Chapter 446. To provide for the erection of a building for the Department of Justice
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CHAP. 446.— An Act To provide for the erection of a building for the Department of Justice. March 3, 1899. Whereas the building now occupied by the Department of Justice is too small for its purpose, is unsafe, overcrowded, and dangerously overloaded, and has been so pronounced, after examination by the proper officials of the Treasury Department: Therefore *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Department of Justice.New building for, authorized.
That a fireproof building shall be erected for the accommodation and use of the Department of Justice upon the ground belonging to the Government at the corner of Penn- FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Chs. 440, 447. 1899. 1359 sylvania avenue and Madison place (Fifteen-and-a-half street northwest), in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, part of which is covered by the building now occupied by the Department; and the construction of said building shall be in charge of the Attorney-General, who shall be authorized and directed to select and adopt plans for the said building and to make contracts for its construction and for the removal of the old building, after proper advertisements and the reception of plans and bids, and to pay to the persons submitting the two sets of plans next in order of merit to those selected such sums as, in his judgment, shall be proper compensation for their preparation; and for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act and completing and furnishing the said building the sum of one million dollars is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated; and the money appropriated for said building shall be expended under the direction of the Attorney-General.
Sec. 2. That said building shall be constructed so as to provide aAccommodation for Court of Claims, etc. court room and necessary accommodations for the Court of Claims. In the meantime the Attorney-General is authorized to hire temporary quarters for the use of said court, and to remove said court and its records and archives thereto; and the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars is hereby appropriated for that purpose, to remain available until expended. Sec. 3. That the Attorney-General shall annually report to CongressReport. at the commencement of each session a detailed statement of all the proceedings made under the provisions of this Act.
Sec. 4. The limit of cost of said building is one million of dollarsLimit of cost. and no plan therefor shall be accepted or construction thereof entered upon that will involve an expenditure exceeding the limit of cost fixed herein. Approved, March 3, 1899.