Papers Of Abraham Lincoln

THIRTIETH CONGRESS—FIRST SESSION.
H. R. 417.
(No Report.)
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
April 26, 1848.
Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
state of the Union.
Mr. Grinnell, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the
following bill:
A BILL
To authorize the erection of light-houses and for other purposes.

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11 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the United States of America in Congress
assembled, That as soon as a cession shall be made by
the States, respectively, within the limits of which any
of the light-houses and other public works hereinafter
provided for may be situated, to the United States, of the
jurisdiction over a tract of land, respectively, proper for
the said light-houses and other public works, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall cause the said light-houses
and other public works to be erected; and that he shall
cause the light-houses and other public works herein

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are now within and under the jurisdiction of the United
States, to be erected as soon as practicable; and that the
following sums be, and hereby are, appropriated, out of
any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated,
for the purposes herein specified, to wit:
IN MAINE.
For a fog bell at the light-house on Pond island,
mouth of Kennebec river, seven hundred and fifty dollars.
IN MASSACHUSETTS.
For a light-house at the mouth of Parmet river, in
Truro, three thousand five hundred dollars.
For a light-house and keeper’s house at Sankaty
head, Nantucket, twelve thousand dollars.
For a bug light at Hyannis, two thousand dollars.
For a beacon light on Palmer’s island, New Bed-
ford, three thousand five hundred dollars.
For a light-house on Wing’s neck, Buzzard’s bay,
five thousand dollars.
For a spar buoy at the mouth of Little Wood, Hole
harbor; one on the westerly part of Mutton shoal; one
one the southwest point, and one on the northwest point
of Hawes shoal; one on the easterly point of Tom’s
shoal, in Muskeket channel; and three at the mouth of
Parmet river, Truro, five hundred dollars; and the upper

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60 buoy in Edgartown harbor to be removed to the shoal
point off Cape Poge.
IN RHODE ISLAND.
For a dolphin on Long bed, in Providence river, in
lieu of the buoy now placed there, one hundred and
twenty dollars.
For a spar buoy off Plumb beach point; one on
Manna rock; one on Flat rock; and one on Bill Dyer
rock, near Wickford, two hundred dollars.
IN CONNECTICUT.
For a light-boat to be placed on Eel grass shoal, in
Fisher’s island sound, five thousand dollars.
IN NEW YORK.
For three lamps on the Hudson river; one at the
extreme part of West point; one at the bend of the
river, about two miles north of Catskill landing on the
west side of the river; and one at Pryme hook, two
miles north of the city of Hudson, one hundred and fifty
dollars.
For three spar buoys at the mouth of Port Jefferson
harbor, Long Island, one hundred and eighty dollars.
For eight spar buoys to guide vessels into Niagara
river, from Lake Erie and into Black Rock harbor, four
hundred dollars.

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85 IN PENNSYLVANIA.
For a light-house on the stone pier in river Dela-
ware, near Fort Mifflin, five thousand dollars.
IN MARYLAND.
For a light-house on Blackstone island, Potomac
river, three thousand five hundred dollars.
For a spar buoy in Potomac river, above Rozier’s
bluff, on the Maryland side of the river, between Alex-
andria and Fort Washington, fifty dollars.
IN VIRGINIA.
For two light-houses on Sand Shoal island, to be
placed as a range to guide vessels into Sand Shoal inlet,
ten thousand dollars.
IN NORTH CAROLINA.
For a beacon light on the upper jettee, three
thousand five hundred dollars.
For a beacon light on Campbell island, three
For a beacon light at Orton’s point, three thousand
five hundred dollars.
For a light boat at the Horse Shoe, between the
New inlet and Price’s creek, ten thousand dollars.
For a range, two beacon lights at Price’s creek,
three thousand dollars.
For a range for the western channel, two light

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110 houses and a keeper’s house, on Oak island, nine
thousand dollars.
For a buoy on the western bar, and another at the
rip off the point of Oak island, five hundred dollars.
The aforesaid places are at the mouth of and in
Cape Fear river.
IN GEORGIA.
For the removal of the light-house on Amelia
island, to such site on said island as the Secretary of
the Treasury may decide upon, as being best for the
public interest, six thousand dollars.
For a light-boat to be placed off the Knoll, north
of Tybee island, Savannah river, ten thousand dollars.
IN FLORIDA.
For a light-house at New Smyrna, ten thousand
dollars.
IN MISSISSIPPI.
For a light-house on the west end of Snip island,
twelve thousand dollars.
IN LOUISIANA.
For a bug light at Proctorsville, on Lake Borgne,
five hundred dollars.
IN TEXAS.
For a light-house at Sabine Pass, twelve thousand
dollars.

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For a light-house to guide vessels through the
passage from Lake Michigan to Green bay, called
Porte du Mort, three thousand five hundred dollars.
For a light-house at Port Washington, three
For a bug light on the government pier at Mil-
waukee, five thousand dollars.
IN MICHIGAN.
For twelve buoys to be placed on the Saint Clair
flats, in Saint Clair river, eight hundred dollars.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the light-
houses authorized to be built by the preceding section, on
the Atlantic coast and on the Gulf of Mexico, shall be
located under the direction of the superintendent of the
United States coast survey; and that the appropriations
made by this act and the act of March third, eighteen
hundred and forty-seven, for light-houses in any State,
shall not revert to the treasury until two years from
and after the first meeting of the legislature of the State
in which said light-houses are to be located.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That as soon as a cession shall be made by the States, respectively, within the limits of which any of the light-houses and other public works hereinafter provided for may be situated, to the United States, of the jurisdiction over a tract of land, respectively, proper for the said light-houses and other public works, the Sec- retary of the Treasury shall cause the said light-houses and other public works to be erected; and that he shall cause the light-houses and other public works herein
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12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36	provided for, which may be situated on such locations as are now within and under the jurisdiction of the United States, to be erected as soon as practicable; and that the following sums be, and hereby are, appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purposes herein specified, to wit: IN MAINE. For a fog bell at the light-house on Pond island, mouth of Kennebec river, seven hundred and fifty dollars. IN MASSACHUSETTS. For a light-house at the mouth of Parmet river, in Truro, three thousand five hundred dollars. For a light-house and keeper’s house at Sankaty head, Nantucket, twelve thousand dollars. For a bug light at Hyannis, two thousand dollars. For a beacon light on Palmer’s island, New Bed- ford, three thousand five hundred dollars. For a light-house on Wing’s neck, Buzzard’s bay, five thousand dollars. For a spar buoy at the mouth of Little Wood, Hole harbor; one on the westerly part of Mutton shoal; one one the southwest point, and one on the northwest point of Hawes shoal; one on the easterly point of Tom’s shoal, in Muskeket channel; and three at the mouth of Parmet river, Truro, five hundred dollars; and the upper
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37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60	buoy in Edgartown harbor to be removed to the shoal point off Cape Poge. IN RHODE ISLAND. For a dolphin on Long bed, in Providence river, in lieu of the buoy now placed there, one hundred and twenty dollars. For a spar buoy off Plumb beach point; one on Manna rock; one on Flat rock; and one on Bill Dyer rock, near Wickford, two hundred dollars. IN CONNECTICUT. For a light-boat to be placed on Eel grass shoal, in Fisher’s island sound, five thousand dollars. IN NEW YORK. For three lamps on the Hudson river; one at the extreme part of West point; one at the bend of the river, about two miles north of Catskill landing on the west side of the river; and one at Pryme hook, two miles north of the city of Hudson, one hundred and fifty dollars. For three spar buoys at the mouth of Port Jefferson harbor, Long Island, one hundred and eighty dollars. For eight spar buoys to guide vessels into Niagara river, from Lake Erie and into Black Rock harbor, four hundred dollars.
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61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85	IN PENNSYLVANIA. For a light-house on the stone pier in river Dela- ware, near Fort Mifflin, five thousand dollars. IN MARYLAND. For a light-house on Blackstone island, Potomac river, three thousand five hundred dollars. For a spar buoy in Potomac river, above Rozier’s bluff, on the Maryland side of the river, between Alex- andria and Fort Washington, fifty dollars. IN VIRGINIA. For two light-houses on Sand Shoal island, to be placed as a range to guide vessels into Sand Shoal inlet, ten thousand dollars. IN NORTH CAROLINA. For a beacon light on the upper jettee, three thousand five hundred dollars. For a beacon light on Campbell island, three thousand five hundred dollars. For a beacon light at Orton’s point, three thousand five hundred dollars. For a light boat at the Horse Shoe, between the New inlet and Price’s creek, ten thousand dollars. For a range, two beacon lights at Price’s creek, three thousand dollars. For a range for the western channel, two light
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86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110	houses and a keeper’s house, on Oak island, nine thousand dollars. For a buoy on the western bar, and another at the rip off the point of Oak island, five hundred dollars. The aforesaid places are at the mouth of and in Cape Fear river. IN GEORGIA. For the removal of the light-house on Amelia island, to such site on said island as the Secretary of the Treasury may decide upon, as being best for the public interest, six thousand dollars. For a light-boat to be placed off the Knoll, north of Tybee island, Savannah river, ten thousand dollars. IN FLORIDA. For a light-house at New Smyrna, ten thousand dollars. IN MISSISSIPPI. For a light-house on the west end of Snip island, twelve thousand dollars. IN LOUISIANA. For a bug light at Proctorsville, on Lake Borgne, five hundred dollars. IN TEXAS. For a light-house at Sabine Pass, twelve thousand dollars.
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111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10	IN WISCONSIN. For a light-house to guide vessels through the passage from Lake Michigan to Green bay, called Porte du Mort, three thousand five hundred dollars. For a light-house at Port Washington, three thousand five hundred dollars. For a bug light on the government pier at Mil- waukee, five thousand dollars. IN MICHIGAN. For twelve buoys to be placed on the Saint Clair flats, in Saint Clair river, eight hundred dollars. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the light- houses authorized to be built by the preceding section, on the Atlantic coast and on the Gulf of Mexico, shall be located under the direction of the superintendent of the United States coast survey; and that the appropriations made by this act and the act of March third, eighteen hundred and forty-seven, for light-houses in any State, shall not revert to the treasury until two years from and after the first meeting of the legislature of the State in which said light-houses are to be located.