New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-29
GENERAL NArURE-No. 1856.

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 work9of
defense, viz:
For Fort Gorges, 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, Massa-
chusetts. eighty-fve 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 harb6r, Rhode
Island, eighty-tive thousand dollars.
For Fort Schuyler, East river, New York,
eighty-fye thousand dollars.
For fort on Willett's Point, East river,
New York, seventy-six thousand five hun
dred dollars.
For Fort Wood Bedloe'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 glacis and slopes in and
about Fort Tompkins, New York harbor,
tfty-0ne thousand dollars.
For Battery Hudson, New York harbor,
New York, seventeen thousand dollars.
For Fort Mittiin, near Philadelphia, Penn
sylyania, seventytwo thousand dollars.
For q new fort opposite Fort Delaware,
Delaware river, Delaware, forty-two thou
sand five hundred dollars.
For Fort McHenry, Baltimore harb0r,
Maryland twenty-one thousand dollars.
For fort at Lazaretto point, Baltimore
harbor, Maryland, thirteen thousand dol
lars.
For Fort Foote, Potomac river, Maryland,
twenty thousand dollars.
For Fort Washington, Potomac river
Maryland, twenty,o one thousand dollars.
For Fort Monroe, Hampton roads Vir-
ginia, fOrty-two thousand five hundred dol
lars.
For Fort Moultrie, Charleston harbor,
South Carolina, thirty-fve thousand dollars
For Fort Sumter, Charleston harbor,
South Carolina, thirty-fve 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, sixty four 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-fve thousand dollars.
For fort at Alcatraz island, in the harbor
Of San Francisco, California, forty-two
thousand five hundred dollars.
For sea-c0ast mortar batteries, one hun
dred thousand dollars.
For permanent platforms for modern
cannon of large caliber, fifty thousand dol
lars.
For contingencies Of Qualifications, two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
For surveys for military defenses, one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
Approved, June 10, 1872.