National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-15
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LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
PASSED AT THE FIRST SESSION OF THE
FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.

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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.
For preservation of the collections of the sur
yeying and exploring expeditions of the Gov
eminent, twenty thousand dollars; aud for fit
ting up and completing the cases 10 the new
halls required for the Government collections
ten thousand dollars in all, thirty thousand
dollars.
SURVEY OF THE COAST.
For continuing the survey of the Atlantic
and Gulf coasts Of the United States and Lake
Chsmplain, including compensation Of civilians
engaged in the work and pay and Tations OF
engineers for the steamers used N the CoasE
Survey, three hundred and seTenty-nVe thOu-
sand dollars.
For continuing the survey OF the western
coast Of the United States, including COM
PensatiOn Of civilians, and pay and rauons OF
engineers Of steamers engaged IN t9e WORK.
two hundred and thirty-Sns Thousand collars;
9oropills5 That no part of this sum shall be
expended In the prosecution Of surveys beyond
the northern line Of Washington Territory
after December thirt y-frst, eighteen hundred
For extending the triangulation Of the Coast
Survey. 80 as TO form q geodetic connection
between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts Of the
United States, and assisting in the State sur
views. including compensation Of civilians en-
rared in the work, fifty thousand dollars.
For rapairs and maintenance Of the compe-
nent Of vessels used In the Coast Survey,
forty-one thousand dollars.
For building a steamer for the Coast Survey,
for use on the Gulf coast, seVenty-six thousand
dollars.
.. For continuing the publication Of the OBJ
carnations made in the progress of Coast Sur
yey, including compensation for civilians en-
gagged in the work, the publication to be made
at the Government Printing Office, nine thou
sand dollars.
LIGHTHOUSE ESTABLISHMENT
F,- salaries of nine hundred and thirty-nine
light house keepers aud light-beacOn keepers,
anu their assistants, five hundred and sixty
five thousand eight hundred dollars.
For repairs and incidental expenses in refit-
ting and improving lighthouses and buildings
connected Herewith, two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars Proyidsd, That the Secre.
tary Of the Treasury shall have power to order
the sale at auction, amer due public notice, OF
any real estate or other property pertaining to
the Lighthouse Establishment, no longer re-
quired for lighthouse purposes; the proceeds
of such sales, after the payment therefrom oil
the expenses of making the same, to be de-
posted and covered into the Treasury as mis-
cellaneous receipts, Gs now provided by law In
like cases.
For supplying the lighthouses and beacon
lights on the Atlantic, Gulf, Lake, and Pacific
coasts with oii,wicks, glass chimneys, chamOis-
skins, spirits Of wine, whiting, polishing pow
der, towels, brushes, soap, paints, and other
cleaning materials, and for expenses Of repair
ing and keeping in repair Illuminating appa-
ratus and machinery, and of gauging, testing,
transportation, delivery Of oil, fuel, and other
supplies for lighthouses and for signals, aud
other incidental necessary expenses, three hun
dred and eighty thousand dollars.
For expenses Of visiting and inspecting
lights aud other aids to navigation, two thou
sand dollars.
For seamen's wages, rRtions, repairs, ssls-
FieS, supplies, and incidental expenses Of TWEEN
ty-two light-ships and seven relief Hght-Vessels,
two hundred and seventeen thousand seven
hundred and thirty-two dollars and fifty cents.
For repairs and incidental expenses In renew
ing, refttiRg, and improving fog-signals and
buildings connected Herewith, ffty thousand
dollars.
For expenses of raising, cleaning, painting,
repairing, renewing and supplying losses of
buoys, spipdIes and day-bescons, and for
chains, sinkers and similar necessaries, three
hundred Thousand dollars.
LIGHT-HoUsEs, FOs-sIGNALs AND BEACoNs.
For building lighthouse and fog-signal at
Ayery's Rock, Aachias Bay, Maine, Cor vicin-
ity,) fifteen Thousand dollars.
For lighthouse and fog-sIgnsl at Egg Rock,
Frenchman's Bay, Maine, Cor vicinity,S fifteen
thousand dollars.
For keepers dwelling at Monhegan light
station, Maine, FIVE thousand dollars.
For re-establishing the lighthouse at Indian
Island, at RocRPoH Harbor, Maine, nine thou
sand dollars.
For a lighthouse at Portland breskwater,
Maine, SE thousand dollars.
For rebuilding dwelling and tower, and
erecting foG-signal al LOngpo!nt, Province
town, Massachusetts, thirteen thousand dol
lars.
BFor foy-signaIs on light-ships at entrance to
Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts, ten thousand
dollars.
For charging foundation Of lighthouse and
adding q dwelling for keepers at Bullock s
Point shoal, Providence, Rhode Island, fifteen
thousand dOllsrB.
For protection OF site and erection of keepers
dwelling at Fuller's Rock and Sasssfras Point,
Providence River, Rhode Island, five thousand
dollars.
For general repairs at stonington Harbor,
Connecticut, one thousand FIVE hundred dol
lars.
For completing the landing-dock at Little
Gull Island, New York, five thousand dol
lars,
For general repairs at saybrook, Connect
cut, one thousand five hundred dollars.
For completing construction Of lighthouse
at Southwest Ledge, New Haven Harbor light
station, Connecticut, fifty thousand dollars.
For completing the lighthouse at Stratford
Point Shoals, Long Island Sound, New York,
City thousand dollars.
For additionalprotectien of screw-piie light
house in Bridgeport Harbor, Connecticut, five
thousand five hundred dollars.
For protection Of the lighthouse site at
gLloyds' HarbOr, New York, two thousand dol
lars.
For building q day-beaeon on the Stepping
Stones, Long Island Sound, New York, six
thousand dollars; and the lighthouse on or
near the end of Hart Island, Long Island
Sound, New York, authorized by the act of
June tenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-two,
may be placed anywhere In the near vicinity Of
Hart Island that the Lighthouse Board may
decide on.
For general repairs at the Eght-statlon,
Highlands Of Hsvsrsink, New Jersey, one
thousand five hundred dollars: Provided, That
whenever il may become necessary, In the sd-
justmeut Of boundsry-lines or in the opening
or changing Of necessary roadWays efecting
lands belonging to the United States and used
Tor the purposes OF the lighthouse establish
meDts at Staten Island, New York, and at the
Highlands Of Neversink, New Jersey, or any
part thereof, the Secretary Of the Treasury Is
hereby authorized 70 execute for such pur-
poses touching the property above referred 10,
or any part thereof, the necessary convey
ences and assurances, and to receive, In con-
siderati0n thereof, such other conVeyances or
assurances Of adjoining lands, or Of lands In
the immediate vicinity, or other consideration,
ss may he agreed upon.
For q light-ship to replace one recently
Stationed near the entrance OF New York har-
Dor, 10 mark the site OF the wreck Of the
steamship Scotland, forty Thousand dollars.
For rebuilding fog-bell frame at Juniper
Island, Lake Champlain, New York, one thou
sand dollars.
For additional protection to site Of light
house ct Colchester Reef, Lake Champlai1,
New York, FIVE thousand dollars.
For providing a fog-signal for light-ship In
Long Island Sound, five thousand dollars.
Block Island llght-station, Long Island
Sound, Rhode Island: For constructing q sea-
coast lighthouse on the soutkerly end of
Block Island, entrance to Long Island, Rhode
Island, the balance Of appropriation made
June tenth, eighteen hundred and seVenty-tWo,
remaining uneXpended on the first day of July,
eighteen hundred and seventy-fo not TO ex-
coed the sum OF ffty-six thousand one hundred
and forty-one dollars and ninety-three cents.
Race Rock light-stRtion, Long Island Sound,
Connecticut: For construction Of a lighthouse
on Race Rock, Long Island Sound, Connect
cut, the balance Of the appropriation approved
June tenth, eighteen hundred and seyenty-tWo.
remaining UnexpeDded on the first day Of july,
eighteen hundred and seventy-four, not to ex.
Coed the sum Of forty thousand dollars,
For general repairs at the Delaware Break
water iight-station, Delaware Bay, six hundred
dollars.