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120 NEW YORK STATE GAZETTEER.
Marine Hospitals.—Since 1778, every American seaman has been taxed 20 cents per
month for a Hospital Fund ; and in return he is entitled in case of sickness to assistance and support
from the revenues thus collected. This fund is in charge of the U. S. Government, and is entirely
independent of the various State and private hospital funds of New York City.1
Light Houses.—The United States Government has erected 62 light houses, lighted beacons,
and floating lights within the State of New York, for the benefit of navigation. Of these, 3 are
upon the seacoast, 15 upon Long Island Sound, 4 within the Harbor of New York, 16 upon Hudson
River, 3 upon Lake Champlain, 14 upon Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River, and 7 upon Lake
Erie. The Government has also erected buoys, spindles, beacons, and other signals to indicate
channels or to point out dangerous localities.2
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The site for the New York Custom House was purchased Jan.
6,1833, the building was completed Feb. 22,1842: it is used for,
a custom house only. The site for.the Plattsburgh Custom
House was purchased Nov. 22,1856, the building was completed
May 19, 1858: it is used for a Gustom house, post office, and
courthouse. The site for the 0,gdensburgh Custom House was
purchased Jan. 20,1857, the building has not been commenced:
it is designed to he used for a custom house, post office, and
courthouse. The site for the Oswego Custom House was pur¬
chased Dec. 15,1854, the building was completed Sept. 1, 1858 :
it is used for a custom house and post office. The site for the
Buffalo Custom House was purchased Jan. 26,1'855, the building
was completed July 12,1858: it is used for a custom house, post
office, and courthouse. •
The Custom House in New York occupied before the present
one was finished -was erected in 1816, at a cost of $928,312.96.
In 1850 the only custom house building in the State belonging
to the United States was at New York City. On the 19th of
Feb. 1857, the Federal Government purchased a site for stores
at Atlantic docks, Brooklyn, for $100,000; but as yet no use has
been made of it.
1 The Federal Government has built 34 marine hospitals,
none of which are in this State. Those entitled to aid are
supported in this State in private families or local hospitals.
The number of seamen relieved and supported in the several
2 Light |
collection districts in the year ending June 30, 1858, was as
follows:—
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Collection Dis¬
trict. |
Admitted. |
Discharged. |
§ |
Total ex¬
penditures. |
Hospital
money col¬
lected. |
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Sag Harbor..... |
|
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$ 19.19 |
$ 289.63 |
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New York........ |
824 |
924 |
|
22,485.94 |
42,576.78 |
|
Champlain....... |
|
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|
403.81 |
412.60 |
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Oswegatchie..... |
|
|
|
15.15 |
544.93 |
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Cape Vincent... |
|
|
|
|
253.50 |
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Sackets Harbor |
10 |
12 |
|
142.15 |
60.70 |
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Oswego ........... |
86 |
98 |
2 |
3,632.21 |
975.42 |
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|
|
|
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Niagara.......... |
4 |
3 |
1 |
183.86 |
92.19 |
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Buffalo Creek... |
76 |
86 |
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8,770.92 |
2,320.50 |
|
|
|
|
|
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269.88 |
|
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|
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Total New York |
1,000 |
1,123 |
3 |
$30,653.23 |
$47,894.13 |
|
Total U. States.. |
10,703 |
9,444 |
381 |
$358,020.53 |
$161,161.82 |
Houses. |
s-
,2
6
White......
Red.........
Brown......
White......
Red.........
Straw col..
W'hite......
u
a
66
Brick........
Yellow......
White, red.
White......
|
85 |
160 |
1795 |
|
25 |
70 |
1848 |
|
56 |
74 |
1806 |
|
27 |
29 |
1855 |
|
34 |
63 |
1827 |
|
si |
34 |
1839 |
|
30 |
110 |
1857 |
|
32 |
40 |
1837 |
|
34 |
67 |
1823 |
|
56 |
138 |
1798 |
|
34 |
48 |
1857 |
|
34 |
62 |
1829 |
|
42 |
54 |
1848 |
|
41 |
53 |
1809 |
|
61 |
66 |
1826 |
Revolving
Fixed......
Revolving
Fixed ......
Revolving
2 Fixed.
Flashing
Fixed ....
Montauk.................
North Dumpling......
Little Gull Island....
Gardners Island.......
Plum Island ...........
Cedar Island. ...
Hortons Point..........
Stratford Pt. Vessel,..
Oldfield Point...........
Eatons Neck.............
Lloyds Harbor..........
Great Captains Island
Execution Rocks......
Sands Point.... ...
Throggs Neck...........
Great West Bay........
Fire Island...............
Swash Channel Bea¬
con.
Princess Bay............
Fort Tompkins ,.
Robbins Reef...........
Stony Point..............
West Point ..........
Esopus Meadows......
Rondout..................
Saugerties...............
/ e. point of SuBranch, 1
t L-I...................X
Fishers Island Sound...
/ s. side main en-1
7 trance Sound /
n. point Island............
w. end Plum Island......
Entrance Sag Harbor...
n. side of Southold......
/Middle ground of)
| Stratfofd Shoals..)
Brookhaven,................
E. of Huntington Bay...
Entrance of harbor......
Near Greenwich Point..
Off Sands Point...........
e. of Cow Bay..............
N.E.side of Fort Schuyler
("Ponquogue Point-)
-< n. of Shinnecock-L
I Bay...................j
e. of Fire Island Inlet...
Staten Island, near 1
Elm Tree Station. |
s. of Staten Island........
w. of Narrows............
Off Tompkinsville........
/ w. side entrance 1
( Narrows............j ;
Gees Point, w. side.......
Opposite Esopus, w. side
( Mud flat. s. of N. en-1
X trance creek w. V
I of river.............J
/ w. of river, St. of 1
( Saugerties.........|
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1857
1858
1828
1828
1839
1853
1839
42 1835 |
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When refitted. |
| Order of lens. |
Remarks. |
|
1857 |
1 |
/ Fresnel lens; flash
/ 2 min. |
|
1855 |
6 |
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|
1857 |
3 |
Fog bell. Machine. |
|
|
6 |
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|
1856 |
4 |
Flash 30 sec. |
|
1855 |
6 |
Light on keeper’s
house. |
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3 |
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1855 |
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/ 2 reflector lights.
| Fog bell. |
|
1855 |
4 |
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1857 |
3 |
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5 |
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1858 |
4 |
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|
1856 |
4 |
Fog bell. Machine. |
|
1856 |
4 |
Flash 30 sec. |
|
1855 |
6 |
Fog Bell. Machine 7
per min. |
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1 |
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1 |
First light house
built in 1826. |
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3 |
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2 |
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1857 |
3 |
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1855 |
4 |
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|
1855 |
4 |
Fog belL |
|
1855 |
5 |
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6 |
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|
1854 |
6 |
On keeper’s house. |
|
1854 |
6 |
66 66 66 |
|
1854 |
6. |
66 66 66 |
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