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 THIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. Il. Ch. 142. 1853. 243 For the erection of a light-house in San Pedro Bay, ten thousandldollars. _ 0re_qon.—For additional buoys at Columbia River, one thousand five Oregon. hundred dollars. To test the adaptation of Jabez Stone’s patent buoy as a guide toriver T¤¤¤<>f·7- S¤¤¤¤’¤ and other narrow channels, two hundred and fifty dollars. b“°Y‘ To enable the Light-House Board to procure the necessary machinery Test of G. Baband test practically the plan for distinguishing lights by occultations, sub- b°·S°’¤ lightmitted by Charles Babbage, Esq., and which was communicated to Congress at its last session, five thousand dollars. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the sum of three thousand five Light on Pumphundred dollars, appropriated by the first section of the act of eighteen HWS Blandhundred and fifty-two, chapter one hundred and twelve, to the erection 1852.ch- 112- of a harbor light on a. point of land lying west of the entrance to Buck’s harbor, in Brooksville, may be applied to the erection of a harbor light on the northern extremity of Pumpkin Island, in conformity to the recommendation of the coast survey. Sec. 3. And be ltfurther enacted, That the location of the two beacon Fm Hamilton lights authorized by the act of eighteen hundred and fifty-one, to be light ¤h¤¤s€d~ placed near Fort Hamilton, be changed to the other end of the range 1851'°h'37' line of the main channel, on the New Jersey shore. Sec. 4. And be it farther enacted, That the Secretary of the Treasury Cohasset rocks. is hereby authorized to select, instead of the outer “Minot Ledge," any more suitable site amongst the Cohasset rocks, at the entrance of Boston harbor, on which to erect the lighthouse authorized by the first section of the act of eighteen hundred and fifty-two, chapter one hundred 1852,ch.112. and twelve, if in his judgment and on further surveys, if necessary, any P05b P· 59* more suitable site can be found. Sue. 5. And 6e it further enacted, That the sum of three thousand Br¤¤dyWi¤¤ five hundred dollars, appropriated by the first section of the act of eigh- Sh"}' teen hundred and fifty-two, chapter one hundred and twelve, “for the 1852¤°h·uzconstruction of two ice-breakers," may be applied by the Light-House Board for the preservation and protection of the light-house on Brandy- wine Shoal, in such manner as may best secure the object. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Treasury York Harbor, is hereby authorized to apply the sum of five thousand dollars, appro- (Mw priated by the act of eighteen hundred and fifty-two, section one, chapter 1852, ch- 112- one hundred and twelve, for a light-house on the Nubble, Cape Neddick, York, to the erection of a light-house at the entrance of York harbor, if that location will best subserve the interests of commerce. Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Treasury Claim of R. B. be directed, if in his opinion the safety of commerce demanded a light at Eggis ,.::’%ghb_ Minot’s Ledge, at the entrance of Boston harbor, to replace that which boat At Miners was destroyed, to examine into the claims of R. B. Forbes and others, Lcd88- who kept a lighoboat there at their private expense; and, if he is of opinion that their doings were essential to the safety of navigation, to allow them such a sum as under the circumstances he deems reasonable, and to pay the same out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, March 3, 1853. CHAP. CXLII.—An Act making an Appropriation fn· the Completion of the Public Mm·eh3, 1853. Buildings in the Territory of Imnesota. -—1—— Be it enacted by the Senate and flouse of Representatioes of the United States of America in Obngress assembled, That the sum of twenty-five Appr9prid§i<>¤ thousand dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated, out of any §;;g’°E'°L}°£lg; money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the continuation som. of the public buildings in the Territory of Minnesota, one half of said