of surveyor general of
Minnesota, fuel books, stationery, and
other incidental expenses, two thousand
two hundred dollars; and for clerks in his |
office, three thousand seven hundred dol |
lars.
For rent of Office Of surveyor general of
Dakota Territory, fuel, BOOKS stationery, |
and other incidental expenses, two thou |
sand dollars; and for clerks in his office, |
six thousand three hundred dollars.
For rent of office of surveyor general of |
Kansas, fuel, books, stationery, and other |
incidental expenses, two thousand dollars; |
and for clerks in his office, one thousand |
two hundred dollars.
For rent of office of surveyor general of |
Colorado Territory, fuel, books, stationery, |
and other incidental expenses, two thou /
sand dollars; and for clerks in his office, |
two thousand three hundred dollars
For rent of office of surveyor general of |
New Mexico Territory, fuel, books, station
cry, and other incidental expenses, two
thousand dollars; and for clerks in his /
Office two thousand three hundred dollars.
For rent Of office of surveyor general of
California, fuel, books, stationery, and |
other incidental expenses, seven thousand |
dollars; and for clerks in his office, fifteen |
thousand dollars.
For rent of office .of surveyor general of
Idaho Territory, fuel, books, stationery and