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For seamen's wages, rations, repairs, salaries, supplies, and incidental Light-ships and expenses of twenty-three light-ships and eight relief light-vessels, two vessels. hundred and thirty thousand dollars.

For expenses of raising, cleaning, painting, repairing, renewing, and Buoys, beacons, supplying losses of buoys, spindles, and day-beacons, and for chains, &c. sinkers, and similar necessaries, three hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars.

For repairs and incidental expenses in renewing, refitting, and improving fog-signals and buildings connected therewith, fifty thousand dollars.

For expenses of visiting and inspecting lights and other aids to navigation, including rewards paid for information as to collisions, four thousand dollars.

For supplying the light-houses and beacon-lights on the Atlantic, Gulf, Lake, and Pacific coasts with oil, wicks, glass chimneys, chamoisskins, spirits of wine, whiting, polishing powder, towels, brushes, soap, paints, and other cleaning materials, and of gauging, testing, transportation, delivery of oil, fuel, and other supplies for light-houses and fog signals, and other incidental necessary expenses, three hundred and eighty thousand dollars.

For repairs and incidental expenses in refitting and improving light houses and buildings connected therewith, and for expenses of keeping in repair illuminating-a pparatus and machinery, three hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars

LIGHT-HOUSES, FOG SIGNALS, AND BEACONS.

For establishing a light upon East Chop, Martha's Vineyard, five thousand dollars.

Nausett Beach light-station, Massachusetts: For repairs and additions to towers and keeper's dwelling at Nausett Beach, Massachusetts, five thousand dollars.

Block Island light-station, Rhode Island: For completing the reservoir for supplying water for the fog-signal at the southerly end of Block Island, entrance to Long Island Sound, Rhode Island, four thousand five hundred dollars.

For a fog-signal at Castle Hill, entrance to Newport Harbor, Rhode Island, ten thousand dollars.

For re-building light-house at Windmill Point, at the entrance to Lake St. Clair, Michigan, eighteen thousand dollars.

For building a light-house, or range-lights, at Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island Sound, New York, twenty thousand dollars.

Repair of iron light-houses on Florida coast: For repairs of the iron light-houses on the coast of Florida, twenty-five thousand dollars. Steam-tender for seventh district: For building a small steamer for use in construction and repairs in the seventh light-house district, fifty thousand dollars.

Fog-signals.

Visiting lights, &c., and rewards

for information as to collisions. Supply of lighthouses, &c.

Repairs of light houses, &c.

East Chop.

Nausett Beach.

Block Island.

Castle Hill.

Windmill Point.

Cold Spring Har

bor.

Florida coast.

Steam-tender for seventh district.

Tchefuncti River light-station, Louisiana; For rebuilding breakwater Tchefuncti River. for protection of site at Tchefuncti River light-station, Louisiana, three thousand five hundred dollars.

Brazos Island light-station, Texas; For rebuilding light-house at Brazos Island, Texas, twenty-five thousand dollars.

South Manitou light-station, Michigan: For protecting site of the light-house at South Manitou, Michigan, two thousand five hundred dollars.

Brazos Island.

South Manitou.

For re-establishing range-lights at Eagle Harbor, Lake Superior, Eagle Harbor. eight thousand dollars.

For the construction of a light-house on Ottawa Point, or for range to guide into Tawas Bay, on the northwest shore of Saginaw Bay, in the State of Michigan, to be known as Tawas light, thirty thousand dollars.

Ottawa Point.

Range-lights, Saginaw River.

For ercetion of range-lights to guide into the cut through the outer bar at the mouth of the Saginaw River, in the State of Michigan, and for the construction of a new dwelling-house for the light-house keeper's use, Jurisdiction of twenty-three thousand dollars. And that the jurisdiction of the LightLight-House Board House Board is hereby extended so that it shall be lawful for said board to lease the necessary ground for erection and maintenance of the said lights.

extended.

Thunder Bay River. 1874, c. 455, ante, 221, amended.

Proviso.

Passage Island.
Proviso.

Detroit River light-ship.

Chicago lightstation.

Pier-head lights,

That the portion of the act of Congress entitled "An act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-five," approved June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, which makes appropriation for the construction of a light-house at the mouth of Thunder Bay River, in the State of Michigan, be so amended that the proviso thereto attached shall read as follows: Provided, That when the light-house is completed, from that time and thereafter further collections of tolls from vessels and their cargoes entering or clearing from said river is hereby prohibited.

For a light-house on Passage Island, Lake Superior, eighteen thou sand dollars: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be available until the government of the Dominion of Canada shall build a lighthouse on Cholchester Reef, to the eastward of the mouth of Detroit River.

For maintaining a light-ship off the mouth of Detroit River, twenty thousand dollars.

Chicago light-station, Illinois: For procuring a proper supply of good water for the light-station at Chicago, Illinois, one thousand two hundred dollars.

Pier-head lights on northern and northwestern lakes: For erection of northern and pier-head lights on the northern and northwestern lakes, twenty thou northwestern sand dollars.

lakes. Detroit depot.

Point Reyes.

Depot for thirteenth district.

Repairing tender
Haze.
Fog-signal, Yerba
Buena Island.

Petit Menan.

Seguin.

Stratford Shoals.

Sandy Hook.

Barnegat.

Range-lights, Schuylkill River. Cape Henlopen.

Range-lights, Listons Tree.

Reedy Island. 1874, c. 455, ante,

219.

Detroit depot, Michigan: For completing the depot for the storage of oil and other supplies at Detroit, Michigan, and building a new landing thereat, ten thousand dollars.

Point Reyes light-station, California: For enlarging the asphaltum water-shed at Point Reyes, California, three thousand dollars.

Depot for thirteenth district: For building a depot for buoys and sup plies in the thirteenth light-house district, ten thousand dollars.

Repairing tender Haze: For repairing steam-tender Haze for lighthouse service in the tenth light-house district, thirty thousand dollars. For steam fog-signal for Yerba Buena Island, California, five thou sand dollars.

Petit Menan light-station, Maine: For repairs and additions to tower and keeper's dwelling at Petit Menan, Maine, five thousand dollars. Segnin light-station, Maine: For repairs and additions to tower aud keeper's dwelling at Seguin, Maine, four thousand dollars.

Stratford Shoals light-station, New York: For completing light-house at Stratford Shoals, (middle ground,) New York, fifty thousand dollars. Sandy Hook light-station, New Jersey: For rebuilding jettee and crib of west beacon at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, six thousand dollars.

Barnegat light-station, New Jersey: For repairs of tower and keeper's dwelling at Barnegat, New Jersey, one thousand two hundred dollars. For range-lights, to guide into the Schuylkill River, Pennsylvania, fifteen thousand dollars.

Cape Henlopen light-station, Delaware: For general repairs at Cape Henlopen light-station, Delaware; and for general repairs at Cape Henlopen Beacon light-station, Delaware, one thousand one hundred dollars. For two sets of range-lights at or near the Listons Tree, Delaware Bay, fifty-five thousand dollars; and the appropriation made by act of June twenty-third, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, for rebuilding the keeper's dwelling at Reedy Island, is hereby made available for the establishment of the ranges at or near Listons Tree, and the light at Reedy Island shall be discontinued when said ranges are established.

For a steam fog-signal at Cape Henlopen, Delaware, twelve thousand dollars.

Maurice River light-station, New Jersey: For general repairs at Maurice River light-station, Delaware Bay, seven hundred dollars.

Fog-signal, Cape Henlopen.

Maurice River.

Jordon's Point.

Jordon's Point light-station, Virginia: For protection of structure and change in bell-tower at Jordon's Point, Virginia, two thousand dollars. Thomas's Point Shoal light-station, Maryland: For completing the screw-pile light-house on Thomas's Point Shoal, Maryland, fifteen thou- Shoal.

sand dollars.

Thomas's Point

sippi, Ohio, and

For the maintenance of lights on the Mississippi, Ohio, and Missouri Lights on MissisRivers, and such buoys as may be necessary, one hundred thousand dollars, including salaries of keepers.

Missouri Rivers.

Sandusky Bay,

tinued.

And the unexpended balance of the appropriation "for building two day-beacons in Sandusky Bay, Ohio," in the act approved June twenty- appropriation conthird, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, is hereby continued and ren- 1874, c. 455, ante, dered available for the purpose of erecting range-lights at the same place, in addition to eight thousand dollars, which are hereby appropriated.

Currituck Beach light-station, North Carolina: For completing the Currituck Beach. sea-coast light-house at Currituck Beach, North Carolina, twenty thousand dollars.

Roanoke Marshes light-station, North Carolina: For rebuilding light- Roanoke Marshes. house at Roanoke Marshes, North Carolina, fifteen thousand dollars. Morris Island light-station, South Carolina: For completing the rebuilding of the first-order sea-coast light on Morris Island, South Carolina, thirty thousand dollars.

Castle Pinckney light-station, South Carolina: For rebuilding tower on Castle Pinckney, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, two thousand dollars.

Hunting Island light-station, South Carolina: For protecting site and building a keeper's dwelling at Hunting Island, South Carolina, ten thousand dollars.

Fowey Rocks light-station, Florida: For continuing the work of building a light-house on the Fowey Rocks, Florida Reefs, Florida, seventyfive thousand dollars.

Dry Tortugas light-station, Florida: For rebuilding the tower at Dry Tortugas, Loggerhead Keys, Florida, seventy-five thousand dollars.

Morris Island.

Castle Pinckney.

Hunting Island.

Fowey Rocks.

Dry Tortugas.

Dry Tortugas

Dry Tortugas Harbor light-station, Florida: For transferring light to an adjacent stair-tower of Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas Harbor, Harbor. (Garden Keys,) Florida, five thousand dollars.

Florida Reef

Florida Reef beacons: For replacing day-beacon numbered one, on Rebecca Shoal, Florida; putting up others on the Great Florida Reef; beacons. and making necessary repairs to those now in position, ten thousand dollars.

Pass a l'Outre light-station, Louisiana: For building a new landing Pass a l'Outre. and making general repairs at Pass a l'Outre, Louisiana, two thousand

and five hundred dollars.

Head of the Passes light-station, Louisiana: For rebuilding break- Head of the Passes. water for protection of site of the light-house at the Head of the Passes, Mississippi River, Louisiana, three thousand and five hundred dollars.

Sister Islands light-station, New York: For protection of site of Sister Islands.

Sister Islands light-station, New York, seven hundred dollars.

Thirty-Mile Point light-station, New York: For completing the lake. Thirty-Mile Point. coast light at or near Thirty-Mile Point, Lake Ontario, New York, five thousand dollars.

Dunkirk light-station, New York: For rebuilding tower at Dunkirk, New York, fifteen thousand dollars.

Dunkirk.

Maumee outer

Maumee outer range light-station, Maumee Bay, Ohio: For protecting site of the front beacon of the Maumee outer range, Maumee Bay, Lake range. Erie, Ohio, two thousand dollars.

Skilligalee light-station, Michigan: For protecting site of the light- Skilligalee. house at Skilligalee, (Isle aux Galets,) Michigan, five thousand dollars.

ry.

Poverty Island.

Piedras Blancas.

Louisiana.

Florida.

Minnesota.

Dakota Territo

Kansas.

Colorado Territory.

New Mexico Ter

ritory.

California.

Idaho Territory.

Nevada.
Oregon.

Washington Territory.

Nebraska and

Iowa.

Montana Terri

tory.

Utah Territory.

Wyoming Territory.

Arizona Territory.

Rancho Panoche Grande.

Poverty Island light-station, Wisconsin: For completing the lighthouse at Poverty Island, Lake Michigan, Wisconsin, three thousand dollars.

Piedras Blancas light-station, California: For completing station and establishing fog signal at Piedras Blancas, California, fifteen thousand dollars.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.

PUBLIC LANDS.

For rent of office of surveyor-general of Louisiana, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, one thousand dollars.

For rent of office of surveyor-general of Florida, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, one thousand five hundred dollars. For rent of office of surveyor-general of Minnesota, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, two thousand two hundred dollars.

For rent of office of surveyor general of Dakota Territory, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, two thousand four hundred dollars.

For rent of office of surveyor-general of Kansas, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, two thousand dollars.

For rent of office of surveyor-general of Colorado Territory, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, three thousand dollars. For rent of office of surveyor-general of New Mexico Territory, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, two thousand five hundred dollars.

For rent of office of surveyor-general of California, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, seven thousand dollars.

For rent of office of surveyor-general of Idaho Territory, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, two thousand five hundred dollars.

For rent of office of surveyor-general of Nevada, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, four thousand dollars.

For rent of office of surveyor-general of Oregon, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, two thousand dollars.

For rent of office of surveyor-general of Washington Territory, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, two thousand dollars. For rent of office of surveyor general of Nebraska and Iowa, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, three thousand dollars. For rent of office of surveyor-general of Montana Territory, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, two thousand five hundred dollars.

For rent of office of surveyor-general of Utah Territory, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, two thousand dollars.

For rent of office of surveyor-general of Wyoming Territory, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, two thousand five hundred dollars.

For rent of office of surveyor-general of Arizona Territory, fuel, books, stationery and other incidental expenses, two thousand five hundred dollars.

That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to cause a careful examination to be made for the purpose of ascertaining whether any person, firm, or corporation is now occupying any larger portion of the lands known as Rancho Panoche Grande, than Report to Con- is authorized and allowed by the laws relating to mining lands; and that he make full and detailed report of such examination to Congress at the beginning of the next session; and to enable the Secretary of the Interior to carry into effect this provision, the sum of five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated.

gress.

SURVEYING THE PUBLIC LANDS.

For surveying the public lands in Louisiana, at rates not exceeding Surveying the twelve dollars per linear mile for township and ten dollars for section public lands in lines, fifteen thousand dollars. And it is hereby provided that, out of Louisiana. the appropriation for surveying the public lands in Louisiana for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, the sum of four thousand two hundred dollars may be expended in paying 212. for clerical service in the office of the surveyor-general.

For surveying the public lands in Florida, at rates not exceeding twelve dollars per linear mile for standard lines, twelve dollars for township, and ten dollars for section lines, and for closing up the expenses of the office so far as relates to the surveying of the public lands, ten thousand dollars.

For surveying the public lands in Minnesota, at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per linear mile for standard lines, twelve dollars for township, and ten dollars for section lines, thirty thousand dollars.

1874, c. 455, ante,

Florida.

Minnesota.

Dakota Terri

For surveying the public lands in Dakota Territory, at rates not exceeding twelve dollars per linear mile for standard lines, nine dollars for tory. township, and eight dollars for section lines, fifty thousand dollars.

Montana Terri

For surveying the public lands in Montana Territory, at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per linear mile for standard lines, twelve dollars tory. for township, and ten dollars for section lines, forty thousand dollars.

For surveying the public lands in Nebraska, at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per linear mile for standard lines, twelve dollars for township, and ten dollars for section lines, seventy-five thousand dollars.

Nebraska.

Colorado Terri

For surveying the public lands in Colorado Territory, at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per linear mile for standard lines, twelve dollars tory. for township, and ten dollars for section lines, and for heavily-timbered lands at augmented rates not exceeding eighteen dollars per linear mile for standard, sixteen dollars for township, and fourteen dollars for section lines, sixty thousand dollars.

For surveying the public lands in Idaho Territory, at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per linear mile for standard lines, twelve dollars for township and ten dollars for section lines, and for heavily-timbered lands at augmented rates not exceeding eighteen dollars per linear mile for standard, sixteen dollars for township, and fourteen dollars for section lines, thirty thousand dollars.

Idaho Territory.

New Mexico Ter

For surveying the public lands in New Mexico Territory, at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per linear mile for standard lines, twelve dol. ritory. lars for township, and ten dollars for section lines, forty thousand dollars.

California.

For surveying the public lands in Arizona Territory, at rates not Arizona Territory. exceeding fifteen dollars per linear mile for standard lines, twelve dollars for township, and ten dollars for section lines, twenty thousand dollars. For surveying the public lands in California, at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per linear mile for standard lines, fourteen dollars for township, and twelve dollars for section lines, and for heavily-timbered mountain-lands at augmented rates, not exceeding eighteen dollars per linear mile for standard, sixteen dollars for township, and fourteen dollars for section lines, seventy thousand dollars.

For surveying the public lands in Oregon, at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per linear mile for standard lines, fourteen dollars for township, and twelve dollars for section lines, and for heavily-timbered lands lying west of the Cascade Mountains, at augmented rates, not exceed ing eighteen dollars per linear mile for standard, sixteen dollars for township, and fourteen dollars for section lines, seventy thousand dollars.

Oregon.

Washington Ter

For surveying the public lands in Washington Territory, at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per linear mile for standard lines, fourteen dol- ritory. lars for township, and twelve dollars for section lines, and for heavilytimbered lands lying in the mountains, at augmented rates, not exceeding eighteen dollars per linear mile for standard, sixteen dollars for township, and fourteen dollars for section lines, forty thousand dollars.

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