Chapter 166. Authorizing the conveyance to the city of Washington, Missouri, of ten feet of the Federal building site in said city for the extension of the existing public alley through the entire block from Oak to Lafayette Streets
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CHAP. 166.— An Act Authorizing the conveyance to the city of Washington, Missouri, of ten feet of the Federal building site in said city for the extension of the existing public alley through the entire block from Oak to Lafayette Streets. May 22, 1924.[[H. R. 6059](/us/bill/68/hr/6059).][[Public, No. 127](/us/pl/68/127).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Washington, Mo.Part of public building site, conveyed to city for alley extension.
That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized to convey to the city of Washington, in the State of Missouri, by quitclaim deed, the north ten feet of the Federal building site in the said city of Washington, Missouri, to be used for an extension of the existing public alley through the entire block from Oak to Lafayette Streets, which said existing public alley now extends but half way through said block, to be used for a public alley and for no other purpose:*Provisos*.Maintenance, etc., at expense, of city. *Provided, however*, That the city of Washington shall open said extension to the existing public alley as herein authorized to be granted, and improve and maintain the same as other public alleys of said city are improved and maintained; also, that the city of Washington shall bear all expense incident to the moving of the north curb, and the partial rebuilding of the driveway entrance to the Government lot, made necessary by the establishment of the new alley line along the northern boundary of the Federal building site:Reversion for non-user, etc. *Provided further*, That the city of Washington shall not have the right to sell or convey the land herein authorized to be granted, or any part thereof, or to devote the same to any other purpose than as hereinbefore described, and in the event that the said land shall not be used for the purpose of a public alley it shall revert to the United States.
Approved, May 22, 1924.