Chapter XLIII. making Appropriations for the Construction, Preservation, and Repairs of certain Fortifications and other Works of Defence for the Year ending thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-four

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Chap. XLIII.— An Act making Appropriations for the Construction, Preservation, and Repairs of certain Fortifications and other Works of Defence for the Year ending thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-four.Feb. 20, 1863. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the following sums be, andAppropriations for fortifications. they are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the construction, preservation, and repairs of certain fortifications and other works of defence for the year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-four:

For Fort Montgomery, at outlet of Lake Champlain, New York, oneFort Montgomery. hundred thousand dollars. For Fort Knox, at Narrows of Penobscot River, Maine, one hundredFort Knox. and fifty thousand dollars. For fort at entrance of Kennebec River, Maine, one hundred thousandKennebec River. dollars. For fort on Hog Island Ledge, Portland Harbor, Maine, one hundredHog Island Ledge. and fifty thousand dollars. For new Fort Preble, Portland Harbor, Maine, one hundred and fiftyFort Preble. thousand dollars.

For Fort Scammel, Portland Harbor, Maine, one hundred and fiftyFort Scammel. thousand dollars. For new Fort Constitution, Portsmouth Harbor, New Hampshire, twoFort Constitution. hundred thousand dollars. 655THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 43. 1863. For new Fort McClary, Portsmouth Harbor, New Hampshire, oneFort McClary. hundred thousand dollars. For Fort Winthrop and exterior batteries, Governor’s Island, BostonFort Winthrop. Harbor, Massachusetts, fifty thousand dollars.

For Fort Warren, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, twenty-five thousandFort Warren. dollars. For permanent forts at Provincetown Harbor, Massachusetts, oneProvincetown Harbor. hundred and fifty thousand dollars. For permanent forts at New Bedford Harbor, Massachusetts, oneNew Bedford. hundred and fifty thousand dollars. For Fort Adams, Newport Harbor, Rhode Island, twenty-five thousandFort Adams. dollars. For permanent defences at Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, one hundredNarragansett Bay. and fifty thousand dollars.

For additional fortifications at New London Harbor, Connecticut, twoNew London Harbor. hundred thousand dollars: *Provided, however,* That this appropriation shall not be expended unless New London be selected as a permanent site for a navy yard or naval station. For Fort Schuyler, East River, New York, twenty-five thousandFort Schuyler. dollars. For fort at Willet’s Point, opposite Fort Schuyler, New York, twoWillet’s Point. hundred and fifty thousand dollars. For fort on site of Fort Tompkins, Staten Island, New York, two hundred thousand dollars.

For casemated battery on Staten Island, New York, two hundred thousandStaten Island. dollars. For new battery near Fort Hamilton, New York, one hundred thousandFort Hamilton. dollars. For fort at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, one hundred and fifty thousandSandy Hook. dollars. For Fort Delaware, Delaware River, two hundred thousand dollars.Fort Delaware. For permanent work, for Delaware Breakwater Harbor, one hundred thousand dollars. For Fort Carroll, Baltimore Harbor, Maryland, two hundred thousandFort Carroll. dollars.

For Fort Monroe, Hampton Roads, Virginia, fifty thousand dollars.Fort Monroe. For Fort Wool, Hampton Roads, Virginia, two hundred thousand dollars.Fort Wool. For Fort Clinch, entrance to Cumberland Sound, Florida, one hundredFort Clinch. and fifty thousand dollars. For Fort Taylor, Key West, Florida, three hundred thousand dollars.Fort Taylor. For Fort Jefferson, Garden Key, Florida, three hundred thousand dollars.Fort Jefferson. For new fort at Tortugas, Florida, one hundred thousand dollars.Tortugas.

For fort at Ship Island, Coast of Mississippi, one hundred and seventy-fiveShip Island. thousand dollars. For Fort Jackson, Mississippi River, one hundred thousand dollars.Fort Jackson. For Fort Saint Philip, Mississippi River, one hundred thousand dollars.Fort Saint Philip. For fort at Fort Point, San Francisco Bay, California, two hundredFort Point. thousand dollars. For fort at Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, California, one hundredAlcatraz Island. thousand dollars. For defensive works in Oregon, and Washington Territory, two hundredOregon and Washington. thousand dollars.

For contingencies of fortifications, including field works and field operations,Contingencies. seven hundred thousand dollars. For tool and siege trains for armies in the field, two hundred and fiftyTool and siege trains. thousand dollars. 656THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 43, 44, 45, 46. 1863. For bridge trains and equipage for armies in the field, five hundredBridge trains, &c. thousand dollars. For completing fortifications and erecting new ones for the defence ofDefence of Washington.

Washington, two hundred thousand dollars. Approved, February 20, 1863.