The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-08
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GENERAL NATURR-No. 65

AN ACT making appropriations for sundr.
civil expenses of the government for the flsca
year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundre'
and seventy-fouT, and for other purposes.
FOR LIGHTHOUSE, BEAcoSs, AND Foe-slaSALs.
For rebuilding the upper part of the light
house tower at Nashs island, Goa st of Maine
three thousand dollars.
For rebuilding the upper part OF the light
house tower at Seguin island, coast of Maine
five thousand dollars. ....
For rebuilding the west light. house at Cap,
Elizabeth, coast of Maine, thirty thousand dol
lars, ' .
ice on the coast of Maine, and Massachusetts
thirty thousand dollars.
For steam fog-signal at the Highlands
Cape Cod, Massachusetts. five thousand dol
lars. a.s... 'r...g ......
For a steam fog signal Ito guide into, harbol
of refugee at Race point, Cape God, Massachu
sets, five thousand dollars. .. .....
For a steam fog-signal at the mouth of the
Atehafalaya river, Louisiana, fifteen thousand
dollacs s. - -.....-....
For placing light on Muscle-Bed beacon
Narragansett bay, Rhode Island. three thou
For new dwelling at Conimicut lighthouse,
Narragansett bay, Rhode Island, fifteen thous-
and dollars: Provided, That upon the compile
ton of said dwelling the Secretary of the
Treasury is authorized and directed TO sell, at
public auction, after due notice and either in
one parcel or divided into lots, the land
constituting the site Of the old light.station at
Nayat point. E
For wharf and boat-house at Pumham rock,
Providence river, Rhode Island, one thousand
For fog-signal at New London, Con-
nectieut, .ur thousand five hundred dollars.
For completing the lighthouse, at Race
rock, Long Island sound seventy five thousand
dollars. .
For day beacon at Black Ledge, entrance to
New London, Connecticut, five thousand five
hundred dol as.
For protecting the foundations Of the light.
hou es at Calves island, Brockway's beach, and
Devils wharf, Connecticut river, two Thousand
five hundred dollars.
For commencing a lighthouse on Southwest
Ledge, entrance to New Haven harbor, Connec-
tcut, fifty thousani dollars.
For the construction Of lighthouse to take
the place of the light ship at Stratford
shoals, Long Island sound, fifty. Thousand
dollars ..'I -.rF
For projecting the site of east beacon and fog
signal at Sandy Hook, New York harbor twenty
Thousand dollars; and the fog-bell authorized by
act approved June tenth, eighteen hundred and
sseventy.two, to be placed at Fort Hamilton,
New York. harbor, may be placed at any point
in the Nar"ows which the Lighthouse board
may select.
For cistsrns, coping of exterior walls. and the
completion of other works of improvement at
the light house supply-depot, Staten Island New
York, five tnousond dollars.
For co rmencing the construction of light
house to replace the light ship at Cross Ledge
For commencing the construction of light
house at Bnlk Head shoal, Delaware river, fifty
CnOuSa0u 0OlarS.
For lighthouse on or near the south end of
Pea.Patch island, Delaware river, eight thou
sand dollars.
For completing the range.lights for Craighili
channel, chesapeake bay, twenty thousand dol
lars. .
For re-establishing the light at Love
point, Chesapeake bay, ten thousand dollars.
For commencing the construction of a light
house at Ship John shoal, Delaware bay fifty
thousand dollars. .-
For completing the buoy depot at Christiana
Delaware, ten thousand dollars.
For building q screw-pile lighthouse on
Thomas's Point shoal, to take the place Of the
old light house on Thsmas's point, Maryland
twenty thousand dollars
For three day beacons in the Potomac river
fifteen thousand dollars; and the lighthouse
authorized at shipping point may be placed at
any point in the near vicinity that tine Light
House board may determine upon. ....
For building lighthouse at Dutch Gap canal
Virginia, fifteen thousand dollars.
For screw-pile lighthouse to mark the en-
trance to the sounds of North Carolina by
Hatteras inlet eighteen thousand dollars
For commencing the construction of first.
order lighthouse at or near Poyner's hill
point midway between Cape Henry and Body's
island, North Carolina, fifty thousand dol.
lars. ~
For commencing the rebuilding Of the first
order sea-coast light on Morris island South
Carolina, destroyed during the war, sixty thous-
and dollars. r...--
For completing the sea.coast light at
Hunting island, South Carolina, fifty thousand
For a screw Pile lighthouse to replace the
light-ship at Tybee, Knoll river, Savannah,
deorgio. eighteen thousand dollars
For -day-beaeons in the river Savannah
Georgia, two Thousand five hundred dollars:
PROVIDED, That the appropriation Of last year
for Oyster rock shall revert to the treasury.
For completing the sea coast at Saint
augustine Florida, twenty five thousand
dollars. /
For completing the first.orIer sea coast light
house at Alligator reef, Florida reefs, twenty
five thousand dollars. pnr an 1850 y 49,
For q screw-piis light-house at the entrance
to Saint Andrews bay, Florida. twenty two
For completing the Gulf coast light at Sand
inland, off Mobile harbor, Alabama, twenty
Thousand dollars Va 4.rI,t ~. 3.gT ,,,
IH For a SCI ew.pile lighthouse at Horn Island
pass, Gulf of Mexico, twenty-five thousand
81 dollars. ~ fs-f rggr f .
For protecting the lighthouse depot at the
head OF the Passes, river Mississippi from
the erosion of the shore ten thousand dollars.
For completion of the Gulf coast iron light
house at Timbalier island, coast of Louisiana,
fifty thousand dollars. ~ ..t......
For repairs of the ..screw-pile lighthouse at
Southwest reef, Louisiana. damaged by hur-
ricane, five thousand dollars. ..
For completion of the first-order iron light
house at Trinity shoal, Gulf Of Mexico, forty
Thousand dollars. :
For completion of coast-lght at Matagorda
island, Texas, twelve thousand dollars. 80
point Lake Ontario, New York thirty thousand
dollars, -
q For rubuilding the lighthouse at Ashtabula,
Ohio, three tn lusand fonr hundred dollars
For pier-head lights on the lakes, twenty thou
sand dollars. fFGr era - aE-.frN
sag For completion of Spectacle Reef light
house, Lake Huron, twenty thousand dollars
IL For completion OF q second-order lighthouse
ut Crosse point Lake Michigan, Illinois, fifteen
thousand dollars. -sf1ra.p IL .fFF
isT Fora lighthouse at L'Anse, Dake Superior,
. ten thousand dollars. 81s. ar5zA I'D
l1y For surveys, examinations to determine the
praeticability OF buildings of light7hoises- on
STANDARDS rock, Lake Superior, ten thousand
dollars; and the Lighthouse board may, In
their discretion, expend for lighthouse at the
entrance to Portage Lake ship-canal the appro
q priaton heretofore made for Eagle river. Lake
Superior. IS 8sis5a.r ID: zaEI=E
3 For a Hght house on Isle Royal, Lake Superb.
or, twenty thousand dollars. Ggt
For a lake-coast light on Outer Island Lake
Superior, forty thousand dollars
For a lighthouse on Poverty island, Lake
Michigan. eighteen thousand dollars.
+ For lake-coast light at Twin river point
(, Wisconsin, Lake Michigan, forty Thousand dol
lars y. ,sF q l..-g
.' For a fog-signal at Marquette, Lake. Superb
or, four Thousand dollars.
For building a lighthouse at Port Austin Sagi
nav bay, ten thousand dollars.
For light house at Point Hueneme, Santa
Barbara channel, California, twenty Two thou
sand dollars !; and the amount heretofore appro
priated for a fosSignai at said point shall reyer
to the treasury. $500 .g.s.a,,l (. 4. .-.5s5ss,.
Pablo, California, thirty thousand dollars and
" the lighthouse may be built at Point San Pablo
or at such point in the near vicinity as the tsht
House board may select 1919
For building small light and fog-signal a
the mouth OF the Columbia river Oregon, thirty
thousand dollars.
For building fog-signal at New Dungennsss
Straits of inca Washington Territory, eiRh