The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-05-29

For continuing the survey OF the western
coast of the United States, including compen.
sation of civilians, and pay and rations of en-.
gineers Of steamers engaged in the work
TWO hundred and sixty thousand dollars.
l. For extending the triangulation of the
Coast Survey, SO as to form .geodetic con
nection between the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts Of the United States, and assisting in
the State surveys, including compensation Of
civilians engaged in the work, thirty SIX
thousand dollars.
For repairs and maintenance OF the com
/ pement Of vessels used in the Coast Survey,
fifty thousand dollars.
For continuing the publication of the OBJ
servations made in the progress of Coast Sur
vey, including compensation for civilians en-
gagged in the work, the publication to be
made at the Government Printing Office, ten
thousand dollars.
LIGHTHOUSE ESTABLISHMENT
For salaries Of eight hundred and ninety
three lighthouse keepers and light-beacon
| keepers, and their assistants, five hundred
and thirty-iye thousand eight hundred dol
! lars.
I For repairs and incidental expenses in re-
fitting and improving lighthouses, and bull
dings connected Herewith, two hundred and
| twenty-five thousand dollars.
Z For supplying the lighthouses and beacon
lights on the Atlantic, Gulf, Lake, and Pa
clfc coasts, with oil, wicks, glass chimneys,
chamois-skins, spirits Of wine, whiting, pol
1 ishing- powder, towels, brushes, soap, paints,
and other cleaning materials, and for expen-
ses of repairing and keeping in repair illu-
miDating apparatus and machinery, and Of
gaaging, testing transportation, delivery of
oil and other supplies for lighthouses, and
other incidental necessary expenses, three
hundred and sixty thousand eight HUNDRED
aHd thirty seven dollars.
| For expenses of visiting and inspecting
| lights and other aids to navig alton two thou
sand dollars
! For seamen's wages, rations, repairs, sala-
ries supplies, aud incidental expenses OF
twenty-two light-ships and seven relief light
vessels, two hundred and seventeen thousand
seven hundred and thirty two dollars and fit
| ty cents.
For repairs and incidental expenses in re-
newing, reftting, and improving fog-signals
and buildings connected Herewith ,dfty thou
sand dollars
For expenses of raising cleaning, painting,
repairing, renewing, and supplying losses OF
buoys, spindles, aud day-beacons, and for
chains. sinkecs, and similar necessares, three
hundred thousand dollars.
FOR LIGHT HOUSES, BEAcoNs, AND FoG-sIGNALs.
For rebuilding the upper part Of the light
house tower at Nash's island coast 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 lighthouse at Cape
Elizabeth, coast Of Maine, thirty thousand dol
lars
For replacing day beacons destroyed by the ice
on the coast Of Maine and Massachusetts, thirty
thousand dol lars
Fer steam fog signal at the Highlands, Cape
Cod. Massachusetts. five thousand dollars.
For steam fog signal Ito guide into harbor
of refuga) at Race Point. Cape Cod Massachu
setts five thousand dollars.
For steam fog-signal at the mouth of the Atch-
afaiaya river, Louisiana, fifteen thousand dollars.
For placing H. hit on Muscle Bed beacon, Mar
ragansett bay, Rhode Island three thousand
dollars.
FOR new dwelling at Conimicut light. house,
Narrac ansett bay Rhode Island, fifteen thousand
said dwelling the Secretary of the Treasury is
authorized aud directed to sell, at public auction,
after due notice, and either in one parcel Or d1-
vided into lots, the land constituting the site of
the old light. station at Nayat point
For wharf and boat house at Punham rock,
Providence river, Rhode Island, one thousand
two hundred dollars.
For q fog signal at New London, Connecticut,
four thousand five hundred dollars.
For completing the light house at Race rock,
Long Island sound seventy five thousand dollars.
For a day beacon at Black Ledge. entrance to
New London, Connecticut, FIVE thousand five
hundred dollars.
For protecting the foundations Of the light
houses at Calves island, Brockway's beach, and
Devils wharf, Connecticut river, two thousand
FIVE hundred dollars.
| For commencing light house Southwest
Ledge, entrance to New Haven harbur, Connect
cut, fifty thousand dollars.
| For the construction of light house to take
the place Of the ght4shp at Stratford shoals Long
Island sound, fifty thousand dollars.
| For protecting 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
| seventy-two, to be placed at Fort Hamilton N ew
York harbor, may be placed at any point in the
| Narrows which the Light house board may seleet.
1 For csterns, coping Of exterior walls, and the
completion Of other works of improvement at
the light house supply depot, Staten island, New
York. five Thousand dollars.
| For commencing the construction Of light
house to replace the light ship at Cross Ledge
shoa1 Delaware bay, GtLy thousand dollars.
| For commencing the construction of light
house at Bulk Head shoal, Delaware river, fifty
| thousand dollars
For a Light house at or near the south end
| of Pea Patch island, Delaware river, eight
1 thousand dollars.
For completing the range-hghts for Craighill
channel, Chesapeake bay, twenty thousand dol
| lars.
For re- establishing the light at Love point,
| Chesapeake bay, ten thousand dollars.
| For commencing the truction Of light
| house at Ship John shoal, Delaware bay, fifty
| thousand dollars.
For completing the buoy depot at Christiana,
Telaware ten thousand dollars.
For building screw pie light house on Thorn
/ ass Point shoa to take the place of the old hgh,
house on Thoras's point Maryland, twenty thou
sand dollars
For three day baacons in the Potomac river
fifteen thousand dollars; and the light house
| authorized at Ship ing point may be placed at
amy point LII the near vicinity that the Lisht
House board may determine upon
For building light houses at Dutch GAP canal
Virginia, fifteen thousand dollars
4 For screw pile light house to mark the en-
1 trance to the sounds OF North Carolina by Hat
Jeras inlet eighteen thousand dollars
For commencing the construction Of q fret
order light house at or Poyners hill poin
l J1. Ents