United States Statutes at Large/Volume 3/16th Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 52
Chap. LII.—An Act to authorize the building of lighthouses therein mentioned, and for other purposes.
The Secretary of the Treasury to provide for building the lighthouses and placing the buoys mentioned.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and empowered to provide, by contract, for building lighthouses, and placing buoys, on the following sites and shoals, to wit: five lighthouses; one on Cross Island, near Machias; one in the harbour of Boothbay, at such place as the Secretary of the Treasury shall designate; and one on Pond island, at the mouth of the Kennebeck river; one on the Stratford Point, in Connecticut; and one on Throg’s Neck, in New York; and on the shoals of Nantucket, and the Vineyard sound, a number of buoys, not exceeding ten, in the state of Massachusetts. A lighthouse at the mouth of Oswego river, at such place as shall be designated by the Secretary of the Treasury, in the state of New York. And two buoys, one on James’ Ledge, and one on the rock called Old Gay; and a spindle on the Brothers, in the state of Rhode Island.
Appropriation for the lighthouses and buoys.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That there be appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the following sums of money, to wit: For building three light-houses; one on Cross island, near Machias; one in the harbour of Boothbay; and one on Pond island; ten thousand five hundred dollars: for building the lighthouses on Stratford point and Throg’s Neck, four thousand dollars; for a lighthouse at the mouth of Oswego river, three thousand five hundred dollars; for ten buoys on Nantucket shoals, and the Vineyard sound, one thousand five hundred dollars; for two buoys and a spindle for the rocks called James’ Ledge, Old Gay, and the Brothers, four hundred and fifty dollars: and for placing buoys, and anchors with buoys, in the Altamaha river, between the port of Darien and Doboy sound, in the state of Georgia, a sum not exceeding one thousand five hundred dollars.
No lighthouse previous to cession of jurisdiction.Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That no lighthouse shall be built on any site previous to the cession of jurisdiction over the same to the United States.
President requested to cause a survey of the Isles of Shoals, &c.Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and requested to cause such an examination or survey of the Isles of Shoals, on the coast of New Hampshire and Maine, to be made, by proper and intelligent persons, as may be requisite to ascertain the expediency and practicability of repairing the sea-wall, at Smutty Nose island, and of building a sea-wall between said island and Cedar island. And that the President be further requested in like manner, to ascertain the expediency of erecting a stone pier on Sunken rocks, in the harbour of Portsmouth, in the state of New Hampshire. And the President is hereby authorizedPresident authorized to cause the sea-wall to be repaired, if, &c.
Result to be communicated to Congress.
Proviso. to cause the sea-wall aforesaid to be repaired, and the pier aforesaid to be erected, by contract, under the direction of the collector of the district of Portsmouth, if, on the report of such persons, he shall deem it necessary. And the President is further requested to communicate to Congress, at their next session, the result of so much of the examination and survey, as relates to the expediency and practicability of building the sea-wall aforesaid: Provided, That no money shall be expended in erecting the pier aforesaid, until the jurisdiction of the site thereof shall be ceded by the state of New Hampshire to the United States.
2500 dollars appropriated, &c.Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That a sum, not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars, is hereby appropriated for the purposes aforesaid; to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Approved, March 3, 1821.