Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-04-17
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LAWS oF THE UNITED STATES
Rasssd ~ shs THIRD SsssfOs or fhs Forfs.
Second COaErsss.

lGEsEEAL NATURE-No. 55l-CosrrNuEp.
FOR Lighthouse, BsoooHs, and Fas-SSgaais.-
tower at Nash's islaad, coast OF Maine three
thousand dollars
For rebuilding the upper part Of the light
i've thousand dollars.
Ior rebuilding the west light house at Cane
Elizabeth, coast of Maine, thirty thousand dol
For replacing day -bescons DESTROYED bv the
ice ON the coast OF Maine and MassAch 4 SETS.
thirty thousand dollars.
For a steam for-signal at the Highlands.
Cape Cod, Massachusetts, five thousand dol
For a steam fog-signaI 40 guide iato a harbor
OF refugee at Race point. Cape Cod, MasSscha-
sets, i've thousand dollars.
For y steam fog signal at the mouth of the
Atchaialaya river, Louisiana, fifteen thousand
For placing a light on Muscle Bed beacon.
Marriage nsett bay, Rhode Island, three thousand
dollars.
For new dwelling at ConimIout light house.
Narragsnsett bay, Rhode Island, fifteen thou
sand dollars: Frorided, That upon the compile
| ury is authorized and directed 20 sell, at pub
lie auction, after due notice, and either in one
parcel or divided into lots. the land constItu-
ting the site OF the old hght-station At Naval
| point.
For wharf and boat house at rumhsm rock.
| Providence river, Rhode Island, one Thousand
two hundred dollars.
For a fog-signal at New London. Connect
| cut, four thousand five hundred aollars.
FOR completing the lighthouse at Race rock
1 Long Island sound, seventy-fye thousand dol
| lars.
| For day-beacon at Black Ledge, entrance
| to New London, Connecticut, five thousand i've
For protecting the foundations of the light
| houses at Calves island. Rockawsy beach and
| Devils wharf, Connecticut river, two thousand
five hundred dollars.
For commencing light house on Southwest
| Ledge, entrance TO New Haven harbor, Con-
neeticut, fifty thousand dollars.
| For the construction of lighthouse to take
| the place of the hght-ship 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. TWEEN
ty thousand dollars; and the fog bell authorize
| by act approved June tenth. eighteen hundred
and seventy two, TO be placed at Fort Hamil-
| point in the Narrows which the Lighi-Hous
board NAV select.
| For cisterns, coping of exterior walls, and the
completion OF other works of improvement at
| the lighthouse supply-depot, Staten islant
| New York, i've thousand dollars.
For commencing the construction of light
| house TO replace the light-sllip at Cross Ledgc
| shoal, Delaware bay, fifty Thousand dollars
For commencing the construction of a light
house at Bulk Head shosl, Delaware river fifty
Thousand dollars.
| For lighthouse on or near the south end of
| Pea, Patch island, Delaware river, eight thou
| dollars.
| For rc-establi-hing the light at Love point.
i chesapeake bay, ten thousand dollars.
/ For commencing The construction of a light
house at Ship John shoal, Delaware bay, hny
1 Delaware, ten thousand dollars,
1 For building screw-pile lighthouse on
/ Thomas's point shoal, to take the place of the
9la lighthouse ,, on Tbomas's point, Maryland,
For three day.beaoons in the Potomac river.
fifteen thousand dollars; and the light-house
authorized nH at Shipping point may be placed at
House board may determine upon.
For building lighthouses at Dutch Gap canal.
virginia, fifteen thousand dollars.
For screw-pile lighthouse to mark the en-
trance to the sounds of North Carolina by Hat
teras inlet, eighteen thousand dollars.
For commencing the construction OF Q first
order lighthouse at or near POWERS hill n
point midway between Cape Henry and Body's
island, North Carolina, fifty thousand dollars.
} o for commencing the REBUILDING Of the first
Car9hna, Destroyed during the war, sixty thou
island, South Carolina, fifty thousan nd dollars.
For screw-pile lighthouse TO replace the
light-ship at Tybee, Knoll river, Savannah,
Georgia, eighteen thousand dollars.
For day-beacons i'm the river Savannah. Geor-
gia, two thousand five hundred dollars: Pro-
rtded, That the appropriation of last year for
Oyster rock shall revert b the treasury.
For completing the sea-coast light at Saint
augustine, Florida, twenty thousand dol
lars
For completing the frst-order sea coast light
house at Alligator reef, Florida reefs, twenty
five thousand dollars.
For screw-pile lighthouse at the entrance
10 Saint andrews bay, Florida, twenty-five
For completing the Gulf coast hight a. Sand
Island, on Mobile harbor, Alabams, twenty
For a screw-pile light house at Horn Island
pass, Gulf Of Mexico, twenty-five thousand
Eor ,,rotact;no 81 Lila -.
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 Timbaher island, coast OF Louisiana
fifty thousand dollars.
For repairs of the screw pile lighthouse at
Southwest reef, Louisiana. damaged BY a hur-
ricane, five thousand dollars.
For completion of the frst-order iron light
house at Trinity shoal, Gulf Of Mexico, forty
thousand dollars.
For completion of a coast light at Mata 1oria
island, Texas, twelve thousand dollars.
For lake coast light, at or near Thirty Mile
point, Lake Ontario, New York, thirty thou
For rebuilding the lighthouse at Ashtabula,
Ohio, three thousand four hundred dollars
., For pieI,hs s lights ON the lakes, twenty
For completion of Spectacle Reef light house.
Lake Huron, twenty thousand dollars.
For completion OF second-order lighthouse
at Crosse point, Lake Michigan, Illinois, fifteen
thousand dollars.
For a lighthouse at L'Anse, Lake Superior.
6n luOueduQ 0Oll4rH.
For surveys, examinations to deter mine the
practicability Of building light house ON STAN
nard's rock, Lake Superior, ten thousand dol
lars; and the Light House board may, in their
discretion. expend for . lighthouse st the en-
trance TO Portage Lake ship-caaal the appro-
superior. =.
For . lighthouse on Isle Royal, Lake Supe-
r:or, twenty thousand dollars.
For lake-c coast light on Outer island. Lzke
Superior, forty thousand dollars
For light house ON Poverty island, Lake
Michigan, eighteen thousand dollars
For lake-coast light Ct Twin River poipt. /
lars.
For fog-signal at Marquette, Lake Superior,
For building . lighthouse at Port Austin,
Saginaw bay, ten thOusapd dollars.
For lighthouse ct Point Huenene. Santa /
Barbara channel, California, TWENTY-FIVE thou /
sand d0ilavG and the amount heroeofore appro-
priated for fog-dgnal at sid point shall re- i
vert to the treasury.
For completing TIE hght-heuss ct Point San /
Pablo, California, thirty thousand dollars; and
the light-hou nav be built q foint San Pablo,
or at such point In the neas vicinity - the
Light holse board ny seleee