Chapter 1412. To amend section seventeen of the Act of Congress approved June sixth, nineteen hundred and two, entitled “An Act to increase the limit of cost of certain public buildings, to authorize the purchase of sites for public buildings, to authorize the erection and completion of public buildings, and for
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CHAP. 1412.— An Act To amend section seventeen of the Act of Congress approved June sixth, nineteen hundred and two, entitled “An Act to increase the limit of cost of certain public buildings, to authorize the purchase of sites for public buildings, to authorize the erection and completion of public buildings, and for other purposes.” April 22, 1904. [[H. R. 4453](/us/bill/58/hr/4453).] [[Public, No. 135](/us/pl/58/135).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section seventeen of the Public buildings.
Vol. 32, p. 324 amended. Act of Congress entitled “An Act to increase the limit of cost of certain public buildings, to authorize the purchase of sites for public buildings, to authorize the erection and completion of public buildings, and for other purposes,” approved June sixth, nineteen hundred and two, be, and the same is hereby, amended to read as follows: " “Sec. 17. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, Los Angeles, Cal. Purchase of additional land authorized. authorized and empowered either to enlarge the public building site belonging to the United States in the city of Los Angeles and State of California by the acquisition, by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, of any additional land in said block which, together with the public building site belonging to the United States therein, he may deem suitable, sufficient, and necessary for the public building hereinafter authorized to be erected: *Provided*, That the same can be acquired at *Proviso*.
Limit of cost. a cost of not to exceed one hundred and seventy-live thousand dollars; or, at his discretion, to acquire, by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, Purchase of new site. a new site in said city of Los Angeles for said public building, and for such purpose, either at his discretion to sell the present public building site and to apply the net proceeds derived from such sale toward the purchase of said new site in said city of Los Angeles, the limit of cost of which is hereby fixed at one hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars, together with an amount in addition thereto equal to the sum derived from the sale of the present site, or to exchange Exchange of old site. the present site, or any part thereof, in part or full consideration of and for such new site, and to expend in addition thereto the said sum Additional expenditure. of one hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary for the purpose. 242 Fireproof building.
“That upon the present site, when so enlarged, or upon the new site, when acquired, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to cause to be erected a suitable and commodious fireproof building for the use and accommodation of the United States courts, post-office, and other Government offices in said city of Los Angeles, Limit of cost. at a total cost of not to exceed eight hundred and fifty thousand dollars, inclusive of the cost of additional land or a new site.
Unexpended balances covered into the Treasury. Vol. 30, p. 1354. “That the unexpended balance of the appropriation of one hundred thousand dollars contained in section three of the Act of Congress approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, entitled ‘An Act to increase the limit of cost for the erection of a public building at Stockton, California, and making provision for the acquisition of additional land, or a new site therefor, and to provide for an addition to the public building at Los Angeles, California, and appropriating money therefor,’ together with the unexpended balance of the appropriation for ‘court-house and’ post-office at Los Angeles, California; for completion of addition to present building under present limit, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars,’ are hereby covered into the Treasury Adjustment of damages. as miscellaneous items.
Authority is hereby given to the Secretary of the Treasury to settle and adjust any claims for damages due to the abrogation of certain contracts under former appropriations for a public building at Los Angeles, provided the amounts thereof can be liquidated for such sums as in his opinion are just and reasonable, and a sum of money sufficient to cover such adjustments and settlements Contracts shall be paid from the amount herein authorized. The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby further authorized and empowered to enter into contracts for the erection of the building herein authorized within the limit of cost hereby fixed.
” " Approved, April 22, 1904.