Compilation of Public Documents and Extracts from Reports and Papers Relating to Light-houses, Light-vessels, and Illuminating Apparatus and to Beacons, Buoys and Fog Signals. 1789-1871 |
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27th Congress annual appropriation Argand Argand burners Argand lamps ARNOLD NAUDAIN beacons Boston building buoys burners Cape Captain catadioptric catoptric channel coast collector commerce committee Congress construction contract contractors cost diameter dioptric distance district duty eight employed engineer erected examination expense feet Fifth Auditor fixed lights floating lights Flynn's knoll France Fresnel furnished gallons glass harbor honor important improvements inches inspection island keepers lake lamps and reflectors lantern lens light lenses lenticular LEVI WOODBURY light-boats Light-house Board light-house establishment light-vessels Mark island miles moorings Nantucket Navesink navigation NAVY COMMISSIONERS necessary obedient servant officers opinion parabolic reflectors piles placed PLEASONTON port present proper recommend reef reflector lights repairs respectfully revolving light river rock Sandy Hook Secretary seen shoal stone sufficient superintendent supplies tion tower TREASURY DEPARTMENT Trinity Board Trinity House United vessels weather Winslow Lewis