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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 35 STAT. · May 30, 1908 · Chapter 228

Chapter 228. To increase the limit of cost of certain public buildings, to authorize the enlargement, extension, remodeling, or improvement of certain public buildings, to authorize the erection and completion of public buildings, to authorize the purchase of sites for public buildings, and for other purposes

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CHAP. 228.— An Act To increase the limit of cost of certain public buildings, to authorize the enlargement, extension, remodeling, or improvement of certain public buildings, to authorize the erection and completion of public buildings, to authorize the purchase of sites for public buildings, and for other purposes. May 30, 1908.[[H. R. 21897](/us/bill/70/hr/21897).][[Public, No. 168](/us/pl/70/168).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That to enable the SecretaryPublic buildings, omnibus act.Limit of cost increased.*Ante*, p. 481.*Post*, p. 1067. of the Treasury of the United States to give effect to and execute the provisions of existing legislation authorizing the acquisition of land for sites or the enlargement thereof, and the erection, enlargement, extension, remodeling, or repair of public buildings in the several cities hereinafter enumerated, the limit of cost heretofore fixed by Congress therefor be, and the same is hereby, increased, respectively, as follows, and the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to enter into contracts for the completion of each of said buildings within its respective limit of cost, including site:
United States post-office and court-house at Dothan, Alabama, sixtyDothan, Ala. thousand dollars. United States post-office at Gadsden, Alabama, thirty-five thousandGadsden, Ala. dollars. United States post-office at Fayetteville, Arkansas, ten thousandFayetteville, Ark. dollars. United States post-office and court-house at Eureka, California,Eureka, Cal. twenty-five thousand dollars. United States post-office at Santa Rosa, California, five thousandSanta Rosa, Cal. dollars. United States post-office at Boulder, Colorado, ten thousand dollars.Boulder, Colo.
United States post-office and court-house at Colorado Springs, Colorado,Colorado Springs, Colo. fifteen thousand dollars, said increase to be employed in substituting granite for sandstone. United States post-office at Trinidad, Colorado, fifteen thousandTrinidad, Colo. dollars. United States post-office at Willimantic, Connecticut, twenty-fiveWillimantic, Conn. thousand dollars. United States post-office at Milford, Delaware, ten thousand dollars.Milford, Del. United States post-office and court-house at Gainesville, Florida,Gainesville, Fla. ninety thousand dollars.
United States post-office and court-house at Ocala, Florida, twentyfiveOcala, Fla. thousand dollars. United States post-office at Americus, Georgia, twenty-five thousandAmericus, Ga. dollars. United States post-office at Gainesville, Georgia, fifteen thousandGainesville, Ga. dollars. United States post-office at Marietta, Georgia, ten thousand dollars.Marietta, Ga. United States post-office and court-house at Rome, Georgia, twentyRome, Ga. thousand dollars. United States post-office at Alton, Illinois, fifteen thousand dollars.Alton, Ill.
United States post-office at Belleville, Illinois, fifteen thousand dollars.Belleville, Ill. United States post-office at Belvidere, Illinois, eight thousand dollars.Belvidere, Ill. United States post-office at Dixon, Illinois, twenty-five thousandDixon, Ill. dollars. United States post-office and court-house at East Saint Louis, Illinois,East Saint Louis, Ill. twenty-five thousand dollars. 521 United States post-office at Kewanee, Illinois, ten thousand dollars.Kewanee, Ill.
United States post-office at Lincoln, Illinois, ten thousand dollars.Lincoln, Ill. United States post-office at Moline, Illinois, thirty-five thousandMoline, Ill. dollars. United States post-office at Paris, Illinois, twenty-five thousandParis, Ill. dollars. United States post-office at Waukegan, Illinois, twenty thousandWaukegan, Ill. dollars. United States post-office at Bedford, Indiana, fifteen thousand dollars.Bedford, Ind. United States post-office at Burlington, Iowa, five thousand dollars.Burlington, Iowa.
United States post-office and court-house at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, tenCedar Rapids, Iowa. thousand dollars. United States post-office and court-house at Council Bluffs, Iowa,Council Bluffs, Iowa.*Proviso.*Additional ground. seventy-one thousand dollars: *Provided*, That not to exceed six thousand two hundred and fifty dollars maybe available for the acquisition of additional ground. United States post-office at Mason City, Iowa, five thousand dollars.Mason City, Iowa. United States post-office at Manhattan, Kansas, twenty thousandManhattan, Kans. dollars.
United States post-office and court-house at Bowling Green, Kentucky,Bowling Green, Ky. forty thousand dollars. United States post-office at Danville, Kentucky, thirty thousandDanville, Ky. dollars. United States post-office at Lebanon, Kentucky, twenty-five thousandLebanon, Ky. dollars. United States post-office and court-house at London, Kentucky,London, Ky. forty thousand dollars. United States post-office at Mayfield, Kentucky, fifteen thousandMayfield, Ky. dollars. United States post-office at Paris, Kentucky, fifteen thousand dollars.Paris, Ky.
United States post-office at Versailles, Kentucky, twenty-five thousandVersailles, Ky. dollars. United States post-office at Winchester, Kentucky, twenty-five thousandWinchester, Ky. dollars. United States post-office at Ruston, Louisiana, twenty thousandRuston, La. dollars. United States post-office at Bar Harbor, Maine, ten thousand dollars.Bar Harbor, Me. United States post-office and custom-house at Calais, Maine, tenCalais, Me. thousand dollars. United States post-office at Portland, Maine, ninety thousand dollars:Portland, Me.*Post*, p. 1067.*Proviso.*Additional ground. *Provided*, That not to exceed twenty thousand dollars may be available for the acquisition of additional ground.
United States post-office and court-house at Baltimore, Maryland,Baltimore, Md. thirty-five thousand dollars. United States post-office and custom-house at Springfield, Massachusetts,Springfield, Mass. fifteen thousand dollars. United States post-office at Alpena, Michigan, twenty-five thousandAlpena, Mich. dollars. United States post-office at Coldwater, Michigan, ten thousand dollars.Coldwater, Mich. United States post-office at Escanaba, Michigan, fourteen thousandEscanaba, Mich. dollars.
United States post-office at Manistee, Michigan, thirty-five thousandManistee, Mich. dollars. United States post-office at Niles, Michigan, twenty thousand dollars.Niles, Mich. United States post-office at Owosso, Michigan, five thousand dollars.Owosso, Mich. United States post-office at Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, fifty thousandSault Sainte Marie, Mich. dollars. United States post-office at Alexandria, Minnesota, twenty thousandAlexandria, Minn. dollars. United States post-office at Crookston, Minnesota, twenty-fiveCrookston, Minn. thousand dollars. 522 United States post-office at New Ulm, Minnesota, twenty thousandNew Ulm, Minn. dollars.
United States post-office at Columbus, Mississippi, twenty thousandColumbus, Miss. dollars. United States post-office at Greenville, Mississippi, fifteen thousandGreenville, Miss. dollars. United States post-office and custom-house, Gulfport, Mississippi,Gulfport, Miss. forty thousand dollars. United States post-office and court-house at Jackson, Mississippi,Jackson, Miss. ten thousand dollars. United States post-office at Yazoo City, Mississippi, twenty thousandYazoo City, Miss. dollars.
United States post-office and court-house at Cape Girardeau, Missouri,Cape Girardeau, Mo. thirty thousand dollars. United States post-office at Carthage, Missouri, fifteen thousandCarthage, Mo. dollars. United States post-office at Nevada, Missouri, twenty-five thousandNevada, Mo. dollars. United States post-office and court-house at Saint Joseph, Missouri,Saint Joseph, Mo. twelve thousand dollars. United States post office at Saint Louis, Missouri, two hundred andSaint Louis, Mo.Post-office. seventy-five thousand dollars.
United States post-office at Kearney, Nebraska, thirty thousandKearney, Nebr. dollars. United States post-office and custom-house at Bridgeton, New Jersey,Bridgeton, N.J. ten thousand dollars. United States post-office and court-house at Albuquerque, NewAlbuquerque, N. Mex. Mexico, thirty thousand dollars. United States post-office at Olean, New York, ten thousand dollars.Olean, N. Y. United States post-office at Schenectady, New York, forty thousandSchenectady, N. Y. dollars.
United States post-office at Watertown, New York, twenty-threeWatertown, N. Yr. thousand dollars. United States post-office at Yonkers, New York, forty-five thousandYonkers, N. Y. dollars. United States post-office at Fayetteville, North Carolina, ten thousandFayetteville, N. C. dollars. United States post-office at Kinston, North Carolina, forty thousandKinston, N. C. dollars. United States post-office and court-house at Salisbury, North Carolina,Salisbury, N. C. sixty-five thousand dollars.
United States post-office and court-house at Washington, North Carolina,Washington, N. C. thirty-five thousand dollars. United States post-office and court-house at Cleveland, Ohio, sevenCleveland, Ohio. hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars. United States post-office and court-house at Columbus, Ohio, oneColumbus, Ohio. hundred thousand dollars. United States post-office at Toledo, Ohio, fifty thousand dollars.Toledo, Ohio. United States post-office at Marion, Ohio, twenty thousand dollars.Marion, Ohio.
United States post-office at Springfield, Ohio, twelve thousandSpringfield, Ohio. dollars. United States post-office at Eugene, Oregon, twenty thousandEugene, Oreg. dollars. United States post-office at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, ten thousandCarlisle, Pa. dollars. United States post-office at Charleroi, Pennsylvania, forty thousandCharleroi, Pa. dollars. United States post-office at Johnstown, Pennsylvania, eighty thousandJohnstown, Pa. dollars. United States post-office at Meadville, Pennsylvania, ten thousandMeadville, Pa. dollars. 523 United States post-office at Woonsocket, Rhode Island, ten thousandWoonsocket, R.I. dollars.
United States post-office and court-house at Anderson, South Carolina,Anderson, S. C. twenty thousand dollars. United States post-office at Sumter, South Carolina, twenty thousandSumter, S. C. dollars. United States post-office at Johnson City, Tennessee, ten thousandJohnson City, Tenn. dollars. United States post-office at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, twenty-fiveMurfreesboro, Tenn. thousand dollars. United States post-office at Corsicana, Texas, thirty thousandCorsicana, Tex. dollars.
United States post-office and court-house at San Angelo, Texas,San Angelo, Tex. twenty thousand dollars. United States court-house at Texarkana, Texas, twenty thousandTexarkana, Tex. dollars. United States post-office and court-house at Tyler, Texas, fifteenTyler, Tex. thousand dollars. United States post-office at Logan, Utah, twenty thousand dollars.Logan, Utah. United States post-office and court-house at Salt Lake City, Utah,Salt Lake City, Utah. one hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars: *Provided*, That not to*Proviso.*Additional ground, exceed forty thousand dollars may be available for the acquisition of additional ground.
United States post-office at Barre, Vermont, thirteen thousand fiveBarre, Vt. hundred dollars. United States post-office at Clifton Forge, Virginia, twenty thousandClifton Forge, Va. dollars. United States post-office at Fredericksburg, Virginia, twenty thousandFredericksburg Va dollars. United States post-office at Manchester, Virginia, five thousandManchester, Va. dollars. United States post-office at Petersburg, Virginia, twenty thousandPetersburg, Va. dollars. United States post-office at Roanoke, Virginia, twenty-five thousandRoanoke, Va. dollars.
United States post-office at Winchester, Virginia, five thousandWinchester, Va. dollars. United States post-office and court-house at Bluefield, West Virginia,Bluefield, W. Va. twenty thousand dollars. United States post-office at Fairmont, West Virginia, fifty thousandFairmont, W. Va. dollars: *Provided*, That of the amount heretofore authorized so much as may be necessary shall be available for the acquisition of a suitable*Proviso.*Site. site. United States post-office and court-house at Wheeling, West Virginia,Wheeling, W.
Va. twenty thousand dollars: *Provided*, That the Secretary of the*Provisos.*Sale of old buildings. Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized, in his discretion, to sell the old post-office, court-house, and custom-house building, and the site thereof, situate at the corner of Market and Sixteenth streets, in the city of Wheeling and State of West Virginia, at public or private sale, after proper advertisement, at such time and on such terms as he may deem to be to the best interests of the United States, and to execute a quitclaim deed to the purchaser thereof, and to deposit the proceeds of said sale in the Treasury of the United States as a miscellaneous receipt: *Provided*, That said building and site shall not be soldMinimum price. for any sum less than one hundred thousand dollars.
United States post-office at Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, fifteenChippewa Falls,Wis. thousand dollars. United States post-office at Green Bay, Wisconsin, five thousandGreen Bay, Wis. dollars, to be used in erecting a stone facing for the east wall of the Government building. 524 United State post-office at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, twenty thousandManitowoc, Wis. dollars. United States post-office at Platteville, Wisconsin, twenty-fivePlatteville, Wis. thousand dollars. Sec. 2. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby,Enlargement, etc., authorized.*Ante*, p. 482. authorized and directed to enter into contracts for the enlargement, extension, remodeling, or improvement of the following-named buildings, within the respective limits of cost hereby fixed:
United States post-office and court-house at Montgomery, Alabama,Montgomery, Ala. twenty-five thousand dollars. United States post-office at Hot Springs, Arkansas, fifty thousandHot Springs, Ark. dollars. United States post-office and court-house at Sacramento, California,Sacramento, Cal. one hundred and twenty thousand dollars. United States post-office at San Jose, California, two thousandSan Jose, Cal. dollars. United States post-office and court-house at New London, Connecticut,New London, Conn. fifty thousand dollars.
United States post-office and court-house at Wilmington, Delaware,Wilmington, Del. one hundred and twenty thousand dollars. United States post-office and court-house at Athens, Georgia, fortythreeAthens, Ga. thousand dollars. United States post-office and court-house at Augusta, Georgia, twoAugusta, Ga. thousand dollars. United States post-office and other governmental buildings at Boise,Boise, Idaho. Idaho, one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars. United States post-office at Elgin, Illinois, forty thousand dollars.Elgin, Ill.
United States post-office and court-house at Peoria, Illinois, twentysevenPeoria, Ill. thousand dollars. United States post-office and court-house at Quincy, Illinois, oneQuincy, Ill. hundred thousand dollars. United States post-office at Rock Island, Illinois, eighty thousandRock Island, Ill. dollars. United States post-office and court-house at Davenport, Iowa, seventyDavenport, Iowa. thousand dollars. United States post-office at Fort Dodge, Iowa, one hundred andFort Dodge, Iowa. thirty thousand dollars.
United States post-office at Emporia, Kansas, thirty thousand dollars.Emporia, Kans. United States post-office at Kansas City, Kansas, one hundred andKansas City, Kans. fifty thousand dollars. United States post-office at Lexington, Kentucky, eighty thousandLexington, Ky. dollars. United States post-office and court-house at Frankfort, Kentucky,Frankfort, Ky. sixty thousand dollars. United States post-office and court-house at Paducah, Kentucky,Paducah, Ky. fifteen thousand dollars.
United States post-office and court-house at Richmond, Kentucky,Richmond, Ky. ten thousand dollars, for the installation of an elevator. United States post-office and custom-house at Bath, Maine, thirtyfiveBath, Me. thousand dollars. United States post office and custom-house at Belfast,Maine, thirtysevenBelfast, Me. thousand dollars. United States post-office and custom-house at Ellsworth, Maine,Ellsworth, Me. forty-two thousand dollars. United States post-office at Jackson, Michigan, twenty-five thousandJackson, Mich. dollars.
United States post-office and court-house at Meridian, Mississippi,Meridian, Miss. fifty thousand dollars. United States post-office at Beatrice, Nebraska, fifty thousandBeatrice, Nebr. dollars. 525 United States post-office at Fremont, Nebraska, fifty thousandFremont, Nebr. dollars. United States post-office and court-house at Manchester, New Hampshire,Manchester, N. H. twenty-five thousand dollars. United States post-office at Hoboken, New Jersey, sixty thousandHoboken, N. J. dollars: *Provided*, That not to exceed twenty thousand dollars may*Proviso.*Additional ground. be available for the acquisition of additional ground.
United States post-office at New Brunswick, New Jersey, forty-fiveNew Brunswick, N. J.*Proviso.*Open space. thousand dollars: *Provided*, That the Secretary of the Treasury may, inTrenton, N. J. his discretion, reduce the open space for fire protection to twentyfive feet. United States post-office and court-house at Trenton, New Jersey,Goldsboro, N. C. fifty thousand dollars. United States post-office at Goldsboro, North Carolina, ten thousandNewbern, N. C. dollars. United States post-office and court-house at Newbern, North Carolina,Raleigh, N.
C. fifteen thousand dollars. United States post-office and court-house at Raleigh, North Carolina,Lima, Ohio. ten thousand dollars, for the installation of elevator. United States post-office at Lima, Ohio, sixty thousand dollars.Chester, Pa. United States post-office at Chester, Pennsylvania, forty thousandReading, Pa. dollars. United States post-office at Reading, Pennsylvania, sixty-five thousandPawtucket, R. I. dollars. United States post-office at Pawtucket, Rhode Island, fifty thousand*Proviso.*Open space. dollars: *Provided*, That the Secretary of the Treasury may, in his discretion,Sioux Falls, S.
Dak. reduce the open space for fire protection to fifteen feet. United States post-office and court-house at Sioux Falls, SouthBristol, Tenn. Dakota, one hundred thousand dollars. United States post-office and court-house at Bristol, Tennessee, fortyJackson, Tenn. thousand dollars. United States post-office and court-house at Jackson, Tennessee, fiftySan Antonio, Tex. thousand dollars. United States post-office and court-house at San Antonio, Texas, oneCharlottesville, Va. hundred thousand dollars.
United States post-office at Charlottesville, Virginia, thirty-five thousandDanville, Va. dollars, to be used for supplying and placing in position, complete, the marble entablature and columns for said building as contemplated by the original plans and specifications. United States post-office and court-house at Danville, Virginia, sixtyCharleston, W. Va. thousand dollars. United States post-office and court-house at Charleston, West Virginia,Huntington, W. Va. one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars.
United States post-office and court-house at Huntington, West Virginia,La Crosse, Wis. five thousand five hundred dollars, for the installation of elevator. United States post-office and court-house at La Crosse, Wisconsin,Specific authority required. forty thousand dollars. That the present site in each of the cities heretofore mentioned shall*Proviso.*Limit of cost to include changes, repairs, etc., due to enlarging. not be enlarged by the acquisition of ground under the provisions of this Act, unless the Secretary of the Treasury is given specific authority herein to enlarge said sites, and where such authority is given the Secretary is authorized to secure, by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, such additional ground as he may deem necessary, respectively: *Provided*, That the limits of cost hereinbefore respectively fixed shallGeneral repairs from regular appropriations. include all necessary changes in, alterations and repairs of, the abovenamed buildings, and of the heating, ventilating, and plumbing systems and elevators therein, which may become necessary by reason of, or incident to, the extension or enlargement of said building, or which it may be found expedient or advisable to make to such heating, ventilating, and plumbing systems and elevators because of the enlargement, 526 extension, remodeling, or improving of said buildings, and theConstruction of new buildings.*Ante*, p. 483. annual appropriations for the general maintenance of public buildings under the control of the Treasury Department shall be construed to be available for all other repairs to and equipment of said buildings, grounds, and approaches, and the heating, hoisting, plumbing, and ventilating apparatus thereof.
Sec. 3. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby,Demopolis, Ala. authorized and directed to contract for the erection and completion of a suitable building, including fireproof vaults, heating and ventilating apparatus, and approaches, complete, for the use and accommodation of the United States post-office and other governmental offices upon ground now owned by the United States or authorized to be acquired in each of the following cities, respectively, within its respective limit of cost hereby fixed:
United States post-office at Demopolis, Alabama, forty thousandTroy, Ala. dollars. United States post-office at Troy, Alabama, forty thousand dollars.Santa Cruz, Cal. United States post-office at Santa Cruz, California, ninety thousandGriffin, Ga. dollars. United States post-office at Griffin, Georgia, fifty thousand dollars.Newnan, Ga. United States post-office at Newnan, Georgia, forty-five thousandWay Cross, Ga.*Proviso.*Additional ground. dollars. United States post-office at Way Cross, Georgia, seventy-five thousandLewiston, Idaho. dollars: *Provided*, That not to exceed six thousand dollars may be available for the acquisition of additional ground.
United States post-office and land office at Lewiston, Idaho, eightyfiveCentralia, Ill. thousand dollars. United States post-office at Centralia, Illinois, sixty thousand dollars.Litchfield, Ill. United States post-office at Litchfield, Illinois, sixty thousand dollars.Columbus, Ind. United States post-office at Columbus, Indiana, sixty-five thousandConnersville, Ind. dollars. United States post-office at Connersville, Indiana, sixty thousandGreencastle, Ind. dollars. United States post-office at Greencastle, Indiana, fifty thousandJeffersonville, Ind. dollars.
United States post-office at Jeffersonville, Indiana, sixty-five thousandKokomo, Ind. dollars. United States post-office at Kokomo, Indiana, seventy-five thousandPeru, Ind. dollars. United States post-office at Peru, Indiana, seventy-five thousandDecorah, Iowa. dollars. United States post-office at Decorah, Iowa, sixty thousand dollars.Estherville, Iowa. United States post-office at Estherville, Iowa, sixty thousand dollars.Shenandoah, Iowa. United States post-office at Shenandoah, Iowa, fifty thousand dollars.Catlettsburg, Ky.
United States post-office and court-house at Catlettsburg, Kentucky,Beverly, Mass.*Proviso.*Additional ground. one hundred thousand dollars. United States post-office at Beverly, Massachusetts, seventy thousandMarlboro, Mass. dollars: *Provided*, That not to exceed five thousand dollars may be available for the acquisition of additional ground. United States post-office at Marlboro, Massachusetts, seventy thousandPlymouth, Mass.*Proviso.*Site. dollars. United States post-office at Plymouth, Massachusetts, seventy-fiveWebster, Mass. thousand dollars: *Provided*, That not to exceed ten thousand dollars may be available for the acquisition of a site in addition to twelve thousand dollars heretofore authorized.
United States post-office at Webster, Massachusetts, sixty thousandWoburn, Mass. dollars. United States post-office at Woburn, Massachusetts, sixty thousandPontiac, Mich. dollars. United States post-office at Pontiac, Michigan, seventy thousandAustin, Minn. dollars. 527 United States post-office at Austin, Minnesota, fifty thousand dollars.Brainerd, Minn. United States post-office at Brainerd, Minnesota, forty-five thousandRochester, Minn. dollars. United States post-office at Rochester, Minnesota, fifty thousandHattiesburg, Miss. dollars.
United States post-office at Hattiesburg, Mississippi, seventy thousandWest Point, Miss. dollars. United States post-office at West Point, Mississippi, fifty thousandCarrollton, Mo. dollars. United States post-office at Carrollton, Missouri, sixty thousand dollars.Clinton, Mo. United States post-office at Clinton, Missouri, sixty-five thousandIndependence, Mo.*Proviso.*Additional land. dollars. United States post-office at Independence, Missouri, eighty thousandLexington, Mo. dollars: *Provided*, That not to exceed five thousand dollars shall be available for additional ground.
United States post-office at Lexington, Missouri, forty-five thousandMacon, Mo. dollars. United States post-office at Macon, Missouri, sixty thousand dollars.Warrensburg, Mo. United States post-office at Warrensburg, Missouri, sixty-five thousandMissoula, Mont. dollars. United States post-office at Missoula, Montana, one hundred andColumbus, Nebr. fifteen thousand dollars. United States post-office at Columbus, Nebraska, sixty-five thousandPlattsmouth, Nebr. dollars. United States post-office at Plattsmouth, Nebraska, fifty thousandKeene, N.
H. dollars. United States post-office at Keene, New Hampshire, seventy thousandAmsterdam, N. Y. dollars. United States post-office at Amsterdam, New York, sixty-fiveMalone, N. Y. thousand dollars. United States post-office at Malone, New York, fifty thousand dollars.Middletown, N. Y. United States post-office at Middletown, New York, seventy-fiveConcord, N. C. thousand dollars. United States post-office at Concord, North Carolina, sixty thousandHenderson, N. C. dollars. United States post-office at Henderson, North Carolina, sixty thousandHigh Point, N.
C. dollars. United States post-office at High Point, North Carolina, sixty-fiveAshtabula, Ohio. thousand dollars. United States post-office at Ashtabula, Ohio, eighty thousand dollars.Delaware, Ohio. United States post-office at Delaware, Ohio, sixty-five thousandEnid, Okla. dollars. United States post-office and court-house at Enid, Oklahoma, oneBradford, Pa. hundred thousand dollars. United States post-office at Bradford, Pennsylvania, seventy thousandCarbondale, Pa. dollars.
United States post-office at Carbondale, Pennsylvania, sixty thousandChambersburg, Pa, dollars. United States post-office at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, sixty-fiveEaston, Pa. thousand dollars. United States post-office at Easton, Pennsylvania, one hundred thousandGreensburg, Pa. dollars. United States post-office at Greensburg, Pennsylvania, one hundredSewickley, Pa. thousand dollars. United States post-office at Sewickley, Pennsylvania, sixty thousandShamokin, Pa. dollars. United States post-office at Shamokin, Pennsylvania, seventy-fiveYork, Pa. thousand dollars. 528 United States post-office and internal-revenue office at York, Pennsylvania,*Proviso.*Additional ground. three hundred thousand dollars: *Provided*, That not toAiken, S.
C. exceed thirty-live thousand dollars shall be available for the acquisition of additional ground. United States post-office at Aiken, South Carolina, fifty thousandCleveland, Tenn. dollars. United States post-office at Cleveland, Tennessee, fifty thousandPalestine, Tex. dollars. United States post-office at Palestine, Texas, seventy thousandSan Marcos, Tex. dollars. United States post-office at San Marcos, Texas, fifty thousand dollars.Temple, Tex. United States post-office at Temple, Texas, seventy thousand dollars.Bellingham, Wash.
United States post-office and court-house at Bellingham, Washington,North Yakima, Wash. one hundred and twenty thousand dollars. United States post-office and court-house at North Yakima, Washington,Hinton, W. Va. one hundred and twenty thousand dollars. United States post-office at Hinton, West Virginia, fifty thousandAppleton, Wis. dollars. United States post-office at Appleton, Wisconsin, sixty-five thousandBeloit, Wis. dollars. United States post-office at Beloit, Wisconsin, seventy-five thousandWatertown, Wis. dollars.
United States post-office at Watertown, Wisconsin, sixty-five thousandLander, Wyo. dollars. United States post-office and court-house at Lander, Wyoming, oneAcquiring sites and erecting buildings authorized.*Ante*, p. 484. hundred and fifteen thousand dollars. Sec. 4. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby,Ensley, Ala. authorized and directed to acquire, by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, a site and to contract for the erection and completion thereon of a suitable building, including fireproof vaults, heating and ventilating apparatus, and approaches, complete, for the use and accommodation of the United States post-office and other governmental offices in each of the cities enumerated in this section, within its respective limit of cost, including site, hereby fixed:
United States post-office at Ensley, Alabama, sixty thousand dollars.Eufaula, Ala. United States post-office at Eufaula, Alabama, fifty thousand dollars.Talladega, Ala. United States post-office at Talladega, Alabama, sixty-five thousandPhoenix, Ariz. dollars. United States post-office and court-house at Phoenix, Arizona, oneHope. Ark. hundred and forty thousand dollars. United States post-office at Hope, Arkansas, fifty thousand dollars.Jonesboro, Ark. United States post-office at Jonesboro, Arkansas, eighty thousandParagould, Ark. dollars.
United States post-office at Paragould, Arkansas, fifty thousandAlameda, Cal. dollars. United States post-office at Alameda, California, one hundred andSanta Barbara, Cal. twenty thousand dollars. United States post-office at Santa Barbara, California, one hundredRiverside, Cal. and ten thousand dollars. United States post-office at Riverside, California, one hundred andFort Collins, Colo. ten thousand dollars. United States post-office at Port Collins, Colorado, sixty thousandAnsonia, Conn. dollars.
United States post-office at Ansonia, Connecticut, ninety thousandBristol, Conn. dollars. United States post-office at Bristol, Connecticut, ninety thousand*Proviso.*Exception. dollars, of which amount not to exceed thirty thousand dollars may be available for the acquisition of a suitable site: *Provided*, That theDanbury, Conn. requirement herein contained that all sites selected under the provisions of this Act shall be bounded on at least two sides by streets shall not be applicable to the acquisition of a site at Bristol. 529 United States post-office at Danbury, Connecticut, one hundred andWallingford, Conn. fifteen thousand dollars.
United States post-office at Wallingford, Connecticut, sixty thousandMiami, Fla. dollars. United States post-office, court-house, and custom-house at Miami,Cordele, Ga. Florida, one hundred and seventy-live thousand dollars. United States post-office at Cordele, Georgia, fifty thousand dollars.Dublin, Ga. United States post-office at Dublin, Georgia, fifty thousand dollars.Lagrange, Ga. United States post-office at Lagrange, Georgia, fifty thousand dollars.Milledgeville, Ga. United States post-office at Milledgeville, Georgia, fifty thousandChicago Heights,Ill. dollars.
United States post-office at Chicago Heights, Illinois, sixty-five thousandGranite City, Ill. dollars. United States post-office at Granite City, Illinois, seventy thousandGreenville, Ill. dollars. United States post-office at Greenville, Illinois, sixty-five thousandLa Salle, Ill. dollars. United States post-office at La Salle, Illinois, sixty-five thousandMattoon, Ill. dollars. United States post-office at Mattoon, Illinois, seventy thousandMurphysboro, Ill. dollars. United States post-office at Murphysboro, Illinois, sixty-five thousand*Proviso.*Open space. dollars: *Provided*, That the Secretary of the Treasury may, in his discretion, reduce the open space for fire protection to fifteen feet.
United States post-office at Pana, Illinois, seventy thousand dollars.Pana, Ill. United States post-office at Pontiac, Illinois, sixty-five thousandPontiac, Ill. dollars. United States post-office at Bloomington, Indiana, sixty thousandBloomington, Ind. dollars, in addition to six thousand dollars heretofore authorized. United States post-office at Brazil, Indiana, sixty-five thousandBrazil, Ind. dollars. United States post-office at Elwood, Indiana, fifty thousand dollars.Elwood, Ind.
United States post-office at Goshen, Indiana, seventy thousand dollars.Goshen, Ind. United States post-office at Laporte, Indiana, Seventy thousand dollars.Laporte, Ind. United States post-office at Princeton, Indiana, sixty-five thousandPrinceton, Ind. dollars. United States post-office at Wabash, Indiana, sixty-five thousandWabash, Ind. dollars. United States post-office at Ames, Iowa, sixty thousand dollars.Ames, Iowa. United States post-office at Clay Center, Kansas, sixty-five thousandClay Center, Kans. dollars.
United States post-office at Coffeyville, Kansas, seventy-five thousandCoffeyville, Kans. dollars. United States post-office at Great Bend, Kansas, sixty thousand dollars.Great Bend, Kans. United States post-office at Independence, Kansas, seventy-five thousandIndependence, Kans. dollars. United States post-office at Parsons, Kansas, seventy-five thousandParsons, Kans. dollars. United States post-office at Wellington, Kansas, sixty-five thousandWellington, Kans. dollars. United States post-office at Mount Sterling, Kentucky, sixty-fiveMount Sterling, Ky. thousand dollars.
United States post-office at Somerset, Kentucky, sixty-five thousandSomerset, Ky. dollars. United States post-office at Crowley, Louisiana, fifty-five thousandCrowley, La. dollars. United States post-office at Franklin, Louisiana, fifty thousand dollars.Franklin, La. 530 United States post-office at Waterville, Maine, one hundred andWaterville, Me. twenty thousand dollars. United States post-office at Frostburg, Maryland, fifty thousandFrostburg, Md. dollars. United States post-office at Athol, Massachusetts, sixty-five thousandAthol, Mass. dollars.
United States post-office at Chelsea, Massachusetts, one hundredChelsea, Mass. and twenty-five thousand dollars. United States post-office at Milford, Massachusetts, eighty thousandMilford, Mass. dollars. United States post-office at Westfield, Massachusetts, seventy-fiveWestfield, Mass. thousand dollars. United States post-office at Hillsdale, Michigan, fifty thousandHillsdale, Mich. dollars. United States post-office at Ionia, Michigan, seventy thousandIonia, Mich. dollars.
United States post-office at Monroe, Michigan, sixty thousandMonroe, Mich. dollars. United States post-office at Mount Clemens, Michigan, sixty-fiveMount Clemens, Mich. thousand dollars. United States post-office at Faribault, Minnesota, fifty thousandFaribault, Minn. dollars. United States post-office at Virginia, Minnesota, sixty thousandVirginia, Minn. dollars. United States post-office at Wilmar, Minnesota, fifty thousandWilmar, Minn. dollars. United States post-office at Brookhaven, Mississippi, sixty-fiveBrookhaven, Miss. thousand dollars.
United States post-office at Corinth, Mississippi, sixty thousandCorinth, Miss. dollars. United States post-office at Greenwood, Mississippi, sixty thousandGreenwood, Miss. dollars. United States post-office at Maryville, Missouri, fifty thousandMaryville, Mo. dollars. United States post-office at Mexico, Missouri, eighty thousandMexico, Mo. dollars. United States post-office and land-office at Billings, Montana, oneBillings, Mont. hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars. United States post-office at Fairbury, Nebraska, seventy thousandFairbury, Nebr. dollars.
United States post-office at Holdrege, Nebraska, eighty thousandHoldrege, Nebr. dollars. United States post-office at Goldfield, Nevada, seventy-five thousandGoldfield, Nev. dollars. United States post-office and court-house at North Platte, Nebraska,North Platte, Nebr one hundred and ten thousand dollars. United States post-office at Asbury Park, New Jersey, one hundredAsbury Park, N.J. and twenty-five thousand dollars. United States post-office at Burlington, New Jersey, fifty thousandBurlington, N.J. dollars.
United States post-office at Plainfield, New Jersey, one hundredPlainfield, N. J. thousand dollars. United States post-office and court-house at Roswell, New Mexico,Roswell, N.Mex. one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars. United States post-office at Newark, New York, fifty thousandNewark, N. Y. dollars. United States post-office at Penn Yan, New York, fifty thousandPenn Yan, N.Y. dollars. United States post-office at Gastonia, North Carolina, sixty-fiveGastonia, N. C. thousand dollars. 531 United States post-office at Lexington, North Carolina, sixty-liveLexington, N.
C. thousand dollars. United States post-office at Wilson, North Carolina, sixty thousandWilson, N. C. dollars. United States post-office and court-house at Bismarck, North Dakota,Bismarck, N. Dak. one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. United States post-office and court-house at Minot, North Dakota,Minot, N. Dak. one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. United States post-office at Alliance, Ohio, ninety thousand dollars.Alliance, Ohio. United States post-office at Ironton, Ohio, ninety thousand dollars.Ironton, Ohio.
United States post-office at Mansfield, Ohio, one hundred thousandMansfield, Ohio. dollars. United States post-office at Massillon, Ohio, ninety thousand dollars.Massillon, Ohio. United States post-office at Albany, Oregon, sixty-five thousandAlbany, Oreg. dollars. United States post-office at La Grande, Oregon, sixty-five thousandLa Grande, Oreg. dollars. United States post-office at Pendleton, Oregon, seventy thousandPendleton, Oreg. dollars. United States post-office at Braddock, Pennsylvania, one hundredBraddock, Pa. and twenty-five thousand dollars.
United States post-office at Bristol, Pennsylvania, seventy-five thousandBristol, Pa. dollars. United States post-office at Connellsville, Pennsylvania, seventyConnellsville, Pa. thousand dollars, in addition to twenty thousand dollars heretofore authorized for site only. United States post-office at Homestead, Pennsylvania, one hundredHomestead, Pa. thousand dollars. United States post-office at Steelton, Pennsylvania, seventy-fiveSteelton, Pa. thousand dollars. United States post-office at Westerly, Rhode Island, one hundredWesterly, R.
I. thousand dollars. United States post-office at Abbeville, South Carolina, fifty thousandAbbeville, S. C. dollars. United States post-office at Darlington, South Carolina, fifty thousandDarlington, S. C. dollars. United States post-office at Gaffney, South Carolina, fifty thousandGaffney, S. C. dollars. United States post-office at Laurens, South Carolina, fifty thousandLaurens, S. C. dollars. United States post-office at Newberry, South Carolina, fifty thousandNewberry, S.
C. dollars. United States post-office at Orangeburg, South Carolina, fifty thousandOrangeburg, S. C. dollars. United States post-office at Union, South Carolina, fifty thousandUnion, S. C. dollars. United States post-office at Huron, South Dakota, eighty thousandHuron, S. Dak. dollars. United States post-office at Dyersburg, Tennessee, fifty thousandDyersburg, Tenn. dollars. United States post-office at Harriman, Tennessee, fifty-five thousandHarriman, Tenn. dollars. United States post-office at Union City, Tennessee, fifty thousandUnion City, Tenn. dollars.
United States post-office at Bonham, Texas, fifty thousand dollars.Bonham, Tex. United States post-office at Cleburne, Texas, seventy thousandCleburne, Tex. dollars. United States post-office and custom-house at Corpus Christi, Texas,Corpus Christi, Tex. seventy thousand dollars. 532 United States post-office and court-house at Del Rio, Texas, ninetyDel Rio, Tex. thousand dollars. United States post-office at Hillsboro, Texas, sixty thousand dollars.Hillsboro, Tex. United States post-office at McKinney, Texas, sixty thousand dollars.McKinney, Tex.
United States post-office at Mineral Wells, Texas, sixty thousandMineral Wells, Tex. dollars. United States post-office and custom-house at Port Arthur, Texas, onePort Arthur, Tex. hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars. United States post-office at Sulphur Springs, Texas, fifty thousandSulphur Springs, Tex. dollars. United States post-office at Terrell, Texas, fifty thousand dollars.Terrell, Tex. United States post-office and court-house at Victoria, Texas, ninetyfiveVictoria, Tex. thousand dollars.
United States post-office at Waxahachie, Texas, sixty thousandWaxahachie, Tex. dollars. United States post-office at Wichita Falls, Texas, fifty thousandWichita Falls, Tex. dollars. United States post-office at Park City, Utah, twenty-five thousandPark City, Utah. dollars. United States post-office and court-house at Brattleboro, Vermont,Brattleboro, Vt. ninety thousand dollars. United States post-office and custom-house at Richford, Vermont,Richford, Vt. sixty thousand dollars.
United States post-office and court-house at Big Stone Gap, Virginia,Big Stone Gap, Va. one hundred thousand dollars. United States post-office at Lexington, Virginia, sixty thousand dollars.Lexington, Va. United States post-office at Suffolk, Virginia, sixty thousand dollars.Suffolk, Va. United States post-office and custom-house at Everett, Washington,Everett, Wash. one hundred and thirty thousand dollars. United States post-office and court-house at Walla Walla, Washington,Walla Walla, Wash. one hundred and forty thousand dollars.
United States post-office at Morgantown, West Virginia, one hundredMorgantown, W. Va.*Proviso.*Site. thousand dollars: *Provided*, That of this amount so much as may be necessary shall be available for the acquisition of a suitable site. United States post-office at Point Pleasant, West Virginia, seventyfivePoint Pleasant, W. Va. thousand dollars. United States post-office at Stevens Point, Wisconsin, sixty-fiveStevens Point, Wis. thousand dollars. United States post-office at Rock Springs, Wyoming, seventy-fiveRock Springs, Wyo. thousand dollars.
Sec. 5. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby,Acquiring site, authorized.*Ante*, p. 487. authorized and directed to acquire, by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, a suitable site for the United States post-office and other governmental offices in each of the cities enumerated in this section within its respective limit of cost hereby fixed: United States post-office at Culman, Alabama, five thousand dollars.Culman, Ala. United States post-office at Mobile, Alabama, one hundred andMobile, Ala. twenty-five thousand dollars.
United States post-office at Opelika, Alabama, seven thousand fiveOpelika, Ala. hundred dollars. United States post-office at Eureka Springs, Arkansas, seven thousandEureka Springs, Ark. five hundred dollars. United States post-office at Searcy, Arkansas, six thousand dollars.Searcy, Ark. United States post-office at Grass Valley, California, ten thousandGrass Valley, Cal. dollars. United States post-office at Pasadena, California, fifty thousandPasadena, Cal. dollars. United States post-office at Grand Junction, Colorado, ten thousandGrand Junction, Colo. dollars. 533 United States post-office at Greeley, Colorado, fifteen thousandGreeley, Colo. dollars.
United States post-office at Naugatuck, Connecticut, fifteen thousandNaugatuck, Conn. dollars. United States post-office at Washington, District of Columbia, fiveWashington, D. C., post-office.*Post*, p. 1069.Live Oak, Fla. hundred thousand dollars. United States post-office at Live Oak, Florida, seven thousand fiveLewes, Del. hundred dollars. United States post-office at Lewes, Delaware, five thousand dollars.Saint Petersburg, United States post-office at Saint Petersburg, Florida, seven thousandFla. five hundred dollars.
United States post-office and court-house at Augusta, Georgia, thirtyfiveAugusta, Ga. thousand dollars. United States post-office at Bainbridge, Georgia, seven thousandBainbridge, Ga. five hundred dollars. United States post-office at Carrollton, Georgia, seven thousand fiveCarrollton, Ga. hundred dollars. United States post-office at Cartersville, Georgia, seven thousandCartersville, Ga. five hundred dollars. United States post-office at Cedartown, Georgia, seven thousand fiveCedartown, Ga. hundred dollars.
United States post-office at Elberton, Georgia, seven thousand fiveElberton, Ga. hundred dollars. United States marine hospital at Savannah, Georgia, thirteen thousandSavannah, Ga., marine hospital. five hundred dollars, for additional land. United States post-office at Tifton, Georgia, seven thousand fiveTifton, Ga. hundred dollars. United States post-office and court-house at Pocatello, Idaho, tenPocatello, Idaho. thousand dollars. United States post-office at Chicago, Illinois, one million two hundredChicago, Ill., postoffice, and fifty thousand dollars.
United States post-office at Duquoin, Illinois, five thousand dollars.Duquoin, Ill. United States post-office at Harrisburg, Illinois, seven thousand fiveHarrisburg, Ill, hundred dollars. United States post-office at Rochelle, Illinois, seven thousand fiveRochelle, Ill. hundred dollars. United States post-office at South Chicago, Illinois, twenty-fiveSouth Chicago, Ill. thousand dollars, in addition to twenty-five thousand dollars heretofore authorized: *Provided*, That the Secretary of the Treasury may,*Proviso*,Open space. in his discretion, reduce the open space for fire protection to fifteen feet.
United States post-office at Sterling, Illinois, five thousand dollars,Sterling, Ill. for additional ground. United States post-office at Frankfort, Indiana, fifteen thousandFrankfort, Ind. dollars. United States post-office at Denison, Iowa, ten thousand dollars.Denison, Iowa. United States post-office at Fort Madison, Iowa, ten thousand dollars.Fort Madison, Iowa. United States post-office at Iowa Falls, Iowa, seven thousand fiveIowa Falls, Iowa. hundred dollars. United States post-office at Le Mars, Iowa, ten thousand dollars.Le Mars, Iowa.
United States post-office at Red Oak, Iowa, ten thousand dollars.Red Oak, Iowa. United States post-office at Abilene, Kansas, seven thousand fiveAbilene, Kans. hundred dollars. United States post-office at Beloit, Kansas, seven thousand five hundredBeloit, Kans. dollars. United States post-office at Concordia, Kansas, seven thousand fiveConcordia, Kans. hundred dollars. United States post-office at Ottawa, Kansas, seven thousand fiveOttawa, Kans. hundred dollars. United States post-office at Ashland, Kentucky, twelve thousandAshland, Ky. dollars. 534 United States post-office at Bardstown, Kentucky, ten thousandBardstown, Ky. dollars.
United States post-office at Cynthiana, Kentucky, ten thousandCynthiana, Ky. dollars. United States post-office at Hopkinsville, Kentucky, twelve thousandHopkinsville, Ky. dollars. United States post-office at Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, seven thousandLawrenceburg, Ky. five hundred dollars. United States post-office at Lafayette, Louisiana, five thousandLafayette, La. dollars. United States post-office at Biddeford, Maine, twenty thousandBiddeford. Me. dollars. United States post-office at Camden, Maine, ten thousand dollars.Camden, Me.
United States post-office at Gardiner, Maine, fifteen thousand dollars.Gardiner, Me. United States post-office at Old Town, Maine, ten thousand dollars.Old Town, Me. United States post-office at Attleboro, Massachusetts, twenty thousandAttleboro, Mass. dollars. United States custom-house at Boston, Massachusetts, five hundredBoston, Mass., custom-house.*Post*, p. 1068.New Bedford, Mass. thousand dollars. United States post-office at New Bedford, Massachusetts, one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars.
United States post-office at Battle Creek, Michigan, nineteen thousandBattle Creek, Mich. five hundred dollars, for additional ground. United States post-office at Petoskey, Michigan, ten thousand dollars.Petoskey, Mich. United States post-office and court-house at Duluth, Minnesota,Duluth, Minn.*Ante*, p. 482.*Provisos.*Sale of land to city. ninety-five thousand dollars for additional ground: *Provided*, That if at any time, should any portion of the ground now owned, or hereafter to be acquired by the government, be used for street, park or other purposes by the City of Duluth, the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby authorized, in his discretion, to sell to said city any part of such ground, on such terms as he may deem to be for the best interests of the United States, and to deposit the proceeds of said sale in the Treasury of the United States, as a miscellaneous receipt:Price. *Provided further*, That in no case shall any portion of the ground now owned, or hereafter to be acquired by the Government, be sold for less than its fair market value.
United States post-office at Moorhead, Minnesota, five thousandMoorhead, Minn. dollars. United States post-office at Laurel, Mississippi, twelve thousand fiveLaurel, Miss. hundred dollars. United States post-office and court-house at Vicksburg, Mississippi,Vicksburg, Miss. fifteen thousand dollars, for additional ground. United States post-office at Aurora, Missouri, ten thousand dollars.Aurora, Mo. United States post-office at Brookfield, Missouri, ten thousandBrookfield, Mo. dollars.
United States post-office at Boonville, Missouri, ten thousandBoonville, Mo. dollars. United States post-office at Chillicothe, Missouri, ten thousandChillicothe, Mo. dollars. United States post-office at Marshall, Missouri, ten thousand dollars.Marshall, Mo. United States post-office at Poplar Bluff, Missouri, ten thousandPoplar Bluff, Mo. dollars. United States post-office at Rolla, Missouri, five thousand dollars.Rolla, Mo. United States post-office at Tr.enton, Missouri, ten thousand dollars.Trenton, Mo.
United States post-office at Livingston, Montana, fifteen thousandLivingston, Mont. dollars. United States post-office and court-house at McCook, Nebraska,McCook, Nebr. eight thousand dollars. United States post-office at Rochester, New Hampshire, fifteen thousandRochester, N. H. dollars. 535 United States post-office at Morristown, New Jersey, thirty-fiveMorristown, N. J. thousand dollars. United States post-office at Orange, New Jersey, thirty thousandOrange, N.J. dollars. United States post-office at Batavia, New York, fifteen thousandBatavia, N.
Y. dollars. United States post-office, Borough of Bronx, New York City, New :Bronx Borough, ST. Y. City. York, one hundred thousand dollars. United States post-office at Cortland, New York, twenty thousandCortland, N. Y. dollars. United States post-office at Fulton, New York, ten thousand dollars.Fulton, N. Y. United States post-office at Hornell, New York, twenty thousandHornell, N. Y. dollars. United States post-office at Mount Vernon, New York, thirty-fiveMount Vernon, N.Y. thousand dollars.
United ‘States post-office at Oneonta, New York, twenty thousandOneonta, N. Y. dollars. United States post-office at Salamanca, New York, ten thousandSalamanca, N. Y. dollars; the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to accept titleAcceptance of title. under Act of Congress of February nineteenth, eighteen hundred andVol. 18, p. 330. seventy-five, chapter ninety, United States Statutes at Large, asVol. 26, p. 558. amended by Act approved September thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety, chapter eleven hundred and thirty-two, United States Statutes at Large, volume twenty-six.
United States post-office only at Syracuse, New York, seventy-fiveSyracuse, N. Y. thousand dollars, in addition to one hundred and fifty thousand dollars heretofore authorized for the acquisition of a site for post-office and court-house. United States post-office at Waterloo, New York, ten thousand dollars.Waterloo, N. Y. United States post-office at Greenville, North Carolina, ten thousandGreenville, N. C. dollars. United States post-office at Hickory, North Carolina, ten thousandHickory, N.
C. dollars. United States post-office at Monroe, North Carolina, ten thousandMonroe, N. C. dollars. United States post-office at Oxford, North Carolina, seven thousandOxford, N.C. five hundred dollars. United States post-office and court-house at Chickasha, Oklahoma,Chickasha, Okla. fifteen thousand dollars. United States post-office and court-house at, Guthrie, Oklahoma,Guthrie, Okla. thirty-five thousand dollars, for additional ground. United States post-office and court-house at McAlester, Oklahoma,McAlester, Okla. fifteen thousand dollars.
United States post-office and court-house at Tulsa, Oklahoma, twentyTulsa, Okla. thousand dollars. United States post-office at Bellaire, Ohio, twenty thousand dollars.Bellaire, Ohio. United States post-office at Bellefontaine, Ohio, ten thousand dollars.Bellefontaine, Ohio. United States post-office at Bowling Green, Ohio, ten thousandBowling Green, Ohio. dollars. United States post-office at Cambridge, Ohio, ten thousand dollars.Cambridge, Ohio. United States post-office at Defiance, Ohio, ten thousand dollars.Defiance, Ohio.
United States post-office at Middletown, Ohio, ten thousand dollars.Middletown, Ohio. United States post-office at Steubenville, Ohio, twenty thousandSteubenville, Ohio. dollars. United States post-office at Tiffin, Ohio, twelve thousand five hundredTiffin, Ohio. dollars. United States post-office at Van Wert, Ohio, ten thousand dollars.Van Wert, Ohio. United States post-office at Wooster, Ohio, ten thousand dollars.Wooster, Ohio. United States post-office at Xenia, Ohio, ten thousand dollars.Xenia, Ohio.
United States post-office at Corry, Pennsylvania, eighteen thousandCorry, Pa. dollars. 536 United States post-office at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, twenty-fiveGettysburg, Pa. thousand dollars. United States post-office at Kittanning, Pennsylvania, fifteen thousandKittanning, Pa. dollars. United States post-office at Ridgeway, Pennsylvania, ten thousandRidgeway, Pa. dollars. United States post-office at Sunbury, Pennsylvania, twenty-five thousandSunbury, Pa. dollars. United States post-office at Titusville, Pennsylvania, twenty thousandTitusville, Pa. dollars.
United States post-office at Brookings, South Dakota, seven thousandBrookings, S. Dak. five hundred dollars. United States post-office at Rapid City, South Dakota, seven thousandRapid City, S. Dak. five hundred dollars. United States post-office at Lebanon, Tennessee, five thousand dollars.Lebanon, Tenn. United States post-office at Morristown, Tennessee, five thousandMorristown, Tenn. dollars. United States post-office at Pulaski, Tennessee, seven thousand fivePulaski, Tenn. hundred dollars.
United States post-office at Shelbyville, Tennessee, five thousandShelbyville, Tenn. dollars. United States post-office at Springfield, Tennessee, five thousandSpringfield, Tenn. dollars. United States post-office at Austin, Texas, forty thousand dollars.Austin, Tex. United States post-office at Brenham, Texas, ten thousand dollars.Brenham, Tex. United States post-office at Brownwood, Texas, seven thousand tiveBrownwood, Tex. hundred dollars. United States post-office at Clarksville, Texas, Five thousand dollars.Clarksville, Tex.
United States post-office at Cuero, Texas, seven thousand five hundredCuero, Tex. dollars. United States post-office at Marlin, Texas, seven thousand five hundredMarlin, Tex. dollars. United States post-office at Marshall, Texas, ten thousand dollars.Marshall, Tex. United States post-office at New Braunfels, Texas, seven thousandNew Braunfels, Tex five hundred dollars. United States post-office at Nacogdoches, Texas, five thousand dollars.Nacogdoches, Tex. United States post-office at Navasota, Texas, five thousand dollars.Navasota, Tex.
United States post-office at Weatherford, Texas, seven thousand fiveWeatherford, Tex. hundred dollars. United States post-office at Bennington, Vermont, ten thousandBennington, Vt. dollars. United States post-office at Covington, Virginia, seven thousand fiveCovington, Va. hundred dollars. United States post-office at Wytheville, Virginia, five thousandWytheville, Va. dollars. United States post-office at Bedford City, Virginia, seven thousandBedford City, Va. five hundred dollars.
United States post-office at Olympia, Washington, twenty thousandOlympia, Wash. dollars. United States post-office at Elkins, West Virginia, ten thousandElkins, W. Va. dollars. United States post-office at Grafton, West Virginia, fifteen thousandGrafton, W. Va. dollars, in addition to ten thousand dollars heretofore authorized. United States post-office and court-house at Parkersburg, West Virginia,Parkersburg, W. Va thirty-five thousand dollars, for additional ground. United States post-office at Sistersville, West Virginia, ten thousandSistersville, W.
Va. dollars. United States post-office at Menomonie, Wisconsin, ten thousandMenomonie, Wis. dollars. 537 United States post-office at Merrill, Wisconsin, seven thousand fiveMerrill, Wis. hundred dollars. United States appraisers’ stores at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, fiftyMil waukee, Wis., appraisers’ stores. thousand dollars. United States post-office at Waukesha, Wisconsin, fifteen thousandWaukesha, Wis. dollars in addition to ten thousand dollars heretofore authorized. United States post-office at Casper, Wyoming, ten thousand dollars.Casper, Wyo.
United States post-office at Douglas, Wyoming, ten thousand dollars.Douglas, Wyo. Sec. 6. That the appropriations made to carry into effect the provisionsSpecific authority required.*Ante*, p. 489. of legislation authorizing the acquisition of land for sites for public buildings or the enlargement thereof, or for the construction, enlargement, extension, remodeling, or special repairs of public buildings under the control of the Treasury Department, shall be deemed to be available only for the purposes specifically enumerated in said legislation, and the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorizedEstimates for administrative work. and directed to submit to Congress annually detailed estimates of appropriations necessary for defraying all expenses, both in the Office of the Supervising Architect and in the field, of every kind and character incident to, or requisite for, the administrative work of carrying into effect the provisions of this or subsequent public-building Acts, so far as the same relate to public buildings under the control of the Treasury Department, such estimates to be in addition to and separate and apart from the estimates of appropriations providing specifically for the salaries of certain officers and employees in the Office of the Supervising Architect; that the appropriations for saidAppropriations for personal services, etc., immediately available. administrative work, when made, shall be immediately available for such personal services and all other expenses and supplies, both for office and field work, as the Secretary of the Treasury may deem necessary and specially order or approve to carry into effect the provisions of this and subsequent Acts relating to the acquisition of land for sites or the enlargement thereof, or for the construction, enlargement, extension, remodeling, or special repairs of public buildings under the control of the Treasury Department, including the annual appropriations under the control of the Supervising Architect: *Provided*, That such persons as may be regularly*Provisos.*Appointments, etc. appointed and paid from such appropriations shall be subject, in all respects, to the laws, rules, and regulations respecting entrance into or separation from the classified civil service of the United States, and shall be employed only in the Office of the Supervising Architect or in fieldwork of construction and repair under his supervision and control, and the Secretary of the Treasury shall annually submit to CongressStatement of names, salaries, etc. in the Book of Estimates a statement, showing the names of all persons whose salaries or compensation are paid from said appropriations, their duties, and the rate of compensation and the amount paid to each of them, respectively: *And provided further*, That this ActSupervising Architect’s Office.Personal services under existing laws continued. shall not be construed as rendering unavailable for the employment of personal services in the Office of the Supervising Architect, or for any other purpose now authorized by law, any of the appropriations or balances of. appropriations made prior to July first, nineteen hundred and seven, for the acquisition of land for sites, or the enlargement thereof, or for the erection, enlargement, extension, remodeling, or special repairs of public buildings under the control of the Treasury Department, or any of the annual appropriations under the control of the Supervising Architect.
And all appropriations made in full or inAppropriations after July 1, 1907, subject to this law. part subsequent to July first, nineteen hundred and seven, for extension of the limits of cost of public buildings or sites, or for the acquisition of land for sites, or the enlargement thereof, or for the erection, enlargement, extension, remodeling, or special repairs of public buildings under the control of the Treasury Department, or for any annual appropriation under the control of the Supervising Architect, shall be subject to the provisions hereof. 538 Sec. 7.
That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby,Danville, Ill.Disposal of present building.New building authorized on site.*Ante*, p. 490. authorized and directed to dispose of the Federal building at Danville, Illinois, at such time and in such manner and upon such terms as he may deem for the best interests of the United States; and to cause to be erected upon the site thereof a suitable and commodious building, including fireproof vaults, heating and ventilating apparatus, elevators, and approaches, complete, for, the use of the post-office, United States courts, and other governmental offices in said city, at a limit of cost for said building not to exceed the sum of two hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars.
That the new building hereby authorizedOpen space. shall be protected from danger from fire in adjacent structures by an open space of not less than twenty-five feet on all sides, including streets and alleys, and the open space of forty feet required by existing law to be preserved for that purpose in connection with the present building is hereby reduced accordingly. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorizedAcquiring new site by exchange. and empowered, in his discretion, in lieu of the foregoing, to acquire by exchange for the present post-office building and the site thereof a rectangular site at the northeast corner of Harrison and Vermillion streets in said city, having a frontage on Vermillion street of not less than one hundred and forty feet, with a depth on Harrison street of at least one hundred and forty-eight feet and six inches, and to execute on behalf of the United States the necessary conveyances to effect such exchange; and also to acquire by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise so much of the remaining frontage on Vermillion street, between Harrison and Madison streets, and having a like depth of not less than one hundred and forty-eight feet and six inches, as he may deem necessary, to provide a suitable site for the building hereinafter authorized to be erected.
That upon said new site, when acquired as aforesaid, the SecretaryErection of building on new site. of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to cause to be constructed a suitable and commodious building, with fireproof vaults, heating and ventilating apparatus, elevators and approaches, complete, for the use and accommodation of the post-office, United States courts, and other governmental offices in said city, at a total limit of cost of not to exceed two hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars, including such land, if any, as may be acquired in addition to that secured by exchange for the present site.
Sec. 8. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby,Ottumwa, Iowa.Removal of old, and erection of new building on same site.*Ante*, p. 490. authorized and directed to cause the United States post-office building at Ottumwa, Iowa, to be taken down and a new building to be erected on the site thereof for the accommodation of the United States postoffice, courts, and other governmental offices, at a total cost to the Government, including the removal of the present building and the construction of a new building with fireproof vaults, heating and ventilating apparatus, and approaches, complete, not to exceed two hundred thousand dollars; including thirty-five thousand dollars authorized by the Act of June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six, whichVol. 34, p. 774. shall be available for this purpose.
Sec. 9. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby,Florence, Ala.Sale of strip of land to lodge of Elks. authorized and directed, in his discretion, to sell at private sale to the Florence Lodge, Numbered Eight hundred and twenty, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, at Florence, Alabama, the followingdescribed strip or parcel of land, situate and being in the city of Florence, county of Lauderdale, State of Alabama: Beginning on theDescription. southerly line to Tombigbee street, in Florence, Alabama, at the northeasterly corner of the tract of land purchased by the United States Government from Dwight Devine and others on the seventeenth day of December, nineteen hundred and three, the deed to which is on record in the office of the probate judge of Lauderdale County.
Alabama, book numbered sixty-seven, pages two hundred and 539 ninety-five, two hundred and ninety-six, and two hundred and ninetyseven; thence at right angles to said Tombigbee street, southwardly, one hundred feet; thence, at right angles, westwardly, ten feet; thence, northwardly, at right angles, one hundred feet to Tombigbee street; thence at right angles eastwardly along the said street ten feet to the point of beginning, which embraces a strip of land ten feet in width and one hundred feet in length off the east side of the Federal building site in Florence, Alabama, for such an amount as the Secretary of the Treasury, in his judgment, shall deem to be a fair and just compensation for said property.
The Secretary of the Treasury, inDeed. the event of such sale, is authorized and directed to execute a quitclaim deed to Florence Lodge, Numbered Eight hundred and twenty, Benevolent and Protective Orddr of Elks, at Florence, Alabama, conveying all the rights, title, claim, and interest of the United States in or to said above-described strip of land. Sec. 10. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby,Peekskill, N. Y.Purchase of building authorized.*A nte*, p. 490. authorized and directed to acquire, by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, a site and building for the U nited States post-office and other governmental offices at Peekskill, New York, at a cost for said site and building of not to exceed forty thousand dollars.
That upon the title to said property being vested in the U nitedAlterations, etc. States, the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby further authorized and directed to cause the building so acquired to be altered, remodeled, extended, or repaired for the use and accommodation of the United States post-office and other governmental offices in said city, including necessary changes in alterations, or remodeling of, or repair to, the heating, ventilating, and plumbing systems in said building at a cost not to exceed five thousand dollars.
Sec. 11. That the provision contained in the Act approved JuneLittle Rock, Ark.Enlargement, etc., of present building authorized.Vol. 34, p. 776. thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six, authorizing and directing the Secretary of the Treasury to contract for the erection and completion of a suitable building, including fireproof vaults, heating and ventilating apparatus, and approaches, complete, for the use and accommodation of the United States post-office and court-house at Little Rock, Arkansas, upon ground now owned by the United States, at a limit of cost of one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars, be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Treasury, within said limit of cost, to enter into contracts for the enlargement, extension, remodeling, and improvement of the present post-office and court-house building at Little Rock, Arkansas.
Sec. 12. That the provision contained in the Act approved JuneSan Francisco, Cal.Purchase of new, or addition to present site, of subtreasury, authorized.Vol. 34, p. 775.*Post*, p. 1068. thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six, authorizing and directing the Secretary of the Treasury to acquire, by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, such additional land as he may deem necessary for the enlargement of the present site, and to enter into contracts for the enlargement, extension, remodeling, or improvement of the United States subtreasury building at San Francisco, California, at a limit of cost of three hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars, be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Treasury, in his discretion, to acquire, by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, a suitable new site for, or to enlarge the present site of, the United States subtreasury at San Francisco, California, at a cost not to exceed the said sum of three hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars.
Sec. 13. That of the amount authorized in the Act approved JuneSan Diego, Cal.Purchase and transfer of lands to War Department.Vol. 34, p. 778. thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six, for the acquisition of a site and the erection thereon of a suitable building for the use and accommodation of the United States post-office and other governmental offices at San Diego, California, at a cost not to exceed one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the sum of fifteen thousand dollars, or so much thereof as 540 may be necessary, may be used for the purchase of lands in said city to be assigned to the use of the War Department and for removing to such, newly acquired land and placing in position the buildings and structures now on block thirty-nine, the making of water and sewer connections therewith, the inclosing of said newly acquired land, and other incidental expenses of like character : *Provided*, That upon the acquisition of such land, block thirty-nine, in said city of San Diego,*Proviso.*Erection of building on site received in exchange.
California, now owned by the United States and assigned to the uses and purposes of the War Department, shall be assigned to the Treasury Department as the site for the United States post-office and customhouse building authorized by said Act approved June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six. Sec. 14. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby,Newark, Ohio.Open space reduced.Vol. 34, pp. 780, 789. authorized and directed, in his discretion, to reduce the open space for fire protection at Newark, Ohio, to twenty feet, to insure the acquisition of a suitable site and the erection thereon of an adequate building for the accommodation of the United States post-office and other governmental offices within the present limit of cost as fixed by the Act approved June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six.
Sec. 15. That section sixteen of an Act entitled “An Act to increaseBuffalo, N. Y.Vol. 32, p. 324. 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 so as to read as follows: “Sec. 16. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized, in his discretion, to sell the old customhouseSale of present building authorized. and post-office building and the site thereof, at the corner of Seneca and Washington streets, in the city of Buffalo and State of New York, at public or private sale, after proper advertisement, at such time and on such terms as he may deem to be for the best interests of the United States, and to deposit the proceeds of said sale in the Treasury of the United States as a miscellaneous receipt: *Provided*, That said building and site shall not be sold for a sum less than one*Proviso.*Minimum price. hundred thousand dollars.
” Sec. 16. That a commission consisting of the Secretary of War, theArlington Cemetery.Commission on memorial amphitheatre designated. Secretary of the Treasury, the Superintendent of the United States Capitol Building and Grounds, one member of the Grand Army of the Republic, to be designated by the commander in chief of that organization, and a member of the United Spanish War Veterans, to be designated by the commander in chief of that organization, be, and is hereby, created, which shall cause plans and estimates to be prepared for aDuties. memorial amphitheater at Arlington, Virginia, and report the estimated cost thereof to the Congress: *Provided*, That such plans and estimates*Proviso.*Plans, etc. be prepared under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury.
And for the expense of said commission a sum not to exceed fiveAppropriation for expenses. thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended on vouchers approved by the chairman of said commission. Sec. 17. That a commission consisting of the Assistant Secretary ofWashington, D. C.Commission on armory for National Guard designated. War, the general commanding the militia of the District of Columbia, the officer in charge of public buildings and grounds at Washington, District of Columbia, and the Superintendent of the United States Capitol Building and Grounds, be, and is hereby, created, which shall cause plans and estimates to be prepared for a suitable armory for the National Guard of the District of Columbia, and report the estimated cost thereof to the Congress: *Provided*, That such plansand estimates*Proviso.*Plans, etc. be prepared under the supervision of the Secretary of the Treasury.
And for the expense of said commission a sum not to exceed twoAppropriation for expenses. thousand five hundred dollars is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended on vouchers approved by the chairman of said commission. 541 Sec. 18. That for the purpose of beginning the construction of aHonolulu, Hawaii.Construction of building.*Ante*, p. 490. suitable and commodious fireproof building for the accommodation of the United States post-office, United States custom-house, United States courts, and other governmental offices at Honolulu, Hawaii, one hundred thousand dollars: *Provided*, That this authorization shall*Proviso.*Limit of cost. not be construed as fixing the limit of cost of said building at the sum hereby named, but the building hereby provided for shall be constructed or planned so as to cost, complete, including firepoof vaults, heating and ventilating apparatus, and approaches, but exclusive of site, not exceeding eight hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
The Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized andContracts. directed to enter into contracts for the construction of a suitable building for said purposes, to be designated by said Department, within the ultimate limit of cost above mentioned: *Provided*, That of*Proviso.*Expenditure in flscal year. the amount fixed as the ultimate limit of cost not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars may be expended during the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and nine.
Sec. 19. That for the purpose of beginning the construction of aOklahoma City, Okla.Construction of building.*Ante*, p. 490. suitable and commodious fireproof building for the accommodation of the United States post-office, United States courts, and other governmental offices at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, fifty thousand dollars: *Provided*, That this authorization shall not be construed as fixing the*Proviso.*Limit of cost. limit of cost of said building at the sum hereby named, but the building hereby provided for shall be constructed or planned so as to cost, complete, including fireproof vaults, heating and Ventilating apparatus, and approaches, but exclusive of site, not exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
The Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized andContracts. directed to enter into contracts for the construction of a suitable building for said purposes, to be designated by said Department, within the ultimate limit of cost above mentioned: *Provided*, That of the amount*Proviso.*Expenditure in fiscal year. fixed at the ultimate limit of cost not to exceed fifty thousand dollars may be expended during the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and nine.
That for the purpose of beginning the construction of a suitable andMuskogee, Okla.Construction of building.*Post*, p. 1067. commodious fireproof building for the accommodation of the United States post-office, United States courts, and other governmental offices at Muskogee, Oklahoma, fifty thousand dollars: *Provided*, That this*Proviso.*Limit of cost. authorization shall not be construed as fixing the limit of cost of said building at the sum hereby named, but the building hereby provided for shall be constructed or planned so as to cost, complete, including fireproof vaults, heating and ventilating apparatus, and approaches, but exclusive of site, not exceeding two hundred thousand dollars.
The Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized andContracts. directed to enter into contracts for the construction of a suitable building for said purposes, to be designated by said Department, within the ultimate limit of cost above mentioned: *Provided*, That of the*Proviso.*Expenditure in fiscal year. amount fixed as the ultimate limit of cost not to exceed fifty thousand dollars may be expended during the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and nine.
Sec. 20. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby,Shreveport. La.Removal of present, and erection of new, building on site.*Ante*, p. 490. authorized and directed to cause the United” States post-office and court-house building at Shreveport, Louisiana, to be taken down and a new building erected on the site thereof for the accommodation of the United States post-office, courts, and other governmental offices, at a total cost to the Government, including the removal of the present building and the construction of a new building with fireproof vaults, heating and ventilating apparatus, and approaches, complete, not to exceed two hundred thousand dollars.
And the Secretary ofOpen space. the Treasury may, in his discretion, reduce the open space for fire 542 protection to twenty feet: *Provided*, That of this amount not to exceed*Proviso.*Expenditure in fiscal year. fifty thousand dollars may be expended during the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and nine. Sec. 21. That for the purpose of beginning the construction of aMinneapolis, Minn.Construction.*Ante*, p. 490. suitable and commodious fireproof building for the accommodation of the United States post-office at Minneapolis, Minnesota, one hundred thousand dollars: *Provided*, That this authorization shall not be construed*Proviso.*Limit of cost. as fixing the limit of cost of said building at the sum hereby named, but the building hereby provided for shall be constructed or planned so as to cost, complete, including fireproof vaults, heating and ventilating apparatus, and approaches, but exclusive of site, not exceeding five hundred thousand dollars.
The Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized andContracts. directed to enter into contracts for the construction of a suitable building for said purposes, to be designated by said Department, within the ultimate limit of cost above mentioned: *Provided*, That of the amount*Proviso.*Expenditure in fiscal year. fixed as the ultimate limit of cost not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars may be expended during the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and nine.
Sec. 22. That for the purpose of beginning the construction of aDayton, Ohio,Addition to present building.*Ante*, p. 490. suitable and adequate fireproof addition to the present Federal building for the accommodation of the United States post-office, United States courts, and other governmental offices at Dayton, Ohio, sixty thousand dollars: *Provided*, That this authorization shall not be construed as*Proviso.*Limit of cost. fixing the limit of cost for said addition at the sum hereby named, but the addition hereby provided for shall be constructed or planned so as to cost, complete, including fireproof vaults, heating and ventilating apparatus, and approaches, but exclusive of site, not exceeding three hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars.
The Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to enter into contracts for the construction of a suitable additionContracts. for said purposes, to be designated by said Department, within the ultimate limit of cost above mentioned: *Provided*, That of the*Proviso.*Expenditure in fiscal year. amount fixed as the ultimate limit of cost not to exceed sixty thousand dollars may be expended during the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and nine.
Sec. 23. That for the purpose of beginning the construction of aJersey City, N. J.Construction. suitable and commodious fireproof building for the accommodation of the United States post-office at Jersey City, New Jersey, one hundred thousand dollars: *Provided*, That this authorization shall not be construed*Proviso.*Limit of cost. as fixing the limit of cost of said building at the sum hereby named, but the building hereby provided for shall be constructed or planned so as to cost, complete, including fireproof vaults, heating and ventilating apparatus, and approaches, but exclusive of site, not exceeding three hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorizedContracts. and directed to enter into contracts for the construction of a suitable building for said purposes, to be designated by said Department,*Proviso.*Expenditure in fiscal year. within the ultimate limit of cost above mentioned: *Provided*, That of the amount fixed as the ultimate limit of cost not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars may be expended during the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and nine.
Sec. 24. That for the purpose of beginning the construction of suitableWilmington, N. C.Construct ion of buildings.*Ante*, p. 490. and commodious fireproof buildings, and the acquisition of additional ground, for the accommodation of the United States custom-house and other governmental offices, excepting United States courts and post-office, and for a Government warehouse or appraisers’ store building, at Wilmington, North Carolina, eighty thousand dollars: *Provided*,*Proviso.*Limit of cost.
That this authorization shall not be construed as fixing the limit of cost of said buildings and additional ground at the sum hereby named, but 543 the buildings hereby provided for shall be constructed or planned so as to cost, complete, including fireproof vaults, heating and ventilating apparatus, approaches, and additional land, not exceeding three hundred thousand dollars. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorizedContracts, etc., authorized. and directed to acquire, by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, said additional ground and to enter into contracts for the construction of suitable buildings for said purposes, to be designated by said Department, within the ultimate limit of cost above mentioned: *Provided*,*Proviso.*Expenditure in fiscal year.
That of the amount fixed as the ultimate limit of cost not to exceed eighty thousand dollars maybe expended during the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and nine. That the Secretary of theUse of present site, with additions, authorized. Treasury be, and he is hereby, further authorized and directed to use for said new buildings the present site of the United States customhouse and warehouse, and to erect thereon suitable buildings for the purposes aforesaid, purchasing ground adjacent thereto for the enlargement of said site; and he is hereby authorized to provide for the use, in the construction of said new buildings, of such of the material composing the present structures as he may deem suitable for the purpose, or, in his discretion, to dispose of the same and to use the proceedsPurchase of new site, etc., permitted. toward the cost of constructing the new buildings; and in case of such sale of the old material the limit of cost hereinbefore fixed for said new buildings and additional ground is hereby increased by a sum equal to the net proceeds derived from said sale.
Sec. 25. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby,Lynchburg, Va.Exchange of present building site for new site.Vol. 34, pp. 775, 1300. authorized and empowered in lieu of making additions to the present Federal building at Lynchburg, Virginia, authorization for which has heretofore been made, to acquire a new Federal building site in the city of Lynchburg, Virginia, by the exchange of the present postofiice and court-house building and the site thereof in said city for a portion of the land and improvements thereon belonging to the city of Lynchburg, commonly known as the warehouse property, having aDescription. frontage of one hundred and sixty-five feet on Church street and one hundred and thirty-two feet on Tenth street, and to execute the necessary conveyances therefor to said city upon the payment to the United States by said city of a sum not less than seventy thousand dollars, and the furnishing, free of cost to the United States, of such abstracts, official certifications, evidences of title, and deeds of conveyance as, in the opinion of the Attorney-General, may be necessary to vest in the United States a good and valid title to said property.
That upon saidConstruction of new building. new site, if acquired as aforesaid, the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to cause to be erected a suitable and commodious building, with fireproof vaults, heating and ventilating apparatus, and approaches complete, for the use and accommodation of the United States post-office, United States courts, and other governmental offices in said city, at a total limit of cost ofLimit of cost.Use of balances and proceeds. not to exceed two hundred and twenty thousand dollars, and the unexpended balances of any authorization heretofore made for the enlargement, extension, remodeling, or improving of the present post-office and court-house building in the city of Lynchburg, together with such sum as may be received from said city, as hereinbefore provided, be, and the same are hereby, authorized to be applied and made available to carry into effect the provisions of this section, and no further authorization therefor is made: *Provided*, That the Secretary of the*Proviso.*Enlargement of present building permitted.
Treasury may, in his discretion, proceed, if he deems best, with the improvement and enlargement of the present Federal building within the limit of cost heretofore fixed. Sec. 26. That a commission be, and the same is hereby, created, toDistrict of Columbia.Commission designated to investigate United States title to lands, etc. consist of five members, namely, the Secretary of War, the Attorney-General, the president of the Board of Commissioners of the District 544 of Columbia, the chairman of the Committee on Public Buildings andDuties.*Post*, p. 927.
Grounds of the United States Senate, and the chairman of the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds of the United States House of Representatives, for the purpose of investigating the title of the United States in and to all lands in the District of Columbia, with a view to protecting such title, filing a map of said lands, and ascertaining whether or not any individual or corporation is, without proper authority, occupying, in whole or in part, any such lands. Said commissionTransfers withheld until report made. shall also investigate and report on any and all transfers of title to such lands by the United States, either by authority of Congress or otherwise, and shall make recommendations as to the future policy of the Government with respect to the sale or retention of any and all such lands, title to which may have been or is now vested in the United States, and pending the report of said commission, unless otherwise directed by Congress, all authorizations heretofore made for the sale of Government land in the District of Columbia, in which conveyances have not been made or contracts entered into, shall be held in abeyance.
The commission hereby created shall have authorityAuthority. to send for persons, papers, documents, public and private records,administer oaths, and to conduct such investigation in such manner as said commission may deem best, and shall report the results of such investigation to the Sixtieth Congress, together with its recommendations. And for the expense of said commission a sum not to exceedAppropriation for expenses. five thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended on vouchers approved by the chairman of said commission.
Sec. 27. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby,San Juan, P. R.Lands deeded to city for streets, etc. authorized and empowered, in his discretion, to convey, by quitclaim deed, to the city of San Juan, Porto Rico, for street and other purposes, such portions of the site in said city reserved for Federal building purposes by Executive order dated June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and three, as in the opinion of the Secretary of the Treasury may not be required for the present or probable future needs of the United States for sites for Federal buildings.
Sec. 28. That the Secretary of War or other officer having chargeFiltration plant, D. C.Additional land to be acquired. of the filtration plant and the Government reservation on which it is situated in the District of Columbia be, and he hereby is, authorized and directed to purchase or cause to be taken for public use, by condemnation or otherwise, as an addition to said reservation for the purpose of extending its boundaries any land embraced in square three thousand one hundred and twenty-six, in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, not now owned by the United States or the District of Columbia.
That for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of thisPurchase from appropriation for plant. Act the Secretary of War be, and he hereby is, authorized to expend the sum of eight thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, out of the amounts heretofore appropriated by Congress for a slow sand filtration plant, and for each and every purpose connecte’dtherewith. Sec. 29. For the erection of a fireproof addition to the court-house of the District of Columbia, for the use of the court of appeals of saidWashington, D.
C., court-house.Addition for court of appeals authorized.*Ante*, p. 491.*Post*, p. 928.Plans, etc. District, including such fireproof vaults as may be necessary to protect from destruction the papers and records of said court, and proper heating and ventilating apparatus, to be constructed under the supervision of and on plans to be furnished by the Superintendent of the Capitol Building and Grounds, and approved by the Attorney-General, two hundred thousand dollars is authorized. 545 Sec. 30.
That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby,Washington, D. C.State, Justice, and Commerce and Labor Departments.Acquiring site for buildings authorized.*Ante*, p. 491. authorized and directed to acquire by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, for the use and accommodation of the United States Departments of State, Justice and Commerce and Labor, the whole of squares numbered two hundred and twenty-six, two hundred and twenty-seven, two hundred and twenty-eight, two hundred and twenty-nine, and two hundred and thirty, in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, and the sum of two million five hundred thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to pay for the land so acquired is hereby authorized.
That part of C street, Ohio avenue, D street, and E streetStreets to be closed. lying between the squares named herein is hereby made a part of the site authorized by this Act. That should the Secretary of the TreasuryCondemnation proceedings. decide to institute condemnation proceedings in order to secure any or all of the land herein authorized to be acquired, such proceedings shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Act of Congress approved August thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety, providing a site for the enlargement of the Government Printing Office (UnitedVol. 26, p. 412.
States Statutes at Large, volume twenty-six, chapter eight hundred and thirty-seven.) Sec. 31. That for the purpose of beginning the construction of aDenver, Colo.Construction of building.*Ante*, p. 491. suitable and commodious fireproof building for the accommodation of the United States post-office, United States courts, and other governmental offices at Denver, Colorado, fifty thousand dollars: *Provided*,*Proviso.*Limit of cost. That this authorization shall not be construed as fixing the limit of cost of said building at the sum hereby named, but the building hereby provided for shall be constructed or planned so as to cost, complete, including firepoof vaults, heating and ventilating apparatus, and approaches, but exclusive of site, not exceeding one million six hundred thousand dollars.
That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorizedContracts. and directed to enter into contracts for the construction of a suitable building for said purposes, to be designated by said Department, within the ultimate limit of cost above mentioned: *Provided*, That of*Proviso.*Expenditure for fiscal year. the amount fixed as the ultimate limit of cost not to exceed fifty thousand dollars may be expended during the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and nine.
Sec. 32. That the sum of ten thousand dollars be, and the same isPoint Pleasant, W. Va.Memorial to commemorate battle of Revolution.*Ante*, p. 491. hereby, authorized, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War, to aid in the erection and completion of a memorial structure at Point Pleasant, West Virginia, to commemorate the battle of the Revolution fought at that point between the colonial troops and Indians October tenth, seventeen hundred and seventy-four: *Provided*,*Proviso.*Plans, etc.
That no part of said appropriation shall be expended until the site and plans for said monument or memorial shall be approved by the Secretary of War and the grounds on which said monument or memorial is to be located shall be dedicated to the use of the public and provision is made for opening and maintaining an open highway thereto. Sec. 33. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby,Lawton, Okla.Sale public building site.*Ante*, p. 458. authorized and directed, in his discretion, to dispose of the site for a public building at Lawton, Oklahoma, at such time and in such manner and upon such terms as he may deem for the best interests of the United States, and the proceeds of such sale shall be held to be applied forUse of proceeds for new site. the purchase of a new site as may hereafter be directed by law.
Sec. 34. That hereafter in all cases where appropriations are madeContracts to limit of cost authorized. in part only for carrying into effect the provisions of legislation authorizing the acquisition of land for sites or for the enlargement of sites for public buildings, or for the erection or remodeling, extension, alteration, and repairs of public buildings, the Secretary of the Treasury, unless otherwise specifically directed, be, and he is hereby, 546 authorized and empowered to’ enter into contracts within the full limit of cost fixed by Congress therefor.
Sec. 35. That the Secretary of the Treasury shall require all ownersOffers for sites to be submitted in writing. or agents of sites in each city mentioned in this Act, where sites or addition to sites are to be purchased, to submit offers of sale in writing. And in case a site or addition to a site acquired under the provisionsRent of. buildings until Removed. of this Act contains a building or buildings, the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized, in his discretion, to rent until their removal becomes necessary such of said buildings as may be purchased by the Government, or the land on which the same may be located, where the buildings are reserved by the vendors, at a fair rental value, theProceeds. net proceeds thereof to be deposited in the Treasury of the United States, and a report of the proceedings to be submitted to Congress annually: *Provided*, That each site selected under the provisions of*Proviso.*Exposure to streets. this Act shall be bounded upon at least two sides by streets, unless otherwise specifically provided.
Sec. 36. That proposals for the sale of land suitable for all sites, orAdvertising for proposals for sites. additions to sites, provided for in this Act, respectively, shall be invited by public advertisement in one of the newspapers of said cities, respectively, of largest circulation for at least twenty days prior to the date specified in said advertisement for the opening of said proposals. Proposals made in response to said advertisement shall be mailed andExamination-of proposals, etc. addressed to the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall then cause the said proposed sites, and such others as he may think proper to designate, to be examined in person by an agent of the Treasury Department, who shall make written report to said Secretary of the results of said examination and of his recommendation thereon and the reasons therefor, which shall be accompanied by the original proposals and all maps, plats, and statements which shall have come into his possession relating to the said proposed sites.
Sec. 37. That all buildings authorized to be constructed, enlarged,Open space for fire protection. or extended under the provisions of this Act shall, unless otherwise provided herein, be unexposed to danger from fire by an open space of at least forty feet on each side, including streets and alleys: *Provided*,*Proviso.*Exceptional cases. That in exceptional cases and for good cause shown the Secretary of the Treasury may, in his discretion, reduce the open space to less than forty feet and to any dimensions which he shall deem sufficient to afford fire protection.
Sec. 38. That Congress reserves the right to alter, amend, or repealAmendment. this Act. Sec. 39. That all Acts or parts of Acts in conflict herewith areRepeal of conflicting acts. hereby repealed. Approved, May 30, 1908.
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