562 FIFTY—EIGH'I`H CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 1814. 1904. Commerce and Labor, to the Chairman of the Committee on Interstate and Forei n Commerce of the House of Representatives, dated Feb- Exception. ruary third, nineteen hundred and four, except as to the brick lining specified, and in lieu thereof the iioors shall be supported by meta framework designed by said Eells, and further, except as herein modi- _ Chances. fied. Any changes or modification in design or construction, which may hereafter appear to be necessary by either the Light- House Board or the said Eells, may be made by consent of both parties. Heishwf Iishf- That there shall be erected above said structure, as aforesaid, a eircular steel tower or mast of sufficient diameter to contain a spiral stairway, which shall extend a sufficient height so that the light to be placed thereon shall be at least two hundred feet above mean high tide, all to be substantially and securely constructed and braced. P1¤¤¤- — That the said Eells shall make his own plans for the construction below the line thirty feet above high water mark herein provided for. Secring g;b00<>¤¤; That detailed drawings and specifications of that part of the structure ii;»T:v:ii1¤n¤,mi above a line thirty feet above mean high water and including the lantern, watch room, and service room, which must conform to the standards required in the Light-House Service, shall be submitted by the said Eells to the Secretary of Commerce and Labor for approval in advance of construction. ~ That the plans and specifications of that part of the structure from the base of the foundation up to a line thirty feet above mean high water shall be furnished to the Secretary of Commerce and Labor for the urpose of determining the stability of the completed structure. L¤¤¤· °*’=- That the lens and equipment for said light, light—house, and fog signal shall be furnished by the United States under the direction of the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, upon demand, in New York, without expense to said Eells or his associates, when the said structure . shall be sufficiently completed to permit of their installation. The said Eells or his associates shall trans rt the above to the site of the light-house and install same under th'; direction of the Secretary of Commerce and Labor. S°l¢°'~i°¤ ****1**- That the Secretary of Commerce and Labor shall designate a suitable place for the site of the said proposed light-house and fo signal within sixty days after written request therefor from the said Bells o1· wggxgggg d¤*i¤8 his associates. During the pro ress of the construction of said light- ` house the same will be inspected under the direction of the Secretary . of Commerce and Labor, who will ss upon all materials and workmanship, and any part of either wlihh is not in accordance with the . usual s cciiications of the Light—House Board must be satisfactorily Expense of mspec- replaced by the said Eells or his associates, the expense of inspection u°"‘ to be paid from the general appropriations for the Light-House Service. The said Eells or his associates shall furnish suitable quart•·rs and board for the ins ctor designated by the Secretary of Coninieri-c and Labor when emphged at the site of the light—house. """"‘ ‘°"”· °'°· That the cost of the lens and equipment of the said light, lighthouse. and fog si nal shall be paid for from appropriations to be hereafter made for gmt purpose by Congress. Li¤*§‘· °‘°· That the Secretary of Commerce and Labor shall prescribe the colo1· or colors of which the outer part of said structure shall be painted. and the class or kind of light and the manner in which the same shall be P’°"“"°“ ‘"’"· exhibited. That when the said lighthouse shall be placed in position, in accordance with the conditions herein specified and ready to be lighted, that the said Eells and his associates are hereby authorized and required to maintain the said structure and operate the said light sta- ‘ tion in accordance with the regulations of the Light-House Board for Dehvm to United a period of one year, and at the cost and expense of said Eells and his sums. associates and successors. That at the expiration of said period of one
