The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-05-06


For completing the buoy depot at Christiana, Della
ware ten thousand dollars
For building screw-pile lighthouse on Thomas's
Point shoal to take the place of the old lighthouse
on Thomass Point, Maryland, twenty thousand dol
For three day beacons in the Potomac river fifteen
thousand dolars and the lighthouse authorized at
Snipplng point may be placed at any point in the
near vicinity thst the Light House board may de-
termine upon. ' -
For building lighthouses at Duteh-Gap. Virginia,
fifteen thousand dollars. ~
For screw-pile lighthouse to mark the entrance
to the sounds of North Carolina by Hateras inlet.
eighteen thousand dollars
:, for commencing the construction of first-order
nsnl-nouse at or near Poyner hill, point midway
between Cape Henry and Body's island, North Caro-
lima, fifty thousand dollars.
tor commencing the rebuilding of the first order
sea-coast light on Morris island South Carolina de-
stroyed during the war, sixty thousand dollars.
For completing the sea-coast light at Hunting is
land, South Carolina, fifty thousand dollars.
For screw-pile to replace the ight-ship at Tybee
Knoll river, Savannah, Georgia, eighteen thousand
For day-beacons in the river Savannah. GEORGIA.
two thousand five hundred dollars: Prorided, That
the appropriation Of Tart year for Oyster rock shall
revert to the treasury.
For completing the sea-coast light at Saint Angus
tine, Florida, twenty-five thousand dollars
For completing the frstorder sea-coast lighthouse
at Alligator reef Florida reefs twenty-five thousand
dollars.
For a screw-pi.e lighthouse at the entrance to
SAINT Andrews bay, Florida, twenty-five thousand
For completing the Gulf coast light at Sand island,
OIL Mobile harbor Alabama, twenty thousand dollars.
For screw-pile lighthouse at Horn Island pass,
Gulf of Mexico, twenty -two thousand dollars.
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 lighthouse at
Tmbalier island, coast of louisiana fifty thousand
dollars.
For repairs OF the screw-pe lighthouse at South
west reef, louisiana, damaged by a hurricane, five
thousand dollars.
rnr,la IF fIoE r,to
lars.
For completion of a coast-ight at Matagorda is-
land, Texas. twelve thousand dollars.
For lake-coast light, at or near Thirty-Mile pont
Lake Ontario, New York, thirty thousand dollars
For rebuilding the lighthouse at Ashtabula Ohio
three thousand four hundred dollars. oO'
For pier-head lights on the lakes, twenty thousand
dollars.
Huron, twenty thousand dollars.
FOR completion OF second order light house at
Crosse point, Lake Michigan, Illinois, fifteen thou
:, For lighthouse at LAnsc, Lake Superior, ten
thousand dollars
For surveys, examinations to determine the prac-
tcabity of building light house on Stannard rock
Lake Superior ten thousand dollars; and the Light
House board may, in their discretion. expend for
lighthouse at the entrance to Portage Lake shp-ca-
nal the appropriation heretofore made for Eagle river
twenty thousand dollars.
For lake-coast light on Outer island, Lake Supc-
ror lOrUy thousand dollars,
For lighthouse on Poverty island Tsla ,,;o,,;
gan, eighteen thousand dollars
For a lake-coast light at Twin River point Wis
consn. Lake Michigan, forty thousand dollars
For log signal at Marquttte Lake Superior four
thousand dollars. -'D-
For building lighthouse at Port Austin, Saginaw
bay ten thousand dollars.
For lighthouse at Point Hueneme, Santa Barba-
IA channel, California, twenty-five thousand dollars;
and the amount heretofore appropriated for
nal at said pnint shall revert to the treasury.
For completing the light house at Point San Pablo
California, thirty thousand dollars; and the light
mouse may be built at Point San Pablo, or at such
point IN the near vicinity as the Lighthouse board
may select.
For building a small light and fog-signal at the
mouth Of the Columbia river Oregon thirty thousand
dollars.
For building fog-signal at New Duneennes,.
Straits Of Fnca, Washington Territory, eight thou,
and dollars.
For lighthouse at Point No-Point. Puget sound,
Washington Territory, or at such other point in P-
get sound as the Lighthouse board may elect TWEEN
For building steam-tender for engineers con-
struc,ions and REPAIRS and for inspection in the tenth
district Lakes Erie and Ontario and river Saint Law
renee, ninety thousand dollars.
For building relief light-shp for general service,
thirty thousand dollars.
For steam fog-sgnai at or near Point Nontara,
coast of California, fifteen thousand dollars.
For steam fog-sgnal at the entrance to Humboldt
bay, California, ten thousand dollars and the light
house appropriations made in this act for special OBJ
ects shall be available from the date of this act.
M DER THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
For the completion of the building for the CUSTOM
house and post-office at Rockland, Maine, seventy
For alterations and repairs of the buildings for the
custom at Boston, Massachusetts, thirty thou
sand dollars.
Fer purchase of site and construction of build
ing for the custom-house at Fall River, Massachu-
sets, two hundred thousand dollars.
For continuing the work the new State, War
and Nav, Departments building, one million, five
hundred thousand dollars.
For continuation of the building for the court
house and post-ofice at New York city, fencing,
grading sewers, and similar necessaries one million
nine hundred thousand dollars.
For the purchase Gin parp of a site for a building
for purposes OF the general government at Albany,
New York, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars
ProUded That the corporation Of the city Albany
ance of the ground necessary for said SITE to the sat-
isfaction of the Secretary of the Treasury.
For purchase OF site and to commence the erection
OF a building at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for a
post-oce and United States courts one million five
hundred thousand dollars: Prorided That the aeora
gate cost of esnrh site arr Daiiung Shall not exceed
For completion of the building for custom-house
at Charleston, South Carolina, including the Of
twenty-three thousand two hundred and twenty-six
dollars and six cents for construction of and repair
of wharves. one hundred and seventy-two thousand
and eighty-one dollars and ffty-two cents
For continuation Of construction of the building
for courthouse and post-ofice at Columbia, South
Carolina, one hundred thousand dollars.
For completion of the building for the custom.
house at New orleans, Louisiana, one hundred and
seventy thousand dollars.
For purchase of the site and commencing construc-
ton Of the building for the custom-house and post
office at Port Huron, Michigan, one hundred thou
sand dollars.
house and post office at Cneinn att, Ohio, seven hun
bred and fifty thousand dollars.
For completion Of the building for the custom
house at Knoxville Tennessee one hundred and six
ty-six thousand seven hundred and forty dol
lars
For erection of building for use of cuseor- house.
DOSt-0ffce. and COurt-hOuSe at Nashville
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
For continuation of construction of the building
for the custom-house and sub-treasury at Chicago
Illinois, eight hundred thousand dollars.
For the marine hospital at Chicago, Illinois, for
CINE, coal-hJuse. Laundry, machinery, water-works
engine, tanks and similar necesssares twenty
thousand eight hundred and twenty-five dollars and
forty-four cents.
For completion of the building for the courthouse
and post-ofice at Omaha, Nebraska, seventy-one
thousand dollars.
For building for appraisers stores, and other pur
poSes at San Francisco California four hundred and
eight thousand dollars.
For completion Of the custom-house at Portland,
Oregon, seventy-six thousand five hundred dollars
For continuation of construction of the build
ing for the custom-housc court house. and post-oce
at St. Louis Missouri one million dollars; Proyided
For completion of a building for post-oficc and
courthouse in the city of Raleigh North Carolina
one hundred thousand dollars.
To enable the Secretary of the Treasury to obtain
by purchase OF to obtain by condemnation in the
or parcels of land lying easteay Of the present site
Of the new post-otfce in Boston, and bounded by
said site, Water street, Congress street and Milk
street, upon the lines of said streets as they
established OF may hereafter be established by due
process of law and for repairing the injuries to the
post-ofce building caused by fire. and to extend the
building over said site, eight hundred thousand dol
lars: Provided, That no money appropriated for
this purpose shall be used expended in the pur-
chase of the several lots or parcels of land for said
site until valid title thereto shall be vested in the
United States, until the State of Massachusetts
shall cede it's jurisdiction the same, and shall
duly release and renquish to the United States the
right to tax or in any way assess said site and the
property of the United States that may be thereon
during the time that the United States shall be
main the owner thereof Aad prorided further That
chase of land under this provision, until the city of
Boston shall cause the triangular space between Con-
gress, Pearl, Milk and Water streets to be opened to
the public and graded and paved at the expense OF
the city, and shall widen Milk and Water streets,
where the buildings have been destroyed by fire, to
widlh of at least sixty feet.
And the sums hereby appropriated for the con-
department, including the building for the new
State, War, and Navy Departments shall be availa>
BILE Immediately upon the approval of this act.
For machinery for the new branch mint building,
San Francisco, California. two hundred and fifty
thousand five hundred dollars including such part ot
the appropriation for the same object made for the
present fiscal year shall be expended nrior 70
June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy
three.
For the minis of the United States
For wages of workmen, from April first to Iune
thireth eighteen hundred and seventy-three thiriy
one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars
For ordinary expenses for Same period fifteen