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 FORTY-NIN TH CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 799-801. 1886. 159 CQAP. 799.-Au act to authorize the Secretary of \Va,r to credit the State of Kam- July 28, 1886. sas wrth certain sums of money on its ordnance account with the General Government. -—-——-—-———— Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, Kansas. and he is hereby, authorized and directed to cause the State of Kansas Ordu " °°° ‘*°‘ to be credited on its ordnance account with the General Government g°;£2cd°%0rtQ¤0;: with the sum of twenty-four thousand four hundred and fortyeight dmwu. dollars and fifty cents, for ordnance and ordnance stores drawn by the State of Kansas to uid the Genera1G0vernmentiu the protection of said State against Indian invasion and depredations. Approved, July 28, 1886. _ CHAP. 800.-An act to construct u road in the National Cemetery at Knoxville, July 28, 1886. Tennessee. I -—--t- Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Represemtatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of six thousand National Cemedollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any money in WY, K¤<>¤ViH¢, the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of construct- T‘X‘"‘1_0 muon to ing a. macadamized road from the intersection of Broad and Holston c,,,,§§u,§, road t0_ streets, thence along the line of H01st0n street to the intersection of said street with Munson street, at the northeast corner of the National Cemetery at Knoxville, Tennessee: Pwwidcd, That the right of way, I’{‘•>vi¤¢>¤· not less than fifty feet in width, shall first. be secured to the United RWM °f “'“Y· States to any part of the ground over which said road shall run not now owned by the United States: And providodfurther, That said road Contractshall be constructed under the supervisiorrof the Secretary of War, upon a contract let to the lowest responsible bidder. Sec. 2. That its shall be the duty of the Secretary of War to carry this act into effect as soon as practicable after its passage, from which date it is hereby declared to take effect. Approved, July 28, 1886. CHAP. 801.-An act providing for the construction of sllghbhoum supply-steamer. July 28: 1886- for the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, and for other purposes. """"`“"`_; Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treas- Light,-house supury bc, and he hereby is, authorized and directed to construct a suits Pl5’·¤*°¤*¤°*‘; · ble steamer for use in supplying the light-houses on the Atlantic aud t,gf;;E{“°“°“ ““’ Gulf coasts of the United States, the sum required for construction of ` the same to be paid from au appropriation hereafter to be made, the cost; bf which shall not exceed the sum of one hundred and forty-seven thousand five hundred dollars; also to cause to be constructed an iron Light-houeo mnscrew-steamer for use as a light-house tender in the fourth light-house dc! *¤ be bumdistrict, the cost of which shall not exceed the sum of sixty-eight thousand three hundred dollars: Provided, That the contract for the con-~ Prnriao. struction of such steamers shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder C°¤*¤*°*- after advertisement, and that such stenmers shall be builtin American sbipyards. · Sec. 2. That the Light House Board is authorized and required to Light shipsesmblish and maintain lightfships at the following named places: One, E¤¢{>bU¤h¤\¤¤* at or near the south end of Ram Island Reef, Fisher’s Island Sound, ““*h°“"d· Long Island, New York; the cost of which shall not exceed the sum of forty thousand dollars; one, the cost of which shall not exceed the sum of three thousand dollars, to be stationed off Gr0sse’s Point, Lake Saint Clair, Michigan; and also to place and maintain at or near the s0utheast end of Hog Island Shoal, Narragansett Bay, Rhoda Island, the light-ship recently withdrawn from Eel Grass shoal. Approved, July 28, 1886.