Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-11-06
GENERAL NATURE No. 80. |


A., ,or making appropriations for the construc
AN % preservation, and repairs Of certain fort
ssatiana. and other works of Defense for the
nesr ending June thrtieth, eighteen hundred
and seventy-four
%, u enaoted bv lse Senate and House OF Repre-
,.nt1iipps or The United States Of America IN Con
,,resp assembled, That the Following sums Dc,
gsnd tho same are hereby, appropriated, out OF
snv money in the treasury not otherwise appro-
an. ..,aJ for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth
PP;shteen hundred and seventy-four and 80 far
az necessary for the residue OF the current fiscal
wear, for the following fortlhcations and other
works OF defense, namely;
For Fort Preble, Portland harpnr, maine, Tor
~ thousand dollars.
Far Fort scammell, Portland harbor, Maine,
ffty Thousand do liars.
For Fort Warren, Roston harbor, Massachu-
sotts forty Thousand dollars.
F1r Fort Winthrop, Boston harbor, Massachu-
satta ffty Thousand dollars.
For Fort Independence, Boston harbor, Mas
s.rhusetts, thirty-five Thousand dollars.
For Fort Adams. Newport harbor, Rhode Is
land aixty-tive thousand dollars.
For Fort on Datch island, Narragansett bay,
Rbnde Island forty Thousand dollars.
For Fort Schuyler, East river, New York,
sixty.fye thousand dollars.
For Fort on Willett's Point, East river, New
York forty thousand dollars.
For Fort Hamilton, and additional batteries in
New York harbor, New York, forty thousand dol
For fort on site of Fort Thompkins, New York,
hatbor, New York. thirty Thousand dollars.
For battery Hudson, New York harbor. New
York twenty nine Thousand dellars.
For fort opposite Fort Delaware, Delaware
shore Delaware, thirty five Thousand dollars.
For Fort McHenry, Baltimore harbor, Mary
land twenty-five Thousand dollars.
For Fort Foote, Potomac river, Maryland,
twenty-five Thousand dollars.
For Fort Washington, Potomac river, Mary
land twenty-five thousand dollars.
For Fort Monroe, Hampton roads Virginia,
forty thousand dollars.
FOR Fort Moultrie Charleston harbor South
Csrolina, forty thousand dollars.
For Fort Sumter, Charleston harbor, South
Carolina forty thousand dollars.
For Fort Pulaski, Savannah river, Georgia fif-
" thousand dollars.
For Fort Taylor, Key West, Florida fifty thou
sand dollars.
For Fort Jefferson, Garden Key, Florida, fifty
thousand dollars.
For Fort jackson, Mississippi river, Louisiana,
sirty-hve thousand dollars.
For Fort Saint Philip, Mississippi river, Louis
iana fifty Thousand dollars.
For fort at Fort point San Francisco harbor,
California sixty five thousand dollars.
For fort at Lime point. San Francisco harbor,
California, seventy-fve Thousand dollars.
For fort at Alcatraz island, San Francisco har-
Dor, California fifty thousand dollars.
For contingencies of Notifications, one huu-
dr.d thousand dollars.
For surveys for military defenses, one hum
died and fifty Thousand dollars.
For batteries in Portsmouth harbor, Ports
mouth. New Hampshire, on Gerrishs island,
and Jerry point, fifty thousand dollars.
For battery at Firms point, Delaware river,
New Jersey. forty Thousand dollars.
For fort at San Diego, San Diego harbor, Cal |
ifornia, fifty thousand dollars.
FOR torpedoes for harbor defenses and for |
OF the same, three hundred thous- |
and dollars Prouided, That the money herein |
for torpedoes shall only be used |
d the est establishment and maintenance of torpe- |
loes to he operated from shore-statons for the |
/. struction of an enemy's vessel approaching |
he shore or entering the channel and fair ways /
VI harbors.
Approved, February 81, 1879