BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, THATthe following appropriations be, and the same are hereby, made and directed to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to enable the Secretary of the Treasury to carry the provisions of this act into effect: Provided, however, if a good title to any land which it may be necessary to use cannot be obtained on reasonable terms, or the exclusive right to such land cannot be acquired by cession, where the interest of the United States demand it, before the appropriation would by law fall into the surplus fund, in any and all such cases the appropriations shall be applicable to the objects for which they are made, at any time within two years after the first meeting of the legislature, subsequent to the passage of this act, in any State wherein any such land lays, 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, Cape Cod, three thousand five hundred dollars.

For a light-house and keeper’s house at Sankaty head, Nantucket, twelve thousand dollars.

For a small harbor light at Hyannis, two thousand dollars.

For a beacon light in Palmer’s island, New Bedford, three thousand five hundred dollars.

For a light house of Wing’s neck, Buzzard’s bay, ^(^five^)^^35 hundred^ thousand dollars.^$3,500^

For a spar buoy at the mouth of Little Wood’s Hole harbor; one on the westerly part of Mutton shoal; one on the southwest point, and one of 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 buoy at Edgartown harbor to be removed to the shoal point of 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 at each of the following places, to wit: off Plumb beach point; on Manna rock; on Flat rock; and on Bill Dyer’s 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 a Pryme’s 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.

For a light-house upon the North Brother, hear Hurl Gate, East river, if a title to the site can be obtained upon satisfactory terms, ten thousand dollars.

In Pennsylvania.

For a light-house on th estone pier in the river Delaware, near Fort Mifflin, five thousand dollars.

In Maryland.

For a light-house of Blackstone’s island, Potomac river, three thousand five hundred dollars.

For a spar buoy in Potomac river, above Rozier’s bluff, on the Maryland side, between Alexandria and Fort Washington, fifty dollars.

In Virginia.

For two light-houses on Sand Shoal Island, to be placed so as to guide vessels into the best and safest manner into Sand Shoal inlet, ^or to be placed so as to guide vessels into Matchpringe inlet.^ ten thousand dollars.

In North Carolina.

For a beacon light on the upper jettee, Cape Fear river, three thousand five hundred dollars.

For a beacon light on Campbell’s island, same river, three thousand five hundred dollars.

For a beacon light at Orton’s point, same river, three thousand five hundred dollars.

For a light-boat at the Horse Shoe, same river, between the New inlet and Price’s creek, ten thousand dollars.

For two beacon lights placed in the best manner at Price’s creek, same river, six thousand dollars.

For two light-houses placed in the best manner upon the west channel of the same river, 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, same river, five hundred dollars.

In Georgia.

For a light-boat to be placed off the knoll north of Tybee island, Savannah river, ten thousand dollars.

In Florida.

For the removal of the light house on Amelia island to such other site thereon as the Secretary of the Treasury shall deem best suited to the exigencies of Commerce, six thousand dollars.

In Mississippi.

For a light-house on the west end of Ship island, twelve thousand dollars.

In Louisiana.

For a bug-light at Proctorsville, on Lake Borgne, five hundred dollars.

^For a light boat &c—^For a light-house on Raccoon point, twelve thousand dollars, and a light-boat in Atchafalaya bay, as designated on the chart drawn by Captain Foster, twelve thousand dollars, or in lieu of these for a light-boat on Ship shoals, fifteen thousand dollars.

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 Milwaukee, five hundred dollars.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That if the Fifth Auditor shall report, in any of the cases herein provided for, that preliminary surveys are necessary to determine the site

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of a proposed light house or light boat, or to ascertain more fully what the public exigency demands, the Secretary of the Navy shall thereupon appoint one or more officers of the navy, possessing the requisite skill and experience, to perform the required service.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That any officer so appointed shall forthwith enter upon the discharge of the duty, and after fully ascertaining the facts, shall report, first whether the proposed facility to navigation is the most suitable for the exigency which exists; and second, where it should be placed if the interests of commerce demand it; third, if the thing proposed be not the most suitable, whether it is expedient to make any other kind of improvement; fourth, whether the proposed light has any connexion with other lights, and if so, whether it cannot be so located as to subserve both the general and local wants of trade and navigation; and fifth, whether there be any, and if any, what other facts of importance touching the subject.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That all such reports shall, as speedily as may be, be laid before the Secretary of the Treasury, and if such as to authorize the work without further legislation, he shall forthwith proceed with it, otherwise, such report shall be laid before Congress at the next ensuing session; but in all cases where the Fifth Auditor does not report such preliminary examination as expedient, the provisions of this act shall without delay be carried into execution.

Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the sum

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of six thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to purchase lenses and to fit up, under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, a light house to make trial of M^r Isherwood’s plan of discriminating one light from another, and of determining the distance of a vessel from a light, if the said Secretary shall be of opinion that the discovery merits such a trial of its value.

Resolved, That the Bill from the Senate (No.294) entitled “An Actmaking appropriations for light-houses, light-boats, buoys &c, and providing for the erection and establishment of the same.do pass with the following

On the first page after the word “dollars” insert the following
“For buoys & Beacons in Casco bay, one thousand dollars”

Massachusetts

After “Buzzard Bay”, strike out “five thousand,” and insert “thirty five hundred.”

On Second Page, Rhode Island.

After the words “two hundred dollars” insert the following “For two buoys and a spindle at the mouth of Pawcatuck river, two hundred dollars.”

On third Page, Maryland
After the words, “fifty dollars,” insert the following, “For five spar buoys to be placed on the great shoal in Wicomico river, two hundred and fifty dollars”

On third pageVirginia,
After the words “Sand Shoal inlet,” insert the following, “or to be placed so as to guide vessels into Matchapringo inlet”

^6^On page four, Louisiana.

Strike out the Second clause and insert the following. “For a light boat on Ship’s Shoal near Dernier or Last Island fifteen thousand dollars”

“For a light boat in Atchafalaya bay as designated on the chart drawn by Captain Foster, provided the Fifth Auditor shall deem the same necessary for the protection of Commerce after causing a full examination to be made, twelve thousand dollars;”

^7^At the end of the first Section insert

“Michigan”

“For twelve buoys to be placed on the St. Clair flats in St. Clair river, eight hundred dollars.”

“For two beacon Light Houses, on Detroit river, one near Marna-juda, and the other on or near Grass Island or at such places as may be decided upon by the Fifth Auditor, after a survey; seven thousand dollars;”

“New Jersey”

“For providing surf boats, rockets, carronades, and other necessary apparatus for the better preservation of life and property from Shipwreck on the coast of New Jersey between Sandy Hook, and Little Egg Harbor, Then thousand dollars; The same to be expended under the supervision of such officer as may be detached for this duty by the Secretary of the Treasury.”

^8^ At the end of the Bill add the following Section, ^Disagree^“And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Treasury

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shall, and he hereby is authorized, to cause the light-houses authorized to be built in Texas, to be immediately erected, without waiting for the previous cession of the jurisdiction of the sites by the Legislature of the State of Texas to the United States.