Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-03-06

An Act making appropriations for sundry civil
expenses Of the government for the fiscal year
ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and
seventy three and for other purposes.
CONTINUED
For small light to mark the entrance to the
anchorage inside of Shipping point, Potomac
river, Virginia, nine thousand dollars.
For completing the light house tower and
buildings at Bodice island, North Carolina, ff-
teen thousand dollars.
For rebuilding keepers dwelling, and reno
waiting and repairs at Cape Lookout light sta
ton, North Carolina, five thousand dollars
For second class light, on or near Hunting
island, South Carolina, twenty-five thousand
dollars; and such site as may be necessary for
such light shall be selected ON lands now in the
possession of the United States by the Light
House board, and such site shall be exempted
from the operation of any law providing for the
restoration to the former owners OF lands sold
for direct taxes.
For completing the rebuilding of the first
class light house and keepers dwelling at Saint
Augustine Florida, in addition to any balance
of the former appropriation that may remain
unexpended June thirtieth, eighteen hundred
and seventytwo, twenty thousand dollars.
For completing the erection of the iron light
house structure on the foundation at Southwest
Pass light station, Louisiana, twenty-five thou
sand dollars.
For erection of light house on the north side
of Presque isle, Erie, Pennsy lvania, fifteen
thousand dollars.
dwelling at Gibraltar light station, in the De-
troit river, Michigan, ten thousand dollars.
For completing the light house at Spectacle
reef Lake Huron, Michigan, being the amount
carried to the surplus fund of former appro-
priation, seventy thousand dollars.
For erection of light on Saint Helena island,
Lake Michigan, to mark the anchorage to the
harbor of refuge, fourteen thousand dollars.
For erection of coast light at Petite Poin. au
Sable, Lake Michigan, thirtyive thousand dol
lars.
For erection of keepers dwelling at Holland,
Lake Michigan, in place of a former amount
reverted to the treasury, four thousand dol
lars.
For erection of light between White Fish
point and Grand Island harbor, Michigan, forty
thousand dollars.
For erection of lights on the northern and
northwestern lakes, on piers belonging to the
United States, twenty thousand dollars.
For continuing the work on the depot for the
storage of oil and other supplies at Detroit,
Michigan, twenty-five thousand dollars.
For establishment of light and fog signal at
Point Fermin, California, twenty thousand dol
lars.
For establishment of a first class fog signal at
Point Hueneme, California, ten thousand dol
lars.
For erection of light house and fog signal to
mark the entrance to the Straits of Carquinas,
California, twenty thousand dollars.
For first class light and fog signal at Piedras
Blancas, Califarnia seventyfve thousand dol
lars.
For rebuilding and re-establishing the steam
fog signal station at Point Reyes, California ten
thousand dollars.
For completing the liget house at Bolivar
point, Texas, ten thousand dollars.
For the annual proportion of the expenses of
Cape Martel light, on the coast of Morocco, two
hundred and eightyfve dollars, to be expended
by the Secretary of State.
That appropriations for light house purposes
shall be available for expenditure for two years
after acts of legislatures cedng jurisdiction over
sites Provided, hososrer, That this section shall
| not apply to any general appropriations for
| light house purposes: A1ad provided further,
| That in no case shall any special appropriation
| be available for more than two years without
| further provision of law; and the unexpended
| balances of appropriations for special works
| under the Light House board made by the act
approved March third, eighteen hundred and
seventyone entitled IAN act making appropria-
tons for sundry civil expenses of the govern
ment for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth,
eighteen hundred and seventytwo, and for other
purposes" are hereby re-appropriated for the
purposes therein specified.
| LIGHT HOUSE ESTABLISHMENT.
| For repairs and incidental expenses in reftting
| and improving light houses and buildings con-
nected herewith, two hundred thousand dol
| lars.
For salaries of seven hundred and thirty two
light house keepers and light beacon keepers,
| and their assistanst, four hundred and thirty
nine thousand two hundred dollars
| For seamen's wages, rations, repairs, salaries.
supplies, and incidental expenses of twenty five
light vessels and seven relief light vessels two
hundred and sixty one thousand six hundred
and forty seven dollars and fifty cents
For expenses of raising, painting, repairing,
removing, and supplying losses of buoys, spin
dies, and day beacons, and for chains. sinkers
and similar necessaries, two hundred and sew
enty five thousand dollars.
For.repairs and incidental expenses III renew
ing, reftting, and improving fog signals and
buildings connected Herewith, fifty thousand
dollars