Chapter 318. To grant additional authority to the Secretary of the Treasury to carry out certain provisions of public building Acts, and for other purposes
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CHAP. 318.— An Act To grant additional authority to the Secretary of the Treasury to carry out certain provisions of public building Acts, and for other purposes. March 4, 1909.[[H. R. 28167](/us/bill/70/hr/28167).][[Public, No. 347](/us/pl/70/347).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That in every instance inPublic buildings omnibus act.*Ante*, p. 520. which the Act of May thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eight, included the cost of the site in the extension of the limit of cost fixed for a public building previously authorized to be constructed upon land owned by the United States, such limit of cost be, and the same isLimit of cost of building, exclusive of sites. hereby, amended and fixed at the amount named in said Act for each of such buildings, but exclusive of the cost of the sites thereof, respectively.
Sec. 2. That so much of the amount heretofore authorized for theMuskogee, Okla.Purchase of site authorized.*Ante*, p. 541. construction of a suitable building for the accommodation of the United States post-office, United States courts, and other governmental offices at Muskogee, Oklahoma, as may be necessary shall be available for the acquisition of a suitable site, and the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to acquire such site by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise: *Provided*, That the limit*Proviso.*Cost not increased. of cost heretofore fixed shall not be exceeded in the acquisition of such site and the erection of a suitable building thereon.
Sec. 3. That of the amount heretofore authorized for the UnitedBoise, Idaho.Additional land.*Ante*, p. 524.*Proviso.*Limit of cost. States Government building at Boise, Idaho, so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be available for the acquisition of additional land: *Provided*, That the limit of cost heretofore fixed shall not be exceeded. Sec. 4. That the amount heretofore authorized for the enlargement,Portland, Me.Court-house.*Ante*, p. 521. extension, and repair of the United States post-office at Portland, Maine, shall be available for the United States court-house at Portland, Maine.
Sec. 5. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby,Du Quoin, Ill.Open space reduced.*Ante*, p. 533. authorized and directed, in his discretion, to reduce the open space for fire protection at Du Quoin, Illinois, to fifteen feet, to insure the acquisition of a suitable site within the limit of cost heretofore fixed. Sec. 6. That the Secretary of the Treasury may, in his discretion,Plymouth, Mass.Open space modified.*Ante*, p. 526. disregard the provision requiring sites to be bounded upon at least two sides by streets in so far as same shall apply to the town of Plymouth, Massachusetts, and in his discretion may purchase a site at Plymouth, Massachusetts, at a cost in excess of the limit heretofore fixed for such site: *Provided*, That the limit of cost for both site and*Proviso.*Cost increased. building shall not exceed eighty-seven thousand dollars heretofore fixed as the total limit of cost.
Sec. 7. That the Secretary of the Treasury may, in his discretion,Penn Yan, N. Y.Open space modified.*Ante*, p. 530. disregard the provision requiring sites to be bounded upon at least two sides by streets in so far as the same shall apply to the village of Penn Yan, New York. Sec. 8. That the Secretary of the Treasury may, in his discretion,Westerly, R. I.Open space modified.*Ante*, p. 531. disregard the provision requiring sites to be bounded upon at least 1068 two sides by streets in so far as same shall apply to the city of Westerly, Rhode Island.
Sec. 9. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby,Beatrice, Nebr.Open space reduced.*Ante*, p. 524. authorized and directed, in his discretion, to reduce the open space for fire protection at Beatrice, Nebraska, to ten feet, to insure the completion of the proposed addition to the present federal building within the limit of cost heretofore authorized. Sec. 10. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby,Detroit, Mich.Temporary addition.Vol. 34, p. 1297. authorized and directed to cause to be constructed a temporary addition to the United States post-office and court-house at Detroit, Michigan, at a limit of cost not to exceed seven thousand five hundred dollars, to be paid from the appropriation heretofore authorized for the extension and remodeling of the United States court-house and post-office at Detroit, Michigan.
Sec. 11. That so much of section five of the Act of CongressBoston, Mass.Custom-house.*Ante*, p. 534, amended. entitled “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,” approved May thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eight, as authorized the Secretary of the Treasury to acquire a suitable site for a new custom-house in the city of Boston, Massachusetts, at a limit of cost of five hundredEnlarging,etc., present building authorized.Preparation of plans, etc. thousand dollars, be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Treasury to cause plans to be prepared for the enlargement, remodeling, or extension of the present custom-house building in said city, for which purpose he is hereby authorized and empowered to select and employ a special architect and to compensate him for his services on the basis of the schedule of the American Institute of Architects; and the said sectionAppropriation available. five is hereby further amended so as to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Treasury to proceed with the enlargement, remodeling, or extension of the said custom-house building in accordance with such or other suitable plans; and the five hundred thousand dollars heretofore appropriated for the purchase of a site is hereby made available for said enlargement, remodeling, or extension: *Provided*,*Proviso.*Limit of cost, etc.
That the total cost of said enlargement, remodeling, or extension of said custom-house building shall not exceed one million eight hundred thousand dollars, including expenses incident to the temporary removal of the force employed in the custom-house during the enlargement, remodeling, or extension. Sec. 12. That in the acquisition of a new site heretofore authorized,San Francisco, Cal.Subtreasury building.*Ante*, p. 589.Paving, etc., adjacent alley. for the subtreasury at San Francisco, California, and for the purpose of securing better facilities for light and air and a larger open space than is now required by law to be provided as a protection against the danger of fire in adjacent buildings and in consideration of the granting to the United States of a perpetual right of way over a strip of land twenty-five feet in width next adjacent to such site, or the dedication of said strip of land to the city of San Francisco for a public alley, the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized to cause said strip of land to be graded, paved, and improved to such extent as may be necessary to put the same in condition for use or as may be required to make it conform to the ordinances and regulations of the city of San Francisco governing the acceptance of the dedication of land for the purposes of a public alley; and for this purpose the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to expend such sum as may be necessary, not to exceed ten thousand dollars, from the appropriation for “Repairs and preservation of public buildings:” *Provided*,*Proviso.*Limitation.
That said alley shall not be graded, paved, or improved as aforesaid at the cost and expense of the United States for a greater distance 1069 than said subtreasury site may abut thereon, nor until the title to such subtreasury site shall have become vested in the United States. Sec. 13. That the Secretary of the Treasury may, in his discretion,Bedford City, Va.Open space modified.*Ante*, p. 536. disregard the provisions requiring sites to be bounded upon at least two sides by streets in so far as same shall apply to Bedford City, Virginia.
Sec. 14. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby,South Chicago, Ill.Openspacereduced.*Ante*, p. 533. authorized and directed, in his discretion, to reduce the open space for fire protection at South Chicago, Illinois, to fifteen feet. Sec. 15. That the item contained in section five of the Act of CongressWashington, D. C.Post-ofiice.*Ante*, p. 533, amended. entitled “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,” approved May thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eight, for “United States post-office at Washington, District of Columbia, five hundred thousand dollars,” be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to add to the same the following provision:
That if any balance remains within said limit after acquiring theUse of balance for preparing plans. site herein authorized, the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized to expend so much thereof as may be necessary in the preparation of the plans for said United States post-office building on said site. Sec. 16. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby,Lawton, Okla.Acquirementof site.*Ante*, p. 545. authorized and directed to acquire, by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, a site for a federal building in the city of Lawton, Oklahoma, and he is authorized to expend for such purpose the proceeds arising from the sale of lots thirty-one and thirty-two of block forty-one of the official plat of the city of Lawton, Oklahoma, as provided for by section thirty-three of the so-called public building Act, approved May thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eight.
Approved, March 4, 1909.